Archbold High School - Blue Streak Yearbook (Archbold, OH)

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The conduct of the school for the past twenty years has been under the guidance of Supt. Lorton. Whatever of good or bad that may be said must be said about him and the corps of teachers for which he is responsible. His efforts have been untiring and his life has been an inspiration to both student body and faculty. f'Old grads can look back with con- siderable pride to their accomplishments under his leadership. Awards that have filled a tro- phy case to overflowing are but a small measure of the worth of what has been done. The real value of what has been done will be found in the nature of the community that has de- veloped during this time. The fact that Archbold has developed into a prosperous, ambitious, public-spirited, loyal society is partly due to the efforts of its leaders of which school people are doubtless to be numbered. swears cmewa SCHOOL LIBRARY In 1910 Supt. Biglow made an important request to the public. The Buckeye files re- veal that he entered a plea for a school library, asking the public to donate Reference, Histo- ry, Science, Literature and Standard Fiction to the school for a library. Somewhere back there that library became an actuality. It has never been necessary to build this into a large library, for the town library has always been accessable to the school, but that reference li- brary has always been maintained. Today our library is housed in a special room, partitioned from the main study hall. lt contains eight sets of encyclopedia, eight dictionaries, together with nine hundred twenty-five books of various classification. Each year the students are required to pay a library fee which is used to purchase mag- azines for student use. This year about twenty-five different publications of this nature have come regularly. Individual students brought others. This has become a valuable part of our school equipment. The library has been kept open all the time school is in session and students are per- mitted to use it freely. have imma JR-SR BANQUET There have been numerous other activities in the school. 'As early as 1911 the Buckeye tells of high school pupils having a party at which a four-course supper was served. That party was held in the Opera House. School colors were very much in evidence. Whether this was a forerunner of the Junior-Senior Banquet or not is not known. At least the school was staging real parties then as now. This big banquet has come to be one of the feature events of the year. Sophomores gauge their popularity by whether they are chosen to help serve the dinner and Juniors and Seniors still vie with each other to see who can get a date with the pret- tiest girl at that party. The dinner continues. There are still toasts and music. After the din- ner there is usually dancing which is being participated in by an increasingly large number as the years go by. The new High School Building offers fine facilities for these parties. The large cafete- ria lends itself easily to decoration, the kitchens are easily accessible and the banquet room is ample in size. The auditorium furnishes the dance hall and music is easily provided. What a difference from the old times when the party was held in a private home with its accompa- nying troubles and worries. GWWYD GWVVD HOME ECONOMICS Home Economics came into being while the school was housed in the 1891 building. The stage in front of the big high school study room was torn out and the space was partition-

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ties. Children were thought to learn best by doing the thing they wanted to do. About 1930 an extreme was reached when a busy, interested child was the desired situation in the school. Wcnrkshops, industrial arts, home economics, art, etc., became quite the style. Today the school is looked upon, not so much as a place where heads are filled with a multitude of facts and figures, but as a place where children can make the most of themselves in every way. Some are equipped to earn a good living as soon as they graduate. Others are given the inspiration for further training. Still others look upon school as a place where the state required them to spend four of the best years of their lives. For these life begins at about 18 years of age. Present world affairs have required the public school to assume a new responsibility. The country is committed to a policy of democracy as a form of government and it behooves the public school to help preserve it by being in itself a democratic institution. The course of study has been enriched by making more subjects elective and fewer required. Social activi- ties have been emphasized and school has become more like a business concern, with each student an employee having within himself the possibility of reaching the top. The athletic program has been broadened to include other sports than basketball, calisthenics has been in- troduced in gymnasium and the whole plan is designed to develop the whole physical make- up of as many pupils as possible. The public school, together with the church and Sunday School, is trying to build men and women developed to their fullest capacities, physically, mentally, morally and spiritually. The measure to which she succeeds in these respects will determine her worth in this democ- racy. A complete summary of all the events of these fifty years would take volumes. lt is our sincere hope that the mention of a few of the incidents will bring back to you some of your own escapades, and as your memory dwells fondly on them that your heart will be stirred with thankfulness for those good old days spent within these halls of learning. May you breathe a prayer of thanksgiving for all those friendships, ideals, and inspirations you gained. May these remembrances cause you to lead a better life. NOTES OF APPRECIATION Much of the credit for the excellence of our I r school must be given to Dr. E. A. Murbach, whose i untiring efforts during the 45 years of his tenure on the Board of Education, have exceeded the term of any teacher or worker in the school system. Dr. Murbach has always been interested in education and particularly in our school. He has inspired when things were dull and disappointing, he has acted as a balance when in time of stress and pres- sure, he has been a stabilizing influence for good in the school as well as in the community. His abili- ty as an executive has been an important factor in the upbuilding of this institution. His exalted ideals and sympathetic kindliness have been an in- DR. E. A. MURBACH Spiration 'O all' With deep gratitude and appreciation, we wish to thank Dr. Murbachfor his sincere devotion to the school.

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ed off for a room. Cupboards, stoves and cooking utensils were installed and a new department was begun. What matter if the physics class worked out their experiments in the same room--- sometimes even cooking the weiner sandwiches the Home-Ec girls had expected to have. What matter if the mice committed their daily depredations. The room was still the Home Eco- nomics Room. ln 1925, following the purchase of the old Peter J. Vernier property on Stryker Street, the home was furnished as a complete Home Economics Cottage and the department was moved to its new quarters. The building made a splendid home for five years, even furnish- ing room for another class room, until 1930 when the Cottage was sold and the New High School Building was erected on the site. The Home Economics Department now has a fine large room, equipped with the very latest gas and electric ranges, fine cabinets, tables, dishes and cooking utensils in one end and electric sewing machines, fine wardrobes, studio couch, book cases, filing cabinets and very latest sewing equipment in the other. A four year course in Home Making is offered, even to a short course in Home Plan- ning for boys. Students are fortunate in having their department so well equipped. GXMVD swears CAFETERIA With the consolidation of a part of German Township with the Archbold School dis- trict and the subsequent increase in grade enrollment it became evident that hot lunches would be popular with a large number of students. The noon cafeteria was started in Novem- ber 1936 with Mrs. Margaret Nofzinger and Miss Opal Rupp serving the meals. No attempt has been made to earn a profit by this enterprise. The only object has been to furnish a hot lunch to those who wish to buy it, at the lowest price possible. The follow- ing is a sample meal served: meat sandwich, mashed potato and gravy, jello salad, fruit and cocoa. The number taking advantage of this opportunity varies with the severity of the weather. The number has increased to such an extent that it is possible to furnish meals to student help who aid in serving and cleaning away after the lunch. CWMVDGWWID INDU STRIAL ARTS It used to be great fun to go down to the basement of the old building, back there in that cold, dark, corner room and work at Manual Training. What desks, chairs, cupboards and bric-a-brac we used to make. In 1931 the Manual Training Department was moved into what had been the first and second grade annex and about the same time blossomed out with a new name---Industrial Arts. Space had limited it. Now it could grow. Since then various tools have been added to the equipment. By means of funds from the Board of Education, together with money raised from candy sales, etc., the following have been purchased: wood lathe, jointer, circular saw, band saw, jig saw, drill press, power sander, belt sander, emery wheel, forge, anvil and a full set of planes, hammers, saws, and various other carpenter tools. This has equipped the department to offer training in woodworking, metal spinning, plastics, caning, architectural and mechanical drawing and designing, house wiring, auto mechanics and wood finishing. All these are taught. Students graduating from this course have gone to work in the woodwork- ing factories in town on practically full pay. C5075 5WWfD COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT Our Commercial Department started in 1924 with the purchasing of a few typewriters and placing them on shelves around the wall between the class room doors in the upper cor-