Hughes High School - Hughes Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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FRGM THE KILN ' 7 -Q TUDENTS of Hughes will remember the many intimate trials and 35' successes which they met here. Hughes for them will be a Q' cherished memory of four years of friendships and associations 'V-il! a' 11 fl 1- ' 'rh - df I ma e in an atmosp ere o cu ture ant co operation. e .out fpQ side world, however, knows none of these memories and feelings. ' ' ' They judge Hughes by what it is doing, which is outstanding to the public eye, and by what Hughes graduates are doing to perpetuate the glory of the school. Hughes is proud of the record of her achievements. Many honors have come to the alumni during the past year. Henry Lots- peich, '24, received his Ph.D. degree from Princeton, at the age of twenty-two. He has been appointed to the faculty of Princeton for the coming year. Paul Friedman, '27, was awarded a scholarship for a summer's study in Geneva, Switzerland. Bernard Atwood, '28, has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa on his junior standing at Yale. Seven of the seventeen students at the University of Cincinnati who were chosen for Phi Beta Kappa this year were graduates of Hughes. Elsa Bachman, '27, deserves special mention since this is but her junior year. At present Hughes has eight graduates receiving scholarships in eastern universities: Bernard Atwood, '28, George Stimpson, '30, and Elbert Kaufman, '30, at Yale, Wlallace Pinfold, '28, and Richard Vilter, '29, at Harvard, Bentley Stegner, '27, Charles Hawley, '28, and VVarren Staebler, '29, at Princeton. The class of 1930, according to custom, presented the school with a gift. They made possible the four memorial windows in the library. These were in memory of the four teachers who died during the year I929-3CfMf. George Bauman, Mr. Arthur Breece, Miss Mary B. Furness and Mr. Alan B. Sanders. The class also gave the school the painting, Shrine of Gaudaloupe, by Paul Ashbrook. The teachers have been adding to the fame of Hughes not only by their untiring efforts with the student body, but also through their activities in outside affairs. l.ast summer Miss Mary Steiner enjoyed a fellowship at Geneva, an honor which Miss Barnette had in 1929. Miss Erna Kruckemeyer has received much credit from the altar plays which she has written as well as for her two pageant dramas, Dido and Aeneas and The Queen of Camelot. Miss Bertha Ward this year edited her third book, The Reds of the Midi, by Felix Gras. The president of the Cincinnati Teachers' .Association is a Hughes teacher, Miss Margaret Marble. Miss Julia Bentley served as chairman of the com- mittee for celebration in the high schools of the Bi-millenium of Vergil's birth. Miss Louise Bentley is secretary of the Alliance Frangaise of Cincinnati. Miss Sarah Levine has for the second time received a gold medal for her outstanding professional skill in the executional technique of shorthand writing in a contest held for the teachers. The enrollment of Hughes for 1930-31 was 2,523. Of this number 1,183 were Continued on page 26 24 l L

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Concluded from page 24 boys and the remaining 1,340 girls. This huge student body is of course made up of many personalities. The different departments of the school have varied interests, but are all working to make Hughes finer and better. The English department is necessarily the largest at Hughes. There are many organizations under this head. Old Hughes, the monthly publication of the school, under the direction of Miss Hazel Koppenhoefer, was awarded first place in a nation-wide contest conducted by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. This is the second year that OldHug1ze.v has received this distinction. A contest is conducted annually under the auspices of the English Club. Prizes are offered for short stories, essays, and poems submitted by the pupils. The contest does much to encourage those interested in doing original work. In March, Hughes had the pleasure of presenting to Cincinnati, Sir Philip Ben Greet andhis Shakespearian players. They gave two performances: As You Like It, for the matinee, and Macbeth, for the evening. The presenta- tion attracted much interest throughout the city. It is the custom at Hughes to present a rather pretentious dramatic pro- duction once every two years. This year The Queen of Camelot brought much honor to the school. This pageant drama was adapted from Alfred Tenny- son's Idyls of the King, and Mallory's Morte D'Arthur, by Miss Krucke- meyer who also directed the production. The costumes and scenic effects were designed by Miss Gladys Dee Ervin. Miss Ruth Helman was in charge of the making of the costumes. Mr. Mobberly supervised the construction of the scenery while Miss Kitzman was in charge of the lighting. Miss Suter and Miss Nurre trained the dancers. Constance Cochnower Virtue, '22, wrote the entire musical score, which, rendered under the direction of Mr. Kratz and Mr. Aiken, added so much to the artistic effect. Lorna Doone Newman, '31, and Reuben Lawson, '31, were awarded first place in a state-wide Shakespeare-Reading contest at Delaware. They pres sented scenes from Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. The' Latin Department purchased a group of tiles depicting the fall of Troy. They are copies of some old tiles found in Pompeii. They have been set and are to be seen on the wall of the front corridor on the second floor. The music department brought laurels to Hughes through the work of in- dividual students. Jane Snow, '31, was awarded first prize in a state contest for excellence in piano solo work. Jane was the youngest in the division in which she competed. Mildred Gajus, '33, won second prize in the Girls' Hobby Fair for a piano composition. In the Boys' Hobby Fair, Hughes won a cup for the high school winning the most points. 1930-'31 was a highly successful year in athletics. Hughes captured the city football championship and the basketball championship. The track team also has a cup to its credit. We are certainly proud of the fine record Hughes is making. It shall be the endeavor of the class of 1931 to carry her banner triumphant wherever they go. HELEN Louisa MERRY, '31 26