Medina High School - Medinian Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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SOPHOMORES

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(Hlje Attttual 25 class in the High School ever known in Medina, we felt that we had played an important part in the world’s current events. At the beginning of the second year perhaps the “ gayest ” bunch of “ young ” Sopho- mores that ever crossed the threshold entered the assembly room to meet and greet Miss O’Connor and with her help hold down this solemn chamber through the year in which we rounded the second curve of our course. This year we also welcomed to our midst our superintendent, Mr. Edmund, Miss Crockett, and Miss Swisher. Though perhaps less violent, our gayety was not in the least diminished, and came to a grand climax in the High School ball given in March at the suggestion of the Sophs. Now with a start of surprise we discovered that our race was half finished and that we were already Juniors. On entering this year we left behind us our first guardian Miss Sellers (who decided that she liked our fair city but, though remaining in it, preferred to alter her name and occupation), our principal, Mr. Smith, and Miss Swisher; but in their stead came Miss Feeney, Miss Beech, Mr. Stear, and Mr. Godlove. On Miss Beech’s return we persuaded Mr. Edmund that she really needed our care and protection and so she has spent the year with us in “ our little room down stairs,” bearing with us our trials and tribulations and helping us in all our tasks from beautifying our room with ferns and flowers to elevating our minds with Shakespeare, Homer, etc. We have had fewer “ doings ” this year than in those preceding, but it has been no less enjoyable; and when its door closes we shall all feel that one of the most memorable years of our life has been shut behind. In these three years of high-school life we have been taught by fourteen different teachers, Miss Schmidt being the only one who has been with us all the time. From seventy- seven our number has diminshed to forty-one. Many and varied are the reasons for its decrease; some have been called from us for more important business, others have moved to different towns, and still others on account of convenient nervous breakdowns have been compelled to seek more quiet and healthful surroundings. In athletics we have never failed to furnish the teams with representatives worthy of praise, while the rest of us shouted ourselves hoarse from bleachers and side-lines. And now “ not at the top but climbing,” the class of 1915 stands ready to start down the home stretch as grave and reverend Seniors.

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0% Atutual 27 SQPflQMQRE iihstnrg BY FAYE FENTON Considering ourselv ' es from every point of view we appear to be a very hearty class of youngsters. When school opened last September our enrollment was as follows Earl Arick Helen McDowell Faith Anderson Ancel Mann Dudley Borger Owen Nixon Ray Bishop Lue Rawlings Alice Best Dorothy Rex Fred Bohley Florence Rex Irene Beedle Dwight Shepard Pearl Canavan Max Sargeant Thomas Ferriman Oretta Shaw Paul Friedel Raymond Treffinger Faye Fenton Ruth Turner Albert Gill Everett Warren Gladys Hyde Beulah Wallace Mary Humphrey Helen Webber Avonell Handchy Bessie Walker Ruth Hoddinott Ellen White Alice Ivehren Elon Wheeler Andrew Long Lloyd Leatherman Raymond Case