Hicksville High School - Hixonian Yearbook (Hicksville, OH)

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a 9 SENIOR SWAN SONG Twelve years ago a group of youngsters, clad in the characteristic ging- hams and tattered trousers, embarked upon the sea of ciphers and A B Cs in the Hicksville Public School. Previous to this historical event the minds of these sturdy specimens of childhood had been instilled with somewhat hideous stories concerning teach- ers and their habits-those habits including practically everything dreadful. It was only natural that these rather timid 6'students, insistent believers of Mother Goose, should learn to fear the personage behind the desk. With this fear, in time, became coupled a sense of dislike. Throughout eight years this same group of people insisted that teachers should be disliked. Then inevitably high school opened wide its gates, the ginghams and tat- tered trousers cast aside, the group now sixty strong became Freshmen. It was then that a change became apparent. Ideas were broadened, plans were made, school life became really interesting. Above all, the Freshmen changed their ideas concerning the personage behind the desk, that was really the most important thing that happened. Teachers became human, they were not merely machines wielding books and rods. Instead they were those people to whom one could go when lessons were difficult. Wheii some trouble arose that seemed unusually heavy, it was always a teacher who was willing to relieve one of the burden. We, the Senior Class of l93l, were those who wore the ginghams and tat- tered trousersg we were the group who developed such ungrateful ideas con- cerning teachersg we were also those Freshmen who changed those very ideas. After four years of applying our newly acquired attitude toward the teachers we realize what the word teacher really means. Our high school days are soon to become merely pleasant memories and as we go we want every teacher to know how much we really appreciate their patience. their helpfulness and many little kindnesses that we have found so plentiful in the personages be- hind the desk. 16

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Ilixonian ELL.-K lit I-1RFI'l I'-FABEIR, Mendota. Illinois A living nu-nilver. Class of lllfil Fiftieth Anniversary of lllCiGP3dl1Hli0ll of the First Class of the Hicksville High School lvhen the Class of l88l graduated. the members and their friends were undoubtedly more interested in their present iMTCOIIllJllSlllll6I1l than they were of the future work of the school. A start had been made, for the school had graduated its Hrst class. The course was limited but a group of three had gone forth well prepared and had opened the way for the many who were to follow. Since 1881, eight hundred and twenty-nine have followed the steps of these pioneers and it has meant much to society as well as to the members themselves. Boys and girls have gone forth better enabled to meet life's problems and have won thereby. Society has received them and has been helped by the new growth and the inspiration given. Now members of the alumni are scattered from the Atlantic to the Paeihc and their influence has been felt in foreign lands. In meeting on the golden alniiyersary one cannot measure the influence exerted by the Alumni of Hicksville High School.. llc-ad the following list and judge for yourself the coutributioii each has given to the world at large. 17