Mentor High School - Cardinal Notes Yearbook (Mentor, OH)

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Third row-Clare Warner, treasurer: Ford Davis, presidentg Randall Updyke, Sher- wood Dille Wilbur llinsz, Stanley Shanowcr, Wfilliam Earnest. Second row'-AKenneth Edds, Ralph Gano, vice president: Clay Aldrich, George Landin, Howard March, Fred Fasham. First row-Louise Nunamaker, Rose Mary Namestnik, Hazel Scott, Juanita Merwin, ,Xmelin Hzirter, Mary Fog, Kathryn Sprague, Betty Allchin. Seventh Grade Third row4Alf1'0d Howells, Louis Nunamalcer, Thomas Poole, Russell Brown, tary: Andrew Frazier, Jack Summerville, liollin Calhoon. Second Row-Dick Moss. Jack Spaller, Ray Jenks, president: Robert Eaton, treasurer: D .lulncs Alilnian, George Isaacs. Maurice Higgins, Henry I ree. V' ' ' Wallin ford Helen Prentice Kathrvn Murphy, Hazel Namestnik, SBCTG- First row- 'll'gllll1l. g , , . , 9 , Elisabetha Luvcke, Tim-tty Fisher, Jane Hunks, Beatrice Dewalt, vice president: Dorothy Hanks. twenty-six

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., .Jw ,, fi ill blk P- ,gi E Igll U .qlluy fm, ,Q . Mlm in ll Organizaiions THERE were very few organizations that were directly connected with the schools in grandma's and g'randpa's day. However, writing schools, dancing schools, singing schools, and language schools were popu- lar social di tersions. Aboi t 1858 and earlier, steel-plate writing was considered quite fash- ionable. Many young people and old attended the writing schools and learn-- cd to write in a beautiful, flowery manner. The norv widely known Spencer- ian type cf writing was first introduced into Lake County, for its originator was born and lived in this county. Singing schools were favorite organizations which furnished much pleasure and enjoyment. Mentor Special School was also the first Lake County school to have a foreign language, German, taught i.n the primary department. The language was taught on Saturday mornings and each pupil paid the teacher ten cents for the lesson. Later German was taught as a regular subject in the pri- mary department. The students learned to sing German songs, and the alphabet. Dancing was a favorite pastime in those days, as well as now, and there were many dancing schoolls. Singing schools and choral societies were other social affairs enjoyed by young and old. Spell-downs were very important social events. Various districts would challenge each other. About 1840 and 1850 it was not uncommon to have sleigh-loads of two hundred people or more to go over to Concord for a spell-down. Husking bees, quilting bees, sleigh-rides and hay-rides were a few of the other delightful diversions. K, s. Z. lla! ww A twenty-eight E1 N fgf fffif -AIEE ' '- ll Vfsinxdii ., 9 4