Medina High School - Medinian Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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24 Cbe annual grade commencement and we thought our hard studying was finished, but as Freshmen in High School we found out that we were still expected to study a little harder. I he September after our graduation from the eighth grade we walked with trembling feet over to the High School Building. After being seated in the Assembly Room we were each in turn asked to give a speech. From here we were led to the Freshmen Room under the care of Miss Feeny. Fortunately, they put me in a front seat and I was very happy the remainder of the year. A s a class we had learned to take school more seriously on entering High School ; new responsibilities were put upon us, such as deciding our new course of studies and also learning to study entirely alone instead of depending upon our teachers, but with these responsibilities came new joys; for class meetings and class parties were now our privilege and delight. During our Freshman year six members were added to our number, namely: — Katheryn Bartholamey, Letha Wightman, Beatrice Smedley, Ruth Bartholo- mew, Franklin Elder and Florence Carlton. Nine months of school passed away. We enjoyed our teachers, classmates, and work so much that we de- cided to stay another year and were promoted to the Sophomore Room under the charge of Miss O’Conner. Many are the days we used to sit and smile at that dear teacher. It was at this time that Leatha Scanlon, Zoretta Simmons and Walter Coleman became our classmates. We enjoyed many parties during this year, but the one of special interest to the class as a whole was a sled ride down to Clayton’s Skating Rink. In September, 1915, we assumed the responsi- bilities of Juniors. Miss McGonagle took us under her wing and helped us through many tight places. In December we decided to have a basket ball team in the High School and as the class of 1917, are proud to have had several members on the team. We also managed a lecture course which was a great success, financially as well as intellectually. Time rolled on and we decided to take another step higher and as we walked up the old staircase and entered the north east room under the guardian- ship of Miss Beech, we became reverent and dignified Seniors. We had acquired such a reputation throughout the country that this year Mabel Branch, and Ruth Dutt, graduates of York High School, and Mildred Ensign and Homer Ensign, graduates of Litchfield High School joined our class to finish their edu- cation in famous old Medina High, and with these additions we now number forty-four members. The Senior year without doubt has been the shortest and most enjoyable year in all our High School life. May the many friendships formed during the past four years be of the kind that last a life time. One thing especially that the Class of 1917 is truly thankful for is that we have had a Superintendent that has truly been “One of Us,” always entering with enthusiasm in whatever we as a class anticipated doing for the right. We are now forsaking Medina High School forever, leaving behind us four of the happiest years of our life. We are going with a feeling of regret that our comradeship has thus come to an end, but can never be broken.

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Senior Department 23 Class History By Leland Longacre As I look back over my school life, a slight remembrance comes to me of my happy days, when, carefree and joyous, our Kindergarten class consisting of Dale Coons, Oral Watt, Metta Dell Green, Leo Bartuneck, Wynne Boyden and myself, found our way to the I. O. O. F. Building where Miss Ella Canavan patiently awaited our arrival. When we were all seated in a circle around her, we greeted her with our daily song of “Good Morning To You.” After nine months of untold patience given by Miss Ella in teaching us the rules, games, and regulations pertaining to Kindergarten work, we started out in life to gain our education in the grades. Our good fortune continued in the first grade under the instruction of Miss Dawley. During this year Inez Brockway entered our class, adding one more to its enrollment. After we had learned to read and spell, we were promoted to the second grade under the instruction of Miss McDougall. During this year we had some sad experiences ; one instance which I well remember was when two of our boys were taken into the hall and intro- duced to a whip, the cause for this severity being their propensity for whisper- ing and throwing paper wads. We were next promoted to the third grade and began more advanced studies under the instruction of Miss Tubbs. We shall never forget the smile that she used to give us each morning as we stepped inside the door. During this year Lester Campbell and Harold Baque entered our class. The last year in the Primary Building was one of the best I have ever spent in school. After four years of faithful work under the supervision of Mrs. Wright, we left our old home to take up a new one in what is now known as the High School Building, and in our struggle forgot the days of slates and also of timid- I. O. O. F. Building, into the fifth grade where Miss Warner, besides instructing ity. On account of the overcrowded school rooms we were again sent to the us on various subjects, started us on our music career by teaching us the art of singing. In this grade Welthene Fenn entered our class. After Miss Warner had instructed us nine months, we proceeded to the High School Building and sang a few songs for our sixth grade teacher, Miss Lacy. She received us with so much joy that she decided to likewise instruct us during our stay in her grade. During this year two more lively pupils came into our class, Elizabeth Branch and Raymond Bennett. During the seventh grade, under the leader- ship of Miss Drake, Marie Hurlebus, Mabel Thompsett, Irene Bostwick, Mahlon Walker and Derwin Nettleton, joined us. It was here we began to learn a little touch of business by writing promissory notes, but when we entered the eigthth grade under the supervision of Miss Wheatley we found that we did not know as much as we thought we did ; in other words we were too con- ceited. Ruth Gill, Ruth Gilbert, Zola Turner, Bryan Case and Harold Waite entered our class in the eighth grade, increasing our number to 23 — that means “SKIDDOO.” Our school life was not all joys. Our last year in the grades was suddenly broken by the loss of a class member, Floyd Baylor, who was called from us to a better land. The class of 1917 was the first to have an eighth

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Senior Department 25 Class Statistics By Marie Hurlebaus There are 45 in our class, 17 boys and 28 girls. We all possess brain, brawn and beauty. The class consists entirely of people who are destined to make Medina famous in the coming years. Our infant is Delpha Ritter, 16 years 8 months; our baby boy is Glenn Wooldridge, 17 years 7 months. The oldest boy is 21 years 3 months and the oldest girl is 20 years 2 months. We are certainly proud of these older members because of their perseverance in staying in school although handicapped by sickness and various other things. The average age of the girls is 18 years 1 month and Florence Carlton comes nearest this aver- age. That of the boys is slightly higher than the girls, being 18 years 11 months. Lester Campbell is nearest this age. The total number of years climbs up to 849. And what do you suppose will be going on in this old world 849 years from now? One thing I am sure of — that there will be no war. By the middle of the 28th century such a fearfully destructive compound will have been discovered that the nations will decide to give up war altogether as being too dangerous a thing to resort to under any circumstances. We have deep foresight and understanding, and a firm foundation, as the combined foot of the class is size 244. Derwin Nettleton, who wears nines, has the largest foot, while Ruth Barthelomew goes to the other extreme and wears twos. The size of the boys’ shoes average 8, and the girls’ 4. Nine of us have gray eyes, 17 have blue, and there are 19 pairs of brown eyes. The majority have brown hair. Seven have black and there is about the same number who have blonde. There is just one thing we lack and that is a red-head. The heavy-weight is Seymour Hoddinott, 174 lbs., while the heaviest girl is Mildred Ensign, 152 lbs. The light-weights among the boys are Floyd Gift and Alvin Gibbs, 120 lbs. each, while the feather-weight is Leatha Scanlon, 98 lbs. The average weight of the girls is 114 lbs. and this is the avoirdupois of Edith Barry. The boys average 145 lbs. and this is the weight of Flomer Ensign. The total weight of the class is 5640 lbs. or 2.8 tons. The shortest among the graduates is Edith Barry, 5 ft. 1 in., while our bean- pole is Derwin Nettleton, 6 ft. 2 in. The average height of the girls is 5 ft. 5 in., and that of the boys is 5 ft. 9 in. We are a very religious crowd and I am sure we look it. Among the 45 of us there are 18 Methodists, 15 Congregationalists, 3 Baptists, 3 Disciples of Christ, 2 Episcopalians, 2 Catholics, 1 United Brethren and 1 Dunkard. The majority of us are not pessimistic, but up to the times. Among us there are only 13 who are against woman suffrage and they surely must ,be the