Oberlin High School - O High Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

Page 31 text:

30 THE O-HIGH ANNUAL, 1928 Whom they are reprimanding. To the same teachers we also give the splendid examples of some of our present teachers along the aforesaid line. VV e do hereby accept with pleasure Mr. VVigton's expression of thanks for the invaluable help and assistance we have given in making things go during his Iirst year as principal of Oberlin High School. lVe do hereby solemnly direct that the Junior High teachers be more liberal with their infant charges when said charges make use of the large, green waste-paper baskets provided beneath all of the second story front windows. XVe do hereby solemnly direct that t11e many and varied batons of Pro- fessor Gchrkens be placed in the trophy case for the editication for amuse- mcntj of future generations. XVe do also hereby solemnly direct that tl1e Honorable Board of Education furnish a piano, writing pads, and pencils to be kept in Professor Gehrkens' bathroom so that the said worthy gentleman will be better able to provide us with more school songs while he goes about his shaving. lVe do hereby most sole11111ly direct that the Water fountains of this building shall never be allowed to emit water to within drinking distance except when the water is too tepid to be consumed. This is only one of the early trials in life that must necessarily confront our little boys and girls. To the class oilicers and senate members of the entire school We bequeath the popularity, leadership, and business ability of Frank Locke, Helen VVard, Russell Stone, Susan Carson, Karl Kinney, Leslie Huntley, and Elizabeth Chapin. To the future athletic teams of Oberlin High School We leave the sports- manship and ability of Kenneth Powers, Carlos Berry, Frank Locke, Russell Krueger, Russell Stone, Leslie Huntley, Robert VVright, John Selover, and Laurence Bohrer. YVe refer all those interested in new or old jokes of any type or variety to Ted Princehorn, Dayton Preston, 31141 Bradford Tenney. To all gloomy students and the teachers we leave the urbane cheer- fulness of Charles Metzler, Milton Corlett, and Isaac Huffman. To anyone having athletic aspirations we leave Alvah Walker's trombone. We commend the ability of Jack Sayger to daily walk slowly up the stairs while the tardy bell is ringing, and think nothing of it. We leave Rollo Beebe to the tall girls of the high school. We leave the literary talent, as it is revealed in the O-High, of Margaret Auten, Lois Brown, Elizabeth Gibson, Ruth Gould, Sigyn Lindquist, Evelyn Moore, Frances Robinson, and Frances Zavodsky to the entire school for use in the future.

Page 30 text:

THE O-HIGH ANNUAL, 1928 29 Ou you, tl1e Sophomore Class, we bestow the right to COIIIC out of tl1e dark side of tl1e Auditorin111, which you l1ave occupied during tl1e past year, 211111 to sit 011 the opposite side llllll81'llCklfll tl1e windows where it lllily be seen wl1at 11ice little boys illld girls you really are. On you we bestow tl1e right to slide down the banisters Rllti whistle i11 the corridors, only hoping tl1at you will 1l0t be caught at it as Illillly tnnes as we l1ave bee11. Oll you we bestow tl1e right to begin tl1e 11oble study of French u11der the guidance of tl1e worthy Monsieur l'JeFazio. To yon, tl1e Freshman Class, Zllltl to all succeeding Freshnian classes, we will tl1e undivided right Zllltl privilege to grow up as fast as possible so that X011 may beco111e Sophoinores. To you we will the sole right to till tl1e shadowy seats 011 the west side of the Auditorium, where, by constant illlll diligent observation, you may be able to Ieflfll from Olll' iinniediate successors how to conduct yourselves. To you we would like to will tl1e extra energy necessary for cliinbing 0118 more flight of stairs, b11t after three years of clinibing said stairs we have absolutely 110 energy left. To you we will no special rights to do any mischief, knowing as we do tl1at you will be always up to so111e deviltry anyway. lVe leave to all classes of the future tl1e right to have two or niore l1o111e I'0Olll teachers if they are able to keep said teachers busy. During tl1e past year we have YV01'll out three such teachers, Mrs. Edninnds, Mr. lVagner, Zlllfl Mrs. Gibson, to each of XVll0lll we extend Olll' 1l10Sf sincere fl121l1kS for l1is or IIQI' efforts to f0I'lll our habits along tl1e lines of quietness. Vile direct tl1at wl1e11 our two janitors have ITQCOIIIC entirelv bald tl1e 1 7 Home Economics Sflltl6llfS will gather together, niake illlll sew two wigs, one for eacl1 of said worthy gentlelnen. lVe flll'fll01' direct tl1at Miss Shaw inake all of tl1e necessary lllC2lSllPQlllQlll'S. Wie hereby direct tl1at a course i11 Public Speaking be offered bv Oberlin High School with Mr. Larsen XYagner as tl1e professor in eharfre. PN YVe leave Mr. H ' - ' 1 ' Howaid L. Raw 11011 to the school as the othcial statistician of tl1e athletic f62llllS in the years to COIIIB. WVC reluctantly leave you, tl1e rest of tl1e school, at tl1e IIICPCV of that in- f2llll0llS organization, tl1e practice teachers. lf any of yo11 are able to learn anything you ought to know-you will be doing far better than l1ave any of 11s. anything from theni-that is, To tl1e future teachers of Oberlin High School we give tl1e right in and tllStll1'bHllCC than do tl1e offending pupils Study Hall to niake 1ll0l'8 noise

Page 32 text:

THE O-HIGH ANNUAL, 1928 31 VVe commend the spirits of Beulah West, Eloise XVhite, Hazel Berg, Ruby Brown, Helen Collins, E. Drage, Pearl Justin, tlllll Ruth Tong as tl1e finest examples of unostentations helpfulness that may be found in one class. A Davis, Evelyn Skinner and Mary Smith, we shall take them with us to help drive away the many cares and worries of life. s we are not able to part with tl1e ever happy and smiling faces of Ruth lVe hereby call to your notice the really fine work that Professor Gehrkens has done in the past in furthering the musical education of the Oberlin school pupils. You all know that this is his last year of active connection with the Oberlin schools and you doubtless realize that he has contemplated giving up this work before-we know why. He has often desired to stop because he has confronted so many unmelodious classes in the assembly, but always a good class of singers has come along to change his mind. This year we are the only ones that can and do sing. The Juniors and Sophomores have been absolutely useless and the Freshmen are entirely too green. So Pro- deeided to graduate with the best class of all, in all fessor Gehrkens has respects, the Class of '28 XVe do nominate and appoint Mr. Joel XY. Schwartz executor of this our very first and last XVill and Testament. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands to this, our verv first Hllfl last Will and Testament, at Oberlin, Ohio, this .......... day of June, in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-Eight. VVitnesses: H. L. Rawdon QSigned byi FRANK LOCKE C. E. YVigton HELEN XVARD RUSSELL STONE SUSAN CARSON IQARL KINNEY