Granville High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Granville, OH)

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12 BLUE AND WHITE LITERARY CLASS HISTORY One bright sunny morning in September, 1918, forty pupils fresh from the eighth grade took their places under the direction of Miss Wright. From the very first day when we entered Room 9 we were given the much dreaded title Fresh- men and this we were doomed to carry for at least one year. During our Freshman year, we did not have one single class party. However, even under the hard knocks of upper classmen we stood our ground .bravely and studied hard and at last became Sophomores. September again! but how different, the biggest reason was that we were proud of having a name other than that of Freshman. It was during our Sophomore year that the Blue and White made its first appearance. Hallowe'en brought us our first High School party and didn't we enjoy it? . That year the Sophomore class won all the prizes at the preliminary oratorica-l contest. At Newark we were again victorious, the honors being carried off by a member of our class, Kenneth Breeze. Our class diminished until at the Junior roll call only twenty-seven responded. As Juniors we were again successful and carried oif two of the prizes at the oratorical contest. The first prize in the history essay contest was won by one of our members, Mayme Zetta Jackson. Although as Juniors we had several parties, the most important feature along social lines was the Junior-Senior ba-nquet which was given at the close of the year. September, 1921! We are Seniors! Yes, Seniors, after years of hard work mixed with those good old social times. Surely as we look back over those first years, we can truthfully say that our high school days have been the best and happiest of our lives. Think of those wonderful feeds, especially when some test was on foot. Think of our athletes help- ing old G. H. S. to win her championships. Now, June, 1922, twenty-four boys and girls are leaving dear old G. H. S. to face the wide, wide world. Some will go to college, while some will seek other duties and occupations, but wherever we are we will remember that our worth is due to the kind and ever-ready help of our teachers. As each day brings us to the realization that school days will soon be over we xalolglexs how G. H. S. will get along without the class of 22 and the class without ' ' ' -HAZEL V. JOHNSON, '22, CLASS WILL We, the graduating class of 1922 of Granville, Licking County, Ohio, being in good health and of sound and disposing mind, and memory, do make and publish this, our last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by us at any time heretofore made. 1 We do hereby direct that all our debts and funeral expenses be paid, and that our services be conducted by our friends in a fitting manner. We give and bequeath to the board of education our latest plans for the new High school building. To the most highly honored members or the faculty we give and bequeath our good-will and best wishes for successful classes next year. To the Juniors we leave our jolly times and the many opportunities to have feeds. To the Sophomores we give and bequeath our amiability. I To the Freshmen we do give and bequeath our rare brilliancy. The personal bequests of the Senior members are as follows: Catherine Richardson bequeaths her bashfulness to Louvera Yates. Frances Davies leaves her green middy to Alice Cook. Bernice Welsh wills her French correspondents to Edith Welsh. Hazel Gosnel leaves her Glee Club credits to Florence Bailey.

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BLUE AND WHITE K Q LELAND CASE-Casey. French Club. A modest young man, who divides his time making sodas and reading. HAZEL GOSNELL- . Glee Clubg French Clubg Y. W. f C. A. I am not bashful. JOHN EVERETT-Jolmny. if Three stories high, long, lanky and lean. gh ' MARY CHESSHIR- Glee Clubg Y. W. C. A.g French Clubg Staff. Skipping lightly o'er her studies While others break their shins.

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BLUE AND WHITE 13 Lorna Jones bequeaths her ability to read French to Fred Graves. Thelma Wright wills her rosy cheeks to Delia Hessin. Kenneth Breeze leaves his place on the staff to Hiter Dawkins. Curtis Mitchell bequeaths his largest shoes to Ted Leslie. Sara Randolph wills her squeaky seat to Jenness Carpenter. Coy Megaw leaves his good standing in French to anyone who wants it. John Everett bequeaths his stature to Chessie Young. George Wolfe leaves his whiskers to Charles Pierson. Hazel Johnson wills her penmanship to Alfred Owens and her aggrevating low speech to Dean Tyson. ' Kathrine Rohrer hequeaths her voice to Cora Frances Shirk. Geraldine Ackley leaves her galoshes to Thelma Emrick. Mary Chessire wills her curling iron to Emily Moody. Mary McLain leaves her complexion to Myrtle Richards. Russell Pierson wills his gift of gab to Raymond Galbraith. Coy Megaw bequeaths his sense of humor to Marian Ebaugh. Clare Lacock gives his oratorical skill to Kenneth Conard. Leland Case leaves his propensity for writing themes about the supernatural to Lawrence Davis. I Frank Dumm leaves his green socks to John Owens. Mayme Zetta Jackson wills her place as literary editor of Senior Class to Jenness Calpglidtdnlastly we do nominate and appoint our worthy janitor to be the executor of this our last will and testament. Witnesses: CLASS PROPHECY Si10,000 Reward for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the convict lately escaped from the Ohio State Penitentiary. Answers to the name of wears purple checked knickerbockers, grey striped coat, green cap and other apparel of equal gaudinessf' Such was the sign posted before the Strand Theatre of Granville, Ohio, for the person mentioned in the poster was a former resident of that city and a graduate of the class of '22 of Granville High School. On receiving his diploma of graduation, overwhelmed with the joy of being relieved from the tyrannical iron heel of the despotic faculty, he had defied the group of knowing educators openly, snapping his fingers in their faces. On this charge he had spent twenty-four years of the thirty-five year sentence, until, one day, remem- bering some of the general knowledge obtained under Professor A. D. St. Clair, he had escaped and disappeared entirely. But now let us obtain some inside informa- tion and watch the movements of this noted criminal during the summer of 1946. After leaving Columbus, Mr. X followed the Granville Pike in the old way, bum- ming on a bread truck. When almost to his destination, a strange illness came upon him and he was forced to the nearest farm house which happened to be the beautiful residence of a former school-mate and a present cattle-king, Winston Case. Winston, with a prize .stock of cattle ready for market and plenty of money on hand, let no opportunity for kindness slip by and his friend was soon in a state to continue his journey. He made his way to Granville where he was concealed for a time, in the base- ment of the new school building erected the previous summer by the present superin- tendent, Miss Elizabeth Hale, popular in civic affairs and a strict but loveable leader for the school. Elizabeth is the originator of the new educational method used in almost every High School, of having only nine minute periods for classes. ' Mr. Curtis Mitchell, also of the class of '22, aided in helping his old side- kick in escaping detection. Curtis is now athletic trainer and mathematics teacher of Grzfnville High as a successor of' Mr. Harvey VVilliams. From Granville, Mr. X wended his way along the Granville-Newark pike. About half way to his next stopping place he came upon an immense stone structure with a large sign on the ou.tside bearing the inscription: Eat, Drink, and Be Merry! Pro- prietor, Frankski Dummvitchf' The former owner of the little pop stand had opened business on a large scale and was overjoyed to meet an old school pal, treating him, free of charge, to his original dish and giving him a picture of his latest window dis- play of cherry pop and green corn. Just inside Newark a great display of inventive genius met the eyes of our convict. A man, fixing an exceedingly high aerial, had fallen. But, in place of the crush- ing of bones, a parachute had opened on his back and he alighted without mishap.