Lakewood High School - Cinema Yearbook (Lakewood, OH)

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D , V x 'Ti 1 TEX -C r-T j i i Our debating teams have been virtually undefeated in recent years, and have had in their ranks such men as Dickson, Hursh, Poe, Crossen, Dodero, Kremser, and many others. No one doubts the supremacy of our athletic system that has produced such men as Filkins, the speed king who shattered all state marks in 100- and 220-yard dashesg George Greene, for four years an all-scholastic many Chuck,' Sharp, three years all-scholastic endg lN'Iatt Ward, the iron man of the trackg and who does not remember our famous Philly to Run teams, that one year took national honors! Our school has grown until now the enrollment is over two thousand two hun- dred pupils. The June graduating class is over two hundred strong. They are leaving, as others have left, with that Spirit of Lakewood in their breasts and minds: To go as we were taught to go, Clear-eyed and unafraidg To see as we were taught to see, The truth that man has madeg To do as we were taught to do, Though life may give us scars, To build as we were taught to build, A pathway to the stars! Carpe Diem! 2 33 ar.. ,QQ 15

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fi? x x 1883 Cx K g fff -earn? well to pause here and pay our respects to this same Harry Clark, who was struck and killed by a street car in 1913. No coach was ever more admired or loved by his proteges than coach Clark, at all times a gentleman and a lover of clean sport. He was greatly mourned by the whole student body. His unfortunate demise cut short a life that was full of promise. All honor to a sportsman and a gentleman. hir. Segrist entered as coach in the fall of 1914 and remained until the advent of lllr. Corneal as coach in 1917. During the time lltlr. Segrist was coaching Lakewood teams many men were turned out. Among the best remembered perhaps is Dickyl' Thomas, diminutive 120-pound quarterback, who remains to this day one of the best field generals ever seen on a Lakewood Held. By 1917, despite what the wiseacres had said, it was necessary to again build a new high school, and so another milestone in the annals of Lakewood schools was passed. The school year 117-'18 ended with plans for the opening of the new high school in the fall of 318 being matured by lN'Ir. Short, the principal who was to take charge of the new building. Perhaps a few sidelights on those eventful days will interest the readers of these pages: The flu epidemic came in full force, and everyone was released from school for four blissful weeks, only to be forced to attend on Saturdays to make up for lost time. In those days lunch was served either in the base- fw ment of the lVIain Building, or the lVIen's Building. J, Long, ricketty, wooden tables were used, which consisted - XTX of two boards mounted on f'horses,'l accompanied by small stools, on which one squatted to eat his meals. mm .. At that time the dread punishment inflicted for mis- m 1 ' demeanor was not tenth-hour, but digging in the garden, mu I-My cutting eyes from potatoes, or some other such menial mm LITE tasks. Nofdefinite time was given for the punishment. One had only to do the work assigned and the punish- nm ffm' ll - m m' ment was finished. Lg -.,, W Permits were granted by home-room teachers, who, 1l,. being totally untrained in the art of rapid-fire cross- examination, as are our attendance officers of today, had the 'fwool pulled over their eyes time and again by the ingenuity of pupils. The Men's Building had one less story than it bears today, and the Women's Building was still in the course of construction. The football team had a trot of three blocks before they arrived at the old field on Warren road where the games were played. The new field was dedicated by the Lakewood football team's victory over the far-famed Waite High team of Toledo, in 1920. lliany will remember that game- f'Billy', Gribben's pass to Len Reeves from the now famous 66 formation in the first few minutes that went for a touchdown, George Greene's wide swinging end runsg Harry Su1livan's dives over the line. What a day-what a game! There are three Lakewood quarterbacks of recent years who stand pre-eminent: Hap,' Davis, of the wily mind and educated toe, Bill', Gribben, with his cat-like runs through broken fields, and Bill Bolton, the boy with the Ol' Fight. The year 1920 marked the beginning of the regime of lVIr. Briggs as principal, and during the time he has been with us the school has advanced steadily to the fore in Ohio in scholarship and athletics. 14

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