Perrysburg High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Perrysburg, OH)

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8 THE ORACLE necessary this year to equip a new assembly room for Juniors and Seniors. Our grammar grades are filled to overflowing. Extra teachers a1'e re- quired to take charge of the overflow. This last term the staff was rein- forced by Miss Cozy Grimes, whose services have been valuable as sec- retary and oiiice assistant. The Senior Class is the largest in the history of P. H. S., with the p-rospect that classes will grow from year to year. A-n interesting feature is the scholarship given by W. V, Way, granting 31,200 to a pupil every four years for a college course. Our school is a progressive school. In 1919 a beautiful new piano was bought for the auditorium and a new motion picture machine installed. Many of the grade rooms are supplied with pianos, and commonly share a victrola. The appearance of the school lawn is improved by the presence of a cannon from the Wo1'ld's War. Last year Jeannette Lowns-bury, now an ex-Senior, won first prize, a gold medal, in the Northwestern Oratorical Contest, bringing the contest to Perrysburg this year. A Senior of 1921, Vernon Sprague captured a bronze medal in a State Extemporaneous Debating Contest at Wooster University. In 1919 Vera Hufford fclass of 19215 won the state first prize in the Temperance Essay Contest. In the course of the year a liberal offering for the Near East Fund was taken. One of the novelties of the te1'm was the taking of the standardized mental tests of the pupils. Our school is a sociable schoolg many entertainments are given by the pupils. It is an established custom for each high school class to give a party once a year, Near the close of the second semester, Sophomores and Juniors give a banquet in honor of the Seniors. We have a friendly school, appreciated by a friendly community. The recitationg and songs at the recent Farmer's Institute were furnished by school pupils under direction of Miss Mild1'ed Williams, the Musical Instructor. Our well known public men often address the High School, P. H, S. maintains the standards of the first class High School and is a member of the North. Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Perrysburg Schools are pronounced the best organized in Wood County, with the highest paid corps of teachers, and vie with City Schools in standard, equipment and results.

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PERRYSBURG HIGH SCHOOL 7 Historical Perrysburg, an historical town of northwestern Ohio, was laid out in 1816 by the government, near the scene of many battles. She prides her- self in her educational career, Before the war of 1812, settlers maintained a private school at Miami, later a private school near Fort Meigs. The first graded school of the valley was organized at Miami by Frances Hollenbeck, former Perrysburg citizen. Perrysburg came a close second when in 1846 J. W. Ross oganized grade schools here. Howe's History of Ohio states, First system of classification of pupils was at Cincinnati 1836-40. Portsmouth, Dayton, Columbus, Mau- mee, Perrysburg and Zanesville soon by special acts of legislature or- ganized graded schools. In each place provision was made for two or four grades. Only at Cincinnati was a definite course of study such as exists today adopted before 1850. Not until 1845-50 were high schools opened in Cincinnati and Columbus. Among the first, and probably the first high school of the state, was Maumee. In 1849 Professor A. D, Wright founded the high school of Perrys- burg, Pamphlets describe, a new and spacious brick edifice two stories high, 60 x 90 feet. The staff included A. D. Wright, superintendent and principal of high school, E. Olney CAnn Arborl, principal of grammar schoolg Miss Helen Peck, principal of secondary schoolg Miss Mary Jones, principal of primary schoolg Mrs. C. J. Wright, teacher of drawing and painting, Mrs. T. Robertson, teacher of piano forte, The school year covered 44 weeks, The course of high school study included,f algebra, geometry, surveying, orthography, elocution, rhetoric, ,mental-philosophy, chemistry, ast1'onomy, botany, Zoology mineralogy, physiology, natural philosophy, universal history, bookkeeping, science of governments, moral philosophy, composition and declamation, Latin and Greek, sufiicient for admission to college. The first school was enlarged in 1868 and destroyed by tire 1894. The present building was erected 1895. About 1915 under the superintendency of Professor Cole, manual training and domestic science were introduced. When the high school annex was built 1917, these latter studies were im- proved upon. The school is greatly indebted to Miss Libbey for the equip- ment for Domestic Science, and to Mr. W. W. Knight for the manual train- ing tools. Iln 1917 Mr. W. S. Walbridge presented the school with Hag staff and colors. For our High School Library, recently installed in this year 1920-21, we are indebted to a series of gifts, brought about by our friend and patron, Col. George Greenhalgh, In 1849 the pupils of the high school numbered fifty, twenty-three from out of town. In 1916 when Professor Nietz came to us, forty-nine were enrolled. Under Professor J. A. Nietz's splendid administration the high school has increased to 142. School motor busses, following six different routes bring 56 high school pupils from the country. It was

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PERRYSBURG HIGH SCHOOL 9 Perrysburg School Board The Perrysburg Board of Education is one of w ' ' school but all the town can be proud, Although thcilyiciielcieniivgniiici compensation for their work, yet they have given their School duties un- divided attention, Their efforts are untiring and solely for Welfare of the boys and girls of Perrysburg School District, D , MEMBERS President -----.-----.--... ................................. - Frank Sprague Vice P1'esident.-., ..,,t..,...,,,,,,,,,.,,4,,,,,,,,,,,. .,.,,- C , A, Hampton C1f51'k ---------------------------------- ,...-.-....... A iZt01'I1ey F, E. Bowers Dr, Merlin Bowers Frank Fox C. H. Neiderhouse ELEMENTARY TEACHERS OF PERRYSBURG SCHOOLS First Grade- Fourth Grade-Miss Janice Leydorf Mrs. Eugenia Chapman Fourth and Sixth Grades- First Grade-Miss Hazel Braun Miss Eloise Simmons Second Grade-Miss Susan Davis Fifth Grades-Miss Gladys Simmons Second and Third Grades- Fifth Grade-Miss Grace Doyle Miss Jessie DeVerna Sixth Grade-Mrs, Mary Taneyhill Third Grade-Mrs. May Limmer Seventh Grade-Miss Lucy Powers Eighth Grade-Mrs. Eva Reape