Amherst Steele High School - Amherstonian Yearbook (Amherst, OH)

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I0 THE RECORD Senior Class History September 5, 1918! On one side of the world men were at death grips with one another. Cannons boomedg bayone-ts flashedg machine guns puttered, mowing down with sinister precision hundreds and thousands of men. The Four Horsemen stalked the length and breadth of Europe, leaving in theirwake grim tragedy, pestilence and the awful correlaries of twentieth century warfare. On the other side of the world civilization wlas painting another and much different picture. The forces of Education were marshaling their latest and youngest draft. Hundreds and thousands of children six years removed from the cradle were marching into a twelve-year battle with the powers of daI'KI1eSS-1g- norance and its allies. They clattered into s-cores of school bulidings bearing in their small hands pencils, tablets and other requirements of their erstwhile call- ing, a bit frightened iby tlhe strangeness of the events which had overtaken them. but orderly and eager. We were a regiment in this army. MTwelve years have sped since those days --years filled with pains-taking effort, happiness and accomplishment which en- titles twenty-four of our members to .the coveted sheepskin. However, as if deter- mined to make up in quality what is lacking in quantity, certain members of our class have already left their footprints on the sands of time-impressions which have brought honor to the school and Won for it state-wide recognition. Outstanding among these accomplishments is the oratorical championship of the district, embracing thirteen counties. For two consecutive years the plaque symbolizing supremacy in this extra-curricular department has decorated the walls of the school. Won originally by Ruth Zilch in 1929, it was retained this year through the efforts of silver-tongued Robert Standen. Our class has two outstanding athletes which have done much toward circu- lating the fame of the school in far places. Alfred Sharp and Milton Hutton dem- onstrated an unusual versatility shortly after entering high school land 'have con- tributed a great deal in the last four years to upholding the sporting traditions es- tablished by older predecessors. Football, basketball, track and baseball in Am- herst have derived increased impetus from the activities of several Senior men. We originally numbered among our members fa little fellow with a Webster- ian brow known as Adam Callen. Adam performed the phenomenal feat of' gradu- ating from high school in three years-with honors. In reality a member of the 1929 graduating class, we claim him as amember since he started his high school career with us. Go-getiveness is a quality which we claim and far from being a mere boast, here is our evidence. We won the Record subscription contest for the last two years. Seniors starred in Dulcy, Peg o' My Hear-t and In Old Vienna. Sien- ior scores in typing and scholastic conitests have helped make Amaherst rivalry feared by competing schools. If I would write a history of our class thirty years from now, judging by past records, the tale would include biographies of a second Babe Ruth, Knute Rockne, Rudy Valee and Patrick Henry. Twelve years of lengthy working days have produced genuine ability and ambition, We Wish to exnress our appreciation to the teiachers for their fine work and to all whom we leave behind we give the best wishes for future success.

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5gq'IF: '3TbPUF .sf Q ' ' Q. ga fx. ffl R' . Q! . ,- --, 'gpgyyfse-. 1, ' mg - T,i'I75.wi'97H'Tf32'?l?g,.l NQT KWEE THE RECORD 9 Commencement 552. Zi The Baccalaureate Services were held in the Congregational Church, Sunday cvenlng. June 1. Rev. F. E. Eastman preached the sermon. D The Class Night program was given at the school auditorium, Monday even- ing, June 2. Commencement exercises were held at the school auditorium, Wednesday evening, June 4. The program was as follows: Processlonal-March ...................................... T. H. Rollinson High School Orchestra, Floyd C. Moore, Director Invocation .... ...Rev.JamesLyon Be the Best of Whatever You A-re . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . John Barnes Wells Combined Glee Clubs, F. C. Moore, Director q Address .. .................. f. ........ ...... Dr. Clarence T. Craig Oberlin Theological Seminary Special Music Presentation of the Class of 1930 . . . . . . Miss Marion L. Steele Principal of High school Presentation of Diplomas . . . . . .W. G. Nord, President Board of Education -v Benedlction . - .. Rev. C. J. Itlolliger Hall America . ......... . . . . . . . . . ....... John ,Hall High School Orchestra - HONORS IN SCHOLARSHIP lf' Helen Roemer . Ruth Zllch ,Robert Stnnden ' E: P . . My A ve wwf, ,A . 1 effffv, , i' ee .-affix. , A .1 . ,, es- . ile fi, liifffelif he ra.

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Tl-lli RECORD 'I 1 Last Will and Testament We, the Seniors of the year of one th usand nine hundred and thirty of the Village of Amherst, County of Lorain and State of Ohio. being of sound, legal, and fi'?jDDSl!lj! memory, do hereby declare this our last will and testament, hereby rc- vokfnfr all former wills, bequests and devices of whatever nature by us made. To the Junior Class we leave the most precious of our possessions-our un- tlinted, time-honored name, Seniors, to be held 'sacred by them. for a period of one year. llerretfully, we leave our class advisor, Mr. Hearn, to some future class. To the faculty we leave the memory of many entertaining hours we have spent with them--we hope they wiill cherish the memory of the Senior dignity. To the Sophomore Class we give our ability to get good grades with the least of study. To the Freshmen, we leave all the gum and pencil stubs that may be found in the Senior Room. To Wilford Diedrick, I, Allen Bechtel do hereby bequeath my ability to play the part of leading man in high school plays. I, Helen Beres, do hereby bequeath my rip-roaring voice to Mary Nord, know- ing it will be very becoming. To Florence Guild, I, Wanda.. Berk, do hereby bequeath my dancing ability, providing she takes as much: interest in if as I have. To Alice Becker, I, Myrtle Braun, do hereby bequeath my typing ability, know- ing it will be of great value to her. ' I, Virginia Cooper, do hereby bequeath my Senior Class Presidency to any on- comalng Senior who is capable of holding the office with the dignity it deserves. To Laurie Miller, I, Clarence Frederick do hereby bequeath my curly locks, providing he will keep out of the rain. To Wilber Bohley, I, George Fuhrman do hereby bequeath my acting ability. I, Regina Fuhrman, do hereby bequeath my love for long hair to Valerie Epp- ley. To Anna Abraham. I, Elizabeth Gressler do hereby bestow my blond hair, knowing it will be very becom-,ing to her. To Kathryn Henson, I, Helen Zink do hereby bequeath my school-girl com- plexfcn, providing that she will use Palm-Olive soap three times a day. I, Ruth Zilch, do hereby bequeath my sterling qualities to Mildred Wragg. To Kathryn Kuhn, I, Allan Lange do hereby bequeath my happy-go-lucky dis- position. To Algegert Fritz, I, Amelia Herbst do hereby bequeath my ability to drive an Oakland coupe, provided she is able to cop a fellow that owns one. To William Edwards, I, Alfred Sharp do hereby bequeath my Position zz. center cn the basketball team. I, Robert Standen, do hereby bequeath my oratorical ability to Harold Mathefz. hoping hte will win as mlany honors as I have. To Earl Schroeder and Norman Woiczikowski, I, Alice Sabiers, do hereby be- queath my qniet ways, hoping this bequest will help to make the halls and class-