Gnadenhutten High School - Goal Yearbook (Gnadenhutten, OH)

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Sixteen ggg,THE' CLASS HISTORY Of course our Class History, like all others, had a beginning. This eventful date was Sep- tember 5, 1921 when twenty-four Freshmen entered the Gnadenhutteu High School. lt is hard for us to realize that we possess- ed any of the verdancy usually ascribed to Freshmen. The Faculty and the upper classmates fail- ed to realize our true importance. This was due no doubt. to lack of insight on their part. VVe experimented with Mathematics and propounded truths of English that none of the teachers could comprehend. NVe so pursued Biology that there is no doubt in our mind that we gave the Scientists of today many new truths. Upon entering the Sophomore year, we had a crew of only seventeen. One member of this crew fell over-board and the other joined a new ship in a distant city. Our class was well represented in athletics and in the County Tri-.Nngular Debates. The school was gradually learning OU1' true importance for they realized that our class was furnishing the pep and enthusiasm that was making the High School great and prominent in the county. Our junior year we enjoyed most of all, even though our crew did dwindle to thirteen. VVe got more out of our Latin than Cicero ev- er put in it. lu addition to ,'Xino,' which we learned in the Freshman year our vocabulary was en- larged and 'fscio was added to our list. In Chemistry we were so proficient that our instructor thought seriously of revising the text. Quite a number of our class were afflicted with a malady that is quite apt to attack young people, but no cases were fatal. XVe had many social gatherings, the im- portant one being the junior-Senior Recep- tion, on May 1, 1924, in the old School Build- ing. Esther Ulrich a prominent member of our class, was champion High School Speller of Tuscarawas County. Our class consisted of sixteen members in the Senior year, eight girls and eight boys. VVe were now the leaders, and our attitude was, undoubtedly, well chosen. Yergil Xlcalillen. Bertha Dix, Heywood Cappel, and john Taylor from Pleasant Val- ley joined us in the Senior Year. Wie organized our class as follows: Vera Shull, President - Albert Sindlinger, Vice President Josephine Snyder, Secretary Paul VVilliams, Treasurer. Our class flower-Yellow Tea Rose Class colors-Lavendar and Gold Class motto- Tonite We Launch, Where Shall XVe Anchor?,' Five of the Senior boys and one girl were represented on the Basketball teams. Our class has the record of having the best attendance in our High School. Vera Shull, Esther Ulrich, Albert Sindling- er. Ray Peter. and Paul VVilliams upheld the honors of the school in the Inter-School De- bates, and were declared County Champions by the judges. VVe too have the honor of being the first class to graduate in the New High School Building. VVe are very thankful that we have had Mr. Sindlinger and Mr. Kennedy as our in- structors throughout our High School Course, for they have been very patent with us in our struggles and have forgiven us our many mistakes. As we gaze into the future and look upon the world, we appreciate the fact that we have had the privilege of attending school in this quiet and historic village, with its rich his- tory and traditions. It is our earnest hope that the fair name of the Gnadenhutten High School will shine with a greater lustre due to the fact that we have played our part within its walls. -Ruth Eg Milligan

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THE GOAL y y Fiftffg MARY M. KEFFER KEFFER Shakespearian Literary Society. Chorus. 6 GAIL W. HAMILTON U BUS 1, Lincolnian Literary Society. Basketball 4. VERGIL MCMULLIN 1. JAKE H Shakespearian Literary Society. Chorus. Graduate of Pleasant Valley '24. JOHN R. TAYLOR SQUIRT Lincolnian Literary Society. Graduate of Pleasant Valley '24. P

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THE GOAL Seventeen SENIOR CLASS PROPHEOY One afternoon as I was taking a stroll through the park, my thots wandered back to my high school days, and I longed to know what the future held in store for each member of the Senior Class of nineteen twenty-five. just at that moment I passed a poor old woman sitting on one of the benches. She looked lonely sitting there alone, so I walked over and sat down beside her. She seemed very glad that I had come to talk to her. Dur- ing our talk she told me that she was gifted with art of foretelling the future. As soon as I heard this 1 was very much intelested in her. She said to me, Is there any one person or persons in whom you are interested and whose future you would like to know ? I quickly answered her, Oh yes! I am so anxious to know all about my classmates' fu- ture, I am very much interested in them. This old woman's name was jackson. She said everyone in the neighborhood called her old Mother Jackson. So I will call her that too. To my surprise Mother Jackson invited me out to her home. She said if I would come she would be only too glad to tell me what I wished to know. She told me just where to find her home. I was very thankful to her and told her that she could expect me on VVednesday afternoon. I hurried home to finish my work for I didn't want anything to stand in my way and keep me from going to visit Old Mother .lack- son. NVednesday afternoon I started on my visit. I had to walk about a mile out in the west- ern part of the town. As I approached her home I was pleased with the picturesque ef- fect that it presented. The small house was painted white and on the lawn were planted flowers and shrubs. Then at the back of the house were two large maple trees. Mother Jackson was sitting beside the window knitting. She was pleased to see me and she at once put away her work and went into another room to get the articles she used in telling fortunes. I couldn't imagine what these things were and was very much surprised to see that what she brought out was only a large cup which contained some coffee grounds. NVell, she said, I suppose you are anxious to hear what I have to tell you, so I will be- gin right now for it will take me some time to tell you about so many people. Yes. I can hardly wait to hear, so please start right now,', I said. Mother Jackson took the cup of coffee grounds and sat down in a rocker beside the window. She gave the cup a few turns and then looked at the position of the grounds. Then she told me what I had for so long wanted to know. Carl Martin is going to be the coach of the O. S. U. football team. I always knew Carl had quite a liking for football and I know he will make a fine coach. Mother jackson kept turning her cup and each time she would tell me the result. Raymond Peter is going to be a great electrician and is going to be the main electrician in Westinghouse Electric, Pitts- burgh, Pa. Esther Uhrieh will be a teacher of Mathe- matics in Oberlin College. Good luck to Esther. Vera Shull is destined to hear the call of pots and pans and she will reside in Phila- delphia, Pa.. where her better half will be professor in one of the schools. VVhat do you think, Bertha Dix and Mary Keffer will eagerly follow the call of the June bells! Here is the surprise though, the one who will perform these two ceremon- ies will be-Yes, I am sure I am correct- will be Reverend John Taylor. It seems that John will suddenly renounce his geometry book and substitute sermons in it's place. Paul VVilliams will bring fame to his home town by developing into a nationally famed pitcher and, he will be a greatly sought for 'man' not only by baseball managers but by the fair sex. Gail Hamilton will 'win his way to the T l ni