Hughes High School - Hughes Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Y' il EQQBQ ww MT . , , 4... 'll ' ll lim f A ,alll vagal sf f 'ff ' ROBIRT SGHILDKNECHT William Maxwell. . President Nelson Frost . . . . . .I'z'ce-Presz'dent Glenn Biggs. .. . . . .Secretary William Potthoif. Trefisurer Mr. Elmer Kizer.. . . . Sponsor HE Hughes Club accepts as its aim the upholding of the ideals and tra- ditions of Hughes. Its foremost ambition is to be of service to the school. The club was started five years ago, its members being chosen from boys of the two upper grades, and it is practically the same now as it was then. We hold our regular meetings at the Y. M. C. A. every Friday evening. where we talk over matters pertaining to school life and activities. Occa- sionally a well-known professional man of Cincinnati speaks to us on some topic of general interest to the fellows. Probably the thing that the Hughes Club enjoys most every year is the splendid dinner cooked for us by Mr. Merry. This year several prominent men spoke at that dinner, and anyone who was present will tell you what a fine time we had. Besides Mr. Merry's dinner, two big events stand out in the school year. One is the annual dance, the other is an overnight hike. The dance this year was a St. Patricks Day affair, and everyone agreed that it was a big success. Long live the Irish! We are planning the overnight hike to take place up on the Ohio River, and from the enthusiasm shown by the fellows, it looks as if we are going to have a time worth remembering. The Hughes Club is essentially a boys' club, but the man who makes it possible is our Captain, Mr. Kizer. We owe a great deal to his fine leadership and the pep that he instills in us. Our greatest hope is that the fellows in the lower grades will pe-rpetuate,in years to come,the club and the Hughes ideals for which it stands. WILLIAM MAXWELL, '24. One hundred one

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were graduated, ln the lives of their pupils may the principles of our teachers be read, and may every heart mirror their virtues. As the appreciative words of the Alumni will testify, Hughes has been for- tunate in having teachers who have not only performed their classroom duties in a skillful, efficient manner, but have devoted their time after school hours to the cultivation of the tender buds by their care, friendship and interest, so that the lives of the pupils have been not a drudgery of learning from textbooks, but a practical, valuable education. Athletic teams have been encouraged, clubs and organizations have Hourishedg school papers and annuals have been pub- lished: all sponsored by capable and enthusiastic teachers. It is no wonder that the flowers have been well-developed specimens. The Hughes pupils of the present day are the children and grand-children of the Hughes alumni and of the Hughes teachers. Many of those strong blossoms have withered and fallen off, some are still blooming and flourishing. May the newly-opened fiowers and those with petals still tightly closed in buds, with the advantage of the great opportunities and under the gentle hand of the teachers, backed by the very soul of tradition, blossom forth into flowers that rival or even excel the first ones of this hardy, now seventy-year old plant. We are going to close our preface by quoting a song of the Class of 1855. taken from the first Hughes Annual. A PARTING SONG cSufn.g by the Class of 1855 e ll'z'ntcr lernzi Albert H. Allen I Time is ever slowly ebbing, Brightest joys are soonest gone, Youth's fond pleasures, too, are transient, Failing ere they're fairly won: But the mem'ry of school hours, In our hearts will be most dear, Tinting with their hues of beauty Clouds of sorrow, toil and care. II Go ye forth, then, dear companions, Calmly view the field of life, Steadfast in the path of duty, Quail not in the coming strife, And when darkening cares assail thee, Seek and find in heaven a guide, Placing trust in Him, our Father, Good, not evil, shall betide. HI Here we part, and yet, though severed Are the bonds that bind us here, Friendship's claim shall ne'er be broken, But shall hold us ever near, And though through this world of trouble All perhaps may widely rove, Guided by the star of heaven, May we meet at last above. Five