Atwater Consolidated High School - Speedometer Yearbook (Atwater, OH)

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34 fleememfrsn Published Annually by the Portage County Schools VOL. IX JUNE, 1926 No. 1 EDITORIAL STAFF R. R. Peck ....,........................,............ Editor-in-Chief J. V. McDowell ....... ...,. ........ A d visory Editor A, J. Garrett .,..,.,.............. ...... A sst. Bus. Mgr. F. L. Barnum ...... ....... B usiness Manager D. C. McCorkle ....... ...... A sst. Bus. Mgr. DEDICATION It is customary to dedicate this annual to the seniors of the County who comprise the graduating classes of the various schools. Such a custom is entirely fitting. Commencement sees each school bestow upon a favored few, in the form of a di- ploma, the highest honor which it is possible for them to confer. Each diploma represents twelve years of satisfactory achievement, the maximum of- fered by our public schools. To whom then, if not the seniors, should this annual be dedicated? It is not the intention of the writer to in any way detract from the glory of the seniors. How- ever, in glorifying them we are apt to overlook a tremendously important factor, without which such public school systems, and consequently such com- mencements, would be impossible. This factor is the eagerness of the public to provide educational facilities for their children. Let us, for a moment, consider this factor as best shown through the ser- vice of the public's representatives, the members of the school boards. How many students, or patrons, consider the sacrifices and responsibilities attendant upon school board' membership? Many an evening must he given over to the affairs of the school, to consider methods of raising more money and creating more space to care for the ever increasing number of students: to see that buildings are safe, properly warmed, ventilated and lighted: that proper sup- plies are procured, and sundry other details too multitudinous to mention. But of even greater importance is the responsibility, which falls on the board members of nearly all small schools, of se- lecting the teachers who will train the youth of to- day, surely a duty not to be dismissed without hours of careful consideration. What pay do they receive? They receive exact- ly one dollar a year less than our famed dol1ar-a- year men. Let us then show our appreciation, in the only way we can, by dedicating this annual not only to the seniors but to the Members of the Boards of Education of Portage County. And may all our pupils let the unselflsh service of these members be an ever present reminder that the real reward of a worthwhile achievement is to have done it. -R. R. P. H926

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IQPEEDUMETER I sit me down to cogitate Upon the Seniors and their fate. Will they ever all unite again? And, if they do, just where and when? Is there a great inventor here? A famous physician or engineer? A flashing lawyer of well known name? Or a brilliant statesman of world-wide fame? Whether or not you're widely known We hope that the seed by teacher's sown Will not have fallen on barren ground, And that something well worth-while you've found Success can not be attained through wealth But by happiness, labor, clean living and health. We hope that this thought will your mind obsess, That service to others is TRUE SUCCESS. 1926