Cuyahoga Falls High School - Cuyahogan Yearbook (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

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HI-TIMES work tends to give the student self-confidence when he is later asked to appear on the pro- grams of the higher grades. At the beginning of the term each English class elects officers for its society; usually they are president, vice president and secre- tary. T he president then appoints a commit- tee of three or four members, who hold a meeting to make out the program. Generally three programs are rendered by each society every semester. One of the 10-B literary societies presented a fine program recently. All who were requested to appear were well prepared and the selections were good. The material is much the same as that of the upper class programs. There are musical numbers, current events, talks, poems and readings. THE TROLLY LEAGUE ORATORICAL CONTEST •The preliminaries for the annual Trolley League Oratorical Contest were held two weeks previous to the finals. Ruth Read, whose oration was “War or Peace,” was chosen to represent Cuyahoga Falls High School at Kent Roosevelt High. James Ger- man was chosen as alternate. The subject of his oration was “T he Constitution ’ To uphold Falls High in the reading contest, Margaret McKinley was the choice. Her selection was “The Americanizing of Andre Francois.” Alberta Huff, with her reading, “The Lost Word.” was decided upon as alter- nate. T he Trolley League Oratorical Contest was held in the Kent Roosevelt auditorium on April 16. The auditorium was filled with an attentive audience. T hroughout the en- tire program much interest was manifested by the Falls High students, but at no time was that interest so keen as when our girls were performing. T he expression on the faces of the Falls crowd indicated that they were well pleased with the manner in which our contest- ants conducted themselves. The results of the reading contest, as announced by the judges, were as follows: Kenmore High was placed first; Cuyahoga Falls, second, and Ra- venna, third. In orations, Roosevelt High re- ceived first honors; Cuyahoga Falls, second, and Ravenna, third. These ratings clearly indicated that Falls High had maintained its usual high standards. WRITING A THEME “You will come prepared to write a three hundred word theme in class.” How familiar are those words to all of us and yet how we loathe the very mention of a theme. We have been called upon many times in the course of our school career to write themes and essays, yet every student considers it a drudgery which can only be tolerated because of the great and ever present danger—no grade. When we are notified to prepare a theme, we begin looking around for a possible subject. The search usually lasts about two minutes, after which we give up in despair and try to console ourselves with the idea that we surely will be able to write on some subject the fol- lowing day. Benjamin Franklin once said that we should never put off till tomorrow what can be done today. A very wise and true proverb it is, but so hard to follow. It seems as though it is always much easier to postpone the unpleas- ant task. The next day as we approach the fatal hour we become more and more alarmed for it seems as though the golden subject has not presented itself. As we go into class our mis- givings increase in size and number and we begin to wonder why we ever put off getting a subject till the last minute. The rest is an old, old story. When the hour is half gone, suddenly out of a cloudy horizon comes a revelation. We begin writ- ing with fervor and as the bell rings the last word is written. Saved! But none too soon. —Thomas Hunter. MY WATERLOO Napoleon met his Waterloo, Caesar met his doom. But I met Both these things at once Up in the Physics room. The hours tick slowly by from morning till night of a school day. The morning passes, and as noon arrives, I begin counting the hours with a sinking heart. One-thirty, two-thirty —and then with the two-thirty bell sounding like a death knell on my listening ears, I pro- ceed to the Physics room, like a lamb going to the slaughter. For what possible reason I go, I do not know. For my mind is an absolute void in matters of science and that room for me holds

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HI -TIMES 13 pa- rt Keifer and Moore are the owners, Kola and Thelma, our classmates, Now rich and powerful people. We next see a well known newspaper. Which Richard Robinson edits, And on the front page is the picture Of Miss Flickinger, noted violinist. Thus does the tale of the Seniors, The brilliant 12-A’s of this high school, Come to an end and we leave them, Leave them in that friendly future. Hard have they labored and toiled And thus are their labors rewarded. So the dream fades into shadows, I'he dream of the beautiful future. I bus have I given to you File future lives of the 12-A’s. Lucy Brady, '27. We have throughout the year, honored sev- eral of our students in school for the splendid work they have done in athletics, literary work, and numerous other activities. Rut upon further investigation we have found there are a few students we have neglected to mention and who, in our estimation, deserve a great deal of credit. Catherine Deeds, Rose Holser and Audrey Goodnow, all of the 12-A class, have gone through high school without being absent or tardy once. They have won a battle of their own, that of possessing the ability and will power of attending school in spite of nice soring days, (when it would be nice to play “hooky”), rain, snow and even sickness at times. LITERARY SOCIETIES The three literary societies; namely, the Chestnut Burr, Athenian and Delphian, were organized in the spring of 1915. Howard Searle was president of the Chestnut Burr Society, Raymond Hibbard of the Athenian Society and Larry Green of the Delphian Society. I he purpose of these societies is to promote an interest in public speaking, to create free- dom and efficiency in the use of the English language, to create an interest in, and to cul- tivate a taste for the best literature. When the students entered the old high school even pupil was chosen into one of the three societies. Then this practice was changed so that the 11-A to 12-A classes, inclusive, were enrolled. However, two years ago the 11-B class was also included. Inter-society literary contests started in 1920. Each society chose three contestants from its membership to represent it in orations, readings and music. In all. nine contestants were chosen. To encourage these contests and as an incentive to enter the contests in 1923, Mr. Richardson offered prizes to the par- ticipants. The first prize was three dollars; second, two dollars; and third, one dollar. A cup is now awarded to the winning society, whose name is engraved on the cup. I he society holds the cup as long as it retains first place in the contest. Fhe Chestnut Burr Society won the cup last spring. In the readings, Margaret Mc- Kinley of the Chestnut Burr Society won first place. Her subject was “Johnny Does His Home Work.” Burt Ewart, an Athen- ian, won first place in orations. His oration was “The Administration of Criminal Jus- tice.” Wendell Jones of the Chestnut Bun- Society won first place in music with a clarinet solo. Each society presents three programs a semester. These programs include interesting and educational talks about athletics and cur- rent news, debates, literary selections of merit and musical numbers. At present the officers of the three societies are: CHESTNUT BURR James German.....................Pres id-ut Tames Dabney................Vice'President Ralph Smith.................... Secretary Leonard Walker Treasurer ATHENIAN M arion Orth.....................President Burt Ewart .................Vice President Ford Peebles...........Secretary-Treasurer DELPHIAN George Klein.....................President Catherine Deeds..................Secretary Garland Kikendall Treasurer The Class Literary Societies The Athenian, Chestnut Burr, and Delphian Literary Societies include only the students of the eleventh and twelfth grades. However, the ninth and tenth year classes have literary organizations in connection with the English course. The literary societies of the lower grades are meant to create an interest and promote efficiency in literary activities. This

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HI -TIMES ---EV all the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition. 1 sit gazing out the window at the sights and sounds of the busy street. Suddenly a question is fired point blank at me. What shall 1 do? There in the midst of my day dreaming 1 am brought back to earth with a start and no idea of what 1 am supposed to say. For a while then 1 listen attentively with mv mind a jumble of scientif.c facts and fig- ures. My brain reels. All 1 can see is formu- las. formulas, formulas, and not a one do I know. The hands go around the clock as though there were weights on both of them, until at last, it comes, the bell of freedom, the joyful sign that there will be no more Physics until the next day. Hut the memory of that room still lingers. What is thunder? Where does electricity come from? How does a storage cell work? “Oh death, where is thy sting?” —Alar (jar et M cK in ley. When You’re on tlie Literary Program I There’s the funniest feeling around your heart, Every little sound makes you start. You say it, you think it, you look at the clock. Then say it some more and feel your knees knock. II 'IV rest of the program goes so slow You’re the last on the list you already know. Your eyes burn, your ears roar And you wish you could crawl through a hole in the floor. III You fold your hands and wiggle your feet. Then comb your hair and try to look sweet. Then all of a sudden the president stands, Calls out your name and the rest clap their hands. IV You start for the platform, your heart all a-quiver, While your voice slides down and touches your liver. T hen von begin and talk along ’Til Hip! Hurrah! There goes the gong. V It’s over, it’s over, it seems to say, It’s over until some other nice day, And you with a feeling of great relief Leave the stage and forget your grief. —Catherine Deeds. Literary Digest Reports Reports! How I hate and fear them! Why is it that as I read the article in prepara- tion for recitation, 1 can think of a wealth of material, and many remarks to make on the article. I imagine myself making a brilliant speech to a group of classmates held spell- bound by my eloquence. I hear myself hailed as a female Patrick Henry. However, as the fatal moment approaches, my courage is some what diminished. I dread hearing my name called. Frantically, I try to recall at least one statement made in the article. At last, when the suspense has be- come unbearable, my name is spoken in sepulchral tones by the teacher at the desk. I arise. Through the mist 1 seem to see a sea of faces. The silence is terrifying. With parched throat, I begin in a halting voice to speak words which sound positively idiotic. 1 cannot recall one word of the article, and at last, after floundering about for what seems like an hour, I give up in despair and sit down. This has seemed like the longest two minutes 1 have ever exper- ienced. The class, on the other hand, have appar- ently perceived no outward change, although it seems to me that my face must have been red as a lobster. Probably three-fourths of my classmates have been so busy thinking about their own talks that they have not heard mine. All that effort and worry for nothing! Such a life! —Florence Austin. HAND CARVED DESKS Since antique furniture is coming back into style. Falls High certainly is right up-to-the- minute! Anyone entering any of the numer- ous class rooms is instantly attracted by the many hand-carved desks. Some poor student, dreading the thought of being forgotten upon leaving school, has, as a last resort, taken it upon himself to carve his name into his desk in such a manner that it will remain there until the desk crumbles in ruins. In a few rare cases the carvers have even added a photo- graph to the name! If taken to an antique shop these desks would command a large sum of money for, even though many of them are comparatively new, they certainly have the appearance of furniture used by our earliest ancestors. If the school is ever in need of a sum of money, I am sure they could obtain