Crooksville High School - Crux Hi Skan Yearbook (Crooksville, OH)

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History of tbe Senior Class Stop! Look! and Read the History of the Class of 1926. Four years ago in the fall of 1922 a curious lot of youngsters entered the Crooksville High School. They had just settled their heads for a long siege of study when they were aroused by a noisy bunch of children presenting themselves as New Years presents and demanding their rights as freshmen. The new brothers were welcomed probably as an only, favored son welcomes a new baby sister. But the first glance at the entire group assured any onlooker that this, the class of 1926, would be the best and greatest class that ever graduated from C. H. S. The new class organized and we soon became at home in our new surroundings, even though it was hard amid the laughter and satirical remarks of our elders. However, we overcame our fears and timidness soon after the freshman banquet given us by our upper class mates. We entered C. H. S. as Sophomores in the fall of 1923, but now we were not so timid. We did our best toward supporting athletics; our boys took an active part as players on both the football and basketball teams, and the girls not to be outdone showed their skill by supporting the girls’ basketball team and helped to bring home the Silver Loving Cup for three successive years. Starting on the third quarter of our race we had that old “spirit of 76,” which was predominant in everything. In the middle of the term we entered our new Temple of Knowledge—the new high school building. It was this year that we entertained the departing seniors with a reception which every one enjoyed. We still kept our famous athletes and became known on the stage through participation in plays, operettas, debates, and orations. In the fall of ’25 we again assembled—this times, as leaders of dear old C. H. S. with a certain air of dignity which Seniors alone possess. We still had our fighting spirit and although we had many little quarrels we thought nothing of them, but remembered the old proverb, “True Love Never Runs Smoothly.” We are now coming in our travels close to the crossroads—each individual expecting to go straight ahead on the road to success, hoping that all underclassmen will follow in his footsteps and remembering that— Lives of great men all i-emind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing leave behind us, Footprints on the Sands of Time. LILIAN LEETH.

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aeaBiBseaeaegssesesBaegsse crux m skan agaaf maaBaaBaB CATHERINE L. TAYLOR (“Catty ) Operetta 26 Glee Club 24-25-26 Basketball 24-25-26 Captain of Basketball 26 Track 23-24 English Course “An eye like Mars, to threaten and to command.” LUELLA N. WATTS (“I.ue”) Operetta 26 ' Glee Club 24-25-26 Basketball 25-26 English Course “I have a hehrt which has room every joy.” WALTER CARTER (“Walt”) Science Club College Prep Course “To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches.” JOHN D. HUGHES “Johnny” Football 23-24-25-26 Basketball 23-24-25 Track 23 Commercial Course “Cease your search, Diogenes. THELMA N. MOORE (“Sport”) English Course “Confidence is nowhere safe.” IRENE M. WEMMER ( Rene”) Orchestra 23 Glee Club 25 Music Contest 23 Basketball 24-25 “Little but mighty.”

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Last Will and Testament of Class of 1926 Know All Men by These Presents: We, the members of the Senior Class of 1926, of Crooksville High School, of the Village of Crooksville, in Perry County, State of Ohio, having fulfilled our mission in dear old C. H. S. and being of sound mind, memory and understanding, do hereby leave to the rest of the student body, a Testament and Class Will, in form and manner following: We extend to the faculty hearty thanks and sincere appreciation for their patience, helpful advice, and personal kindness. Gerald Cross leaves his executive powers to the President of the Junior Class, Byron Snell. Lillian Leeth bequeaths her office of vice president to the vice president of the Junior Class. The second year shorthand class hereby bequeath their ability to learn, their eagerness, and their knowledge, to the first year class, hoping they will ever keep the goal up to the standard. Bryan Hartley leaves his honors in basket ball and football to William Dalrymple. Avalyn Wilson and Frances Smith leave their sunny dispositions to the possession of Dorothy Blaney and Mildred Hankinson. Catherine Taylor leaves the trying position of Cheer Leader to Anna Belle Stought and Kenneth Price. The Day-Dreamers, Robert Burley, Henry Saunders, and Gerald Cross, leave their sweet dreams to Marion Giles, Donald Hughes, and Walter Noon. Agnes Cooke leaves her ever-ready answers to Dorothy Thorne and Kathryn Longley. Wilda Clarke, Thelma Hall, and Lona Hall, leave their ability to sing to Hazel Rambo, and Eva Presgrave. John Snell, Leo Bess, and John Hughes leave their positions on the football team to Clinton Neff and Adrian Dean. Ned Watts and Odis Folden leave their reels of comedian acts to Marion Giles and Byron Snell. Donald Hull leaves his unquestionable precociousness to Ernest Hayman. Lucy King, Helen Lowry, Agnes Cooke, Thelma Moore, Rachel Search, Ruth Kane, Sarah Ferguson, and Lillian Baker leave their positions as typists to Donald Hughes, Don- ald Koehler, Eugene West, Eva Presgrave, and Hazel Rambo. Catherine Taylor leaves her popularity to Catherine Duncan and Frances Stanley. Maurice Hartley leaves his outspoken manner of expression to Ronald Buckley. Lawrence West bequeaths his ability as store clerk to Garmon Conoway. Floyd Wilson bequeaths his interest in filling stations to Kenneth Smith. Irene Wemmer and Jeanet Richard bequeath their height to Annabelle Stought and Edith Annon. Paul Frecker and Harold Mealick leave their standing as American Literature “cutups” to Ronald Tharp and Philip Tague. Violet Corven and Rosemary Frecker bequeath their titles, “Dignified Seniors” to Mabel Werner and Helen Walsh. To Mary Shepherd, Anna Baringer and Mildred Noon, a quiet disposition is presented by Wilda Carr, Mildred Hughes, Wanda Salisbury, and Helen Meade. Jeanette Moore leaves her supersensitive feelings to Violet Isabelle Pitcock. John Smith and Walter Carter leave their quietness to Ernest Hayman and Clarence Jones. Margaret Cook and Helen Foraker leave their smiles to Frances Stanley and Catherine Duncan. Luella Watts leaves her position on the basket ball floor to Hazel Blosser. And last but not least, the Senior Class of 1926, leaves to the student body of the Crooksville High School, the memory of happy school days, teachers dear, and the memories of high school pals. In witness whereof, we, the Class of ’26, have set our hand this 18th day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred, twenty-six. Executor, Miss Murphy. (Signed) THE SENIORS OF 1926. Per Lillian Baker. Witnesses: BARBARA STINSON. LLOYD COPE. ELIZABETH KASLER.