Ada High School - We Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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The Jewels of a Senior Crown What do we mean by a beautiful jewel? A ruby, an agate, a diamond, or a pearl ? Crowning the proud head of a queen or a king Who makes the laws and rules o’er the world ? The fourth, and last, is a beautiful jewel, The Jewel of Excelling Love, A love of teachers and all about us Who were equally created by the Father above. A ruby as red as a glass of wine; An agate as green as the grass we see grow; A diamond as clear as a crystal fine; A pearl as white as a flake of snow . These are the jewels so costly and rare That adorn a king of renown, These are the jewels we see everywhere— But not the Jewels of a Senior’s Crown. No! the Jewels of a Senior’s crown Mean far more than a wonderful stone, Stones cut from the earth far below Stones which are made by Nature alone. The Jewels of a Senior’s Crown are priceless, Can neither be bought nor sold. The Jewels that will still be of value Matters not whether new or old. The first, is the Jewel of Knowledge, Gained by ceaseless effort and teacher’s aid By which far beyond doubt, Many a great man has been made. The second is the Jewel of Happiness, Obtained by holding a good spirit. A winning smile will cheer anyone, A gain is made by those who wear it. These are the Jewels of a Senior’s Crown, Four most precious gems. Knowledge, Happiness, Personality, Love; All good, no evil, which the world condemns. If we’ve done our best, as most of us have; Been loyal to teachers and friends as well; If we’ve spent our time in work—not play, We’ve climbed the ladder and few of us fell. If we’ve held in our charms, the four precious jewels, The Jewels we prize so dearly, If we’ve held them fast in darkness or light We’ve gained our world and gained it clearly. As we walk the paths of our future life, Our Jewels will shine out like a gleaming star. We’ll need no torch to light the way, Whether we wander near or far. As we look in the distance, a figure approaches A prince with diamonds and a brightly jeweled gown, Beautiful, ah yes! but we are much happier With the Jewels of a Senior’s Crown. The third is the Jewel most precious of all. The greatest Jewel of Personality. Those who possess it will profit RUTH INGLEDUE, Senior ’28

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31 AM MORRISON Ada Grammar School Art Club '26 English Club '27 French Club 28 Another big: joke we find in this boy. When a prank he can play, his heart leaps for joy. MOSTON WOOD FOREST 3IECRTK Ada Grammar School Current History Club 26 Travel Club ’27. 28, Treas. '27 Interclass Sign '27. '28 Hi-Y Club 27. '28 He says very little and is rather shy. But back of this his thoughts are sly. LEWIS IIHUGER Ada Grammar School Forum Club 26-’28 Freshman Editor of Annual High School Reporter '28 In life and works he does excell. A teacher he’ll be—you never can tell. O. It. FIM)|,EV Ada Grammar School Current Events Club 26 Travel Club 27 Seience Club '28 Hi-Y Club '27-’28 Orchestra '24-'28 Always willing to do what we ask. Nothing seems too hard a task. KATHRYN WKLTY Ada Grammar School l atin Club '26 French Club '27. '28 French Club '27. '28, Sec'y.-Treas. '28 Interclass Debate '27 A studious girl again we’ve found. Her thoughts are always facts so sound. Senior Class Sponsor We've liked him so well up to this date. So to him. this annual, we dedicate. He knows science like none of us do. He also knows some good jokes too. We’ve found that we can oe-pend upon him No matter what we enter in. [24]

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Senior Class History In the early part of September of the year nineteen hundred twenty-four, there started in at Ada High School the most illustrious class it has ever known. This was our own famous class of 28, which is well along; on the last lap of its high school career. With seventy members we early elected Russell Long, President; Frankie Smith, Vice President; and Marguerite Tremain, Secretary-Treasurer. In the athletic program of this year our candidates achieved no especial success, but, however, they prepared themselves for future fame. Interclass came around. We were ably represented in this contest by Russell Long, orator, Frankie Smith, short story writer, and Elizabeth Klingler, reader. We didn’t win but we made a fine showing, especially at the banquet the following evening. The last of May, finally, and vacation. We left school never to return again—as Freshmen. Sophomores! and with a decrease in our number until we were fifty-five in all. Clona Brame was elected president, Eunice Lowman, Vice President, and Allan High, Secretary-Treasurer. We won much more distinction in the field of athletics this year. Luther Fisher and Sanford Wright received A’s for their services as members of the team. Betty Conner received the first “A” among our girls for her ability at handling the basketball. In Interclass Dorothy Povenmire took the laurel for the reading. In September of ’26 we came back to Ada High as Juniors. It was then that Bob Cole and Miller Ward joined our ranks. We organized with John Allen as President; Frankie Smith, Vice President; and James Ferrall, Secretary-Treasurer. In athletics this year our athletes distinguished themselves, a fact which is proved by another fact, namely, that all the captains for the succeeding year were chosen from the athletes of the Junior class. John Allen, captain of the boys’ basketball team; Luther Fisher, captain of the boys’ football team; and Betty Conner, captain of the girls’ basketball team. Numerous members of the team sported “A’s” also. In Inter-class contest we were represented in the debate by Russell Long, Robert Cole and Kathryn Welty, and in the short story contest by Frankie Smith. Frankie won the short story, but the Seniors won the debate. The Junior-Senior banquet was an important feature of the spring. We banqueted the Seniors royally, although it made our financial standing not so royal. Last September we came back to A. H. S. for our last year of high school life. We could scarcely realize that we were Seniors and that only one-fourth of our high school education remained before us. As President we elected Frankie Smith; as Vice President, James Ferrall; and as Secretary-Treasurer, Alice Gesaman. The football season is over in which our representatives played an important part, and the basketball season is well on its way. Farther into the history of this great and illustrious class, this history dare not probe, because it is a history and not a prophecy. However, I would venture the hope that the remaining history may be as illustrious as the past has been. LUELLA HILTY, ’28.