Edward Drummond Libbey High School - Edelian Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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4V v -. A, 'r I f N q 'P he was truly a connoisseur. He had the soul of an artist and loved the beautiful and the artistic. The real soul of Toledo has been made immeas- urably richer by his gift of an Art Museum, a museum that ranks with the best in the counf try, a temple of beauty filled with treasures gathered by him and his wife from all quarters of the earth. He was a philanthropist, with heart attuned to every worthy cause. He was an educator, interested in public education, a past-president of the Toledo Board of Education, a creator of scholarships for Toledo's teachers, a lover of books and of libraries. In his will, he left an endowment fund for our own school library. He lived a life of unselfish service. His thoughts were ever of others. His great ability was used for the benefit of others. He was a kindly, noble soul. He has written his name indelibly upon the life of Toledo-a noble example of man at his best, an exemplar of true worth, and an inspiration for all. Libbey High School mourns the loss, but rejoices in the glorious heritage he has left to her and in the wondrous privilege of bearing so noble a name. Q 1 -Y-Lxfg - 4l I, N . 1 iv ' un... 4 U51

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l f L N 'l a great task before it-the task of proving worthy of him for whom it was named. In a few days, word came to us of his illness, followed closely by news of his death. We could scarcely believe it true. He had appeared so well, so strong, so vigorous. As he had talked to us, there was no hint of weakness' nor of impending illness. We were staggered by the blow. It did not seem possible. We went about our tasks with heavy hearts. We had lost a friend- Edward Drummond Libbey was dead! We canceled our football game. He had been so interested in our team that to play while he lay dead seemed a sacrilege. On the day of his funeral, we held memorial exercises in our auditorium. Few eyes were dry, few hearts were untouched. Our friend, whom we had so lately learned to know and honor, had been taken away by death. When the last song had been sung, we passed silently out to our tasks, determined to do our best to make Libbey High the living embodiment of the high idealism of Edward Drummond Libbey. No words of ours can picture the fullness of his life. He was a man of action, of ideas, of service, and of success. In the business world, he was a leader of men, resourceful, daring, and magnetic. Under his leadership, the ,glass in- dustry was revolutioniized, and aworldfwide organization perfectedf In the world of art, 1 W' .0 'L N W + by SQZlfQfLf'rfcA.ffc.ftfcfiff , f l U41

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