Medina High School - Medinian Yearbook (Medina, OH)

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THE MEDINIAN Class History By Dean Friesner Due to the fact that I was not present when our class marched up the steps of the Primary building to Kindergarten hack in 1919, I do not know the history for the first few years, hut I am told that we had a large group, which you can verify by pictures that were taken of the group at that time. Do you remember them? In 1920 we started our first year of elementary school, gradually learning our A, B, C’s until we mastered Arithmetic, Geography, History, Reading, Spelling, etc by 1928 we were ready for High School. so This Freshman year introduced a new kind of school work, with which we were not well (acquainted, and because of these things, time seemed to pass slowly. The number entering this year was increased by a large number of pupils from other town ' ships. The total number was sixty eight, all these waiting to be escorted to our first Freshman classrooms, 227 and 117. Here we found Mr. Taggert and Mr. Claggett in the respective rooms. Mr. Claggett was a new teacher, who soon became a true friend to the whole class. We were well acquainted with Mr. Taggert due to his helpfulness in the 8th grade. In our classrooms we met new teachers, Miss Watters, Miss Stewart, Miss Martin and Mr. Robeson, who were just beginning their first year of teaching in Medina High. They too, have done much to guide us through our school work and our activities. Even though time went slowly the year passed by without a flaw. While Freshmen we watched and respected with envious thoughts the prestige and importance of the Juniors and Seniors. Spanned between us and this rank of honor loomed our Sophomore year, to which we readily became accustomed, due to our previ ' ous year’s experience. During the first semester unforseen pleasures developed. The second semester was saddened by the death of our friend and teacher Miss B. Houston. As we entered our Junior year we assumed the responsibilities of “upper ' dass ' men,” such as editing the Annual and requiring respect from all “upper ' classmen.” We were very unfortunate in the untimely loss of our esteemed Class President, Dana L. Cole. Thus we became dignified Seniors, our last year of High School, in which we sponsored a successful class play, “Gangway,” due to the kind supervision of Miss Cooper, Mr. Conkle and the Faculty. Our thoughts now grew more serious as we realized the part we had to play in this creative world. We graduated in a group of sixty five, each fellow classman ready to go his way and keep the wheels of life rolling. . iirr iiiAuAmluAUif lunuAuAut luoiBngEBKfflflE Twenty

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EDITH ' SHORT— “Edie” Hobby — S ippin’ School. Chorus ' 29, ' 30; Girl Reserve ' 29, ' 30, 32; Class Officer ' 29, ' 30; Bitter Sweet Anne ' 31. “Fair words never hurt the tongue ” JOHN THOMAS — “Jac ” Hobby — Baseball. Baseball ' 31, ' 32; Football ' 30, ' 31; Track ' 31, ' 32. “]ac gives the ball a crac And ma es a home run a’fore it ' s bac “ LAWRENCE PREHN— “Prehn” Hobby — Radio. Class President ' 29, ' 32; Valedictorian ' 32; Annual Staff ' 31; Hi Y ' 30, ' 31, ' 32; Track ' 30, ' 31; Band ' 29, ' 30; Chorus ' 29; Cinderella ' 29; Bitter Sweet Anne ' 31; Senior Class Play ' 32. “Knowledge is power ” ANN YESENSKY— “A” Hobby — Writing Poetry. Chorus ' 29; Girl Reserves ' 29, ' 30; Annual Staff ' 31; Basket Ball ' 30, ' 31, (Captain) ' 32. “Oh, for a seat in some poetic noo , “Just hid with trees and spar ling with a broo “ CLARA HELMA — “Clarin a’’ Hobby — Going down Liberty. “She finds something in everything else she reads ” JAMES BROWN, Jr. — ‘Jim’’ Hobby — Long-ing. Football ' 29, ' 30, ' 31; Basketball 30, ' 31, (Captain) ' 32; Baseball ' 29, ' 32; Cheerleader ' 30, ' 31; Hi Y 29, ' 30, ' 31, (President) ' 32; Annual Staff ' 31; Cinderella ' 29. “ Every man is the architect of his own fortune ” ERWIN RICKARD— “Stub” Hobby — Jazz Orchestras. Band ' 29, ' 30, ' 31; Orchestra ' 30; Annual Staff ' 31; Chorus ' 29; Hi Y ' 30, ' 31. “Speech was given to man to conceal his thoughts’’ DEAN FRIESNER —“Louie” Hobby - — Tennis. Class Officer ' 28, ' 29, ' 30; Annual Staff ' 31; Hi Y ' 28, 29, ' 30, ' 31; Basketball ' 30, ' 32. “ For a man is by nothing so well betrayed, As by his manners’ MILDRED CURTIS— “Curt” Hobby — Roc Gardening. Chorus ' 29, ' 30; Girl Reserves ' 29, ' 30; Basketball ' 30, ' 32 “Joy rises in her li e a summer’s morn ” Nineteen

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THE MEDINIAN mmm. Valedictory By Lawrence Prehn As the thought comes to us, that we, the Class of 1932, are now leaving our Medina High School to whom we have all become attached, we are apt to wonder at the significance of such an act, for only occasionally shall we be able to come again within its friendly atmosphere and then, only as visitors. There may be the thought that this is the end of our school days and, therefore, the end of our learning. It is true that we have finished our secondary school training, but it is also true that our education is far from being completed. Our life, thus far, has been a continual educational process, which has progressed through three distinct stages, and this, our Commencement Day, marks the conclusion of the third stage. Permit me to trace the outlines of these stages and their inception. The first had its beginning with our introduction into this world. Our task was to become acquainted with the world immediately about us, especially with those things which were most important to our welfare at that time. Becoming accustomed to our homes and every day adventuring forth into the new little worlds of our in ' fantile perception under the patient guidance of our parents found us, after five years, with our horizon of existence much larger than it was when we first became aware of our surroundings. The second stage of our life, or education, began when we entered school, where we came into contact with many more people whom we learned to know by name and appearance as well as by certain other characteristics. Advancing from grade to grade increased our activities. Our studies were fascinating. We were amazed to learn that the earth was saped like a ball and that it was spinning around and around, and that, although the sun appeared to be much smaller than the earth, it was, in reality, many times larger. New people were continually entering our lives and they, together with our study of other lands and their inhabitants, left their impression upon us. The horizon of our little world which had been expanding all the time began to widen out at a greatly increased rate, when we were promoted to high school. Here, we were accorded many new privileges and the consequent responsibilities challenged the more intensive use of our mental powers. Here, too, we began to realize that our progress no longer depended so much upon our parents and teachers, but more and more upon our own ability and our willingness to apply it. This realiza ' tion was further emphasized by our study of the languages and history of other men whose independence made them worthy of our attention. Unlimited fields, both con ' crete and abstract, were revealed in our study of mathematics, while chemistry and physics acquainted us with the complicated structures which constitute our planet. Although the development of independence is very important, our life is inter ' dependent in character, like that of a tree, for as a tree grows, it sends out new roots and branches, which, in turn, enable it to grow larger, and as we grow, when new things are acquired, they, in turn, furnish the foundation for our continued growth. By the time we have finished high school our outlook has so broadened that our past life is beheld from a newer more mature viewpoint and we are able to see, at least dimly, the trend of our future education or life. This new period will be, or at least should be, one of greater expansion than has ever been experienced before, and having acquired the basic foundation of our education we should now continue building Twenty-One