Hughes High School - Hughes Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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JOHN F. ANDERSON Often we hear of men whose accomplishments have placed them in such a position that they may serve as inspiration to their fellow men. Mle need go no further than our own main corridor at Hughes to view the record of just such a man. For on this wall hangs a simple picture with these words john Anderson, Hughes, 1925. Born Cincinnati, Ohio, July 4, 1907, died Naknek, Alaska July 8, 1948.2 Beneath the picture appears the following statement: This picture loaned to Hughes by the class of 1925 until the above record of achievements is tied or broken. The record of John Anderson speaks for itself. It is as follows: Hughes '25 Four Years scholastic average 90.99, Senior Class president, Letters: three basketballg four football, captain in junior year, one in tennis. Cornell '29 Phi Beta Kappa, Student Council president in senior year, Letters: three in footballg three in track, captain in senior year. Olympic Games 1928 at Amsterdam, 1932 at Los Angeles where his discus throw of 162', AIM, set the worlds' record, After graduation from Cornell, he graduated from the Harvard School of Business Administration in 1931. Dur- ing World War II he served as a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy. John Anderson was more than just a superior studentg he was more than just an amazing athlete, he was more even than a shining image of near perfection. John was not an idol- he was an ideal. Though his mortal life has ended his soul remains with us here at Hughes where thousands of boys such as Neil Hart, president of the class of '51 may remember him and receive inspiration from his accomplishments. HUGHES Hughes, our school song was written for the dedication of the new building in 1910. The words were written by Mary Helen Lathrop Nelson and the music, by Clara Yorston Woodside. During the current school year Mr. Robert McSpadden, a Hughes graduate and teacher of choral music at Hughes Page eighleen rearranged tl1e score. The present arrangement is in four parts, and the tempo is slower. The song, in its revised version, was first sung at the Christmas assembly, by the choir and received immediate acclaim and popularity. Since then, it has been sung on all important occasions by the student body. Hughes spirit, ever strong, has increased with the revival of this song.

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Rabbi David Philipson Many Hughes graduates have occupied positions of im- portance in our city and nation, but perhaps none have exerted such tremendous influence on people living in all corners of the earth as Rabbi David Philipson. After graduation from Hughes in the class of 1879, Dr. Philipson entered the newly founded Hebrew Union College as a boy of thirteen. In 1883 he graduated from the University of Cincinnati and in the same year was one of the four who formed the first class ever graduated from the Hebrew Union College. For several years following his graduation Dr. Philipson continued to study while teaching Arabic, Assyrian, and Biblical exegecies. During this period his writings were numerous and he was rewarded with the post of Rabbi of Bene Israel Congregatio in Cincinnati. Philipson's standing as one of the leading Reform rabbis of the United States was unquestioned and he represented Reform -Iudaism at numerous sectarian functions, as well as an official government occasions. A staunch advocate of Americanism and of the compatabili- ty of Americanism and Judaism, he remained throughout his life an opponent of Jewish nationalism of any sort, particularly of Zionism, which he regarded as incompatible with Americanism. He was, however, intensely sympathetic toward Palestine as a place of refuge for the oppressed Jews. As a crusader for clean municipal government, Dr. Philip- son was instrumental in eliminating the corrupt boss-domin- ated government of Cincinnati and substituting a reform charter administration decently and economically run. YVhen Dr. Philipson died in 1948, people of all races mourn- ed the passing of this man who had stood as a shining light to his people and the world for eighty-six brilliant years. Clara B. .lorclan Memorial A beautiful and important part of Hughes High School is the Clara B. Jordan Memorial Library. Miss Clara B. jordan graduated from Hughes in 18675 and during the remainder of her life was closely asso- ciated with the school through her work in the Alumnal Association and her long teaching career. She was a member of key committees in planning the Semi-Cen- tennial Program in 1901, the Laying of the Corner Stone in 1908, and Dedication Day 1910. From 1872 to 1916 Miss jordan taught Latin at Hughes. In 1924 a committee was appointed by the Hon. John Dempsey, President of the Hughes Alumnal Association to create an appropriate memorial for Miss Jordan in recognition of her outstanding service to the school. The committee followed the suggestion of Mr. C. M. Merry, principal of Hughes, to name the library in the school the Clara B. jordan Memorial Library. Charles R. Lamb, a competent artist of the and R. Lamb Studios of New York, was chosen to suggest a plan which the Alumnal Association could develop as a cumu- lative scheme to keep alive the memory of Miss Jordan. ln 1926 he submitted plans and sketches which the Alumnal Association accepted. In 1929 the Central window was installed. In 1931 decorators from the and R. Lamb Company frescoed the walls. The Greybar Electrical Company de- signed and made the lighting fixtures. In following years, four other windows were installed to memorialize other Hughes teachers. Students spend many hours in the library during their four years at Hughes, browsing, seeking information for reports, making bibliographies for senior themes, chat- ting over tea cups at social functions held there. Page sevenfeen 41

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