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

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1928 - - BLACK AND GOLD 1928 Contents FOREWORD DEDICATION HISTORICAL PERRYSBURG ADMINISTRATION County Superintendent of Schools Board of Education Faculty CLASSES ORGANIZATIONS Musical Clubs Literary Societies Hi-Y Club , National Honor Society Public Speaking Class ATHLETICS CALENDARS ALUMNI HUMOR -fPage5--

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1928 - - BLACK AND GOLD - - 1928 DEDICATIGN WEV. the Senior Class of Perrys- burg High School. do dedicate this Black and Gold to the school which has become so en- deared to us through our asso- ciations With it during the past four years. -fPage4--

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