Geneva High School - Aquila Yearbook (Geneva, OH)

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THE EAGLE IN GENEVA HIGH SCHOOL Eagle Street, on which our school is located, with stately, spreading trees supplied the nucleus for the growth of the eagle as our symbol. Four years ago in The Geneva High School auditorium an over- whelming majority of the student body selected the Eagle for the symbol of our athletic teams, and changed the school colors from maroon and white to scarlet and gray. That marked the beginning of a new era in the life of Geneva High School. The same year a new class ring was adopted. The double-headed eagle shanked with purpose and courage further paralleled the Eagle - bol. This year, carrying out the same idea, the name of the year b o was changed from The Mirror to The Aquila which signifie t - entire species of Eagle. The school paper, an innovation of this r, was titled The Talon. Thus, step by step, has the Eagle attaine s, ition, acceptance, and renown in Geneva High School. As the o n ird learning to fiy, struggling fiercely at times, yet emergin tron l and wiser after each ordeal, our Eagle - . gaineo. its promi ce. Silho ed ag ' the sky, the graceful n.. A .' the mighty bird Wingi himsel h ugh the heavens ins ' f o to noble virtues of strength d daunt -Q urage. Every f t on the field of com- bat, every st ent in the a . room, ever 1 , 6 ate in the game of life finds these virt necessar .a succes For centuri en have 1 - 1--5 e o he kindly aspect of this bird. In truth he a ing-a king o t - olden days whose praises the ancient bards nev r tired of singirfg. Broad-shouldered and com- pact yet powerfully mu and clea v r.Qauild, he is a peer of his royal race. Half-mythical as t seems . not the Eagle been glorified on the standards e sians,Q1e Romans, and from Caesar to Charlemagne? u wn i hose the Eagle as the symbol of a nation-a s l s I prosperity. In a world wh reigns supreme, far from the haunts of men, a large, ruggedly-constructed nest is perched on a craggy ledge. Time only can develop the insignificant ball of down in that nest into a mighty bird. Thus it has taken years in Geneva High School to broaden the name Eagles to mean not only the athletic teams and the organizations, but every individual. Time has created in the stu- dent a feeling that he is one of a great brood, striving in his own field and for himself, it is true, but still one of many working toward a common goal. Long years lay ahead. There are still higher peaks to surmount, still greater difficulties to overcome, and triumphs to achieve. The bird is very young but, as time passes, as the Eagle attains dignity and maturity, may we say, Long live the Eagle in Geneva High School. -FRANCES M. DORSEY.

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THE EAGLE'S NEST--GENEVA HIGH SCHOOL The Eagle is famous for devotion to his home. The same nest is used for years. Our present nest was dedicated January 7, 1925. This was just one year after Superintendent of Schools, E. H. Dietrich Know Assistant State Director of Educationj presided at the laying of the cornerstone. The cost of construction, including the Industrial Arts Annex, was S290,000. At present the Eagle brood numbers five hundred an Wenty- five. There were only three hundred and eighty when w oved in eleven years ago. Our present home replaced one built 5 and designed to provide for two hundred. By the time the ol st was destroyed nearly twice this number were housed in it. Be - ': at time the famous Geneva Norm erv s a high school. ss graduated in 1872. It' v ember ere Edith M. Thomas, Cha s . - olt, Sarah E. Good ' and E. . Richmond. The 1936 class numlq ' ty-five gradu e All through the yea X - A , f ' chool ha ried to maintain high standards. In 1903 s - e . was' ated ' Class by the State Department of Education an was laced in approved list of the North Central Association of y if ndary Sc s and Colleges. It has maintained this ranking ever sin Many changes have occu A high s stai since we moved into the new building. f ose g only three were here when the change was made--Mrs. Luther Holt, C. E. Bartholo- mew, and H. E. Peck. Sometimes members of the Eagle's brood return to help train others. This is true of Miss Elsie Fleming, Mrs. Mildred Beckwith, and several in the grade school. . Through the loyalty of Eagles present, past, and future, it is to be hoped that the standards of Geneva High School in all fields of worthwhile endeavor may remain a challenge and an inspiration to all. -Mr. H. E. PECK, Principal