Columbian High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Tiffin, OH)

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7h Bama! af Zdamifaa s Earl Knapp, Earl Kern, clerk-treasurer, C. A. Riggs, president, Wm. McKinney, vice president, Harry W. Frick, Francis E. Kuhn We present herewith the members of the Board of Education of the Tiffin City School District. The five members are elected by the people to carry on the business of the schools. They, in turn, employ a clerk-treasurer, and the administrative, teaching, custodial, and other staff members, Members ofthe Board of Education serve without pay. Meeting are held regularly on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 P.M., plus any called or special meetings which may be needed. School finance, maintenance, employment of personnel, purchase of equipment, school legislation, community needs, educational progress and development, and a host of other matters come under the study and jurisdiction of this hard-Working body of public servants. We salute them!

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u Nm WMQZQOM Today the modern fluorescent light occupies the center of the stage. A few years ago the writer had the extremely rare privilege of having an informal interview with Mr. Thomas A. Edison at his winter home and estate along the Caloosahatchee River at Fort Meyers, Florida. Along with a group of Tiffin people wintering in Florida, we stopped at the Edison home and were first conducted through the groves and the horticultural gardens, after which we were introduced to Mr. Edison in his laboratory. Being from Ohio, we were warmly welcomed and together enjoyed an informal chat for nearly a half-hour. At the time of our visit, Mr. Edison was working on the development of rubber from the gum of some native Florida trees. We found Mr. Edison to be a delightful conversationalist, a keen thinker and observer, and a man of pleasing personality, hav- ing a keen sense of humor. The half-hour spent with Mr. Edison I consider to be one of the high lights of a lifetime. 6 Zff. 9

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It is a pleasure to greet you who are students of Colum- bian High School in this Thomas Edison edition of the Blue and Gold. For each of you I wish a bright and happy future. One way to insure such a future is to emulate the de- votion to improving the lot of his fellowmen which this great inventor, Thomas Edison, manifested throughout his long and useful lifetime. Make life easier for your fellows, and, strangely enough, your own ease and happiness will follow as a rich and valuable dividend. Superintendent of Schools The fullness of life which we enjoy so much has been made possible by our benefactors. Of these, Thomas A. Edison is one of the greatest. He is our slave. He is at our service morning, noon, and nightg at home and abroad, in the field and in the factory, on land and sea, in the air and in the depths. His presence is thrust upon us at every turn. May we humbly recognize and honor his presence. Principal of Columbian High School ll