Lima Central High School - Annual Mirror Yearbook (Lima, OH)

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Central ' s friend and former Teacher Mrs. Pence Friendship. as someone has said. !s for most of us the most interesting experience in life. In making friends ive become aivare of other per- sonalities that touch our Hoes at different points and lead us into fuller .self-expression. It has been our privilege and pleasure at Central High School to finoic and to be closely associated with a dear friend. Mrs. Given J. Pence. Since her retirement . school at Central has hardly seemed the same. To the faculty and students it has meant the ab- sence of one who has given honor to the profession for many years. Those who worked with her daily have missed her wise counsel, her broad culture, and her marvelous spirit of co-operation which to her always meant doing more than her share. Mrs. Pence has contributed enough courage, understanding . high purpose, humor, and sympathy to last to the end of the longest day. We feel that Mrs. Pence has been able to lift us into a new realm of living because of her .strength and beauty of character. With this thought in mind, we dedicate this page to her.

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We Thank You, Mr. Reed I do apprccijto and tliank you tor the opportunity to write a few words for your 1940 Mirror. Almost three years have passed since coming to Lima. During that time it has been my good fortune to become acquainted with many of the parents and students in our public school system. In the last three years I have made almost fifteen hundred class room visita tions during which time it has been my special privilege to be associated with many of the boys and girls of our senior class. I have watched with interest and satisfaction the growth and development of individual members. Your desire for knowledge and your grati- tude for the many opportunities and advantages afforde d by your parents are most hopeful and satisfactory signs. I have been impressed with your wholesome attitude toward Government. Religion and Edu cation and your desire to make not only a suc- cessful living but to make a successful life. I sincerely hope that you have learned that a good character, honest endeavor, intellectual freedom, and a spiritual sensitiveness are indis- pensable qualities conducive to the general wel- fare of society as a whole and to the specific de- velopment of your own personality. I am hoping you have made the subject mat- ter of your high school courses a part of your- self; that in a large measure you have lived every worthwhile thing that could be brought within the limitations of your own life experiences. Life in our democracy is a way of living, ol getting along with others in groups, organiza- tions, families and communities. Ma ke the most of every opportunity. My sincere congratula- tions and good wishes to you in the days to come. J. McLean Reed, Superintendent Lima Public Schools, Lima. Ohio. J. McLean Reed, B. A,, B. S,. M. A., superintendent Dr. A. Wiseley. clerk : A, M. Gantz : C ' . H. Pool, president : C. A. Neiswander ; W. C. Derbyshire ; H. G. Mason. eight