Amherst Steele High School - Amherstonian Yearbook (Amherst, OH)

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Commencement The Baccalaureate Services were held in the First Evangelical Church, Sunday evening, May 31, 1931. Rev. C. J. Holliger preached the sermon. The Class Night DI'0gI'am WHS given at the school auditorium, Monday even- ing, June lst. Commencement exercises were held in the school auditorium, Wednesday evening. June 3, 1931. The program was as follows: Processional -------- Franz Schubert Amherst High School Orchestra Floyd C. Moore, Director Invocation - - ----- Rev. F. E. Eastman Oh, Italia Beloved ----- - - Donizetta Combined Glee Clubs Clarinet Solo -------- Max Egeland Address - - Dr. Ervin E. Lewis, A.M., Ph.D. Ohio State University, Columbus, O. Music ------------ Girls' Quartet Presentation of Award Given by Amherst Study Club - Mrs. J. A. Wesbecher Presentation of Class of 1931 - Mr. F. R. Powers, Superintendent of Schools Presentation of Diplomas - - Mr. Werner Zilch, President, Board of Education Benedictikpn --------- - Rev. C. E. Schmidt Graduation March ---- - - Godfrey High School Orchestra HONORS IN SCHOLARSHIP J. Paul Braun Donald J. Ludwig Thelma M. Mays MEMBERS OF NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY J. Paul Braun Donald J. Ludwig William A. Guild Thelma Mays George Innes sf-EUIAL HONORS J. Paul Braun -- French and Physics Dorothy C. Meitzke -- Typing Grace L. Hubbard - Reading Geneva K. Shinskey - Bookkeeping Donald J. Ludqvig -- French Kathryn I. Strohmeier - Reading Thelma M. Mays -- French Ruth C. Mischka - Home Economics Page Eighteen

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The tides of our averages have continued to ebb and flow: the waves of the math- ematical problems have kept up their ceaseless motion and commotion: the billows of examination questions have sometimes tried their worst to overwhelm usg but none of them have succeeded. We have been ab.e to procure the necessary passport at the entrance of each succeeding sea, and have been able to pay the price in good hard work for every part of the passage. Now we look at the larger, more majestic ocean ahead and feel that our experience has fitted us to withstand every storm, and weather any opposing force with no fear of disaster, saying with Byron: Roll on, thou deep and dark b ue ocean, roll! Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain! Hut not in vain the Class of 1931! We will go on writing new logs of greater ad- venture, and yet more wonderful discovery, for, while the Voyage of High School Life is at an end, the Voyage of Real Life is just now and here at its triumphant Commencement! Class Poem THE CLASS OF THIRTY-ONE The Graduating Class of Thirty-one Soon starts its climb uphill to conquer fame With the weapons, Knowledge, Faith, and Perseverance- And Sportsmanship, with which to win the game. The contest will begin this year in spring, And will not end until the goal is wong And, consequently, hardships will occur, Which must be met and fought and overcome. We have an aim: success, we hope to win, But if by chance our fortunes should declne. We must not in despair desert the ship, Nor sit and mope dejectedly, or whine. Although behind we leave our school and fellows, And travel into that which is unknown, We soon will know the path which life has for us, And whether or not we will be a rolling stone. We must not wait for opportunity To come a-knocking at our chamber doorg We mu t go out and look for that, my fr end, As all the learned men have done before. Although the path down hill has least resistance, Let's try for the harder things, and never shirk, For often the things that come to us quite easy, Are not as good as those for which we work. --WILFORD NICHOLAS DIEDRICK, '31 Page Seventeen

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