Hughes High School - Hughes Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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INTRODUCTION Page four Often as we go through life we tend to lose our perspective and find ourselves unable to select the events which have had the most direct bearing on us. In order to regain this power, we must attain a sense of height such as that which is achieved when one stands on the pinnacle of a lofty peak and gazes into the distance. We, the class of l95l, are also high on a peak, looking back through the years. From our point of vantage, we easily discern the landmarks of the past. We achieve a new clarity of vision and see how, for one whole century, Hughes has grown in enrollment, progressed in theories of learning and expanded in educational opportunity. A mere glance at a present day Hughes classroom reveals ample proof of democracy's power. The seats are occupied not only by Americans of varied races and creeds, but by students from foreign countries who have sought and found in America the freedom denied them in strife-torn lands throughout the world. We shall pause but briefly, however, to look back. Our immediate task is to ascend higher and higher, finding pleasure in our present activities and satisfaction in our present work. As the one hundredth Hughes graduating class, we realize that the achievements of this year are possible only because of those who scaled the heights before us, and because of the heritage we have received from them. We hope that those who read these pages, recording our activities in classrooms, on athletic fields, and in community enterprises, will share the pride we feel in this-Our Hundredth Year.

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,H ,M , ,... V, ..,,, iv- --V V - Y.-. --v Old Hughes was located on Fifth Street, opposite Mound, in one of the best residential sections of the city at that time. The building was an imposing example of Gothic architecture and afforded excel- lent accommodations for the school of its day. Architect and builder for Old Hughes were John B. Ernshaw and Daniel Lowery respectively. The build- ing was formally accepted from the contractor on OLD HUGHES January 5, 1851, was dedicated with public cere- monies on January 17 5 and the school immediately moved into the new quarters. Old Hughes served the community from that date until June 20, 1910. The name Hughes High School was given to the Central School from the date of the organization of the Union Board of High Schools, September 16, 1851. Page five