Medina County High Schools - Mecoan Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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History of Spencer School Spencer has maintained a high school for thirty seven years. Our president of the Board of Education was the first superintendent. In 1914 the village and township centralized into one district. In 1916 the present high school building was completed, and in 1924 the present grade building and gymnasium was finished. We now have sufficient room and equipment to adequately take care of the growth of the grades and junior and senior high school for several years. School opened in September with an enrollment of two hundred and twenty-seven pupils in all grades. We had only a week to prepare our school exhibit for the county fair. Although we were competing with schools all larger than ours, we were able to carry off a number of prizes. The next important event of the year was our school fair which was held at the buildings here in October. There was a display representing every department of our system. It was well attended and a financial success. During Educational Week, one evening was given to a session of reg- ular school work from seven-thirty to nine o’clock. This gave the parents who have no other time to visit the schools, an opportunity to see the pupils in all grades doing every day school work. That the community appreciated this opportunity is evidenced by the fact that there were about one hundred and fifty parents and patrons present during the evening. We have had a very successful year in athletics as our scores show ' . However, our success is not measured by victories. Clean sportsmanship, discipline, and scholarship are the things we aim to develop in all of our athletics. The members of the board of education whose names appear below are all very much interested in the school. They stand ready to do their part in maintaining the highest standard. Dr. Stroup has served on the board for thirty-four years, and most of the time as president. Through all the years he has served the school both as superintendent and board member, his interest has never slackened. He has been an inspiration to teachers and pupils, and whatever progress the school has made, much credit must be given to him. Members of the Spencer Village Board of Education Dr. W. H. Stroup, President E. W. Brown P. J. White C. F. Fuller E. E. Awkerman N. J. Walters, Clerk

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T fee Mecoon Efi Spencer Doris E. Smith Glen C. West, Blanche Robinson Kent Supt. Ohio University Ohio University S. J. Masie Myrtle M. Maibauer Wooster 0. S. U.

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Wadsworth Lillian Ringler Ashland College Florence Critz Kent E. J. Sorna 0. S. U. J. B. VlNING, Supt. Kent