Dover High School - Swirl Yearbook (Dover, OH)

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MR. GEOKGK NUSSDORFKR

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MR. E. RLACKSTOXE PRINCIPAL. OF HIGH SCHOOL

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A T R I It I T E When members of the present Senior Class entered the Oak Grove building- twelve or thirteen years ago, Mr. Nussdorfer was there to greet them. From that day to this he has warmed their hearts with his kindness and his smiles, and has done much toward keeping their minds clear of sordid thoughts or malicious untruths. Yet he has been all these years a janitor, hired by a heedless public to heat the buildings and to sweep the floors! And when this class hears the doors of High School lock behind them for the last time, Mr. Nussdorfer will wish them Godspeed in the world they are entering; yet his kind face will seem no older nor his step less brisk than a dozen years before. In all those years no one ever asked him a favor that was not granted; no one ever disobeyed his wishes without later re-gretjno one ever caused him extra work without feeling a sense of shame. After one has watched the same person successively through all the extremes of garniture from the frills and curls of infancy to the glad attire of a graduate, there is a possibility that ideals may be shattered and faith in humanity undergo a change. But he has seen this occur many a time without losing his hope for the rising generation or his belief that right would finally prevail. Mr. Nussdorfer’s life of sturdy adherence to duty, his example of fearless honesty, his friendly counsel, and his freedom from knocks concerning pupils and teachers alike have all been sources of inspiration to thinking students. That a person can win honor in a position which an unthinking world calls lowly has been abundantly proved by the life of this man. Truly, honor lies not in the position one holds, but in the spirit of faithfulness with which its duties are performed.