McDonald High School - Roller Yearbook (McDonald, OH)

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'S-. X Groundbreaking ceremonies for McDonald High School took place in 1928. Lack ofsspace in the Roose- velt building necessitated the erection of portables. This prompted the decision to build a new school. -TVM wg-,1. is' '2f': 2?

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Boys' 1928 track team. Girls' basketball was a popular sport in Mc- Donald and it drew large crowds. In the 1927- 28 season the girls team compiled a 9-'7 record. The girls were highly skilled players and they scored 50 points in one game to beat Vienna, 50-4. Construction on the new high school began in 1928 and was completed in 1930. The school boasted well-equipped commercial, home economics, and vocational depart- ments. The building which was three stories high, held 18 classrooms. At the north end of the school, a gym that seated 1, 200 people held the latest and most modern equipment available at the time. An indoor swimming pool that was one of the few of its kind in the state, and still is one of the best in the area, was built directly beneath the gym. The auditorium was one of the largest in Ohio at the time. Its quality was compared to some of the better city theaters. Seating capacity of the first floor and balcony was about 950. 198 Construction 0 new school begins. The result of extensive planning, tremendous fore- sight, and hard work--McDonald High School. I0 g gpg Y P-1-: z-S:3'-'is' QIQQRQQ 51.-.-.-pixma.: A K .ggi-'-2375: t,

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-5'----iv u.r,...-au...n...no.f,,mufnwvuws.'zgqim,s., 4912-11-'H 1 5 School dedicated to faith in American ideals 1930 EIGHTH GRADERS: ROW ONE: Goldie Matlas, Josephine Delon, Mary Kurnett, Sophia Vukelich, Florence Gray, Anna Borecki, Gene Alderman, Margaret Ribovich, Johanna Zimmerman, Netta Julian. ROW T WO: Harry Cutting, John Sebben, Louis Flere, Earl Matthews, Steve Ochman, Lawerance McMicheal, Ignatius Za- jack, Joe Kuritz, Adolf Plecha, Mike Zets. ROW THREE: Charles Franklin Jones, Thomas Rea, Adam Hassick, Donald Parker, Andy Makar, Margaret McCork1e, Joyce Scarbrough, Charlotte Moody, James Neff, John Store. ROW FOUR: Stanley Sylak, George Kuritz, Paul Oleska, Joe Mishorich, Eric Goodwin, David Meek, Harold stumpf, Bernard Wilson, Louis Roberson, Mr. Burklew. ., ,V I Q mm, 'i W ' A 1 'E lr .fr is-'s' , ' -. ,, ff -sf - , J , , - ii? r v 'auf -f1g.'.dr-L f'ff:n1r 4 1-' J A - f - ta ef miisdiiif After a year and a half of planning and building, the new school was completed and ready to be dedicated. The dedica- tion exercises took place in the new auditorium on October 5, 1929. Super- intendent A. A. Burkey used a poem by Dr. W. H. Scott in his inspiring ad- dress, The men instrumental in build- our school and dedicating it were: Rev- erend W. H. Norman, Mr. Gilbert Mil- ler, Mr. C. W. Meyers, Mr. A. A. Burkey, Mr. J. C. Berg, Mr. T. Begg, and Reverend W. H. T. Jones. Inscribed above the auditorium is the schoo1's motto Come ye to learn, go forth to serve.