Chillicothe High School - Arrow Yearbook (Chillicothe, OH)

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n on, t t lllllll . with tht- Plltllllllllllll ol' nn o v ntlo n, prt-st-lltwl Hr. l'll0n llflldllllflllll' from tlhln VVQ-slvyun In .Ium-. 1908. Wlr. Smlth M-nt thls pivturt- to t'hIlIIt'othe St-hool Sum-rlntt-ndt-nt Fred IC. Klrlu-ndnll with llll uppllvutlon for n tc-aching' ponltlon nt t'. ll. 5. l ln tlvtoln-r, IU-46. Chillicothe ec-It-hrutt-al its St-nqult-t-ntl-lmiul. Un Suturtln y tht- t'.H.S. .llumnl .tnsovlntion 1-Ilmuu-1l tht- wet-k of fvlnthltltln with ll l'l'lllll0ll nt tht- lllgeh School. 'I'hroup:h the-lr spokt-snlnn. school honrel mem- ht-r Mr. Afflllll' Iln 'H th ' :I i ' Smlth with Xl flux- llvlng room vhulr. On hln hlrthduy, Sept:-nllwr 1-I. the t'.ll.S. faculty lufornmlly Ill'1'HI'llll'll Nlr. Smith with ll lump. Shown with him urn- Minn Inn Allen und Mins Alice IC. Myers. ln IINIS. Mr. Smlth in his first yt-nr ns tt-ncln-r rt-organize-el the t'.H.S. Fxulets. 'l'ht- work was military truiningr. Mr. Smith wus the l'0lllllllll'llll'l'. tHe is stnmling' ut fur left in front row.l Many hoys who trnhn-el this WTIIQ' Inter st-ru-d in Xl'orld xxvlll' l. Guest Qf HOHOI .... Schoolma The name of John A. Smith exemplifies many qual- ities and virtues in school work and in citizenship. His life of hard work-plied in almost unvarying rou- tine-began in his rural boyhood home near the village of Graysville in Monroe County. His lifetime work with hooks and students began when he entered the first grade in the community one-room school. After Son John com- pleted the first eight grades, his father sent the fourteen- year-old hoy to the Ohio Wesleyan University Academy for his high school training. This four-year course the young scholar completed in two years. Thereupon he en- rolled in Ohio Wesleyan University as a full-fledged freshman. Taking his major work in physics, chemistry, and mathematics, he was awarded his Bachelor of Science degree cum laude in June, 1908. While at college in Delaware, he met Miss Eudora Ruth Davis, a native of that city, who became Mrs. John A Smith in 1909. In the summer of 1908 John A. Smith came to Chilli- cothe to teach science in the high school at the West Fifth Street building. While on this job he designed new chem- istry laboratory tables and reactivated the military unit known as the C. H. S. Cadets. When the C. H. S. principalship became vacant in 1914, John Smith forthwith went to Superintendent Frank J. Prout and convinced the newly promoted head of Chillicothe schools that the new high school principal -s S lwra . - :Ill '1-Vg e-I- .Q-E li! - II. l? ll ref all! i Ll! TEACHE

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DEDICATION For Loyalty, Hard Work, Devotion to Responsibility, Guidance, Understanding, Patience and Judgment through the Years as the Administrator of Chillicothe High School. THE 1955 ARROW Dedicates this Edition to PRINCIPAL JOHN A. SMITH

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l'ren-ssley Caldwell wus Il member of the first f'. H. S. cluss to gxxulunte under Mr. Smlth's prinelpalship ln 1915. ,hnmlee Vnldwell. daughter of Pressley. graduates in the HU55 class under Mr. Smith. 'Phe picture shows them look- lng over some reminiscent nmteriul. il Citizen should be John Arvin Smith. The initials J. A. S. have appeared on countless office forms to C. H. S. students and faculty members for forty-one years. Principal and Citizen Smith has entered into many community activities. He is credited: an early member of Kiwanis, president in 19403 a long-time Sunday School teacher and member of the Board of Trustees of Walnut Street Churchg a member of the Board of Directors of the Y. M. C. A.g a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Library, a member, four times president of the Council of Social Agencies, and a member of the Sun- set Club. During his years as principal of C. H. S. Mr. Smith has taken time to teach a third-period class in United States History. History has been his great hobby as well as his teaching work. The life of Andy Jackson and the history of the Civil War are subjects par excellence. Numerous times Chillicothe clubs have listened to J. A. Smith lec- ture on history and foreign affairs. His daily conversa- tion, his class discussions, and his lectures are frequently sparked by anecdotes drawn from his Monroe County and his Chillicothe experiences and his extensive reading in history. The many ovations and honors which have come from Chillicothe organizations to Principal John A. and Citizen Smith attest to his qualities and virtues practiced most steadfastly. ' A A I' i ! E an I 1- '-! The High School faculty A fr- 12 I'-94 .- and the school administra- 'l! I...-, ! l tion held Il reception and ,--2: F- 4- dinner honoring' Mr. Smith !-V - - I in uw High School Cafe- -' - .- terlu September 23, 1955. . I : an-. Donald Gatchell, ns spokesman. presented Mr. and Mrs. Smith with ll tel- evision set. uumul nowuno For yenrs und years Mrs. Smith has seen her hushnnd off to work curly each morning. For Ienvilu: the house :lt 257 South Hickory Street to euteh the Inns to school, the time is ll:-10 Il.llI. 1 pronlptly. 'l'he second Honor-tTitizen-of-the-Month was .lohn A. Smith named jointly hy the Philli- eothe Junior Fhumher of Uommerce und the produetion IljJ.'l'lll'y of the series of monthly professional talent shows. The llest Is Yet 'l'o Come. The nwnrd. mode on the l'.H.S. Audl- torinm staure in September, HHS. wus the Golden Rule Honor Fltizen Pin.