Hughes High School - Hughes Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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AL. YY T7 J L il V:-lj A E Nik '- , Q 5' . X LEAGVE .Emil ,,,,,,,,,,:m...m .. J gf X ,, , Q , i is .1 52,4 74.3 is :lee as e . , at . 5 sm J ' 'X W Rosen-r sci-nzmavscnr 4 HE Art League Was organized many years ago for the purpose of beautifying the school. The pupils were asked to give a small sum of money each month to the League. The Wonderful paintings and statuary which adorn the halls of Hughes bear Witness to the work accomplished by the League. The entrance to Hughes is one of the finest in the country. On either side are Barnhorn's War memorial lunettes of Rookwood. In the center of the main hall stands the Winged Victory of Samothrace. The original, which is in the Louvre in Paris, is noted for the soft feathery appearance of the wings, a most difficult thing to accom- plish in sculpture. We certainly enjoy this thing of beautyf' The other statues, Augustus Caesar, Pallas Athene, and the Discobolus are equally beautiful and, with the World-renowned Frieze of the Parthenon, add to the artistic aspect of the corridor. Hughes is now endeavoring to secure the original paintings of the most important Cincinnati artists. At present, there are paintings by many C in- cinnati Women, Bessie Hoover Wessel, Dixie Selden, Emma Mendenhall, Lillian Whitteker, Frances Farrand Dodge and Elizabeth Heil Alke. The men are also well represented by the works of Hauser, Sharp, Wareham, Herman, Weber, Wessel, Meakin, Volkert, Jennings, Adams, Endres, Alke, Weissler, Weiss, our own Mr. Teal and Duveneck. The lastest treasure acquired is the picture, The Girl in the Broad Brimmed Hat, by Duveneck. This painting was made while the artist was in Munich, and is very Well known. In obtaining this picture, Hughes realized a dream of many years, for the great Duyeneck was a friend of Hughes and it seemed fitting and proper that one of his pictures should hang upon our Walls. With the support of the students, the Art League is bound to bring addi- tional treasures to the halls of Hughes in future years. LOUISE THOMAN, '24. Ninety-seven

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,EAEII E uuunnm WW Officers Margaret Richey ..V. ..., i ., . . . .President Dorothy Davies .... ere., I 'irc-P1'cs1'derzt Rachel Hymon r.... . Sccretary-Trcasurar Bernadine Bonner Jeannette Newman EA, . t . Sarah Weaver .1 cczltzre C omnzzttcc Katherine Williams Miss M. Julia Bentley . . , , , t t t ,,.. , , , , , Sponsor ACH year the girls of the Senior Class organize into an Honor League: each year some of them serve as Freshies' Aids g and each year all of them have their little sisters. According to custom, the girls of '24 have also organized as an Honor League, have led bewildered Freshmen around the building during the first two weeks of school: and have each become a big sister to two or three Freshman girls. The duty of a Freshies' Aid was made particularly pleasant this year by the new red felt arm band which decorated each girl's sleeve. Being a big sister was something to which all of us looked forward with eagerness for a long while. One of the things which we have accomplished this year, and of which we are justly proud, is that of cataloguing all the pictures, statuary and other works of art which Hughes possesses. This has been the result of much hard work on the part of a committee of twenty girls, who were greatly assisted by Miss Fischer and Miss Julia Bentley, our sponsor. At the monthly meetings of the Honor League, we have, besides discussing topics of interest to girls of the present day, had talks on questions of honor and beauty of character- topics which are of interest to girls of all times - and have tried as well to see and to show the beauty in art, in music, and in nature. By being friendly, courteous, and helpful - little things, perhaps, but those which often mean a lot - We have tried in our meetings and out of them, and hope to keep on trying all through life, to live up to our aim: To do the thing I know is true, And should not be ashamed to dog To help to make some others see The thing that so appeals to me. MARGARET A. RICHEY, '24. Ninety-nine