Euclid High School - Euclidian Yearbook (Euclid, OH)

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Orators in Contest Celia Camine, Mary Brown, Cecillia Canning, Leonard Beck, -lohn Stevenson, Olive Harmon Wllllalli Lake, ltlcanor Harmon, Horton Bassett, ltllzabcth Matchett, Josephine lxastellit Lydia lXLllJlC We found after our oratorial contest that many of our High School pupils may be Patrick Henrylsf' rlhe Mountain White .....,,........,. . .. America's O ortunitv to Assist Uthers .t.. . . PP . Evolution of Electric Motor. , . . Women in Politics ......... Immigration ............ Re-enforcing the Ranks .... Heroes of Every Day Life ...... Conservation of Our Forests ..,.. The Unfought Battle of the 14th . .Eleanor Harmon .Elizabeth Matchett . . .Horton Bassett . . . , . Mary Brown .,.Cecillia Canning . . .Celia Camine . . .blohn Stevenson . . .Leonard Beck .....VVilliam Lake The Need of Public Playgrounds. . . ......... Lydia Kubic Shall We Be Half Educated ..... The Benefit of Athletics for Girls. 29 -losephine Kastellic .. . .0live Harmon

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ln nineteen hundred and two, among other schools, the Settlement School was established in Hindman, Kentucky. The original property consisted of a frame school house of live rooms, rented COtt21gC, and four acres of ground. The men of the county paid seven hundred dollars for three acres of this land and gave it as an inducement to have the school at Hindman, because they were so anxious that their children should have a chance they never had had. Some of the children were very eager to go to school, and others had to be driven. Most of the parents made their children go. Two little boys, brothers, around the ages of nine and ten, walked forty miles to go to school. There was no room for them, so they were told to come hack the next year. They came back and were again turned away because there was no bed for them. They returned home and came back in a few days, bringing bed-clothes on their backs. They had decided to sleep on the lloor in order to gain an edu- cation. A father brought three little girls sixty miles over the mountains to stay at the school, because they had no mother. He wanted them to be brought up like ladies. Ihe school lands it hard to send away such as these. Some of the boys got so homesick, and could not stand it away from home so long. A young lady went to teach at this school. She lived in the little boys' house. It made it seem more like home to the boys, and they did I'lOt run away so often. The little boys were very fond of lighting together. Some of the boys came from families that did little else but light. They had never heard the real meaning of Christmas. It was customary for them to be drunk on Christmas Day. When the young lady told them about hanging up their stockings, they said that was only for ladies. At the school they soon lost some of their barbarism. The school now covers two hundred and twenty-live acres of land, in- cluding coal mines bought in 1918. It has twenty buildings, cottages, hos- pitals, power house, school buildings and barns. There are thirty teachers and workers. One hundred boys and girls live in the settlement. The school enrollment is two hundred and four. They are doing splendid work, but they still need more help. These people are good Americans and descendents ol our early pioneers. Wlhile we are helping people across the ocean, why not give a little more attention to these real Americans in our own country! Eleanor Harmon. Sophomore. .lan.21,1921. ZS

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ff M The following were chosen from our debating teams to represent the school in the county contest. Left to right: LaRue Lewis Gizella lVlisZaros Helen Cook Ralph Knuth YE DEBATERS OF EUCLID HIGH The debating team of Euclid High ls a team not to be easily dehed, For LaRue, Gizella, Helen and Ralph VVere really the very best we had. They debated against our sister Shore High And beat them to their great surprise. Their next thought was to tackle Chagrin Falls. Since they worked hard it was merely naught. But alas, the sad day arrived too soon. But our courageous team was right in tune: They arrived at Chagrin safe and sound Hoping to beat them by a long shot: The speeches were given, one by one. The judges verdict was slow and drawng Finally the decision was read and given, Which gave Chagrin the right of winning. Our team left with heavy hearts, But just wait 'till next year, by gosh! And you will easily then hnd out just what chalice old Euclid got. 30