Lodi High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (Lodi, OH)

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HAROLD LOOMIS, B. S. in Manual Training Kent State Manual Trainine, Mechanical Drawing ‘KLEO MARA PEN ee eats! VOLEG GE of Wooster Graduate work Columbia Unive rsity Mathematics MARY A. MARTING, A, B,-Baldwin- Wallace College : Graduate wov:.at. Western Reserve University Foreign Languages, English LUCILE C, MOWREY, A. B. College of Wooster English MERLIN C. PARENT, A. B, Baldwin-Wallace Colisge Oberlin School of Commerce Graduate work at Ohio Nort .ern and. Cleveland Law School Commercial : A, BSLEY ROEHM, A. B, Baldwin-Wallace College M. A. Harvard English, History ELIZABETH SUFLER, Flora Stone Mather College Graduate work at Ohio State Home Economics Grades LULU S, O'HARA, Pickaway County Normal Ashland College First Grade MYRA WHITNEY, Kent Normal Coilege Extension work at kent, Ashland and University of Southern California . | Second Grade etc: BERNICE VANASDAL, Ashland College Phagro Grade PEARL M. WILFORD, Lorain County Normal, Kent State Fourth Grade SADIE EDWARDS, Jacksonville State Normal Extension at Birmingham species © rn and Univer- sity of Alabama Fifth Grade LURA PELTON, Kent State Fifth and Sixth Grades RUTH BLUST, Kent State Sixth Grade

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Lodi School is proud to have at its head a.corps of competent and efficient teachers. ' All are true teachers, willing to give of their ta lents, time, and energy for the development of the pupils norally, spir- itually, and intellectually. They are’ vitally interested in the welfare of each tndividual in the school as well as in the Tie reeks tee They have taken part in community activities, such as Rotary Clubs, “o munity Chest Drive, Church and numerous others. Perhaps, gentle reader, you are not aware that your! teachers are not merely long faced, stern-eyed pedagogues who delight in taxing your minds with stren- uous, irksome assignments, giving four hour detention hall slips for being caught in the upstairs halls without that much needed little slip of paper, but are really human beings and even enjoy roller skating. Occasionally they have shown you their sporting side. They also enjoy each other's society and fror what we can gather have had many a pleasant evening together. (We hear vague rumors of trips to a certain house on Bank Street and even in the direction of Wooster when the thermometer hovered around zero). One such party included the mem- bers of the School Board and their wives. So you sée they believe in mixing work and play. The personnel of the faculty is as follows: HAROLD A. WHITE, A. 38.. Baldwin-Wallace. College M.A. Columbia University Biology and American Problems Principal and Coach FRANK 0. HURD, A. B. Hiram College i Graduate work at Ohio State, Wittenberg, and North Western University. History and Science High School ELDA BEHNKE, Graduated from Miami University Extension work at Ohio State and Ashland College. English JOHN BELIK, B. S. Ohio State Graduate work at Western Reserve University Chemistry, Physics, Agriculture, General Science

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HISTORY OF THE LODI PUBLIC CCHOOL Tho. first. public instruction in Lodi was given in 1817 an.a,tiny.dog school. house, on the farm of Timothy Burr. Miss Diadema: Churchill taught there during the summer. She was succecded by a Mr. Yimothy, who’ taught a class of. four to sight pupils for ‘several years, Later a new sehool house was erected at Cherry Corners, and.teaught first by Miss Harriet Horslrord, then by Mr. George McQuay. In 1850, the number of children between the ages of four and twenty, in this school district, was one hundred and thirteen. In 1860, it had increased to four hundred and forty seven, and in 1880 the total was four hundred and eighty two, Tn compliance with a new state law, a school board was created. The members were: H. Ainsworth, H. Selders and N. Harris, Need of a larger school arose, and, in 1871, a new Academy was built at the cost of twenty six thousand dollars, Here was conducted for a term of years an institution of higher learning. Students from towns around Lodi attended the Academy and stayed at the San- ford apartments. After some years, the Academy was eclipsed by more pretentious colleges, and so the old Academy was offered forrsale.i The village purchaced.the, bullding Tor Pive thousand; dollars in 1879 anc began to prepare it for a public school. Mr. Sabastian Thomas was appointed Superintendent and taught the upper classes.. Miss Jeanette Wells, who is now Mrs. Pergons, a resident of Lodi, had charge of the intermediatc. pupils, and Miss Alta Adams taught the primary classes. The subjects kawentowere: readings writing,;arite. 2tle,: spelling. and geography. The subjects that,,have, since been added .are: History, gcometry, algebra, physics, chemistry, agri- culture, Latin, French, German, biology, home economics, — manual training, typewriting, shorthand, bookkeeping, art, music and physical education. After Mr. Thomas! super intendency ended, a Mr. Lee was elected to take the position. He was succeeded by Mr.. Be. F. Hoover... Next in order was Mr. F. G. Maurer, Mr. Fs Ms Plank, and Mr. Elliot. Then followed Mr. Maurer and then J. F. Smith and later P. H. Smith. Mr. Smith was succeeded by Mr. Ce. A. Hosteller. And then Superintendent J. B. Hughes followed by Mr. R. Be. Snell. Mr. H. Aw White is the present super- intendent. Twice during the past twenty years the school has out- grown its accommodations, and two new and up-to-date brick buildings now adorn the fine campus. The grade build- ing was built in 1914, and the high school building in LOSS» 10