Centralia High School - Centralian Yearbook (Chillicothe, OH)

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CLASS HI TORY fcon'tJ In the third year, owing to an old educational custom, the Sophomores became Juniors, and their promotion made their sense of importance increase out of all due proportion. This was a year of hard work. The teachers had endeared themselves to the hearts of the class, and there was a feeling of genuine friendship throughout the school. And now we come to the fourth and greatest year in the history of the class. They automatically las was their custom in many thingsj became Seniors in September. When the gaining of this title they began to take themselves more seriously than ever before. As the year drew to a close they were positively dizzy with dignity. The organization of the Senior Class was noteworthy, the following list of officers being in charge: President-Willard Kuhn. Vice-President-John Meeker, Secretary-Wanda Chester, Treasurer-Jack Greenwalt, Reporters-Donna Chaffin and Carl Shaw. At the expiration of the four years, the superintendent expressed himself as greatly pleased with the additions to his country and pronounced them all highly eligible for admission as citizens. By way of appropriate celebration, a strange ceremony, known as commencement, was held. Written by: Sherry Allen Maye Jones Wanda Chester THE FIRS T MILE The first mile of life they knew had come, As they hurried gaily through the door one by one. Their small footsteps clamored through the hall, Their voices laughing. calling to all. Then slowly and surely their bodies grew, And their minds learned all that was exciting and new. They learned to laugh: they learned to love, As the years flew by with a gentle, but pushing shove. Then all too soon with outstretched hand, They took the hour glass with it's last grain of sand, It was with joy they went, but did I see the Senior bow his head, To hide those tears he had just shed. With one of life's greatest lessons learned, The door is closedg the key is turned. The Senior lingers with aching heart for awhile: Then walks away looking for that second mile. Written by: Donna Pritchard

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CLASS HISTGRY OF 1956 The discovery of the class of I956 was an accident. Four years ago, early one morning on the second day of September, 1952, the faculty of Centralia High School were strolling aimlessly through the cor- ridors, and chatting about the just-ended vacation and wondering whether there would be any startling or drastic changes. Turning a corner they caught a glimpse of something new and strange. Just inside the front door, huddled together in mute embarrassment and anxiety, were the members of what became the class of 1956. To the casual eye, they seemed merely a group of ordinary boys and girls, well dressed, reason- ably good-looking, and badly frightened, but to the trained eyes of these dauntless and experienced ex- plorers, these strangers seemed distinct and widely separated individuals, each possessing aptitudes and talents, deficiencies and capabilities decidedly worth finding out. Gently attempting to dispel the fears of the strangers, the faculty bade them enter and spend the next few weeks attempting to gain their confidence and friendship. They succeeded after great difficulty in accomplishing this. The discoverers of the class of i956 will be celebrated in history for the gentleness and courtesy they displaced toward these strange beings they so curiously encountered on September, 1952. The discovery having been reported to the ruler of the high school Principal, Mr. Hinton, he received the news of this remarkable acquisition to his territory with marked delight and a few misgivings. He examined with interest the trophies presented by the strangers to their discoverers. Among these trophies were report cards bearing signs supposed to denote the degree of mental alertness possessed by the owner and to show his possibilities as a future citizen of our country. Accordingly, each of the discoverers became an explorer. The strangers were divided into small groups and assigned to the care of the different explorers. They were given a name, Freshmen , and became a part of life of the school. They were taught many new, strange customs and manners and were required to learn difficult lessons. At first they often wished they had never been found, but before a year was over, they became thoroughly at home in their new surroundings. The most unpleasant thing about this Freshman year was the contempt in which they were held by those' who had been residing ln the school for a longer period than they. However, understanding that this was a custom of the country they ignored it. The Freshmen became interested in strange new exercises called basketball and football and attained a slight degree of progress in each. Much information was gained by the exploring faculty in this first year regarding the members of the Freshmen class. Their intellects were found to vary in keenness from sponges to razors: but, on the whole, they turned out to be very satisfactory, and some were a source of great joy to their explorers. With the coming of the next September they received a new name. Because of their skill in acquiring the customs of the school, they were renamed Sophomores. The social functions of this period were delightful, the most important being the initiation of the Fresh- men.

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