McGuffey Foundation High School - Reflector Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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af R D EJ WILLIAM IIULMES MBGUFFEY In the late autumn of 1826 a sandy-haired Scotch- man named William Holmes McGuffey rode into our little village of Oxford where he was to conduct ex- periments in child psychology which were to have a far-reaching influence. In his home on Spring Street he personally directed the elementary edu- cation of a class of village children and noted the reactions of the children to various education meth- ods. From these studies he conceived the ideas for his famous McGuffey Readers whose wholesome philosophy and homely teachings are quoted and loved to this day. The influence of this remarkable and kindly teacher is today greatly felt within the walls of the school which proudly bears his name.

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iw uf 4. 1 . if!I:,,afl5.' NIE' , .ri .-. l l McGufTey was founded in 1910 primarily to provide a place for the students in the Teachers' College of Miami to practice under trained supervisors. However, the high school, not a four year course until 1912, has developed both materially and scholastically until it has today a rec- ord which few schools its size may claim. The lVlcGuffey of today, drawing its enrollment from Oxford and Oxford Township, Bath, Somerville, Darr- town, Collinsville, and Israel Township, is a center of learning and an institution for the building of better citi- zens and the furthering of democracy.

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REMEMBER? DO YOU REMEMBER? '? ? ? ?? McGUFFEY-jammed halls at 3: 15 . . . noisy lockers . . . the of- fice . . . tardy slips . . . the gym rush . . . study hall monitors . . . sign- ing out . . . 2nd period announcements . . . GAA . . . football games . . . soccer practices . . . all girl cheering sections . . . candy at noons . . . newspaper collections . . . ping-pong . . . committee meetings . . . the Mixer . . . the basketball team . . . Mirrors every week . . . activity tick- ets . . . mystic ? odors from the science lab . . . games of 'battleship'- raging in class . . . the lunch line . . . parties with orchestra . . . dancing on Thursday nights . . . gold footballs . . . Dr. Coleman . . . basketball dances . . . language club meetings . . . rare assemblies . . . prospective 'dates '... Citamard . . . the Senior Play . . . that one-third of a nation is ill housed, ill clothed and ill fed . . . Student Council projects . . . tele- phone in the midst of class . . . monitor slips . . . gossip, gossip, always . . . pretzels between classes . . . glee club concert . . . advisors . . . Sen- iors 'slumming' in Cincy . . . the gang at Louie's . . . Christmas vaca- tion . . . Friday dancing class . . . the Penny Supper . . . 'M' sweaters . . . book reports . . . the Reception . . . REFLECTOR pictures . . . fire drills . . . pleasant and unpleasant contacts with the faculty . . . boy- girl 'scandals '... nick-names . . . scholarship day . . . bull sessions . . . the carnival . . . tournament in Cincy . . . a swell orchestra . . . Senior Ball . . . baccalaureate . . . commencement . . . laughter, tears . . . de- serted halls . . . the end of a chapter.