Madeira High School - Mnemonic Yearbook (Madeira, OH)

 - Class of 1940

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GRAPHIC ESSAY To the seniors, as you go out into life or on to college, going out into a warn-torn world, it may seem hard, but on the other hand, it will be a real challenge for you as members of the youth of our land to help bring about economic stability and a social order of the best type. May you go forth not only prepared in subject matter, but girded strong with the traits of character that will make your life influential for the best. We, as members of the faculty, have confi- dence in your ability, in your sense of right from wrong, and with you we send our pray- ers and wishes for your success and for you to give your best to mankind. The leading paragraphs of our photographic essay were very ap- propriately written by our super- intendent, Mr. Dockum. We, the seniors, would like to lake this opportunity to express our most sincere gratitude to Mr. Doc-kum for his excellence in lead- ership, example, industry, and pa- tience, which has made our last year a most successful and happy one.

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MNEMONICS PHOTO As the end of the school term l939-40 draws near I am happy to recall many of the outstanding achievements of the year. Our school year has been successful in many ways. Outstanding achievement in scholarship on the part of a numher of our students, the record made for the school in athletics, new and original ideas for the Mnemonic, the excellency of scholarship among a large percentage of boys of the senior class, are all outstanding memories of this past year-memories that have made impressions that will stay with us for a long time to come. A COWBOY FROM TEXAS Not many people know that Mr. Dockum spent many years in Missouri, then on a ranch in Texas, before coming to Ohio. Here in Ohio he attended Milford High School, then Miami University. His first teaching experience was in a one-room school where he taught thirty- two classes a day. Before coming to Madeira, in 1933, Mr. D0t'kllIll taught at Hanover and Okeana, and acted as District Superintendent of Butler County.



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Page Twelve IMPOSSIBLE IS UN-AMERICAN The Class of 1940 is an Mexceptionalw one. They even admit it themselves. But they are justified by a sane self'-evaluation as well as a general concensus. The class as a whole has been dis- tinguished for its talent, industry and citizen- ship. However, they are not conceited. Regardless of their achievements, they realize that next year's class will fill their places well. They do not doubt that it may excel them as they have excelled their predecessors. That is progress and they are progressives. Theirs has not been a narrow school spirit such as may carry over in life as provincialism, nationalism or bigotry. They have aspired to- ward cooperation rather than wasteful com- petition. They encouraged good will between Madeira and neighboring schools by giving an inter-school senior dance. They have cooperated with the other classes for the good of Maderia as a whole. Likewise they have cooperated with the faculty. So has their participation been enthusiastic and complete in other school activities. When this class invited neighboring schools to come to Whave a good time at Madeiraw they set a precedent which the other schools enthus- iastically promised to follow. Students from Loveland, Terrace Park, Sycamore, and Plain- ville came and had a good time. This inauguration of the Inter-School Dance was followed by the sponsorship of the first Alumni dance. Its purpose was to suggest the formation of an Alumni Association and inci- dentally raise some money for the 1940 Illne- monic. From this germ there now flourishes for the first time, a Madeira Alumni Association. In this the class of '40 will soon join to do its part. The Camera Club is another class of ,40 first. This club rode a hobby as a Mustang to become the school's most popular and most highly re- spected organization. They undertook as a proj- ect the photography work on this Mnemonic. In this and other services they were most useful. As for the Wlncmonic of1940, you be the judge. According to the official records this class had an unusually high scholastic average. Over sixty per cent made the semester honor rolls. In the Annual Senior General Scholarships open to the upper thirds of the class Madeira ranked high. Dan DeMar, Burton Henke, Robert Coffman, and .lohn Paul Schaefer 1'eceived hon- orable mention for the county. Clifford Pohl ranked highest among representatives of coun- ty schools and fourth among those of all the schools. Eleven seniors represented Madeira in thc scholarship contest held at Greenhills. They were: John Schaefer, American History, second, Clifford Pohl, American History, third, Robert Coffman, Chemistry, alternate, Burton Henke, Chemistry, Mary ,lean Teal, English, Willialii Kemble, English, William Kershner, Physics, Rita Yoas, French, Peter Strifler, Bookkeeping, Rita Stagge, Shorthand, first, Elaine Miller, Shorthand, second. The seniors contributed Gene DeMar, Carl Thornton, Elizabeth Wehrnlan, Pete Strifler, Dan DeMar, and Agnes Vlfood to Madeira's varsity athletic teams. The team- work play of veterans Pete, Carl, and Gene helped to cinch the Hamilton Coun- ty Basketball Champion- ship. Cene was the cool headed captain, Others participated in Madeirals excellent intramural ath- letic program. That there are many out- standing students in the class of '40 was evident when the teachers would not attempt to elect the four all-round seniors. They made ten nominations, five boys and five girls, which were voted on by the class. By a close vote the highest honor of all around stu- dent was awarded by their

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