Medina High School - Mirror Yearbook (Medina, NY)

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Hugh .Sh Whipple, E. Rowland Clark, Donald W. Acer Dr. Jalan C. Shoemaker, Franeif 0'Donnell, Edward 0'ReilbI, f. C. Paxton, Dr. Ron H. Arnett, George W. Garrett BOARD DF EDUCATION The character of a school is determined by its administration. lnevitably a superin- tendent and a board of education stamp a school with their ovvn imprint. Especially was this so in the 1850's in the pioneer days of the Medina Academy, the hoary and respectable ancestor of our alma mater. Whether it was intended or not, the imprint of the hrst principal was deep-in fact, as deep as it could be made by a strong pair of arms, which one of his pupils in after life compared to those of a blacksmith. Major Thales Lindsley, if tradition may be relied upon, was an especially vigorous man, famed as much for his discipline as for his pedagogy. He had come to Medina from a military school in Paducah and was afterward to be a major general in the Civil War. The first Board of Education, while not so picturesque and eccentric as the redoubt- able general, was composed of a group of Medina's most prominent citizens. Silas M. Burroughs, the chairman of this Board of Education, was one of the local capital- ists and a highly successful politician, being assistant floor leader of the House of Representatives during the Lincoln administration. john Ryan was one of the pio- neers in the quarry business as Well as the architect of some of Medina's most beauti- ful buildings, one of which is the present Baptist Church. The other members were Davis Starr, after vvhom the street was named, Christopher Whaley, Isaac Swan, and Archibald Servoss. Such were the first predecessors of the present school admin- istration. 13

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MR. ARTHUR E. TRIPPENSEE, A.B., M.A. Superintendent of Scbaalx When a new school administration assumes the knotty task of guiding a modern high school, almost invariably it meets with criticism. To this rule, Mr. Trippensee, out new supetintendent,has served a happy exception. By his candor, his tact, his sparkling sense of humor, and his considera- tion for the welfare of others-as evidenced by his noon- hour recreational projects and his augmented program of assemblies, athletics, and dramatics-Mr. Trippensee in a short time has made a real place for himself in the hearts of the faculty and the student body. 12

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GRETA M. AMES, B.S. History, Dramaticsg Adviser, Dramatic Clubg Home Room 304 CPost-Graclu- atcsl. ERMIE M. BOARDMAN, B.S. Gcncral Scicncc and Gcncral Biology, Home Room 300 Cjuniorsl R. BELLE COOPER Music, Adviser, Harmonic Club. Faculty RUTH E. DE LAND, A.B., A.M. French, Home Room 303 CSophomor:sDg Adviser, Arista Society. FRANCES H. DE LISLE Junior High Mathcmaticsg Adviscr, Junior Dramatic Club. 14 EDWARD DEVLIN, B.S. Agriculture, Economic Citizcnshipg Adviser, Boys' Club and F.F.A. J. CLIFFORD EVANS, B.S. Physical Education, Coach4Football, Basketball ancl Bascball. THELMA C. EVANS Physical Education, Girls' Basketball Coach, Aclviscr, Ergonian Society.