Green Springs High School - Green and White Yearbook (Green Springs, OH)

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Mr. L E Benson In Memonam Mr L E Benson affectronately known as Benny came to Green Spr1ngs 1n the fall of 1945 to f1ll the posltlon of pr1nc1pal and coach 1n our local school Mr Benson was born ln Hancock County Oh1o on August 15 1906 He was a graduate of L1berty Townshlp School 1n Hancock County He attended SIX Oh1o colleges They were Bluffton College Oh1o State Un1 vers1ty Heldelberg College Oh1o Umverslty Flndlay College and W1ttenberg College He had a vast amount of exper1ence 1n workmg among people rn 1ndustry as well as teachmg and coach lng He taught chemlstry phys cs sclence and mathematlcs and physlcal educatlon Mr Benson was a man of few words but when he set out to do somethmg he always accompllshed It He was a man who was l1ked and respected by everyone who knew h1m HIS athletes the boys w1th whom he worked the most can not begm to tell you how much they loved and respected hlm the Blble The Lord ts my shepherd I shall not want He maketh me lze down m areen pastures He leadeth me beside the stzll waters He 'restoreth my soul He leadeth me m the paths of rzqhtcous 'ness for Hts name sake Yea though I ualk through the valley of the shadow of death I wzll fear no eml for Thou art wzth me Thy rod and Thy staff the: comfort me Thou armomtest my head with ozl my cup rurmeth one? Surely qoodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my lzfe and I shall dwell zn the house of the Lord forever Thls IS our last memorv of a teacher a coach and a true frlend Mr I E Benny Ben son He W 1ll nex er be out of the mmds of the people who lox ed 'md respected hlm O O ' U 775 ' ' . . . , , y . , , g . . . . Q , ' 7 ! 5 ' . . . A , i Q . . 7 I . . A ' 7 5 , v The memory of Mr. L. E. Benny Benson can be expressed best by this quotation from . 5 ' ' I . 1 I V H , . . , . lr . 2, f . V ' ' ' ' H H . -I , , . J. . A - . I- I A . I c . .

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3 o ah ahvn UAXX ...J Presldent George Rutherford Vlce Presldent Irvln Rathbun ndfard Moiyet Qob rt Omlth vallace leedham Clerk Lura Peddlcord Assistant Cl rk Ada iathbun Due to c1rcumstances b youd our cortrol, the plctures of the membe s of the Board of Educatlor wlll not appear 1m thls lssue I W1ll1am Ha ley r'Ba Qwln Wallace V1V1an Howell Laura Johnson John Qoberts Mlla hulfran James Snow Arthur Huffman Lewls Crltes '1ll1am Ambrose Werrlch otuckey 111 chard Glaur er M Maryvllle Baldwln Wallace Younvstown Colleve, uaxton Universlty Blaml Universlty Otterbeln, Heldelburg BOW11ng Green Ohio State Oh1o at te, Dob Jones Un1V6PS1ty Ohlo State Unlverslty of blnclnnatl, Baldnln fallace rs if U uher ENTAUQ4 EACfiEQ5Gfeen Honore 1archa Kent, Bowllng Green Nettle steffannl Joyce Ruff Lela Howe Doris Barr Kathrine Benson BOWl1Hg Green .Bowllng Green Bowling Green Bowling Green Ohio Northern Doris Geiger Bluffton, Ohio Northern ff J ewucqvrw Srcgeleeu, KMHHN '