Galion High School - Spy Yearbook (Galion, OH)

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G. H. S. TRACK TEAM. At a meeting of the athletic association in the spring of 1903 it was decided to organize a track team to represent G. H. S. at Mansfield and other places. Gayle Dull was elected captain and Rod- ney Reese manager. We received invitations from several places to take part in the field meets, but accepted only two of these invitations. Captain Dull was determined to get more fellows and thus make a better showing than did the pre- vious team. He started early in the season and succeeded in getting a large number of candidates to try for various events. They did very well, con- sidering their limited advantages. The first meet took place at Oberlin on Decora- tion Day, May 30th. Our team, accompanied by several rooters, went to Oberlin. They found the track in fine condition but the weather was very cold, which greatly dampened the ardor and en- thusiasm of the meet, Of the eleven teams entered Galion won third place, Oberlin getting first and South High of Cleveland second. Both these teams had distinct advantages over us, in the way of flne trainers: more men and good tracks on which to practice. G. H. S. did very well considering the few participants and advantages. Spires of Oberlin was the hero of the day, he alone scoring twelve points for his school. Edgar Mahla of G. H. S. was second, scoring six points. Gayle Dull won second in the quarter mile, second in the broad jump and third in the pole vault. Edgar Mahla won first in the two mile and third in the half mile run. Allie Diamond won third in the high jump. Medals wer given for first place only, so Mahla was the only one to bring back a medal from Oberlin. The next meet took place at Mansfield, June 9th. In this meet G. H. S. had a good representa- tion and intended to carry off the pennant for first place as a school, but we found that the Mansfield team had several new sprinters, and was a great deal stronger than the year before, so Galion had to be satisfied with second place. Our team was accompanied by a large crowd of rooters, who were much pleased with the meet. Dull succeeded in getting second in the quarter mile run and second in the pole vaultg Allie Dia- mond first in the high jump and second in the broad jumpg Arlington Jacobs second in the shot put, and Edgar Mahla third in the half mile run. Gold medals were given for firsts, silver for seconds and bronze for thirds. The Mansfield team gave the participating teams a fine reception at the High School in the eveningg here the medals were distributed and aprogram rendered by some of the pupils EDGAR MAHLA, Captain of Track Team. of the Mansfield High School. A. J. FREESE. Q ATHLETIC RECORDS OF G. H. S. 100 Yard Dash Dull 10 2-5 s. 1 Mile Run Mahla 5 min. 10 s. 220 U Mahla 23 3-5 2 'L Mahla 11 min. 4-5 s. 440 Mahla 53 2-5 s. Pole Vault Dull 9 feet 4 in. 880 Dull 2 min 14 s Shot Put 16 lb. Diamond 29 feet 9 in. Running Broad Jump Diamond 19 feet 7 in 220 Yard Hurdles Diamond 29 4-5 s. Running High Diamond 5 feet 6 in Relay Team-Mahla, Meuser, Reese, Dull. Time 4 min. 23 s.

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CLASS HISTORY All the world's a stage, says Avon's Bard, and each man in his time plays many partsg his acts bring seven ages. The class of '04 now grouped for the closing scene of the second act,may well be proud of the ability it has displayed, and feel that it has made some preparation for the acts yet to follow in The Great Drama of Life. Nations, men and actors all have histories, and the class of '04 may be pardoned for pointing with pride to its history, of four years of mental labors in the G. H. S. To fully recount its achievements, its victories, upon the athletic field, its succesees in oratorical contests and class rivelries, demands an abler pen than mine, while to chronicle its aspirations, its elation over success in master- ing knotty problems, or its despondency over failures, would demand an Emersonian intellect, but to measure the gas or kerosene it consumed in midnight study, would be to render possible the impossible. With the opening of the school, the year ending with '00, this clsss, now fam Jus in its own estimation at least, strong in uumber, but weak in knee, brave in seem- ing, but coward at heart, smiling in face, but tearful in se- cret, and Ohl so badly scared, entered the Chapel of the West School building, and began its work in the four year course. The noble, numerous and nonsensical resolutions,men- tally made as we entered upon the session and faced our instructors have been in a large degree, like soap bubbles, very transient, but l hear the printer growl Boi. it Down. ln the year of our Freshness, we felt that we could ap- preciate the feelings of the lions when Daniel made his historical call upon them, as we were overawed by the combined wisdom of the other classes and felt the absolute need of the attendance of the entire faculty, at our first class meeting. The most important event of our class was the farewell reception to Prof. C. G. Olney, who had endeared himself to the entire school, and was now breaking the ties to enter upon new duties, in new fields. With the close of the school year, our freshness had been cast aside with our timidity, and when the class entered upon its Sophomore year, it was smaller in number, but what it lacked in that respect it made up in Bigness of Head. No doubt the instructures noted our increasing self-confidence, and deplored the fact that we were exceed- ingly Fresh, Though fewer in number we were stronger in resolu- tions, as was evidenced by our .brave boys, hoisting the Orange and Black to the top of the mast on the Wheel- works building, where the class colors defiantly fluttered in every breeze, and dared Junior and Freshlnan alike, to pull them down. Wei began to develop in social quality that year,and the girls gave a New Year reception for the boys. We also took a long sleigh-ride one wintry night to the home of Miss Sonnett west of New Winchester, and were Very Good, returning early, 5:30 A. M. The boys tendered the girlsa return reception, at the hospital home of Mr. Flickinger in March. Yet more enjoyable was the Oratorical Contest in which we shone so brightly, Miss McManes taking first honor in recitation. Laying aside the Soph. but still a little f'Sopht, we came hack the third year, fewer in number but strongerin determination and glad to resume our studies. We adopted a constitution this year and were honored by our fellow classes who termed us Constitutional Law- yers. This year another of our instructors heard the song of the Siren wooing him away to other scenes, Prof. H. N. Wheaton had harkened to the strains and left us exceeding sorrowful as he had made the study of science very inter- esting, athough we had been taking Physics two years for our brains. He was succeeded by Prof. Scott, and we pro- gressed so rapidly that soon there were some of the mem- bers, who did not feel the need of attendance at recitation, and were politely requested to remain in the Chapel. We also made the acquaintance of Prof. Leland Nichols,our new instructor in elocution. We were represented in the preliminary contest ani then inthe oratorical contest with Mt. Gilead, and were proud of our contestants, but, Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, it might have been. Then at the close of the year occurred the Reception of Receptions, the farewell to the class of '03. Brilliant and entrancing, delighting and delightful, not exclusively, A Feast of Reason and Flow of Soul, but sparkling with wit and repartee, more or less, Hot Air. and a floating of soles over the waxed floor of the Armory and the night waxed and waned until The sma hours, Ayout the twat. When school opened last September we laid aside our youth and became old, for were we not Seniors? For proof see how our ranks hrve decimated! But twenty-six remained of our once large number. More than 60 per cent of our class has deserted our colors, some by remov- al, others engaging in active duties of life. A few felt the keen edge of the examination axe, and Hgave up the Qschooll g11ostg while three of our fairest maies went into mttlimony. How diligently we have striven during the past nine months, how assidulously we have studied, and how dig- nitied we have been, for we felt the weight of yearsg and realized the responibility, that rested upon us as the sages of the G. H. S.,where so many Juniors, Sophs. and Freshies. daily gathered and looked up to us as representatives of the wisdom collected and assimilated by over three years of strenuous mental efforts. This school year we have been under the care of new instructors, Prof. C. E. Bryant, and Prof. T. E. Paulus, and our recitations have been very plersant and profitable. And our good Aunt Lou was promoted to the high school, after many years in the Grammar grades and we rejoiced at her promotion Our 6:st class meeting was very interesting as we elected new officers and editors of our Annual. Under the presidency of Mr. Edgar Mahla, all of our class meet- ing have been noted for their business-like methods, and decorous proceedings. We have become harmonious and united in spirit as becoming to a class, which has met daily for years. We observed Arbor Day, plantinga tree in the south west corner of the Campus,and hope that as it grows and embellishes the landscape, so may our class live and develop in the world, making it better and brighter. And now as l hear the warning note, t. at the curtain is about to decend, upon the last scene in our second Act, let us hope that the future historians will not be called upon to record any tragedy or vaudeville for the Cass of '04, but may it have a reason: able amount of comedy in its rendition of the Drama of Life. ETHE JIQLNCAID. .1 -,G