Mansfield High School - Manhigan Yearbook (Mansfield, OH)

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--Tl 3111 illivmnriam 1 I devoted to our men in the service. Especially, do we dedicate this de- - It is a fitting thing that one department of La Victoire should be i partment to the heroes of the two golden stars in our service flag. Efhrrnn IM. Merril Mr. Ward came to us in 1917 as a teacher of mathematics. For two I I years he was not only a capable and efficient teacher, but was also the friend of all students. He took an active interest in every school enter- prise, and no undertaking was too big for Mr. Ward to successfully carry through. He left for Camp Sherman in May 1918, where, on the merits of his mathematical ability, he was appointed as company clerk. It was in August that we learned with deep regret of his untimely death. His loss is greatly felt by the students of the Mansfield High School, who sin- cerely appreciate his conscientious work among us. I I Svrrgrant illinrriz iBr1l-Hitt Sergeant Morris DeWitt was a member of the graduating class of 1914. After graduation, he went into the grocery business with his father, where he made good. Then came the call, Your country needs you, and Morris devoted himself to the service of his country. He served in France, until the report of his death came to his parents just after the signing of the Armistice. The report was confirmed in a letter from his captain, who paid high tribute to Morris, speaking of him as a fine, clean youth, of whom any one might well feel proud. That he is gone, he is just away. With a friendly smile and a wave of the hand He has wandered into an unknown land, And left us dreaming how very fair, It needs must be since he lingers there. Think of him just as the same, I say, I cannot say and I will not say, I ' He is not dead, he is just away. I i .' usefi