Woodward High School - Saga Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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Saga 6 Tattler r' 0 r ,' X ssl Grover Ankney Helen Abood Arnold Arndt Marian Aftergood Everett Atherine Mary Jo Alberts General General General General General General Hi-Y 4 Student Council 2, 3 Spanish Club 2, 3, 4 Girls' Ath. Lea. 1 Automotive Salesmanship Club 3 Municipal Club 4 German Club 2 Zetalethean Soc. 3, 4 Phyllis Allen Frank Bafya Anna Angermeier John Baranowicz Jayne Antoine Chester Banasiak Commercial General General Industrial Arts Commercial Industrial Arts Soc. Science Club Electrical Club Soc. Science Club 3, 4 Pica Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Periclean Soc. Aviation 4 Three hundred years ago, on April 13, 1635, the men of Boston, Mass- A ff achusetts, passed an order founding the Boston Latin School, the first sec- Tervenfenary ondary, or public high school in the United States. This Hrst high school High gghools influenced the educational efforts of the country, until today every city has at least two schools devoted to secondary education. As evidenced by the name, the original school was chiefiy classical. Latin, Greek, and English were the main subjects, but as the movement for secondary schools increased, the old curriculum was avoided and a new one, more practical, offering preparation for the activities of life, was substituted. The first courses took five years to complete, but this time was later de- creased to four years. There were separate schools for boys and girls. Frequently the girls' school did not advance over the fundamentals since it was then the custom to consider girls fit merely for housework. A direct contrast to our present day buildings, large and expensively equipped, were those first school buildings. In fact there were really no school houses built directly for that purpose. Most towns resorted to private houses and barns when public places were not available. The school house, after it was provided, was extremely plain, the equipment consisting of rough hewn, home made furniture for the master and the pupils. As for text books, usually there was only one, which the master kept in his possession. All classes assembled in the same room, and since recitations were aloud there rasasass swag asm sa was some confusion. my jr- . f ., -f I X j . . t: -'f gf T Y ...I 1 ' Q , - O Q ' A .,, :: Louis Barrie Evelyn Bardsley Lowell Baumker Virginia Barrow Herbert Bernard Virginia Bennett Academic General General Commercial General Commercial L. T. G. 2, 3, 4 L. T. G. 3, 4 Electrical Club 1, 2 Zetalethean Soc. 4 Quill and Dagger 3, 4 Class Play 4 Art Klan 3, 4 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 Friendship 2, 3, 4 Hi-Y 1 Quill and Dagger Girls' Ath. Lea. 3, 4 Orchestra 1, 2 Tattler Staff 4

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S a g a E Tattler 0 Justin Hering President QR l - F -5 4' ,t AA . than of f -:Aw 1? 27326 'A , Richard Pease N. A I it i 534 if Leo Jankowski Virginia Stackowicz Vice Pres. Secretary ,5v11iu1' Qililfufi Qdffirvrs, K9xh1Ti5l'1'Ex, zmh Qill1ll11Iiiil3P5 Virginia Schuster , Treasurer Reporter Mr. Sheline Mr. Pollock Miss Miller Adviser Adviser Adviser Prom Committee Program Committee Banquet Committee Graduation Committee Chairman -Sam Schall Chairman Marjorie Herzberg Chairman William Shames Chairman Thelma Kehrer Joe Komasinski Edward Betts Melvin Prond Molly Meerkreb Maryellen DuMounte Jack Bustow Ruth Kaminsky Helen Swaya Billy Ray Bob Mattlin Julia Pollock Virginia Woodbury Mary Ellen Mertz Pauline Harter Chester Pawelczak Richard Joseph Grant Casey Reba Boyd Alma Wozniak Wayne Lemont Margaret Zimmerman John Baranowicz Virginia Mann James Hope Social Committee Play Committee Picnic Committee Chairman -Sharon Leibovitz Chairman 'Louis Barrie Betty Jane Kaslly Charles Wachtell Ralph Parker Stanley Glowczewski Virginia Barrow Elmer Shortt Mary Kathryn LeGron John Revenaugh Dan Karnikowski Janet Maseman Alfred Samborn Louis Jamrozy Chairman A-A-- Dan Kasprzak Alfred Krolikowski Alrna Lou Skinner Dorothy Katz Lucie Stipes

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l l Saga f Tattler ' 0 Edward Betts Maxine Beretz Fine Arts Commercial Art Klan 2, 3, 4 ' Faces Club Hi-Y 3 Christina Brocki Harry Boczkowski General Commercial Hi-Y 3, 4 Tercentenary 552 High iihools 5555155 ,ax S f 13 Ruth Boos General Zetalethean Soc. 4 Girls' Ath. Lea. 2, 3, 4 Sr. Friendship Club 4 Joseph Bialeski Industrial Arts Charles Boes General Quill and Dagger 3, 4 Charlotte Chambers General German Club 3, 4 Soc. Science Club 3 , Q LvQl'f,a 'I-lk, Owen Boardman General Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Glee Club l, 2 Mildred Chaney Commercial Municipal 4 Reba Boyd General Girls' Ath. Lea. 3, 4 Howard Bostator General The purpose of the Latin Grammar School was to prepare boys for college, after which they were to enter the professions, chiefly ministry. Practically the only requirement for admission was the ability to read well. Not entirely removed from the church, the pupils were compelled to attend and report the sermons of the church every Sunday. The school was to all intents and purposes a public institution. In Massachusetts it was estab- lished by the town, directed by the town, and for the boys of the town. The life of the boy attending the school was not an entirely enviable one. In summer he went to school at seven in the morning and in winter at eight, remaining in school until five in the evening except for the noon recess from eleven to one. Most of his time was spent under the direction of the master, who saw to it that he applied himself to Latin. The curriculum was so nearly Latin that the boys were urged to use it in their games. The schools were taught by men. Many of the masters were clergymen who performed the double service of teaching and preaching. As a rule, teaching led to the ministry, and often a young college graduate took up teaching for a few years while waiting for a call to serve as a minister. The doctor of the town sometimes served when no one else was available. There was no special require- ment for people carefully trained in the work of education. The hard work and poor pay made good teachers scarce. So far as the master's official duties were concerned, his time was spent hearing recitations. The work of organization and administration was so simple that it required little of the Edward Brand Industrial Arts Fasces Club 2 Hi-Y 2, 3, 4 Track 2, 3, 4 ies. A9 jr' r , 37 r 1: S ff 4 .1 ...s 4 - Martha Ciesla Gustave Brickman Franchon Cooker Leonard Bugajewski Virginia Cooper Commercial General General Academic General L. T. G. 3, 4 L. T. G. 4 Football 3, 4 Peiuper Club 3, 4 Girls' Ath. Lea. 2, 3, 4 Wrestling 2, 3 Nat. Hon. Thespian Girls' UW' Club 3, 4 Spanish 2, 3