High School of Graphic Arts and Printing - Impression Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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l M llJ R ill ; N N l l. ,J N Sin memoriam. One of +he seniors. who if was expecied would pariicipafe in +he graduaiion exercises. will nol occu y Hue chair wi+h his associafes. because Ralph Graupner has ioinedp'lhe company of +hose Jrhal have been called on +0 leave +he l'hings of Jrhis life lo enfer ihe life be- yond. ln his school days Ralph was a quiel boy, preferring +0 isolaie hlmsell: from His crowd for personal reasons. 8qu he was a good siuclenf in all of his classes wilh +heir clifferenl' subjecl's: he look an in'reresi in The Apprenfice wri+ing ar+icles from lime +0 limes He was conscienfious and honorable in his dealings wiih +hose +ha+ knew him best and af all Jrimes was willing +0 do whmL he could +0 fosler friendly relalions wilh l'hose whom he knew. He was an avid lover of baseball and popular music.'was an au'rhoriJr on good movies. Bu+ HTB senior class has memorialized Ralp . for bol'h name and phologralph occupies a page in +he Impression . This is +he class- loving fribule +0 one of +heir number, and +here is no doubl whal- ever bul' +ha+ his classmales feel keenly Jrhe passing oi Ralph Graup- ner. He was consisfenl: simple-hearled, uniform, and l'rufhful. As one of his Jreachers who hadl him daily would say. I'Ralph. +hough your spirif ma be desfined +0 live isolaled lo a degree, you can- nol be alone. zor God is +here. And so, Ralph. weerhe graduaJriIng class-say' Au Revoir.

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Lb m M EIJ'I' ?IR ill? N z f I H I ll JOHN NELSON WHITT Born February I II W30, Cincinnafi. Ohio. En+ered Graphic Ar+s as a iunior. Sepfember. 71946. from Hughes High School. In senior year he was co-business manager of +he Hlmpression . He co-ops as a s+oneman a+ Tri-Sfafe Lifho- graxphers. Inc. His ambHion is +0 be a Iinofype operafor. Residence. General Profesfanf Orphan Home, Burnef and Melish Avenue. Cincinnafi. Ohiq.

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The Senior Class oI I948 is comp'oseoI oI Iwo; group's. ParI oI Ihe class con- sIsIs oI boys who enIered as Ireshmen In Ihe IaII oI I944. and Ihe remainder enIered during Ihe summer of I945, and IoIIowed Ihe acceI'eraIed course. In Ihe IIrsI year much IIme was spenI In o'rganIzIng and seIIIng up our shops and classes. AI Ihe end OI Ihe IIrsI year. mosI boys IeII Ior IheIr HyacaIIons or Iobs, while oIhers aIIended Ihe summer course In order Io' graduaIe In Ihree years. The summer course was a IiIIle more dIIIIczuII because' oI hoI wether ancI Ihe shorI ness oI Iime Two crediIs were received Ior Ihe summer course BeIore Ihe wInIer session began a Iwo- weeks vacaIIon was enoned by all summer sIudenIs. In Ihe sophomore year we were we acquaInIed wiIh Ihe school rouIIne, and were abIe Io devoIe more Iime Io shop work and oIher sIudIes. Clubs were Iormed IhaI year and many OI Ihe sIucIenIs IoInecI Ihem. In our Iunior year. several sIudenIs were pe'rmIIIecI Io co- -op aI various prInI- Ing pIarIIs In Ihe cIIy. - When Ihe senior year began a Iew new Iaces were added Io our class. As IhIs was our IInaI year. we deIermIned Io make II one Io be remembered. We decided Io publish a School Annual. Under Ihe dIrecIIon oI Mr. E. Frank GIaIIhaar. Ihe publicaIion adviser. oIIicers were eIecIed Io supervise Ihe work. As Ihe senior group had buI IhIrIeen members, Ihis was som-ewhaI dIIIIcuII because onIy haII oI Ihe class was in schooI aI a IIme. Every Iwo weeks. each secIIon oI coeops wouId cIo aII iI could on Ihe producIion oI Ihe Impression; Ihe name adopIecI. This wIII be Ihe IIrsI school annual since I936. WIIh Ihe help oI Mr. R. O SoIko we sponsored Ihe ChrIsImas ParIy gIven In Ihe school audIIorIum Under capabIe commIIIees In charge oI IInancIaI prob- Iems decoraIIons enIerIaInmenI and reIreshmenIs. IhIs parIy was a big success. CandidaIes Ior senior oIIIcers were chosen by Ihe class and an eIecIion was held Ior choice oI oIIIcers. We sponsored a skaIing parIy and a Spring Dance, boIh oI which were successIuI. OIher evenIs on Ihe seniorsI social calendar were a hayride and a schooI prom. A picnic has been pIanned Ior IhIs summer. AII In aII. IhIs has been a happy and wonderIuI year. A Iew oI us will graduaIe In June, bLII many who co-oped wiII conIInue unIiI AugusI Io make up Ihe required credIIs. BuI Ihere Is one IhIng IhaI aII senIors Iook Iorward Io wIIh pIeasure. and IhaI Is. whaI we expecI Io do In Ihe ouIsIde world. We have vIsIons have IhoughI ouI pIans and conIIdenIIy beIIeve IhaI whaI has been Iearned In The High School oI Graphic ArIs and PrInIing wIII enabIe each one oI us Io esIabIIsh a mark IIom which we can go on Io success- IuI heighIs. We mean IhIs And coupIed wIIh all our plans Is IhIs: To be good. onaI, and reaI cIIIzens oI Ihe communin and cIIy: Io become men OI sIabIIIIy ancI characIer: Io respecI our IeIIows. and learn Io Iove Irth and rIghIeous'ness.