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

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Oi 10 HILLTOP ECHOES MR. S. H. BABCOCK County Superintendent On the 125th anniversary of the settlement of Harrisville Township it is fitting that there be given a little history of its schools. The first school was conducted in a small frame building on the Howe allotment in the western end of Lodi. After several years of growth, the center of population moved and a new si te on Bank Street near the village park was chosen where the primary grades were housed and taught. Soon a select school was added and several subjects taught that were not in the regular curriculum. In the later years in this growing community and while the schools were being conducted on the former two sites, an academy was erected on the highlands east of the village. For years this was an institution of higher learning doing credit to its managers and affording great benefits to the community. Soon more pretentious colleges arose in other sections of the country at such distances that patronage to the Lodi academy diminished. The trustees offered the property for sale to the village. The offer was accepted and the building converted to public school purposes. Twice during the past twenty years two new and up-to date brick buildings have been added to accommodate the youth. After the purchase of the old academy, in the year 1880, S. S. Thomas was elected the first public school superintendent at Lodi. For several years he filled this position and for two years was succeeded by Mr. Lee. Then came B. F. Hoover who filled the superin- tendency for ten years. Next in the procession was F. G. Mauer for two years. F. M. Plank and Mr. Elliott each for one year. After Mr. Elliott, J. F. Smith served as superintendent for ten years. For the next five years P. H. ‘‘Perry” Smith was head of the school. Then came C. A. Hostettler and later J. B. Hughes for three years as superintendent. He was succeeded by R. B. Snell who served in this capacity for five years. The latter three and the present superintendent had taught during the wriier’s affiliation with the school. The school has presented a continued record of growth, but it was not until these later years that it has reached its heights of service to the community. Today the school is well directed under the able leadership of H. A. White. Besides the regular offerings in the grade and high school curriculum, there is a splendid commercial course, training highly efficient people for office work. A good industrial arts course has been developed and through a circuit plan of teaching the Board of Education has provided the finest art courses and the best music advantages that can be found in any rural or village schools of America. This school in the thrifty right minded community of Lodi offers and will continue to offer the finest in educational values to its youth. S: H. Babcock, County Supt. of Schools.

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wie Z, 7i ’ HILLTOP ECHOES DOROTHY D. BEHNKE College Preparatory Annual Staff 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 3; Glee Club 1, 2; Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4; Jr. Class Play 3; Latin Club 1, 2; Mixed Octette 4; Newspaper Staff 4. JOHN BELL Commercial HizYo 2s) 4. IRENE BOTAR Commercial Art Club 2, 3, 4; Dramatie Club 4; Glee Club 1: Home Ec. Club 1, 2; Mixed Chorus 1, 2; Typing Contest 3. MAYNARD CARLTON General Mia ore: BILL COTTON General Art Club; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 4; Basketball 4; Dramatic Club 3; Hi-Y 1, 2, 3, 4; Mixed Chorus 1; Varsity “L” 4. HOLLIS DE LONG General Art Club 1, 2, 8, 4; Dramatic Club 4; Hi-Y 4; Jr. Class Play 3; Mixed Chorus 4; Orchestra Ne PA BE 10