Medina High School - Medinian Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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Anna Bur gin Mildred Campbell Teddy Ewing Robert Ferriman Elmer Fulmer Katherine Hemmeter Max High Lucille Hunt Walter Leach Beatrice Longacre Nondas Me, Neal Wesley Manville

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classes. There are neither forty-five, nor seventeen, but twenty-four of us. And of this number eight have not been in M. H. S. four years. AVe miss sev- eral who were with, but who, because of the law of the survival of the fittest, left us this last year. But those remaining have held on with a tenacity that is heroic. One of our chief characteristics is variety. This is well shown in our ages, which vary from sixteen to nineteen, the youngest, Vaughn Hartman, being 16 years and 5 months. This makes the average age of the boys just one month younger than that of the girls, which is 17 years, 5 months. We are not surprised that the average height of the boys is 5 feet, 1D 2 inches, and the girls 5 feet, 3 inches or that Vaughn’s height is 5 feet, 11 y 2 inches and Ilazle Boise, who is the tallest girl, measures 5 feet, 6 inches. There is more rivalry between the shorter mem- bers of the boys ' , especially Harold Thatcher, who is 5 feet 7 inches, and George Fretz, who is 3 inches shorter. This is the case among the girls, too, for AVinnifred Pierce, who is the shortest, is just half an inch below Anna Bigelow, who is 5 feet 1 y 2 inches. The average weight of the boys ' is 160 pounds and the girls 117 pounds. Vaughn again distinguishes himself by being the heavy weight of the class. The one place where we lack variety seems to be in the color of our eyes and hair. For out of our class, 15 have blue eyes, 7 have brown, and the other two have grey. Ten of the girls have brown hair, 2 have blond, and one has black. The predominating color of hair among the boys is ' brown. Five have brown hair and the other three black. Thirteen of us cannot claim Medina for our birth- place, and the fact that we were widely scattered must prove, its renown. AVe were all born in Ohio, but only 11 were born in Medina Township. There surely should be no hard feeling when our Baccalaureate is held in the Baptist Church this year, for 13 of us attend the Congregational, 8 the Methodist, 2 the Christian, and one the Catholic church. In politics the boys seem to prefer the Republican party, AVells Whipple being the only Democrat, while the girls are not so rigid. Alt-ho the majority are Republicans, 3 are Democrats, 4 are for the best man ; and 3 are not interested. Of course, after our strenuous school hours, we engage in our pet hobby. Those of the girls are, for the most part, dancing and music, with an occasional joy ride, altho s ' ome of the more demure prefer reading; one declares she loves to fish, and one con- fesses housework is her chief diversion. AA r e have professed a deep interest in the war and have confirmed this statement by buying $86.70 worth of thrift stamps, also two %50 bonds. And we all have the deepest sympathy for the three who have given far more than money. Percy Fenn and Everett Gault have each sent a brother, and Thelma Case has two brothers in the war. We’ll not tire you with more of our pedigree, for, of course you understand half hasn’t yet been told, but as we leave it is in praise of Medina High, in re- membrance of the good times we’ve had there, and with the best wishes to all who remain, Adios hasta luego, ’18.

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Sylvia Scdjgwu k Elizabeth Spitzer E:irl Stoup Otis Wheeler Wanda White Louise Jones BtHtnry of (Claris of ’1U By Nondas McNeal. We, the class of If), will probably be remembered by the public as a part of the band that went from house to house, last winter, trying to convince people that a lecture course ticket was the best thing they could invest in at that time. We certainly succeeded with a few, for we put- a lecture course across with $100 to the good. The Senior A Class, who at that time lived with us, helped to earn and spend the money. We contributed toward buying suits for the baseball boys and to the soldiers’ library fund, and we also transformed our gloomy little northeast room into sunshine and smiles. We are a small class, only 10 in number. Among the gone but not forgotten are Jimmy Thompsett, who now resides in Akron, and Anna Bigelow, who, being too smart for cur bunch, took a jump to a higher class. However, we still claim them as one of us and always will. We are very patriotic and believe in conserving for we haven’t spent a cent this school year for parties, etc. Instead we have helped Uncle Sam by buying Liberty Bonds as ' d Thrift Stamps. We have also helped the Red Cross by giving money and by making Trench Foot Slippers and we all signed the food pledge.