Montpelier High School - Mirror Yearbook (Montpelier, OH)

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a farm across from it, the road from Bryan came angling down through where Boone's Mill now is, by the river and down to a hotel where the Chevrolet Garage now stands. An ashery was down by the river. There was a little store northwest of the town hall, Mr. Wingard's father owned a garden spot where the First National Bank now stands. On the site of the Johnson Gas Sta- tion, stood an old Opera House. Montpelier as it is today presents an entirely different picture than the one just painted for us as it was fifty years ago. With its thriving downtown busi- ness section, beautiful residential districts, paved streets, lighted and equipped by the latest in electrical appliances, modern schools and churches, fully equipped fire department and adequate police force, busy railroad shops-it truly is a pro- gressive little city. Montpelier now boasts a population of approximately four thousand people and it is slowly but steadily growing. Father time has been more than gener- ous in bestowing his gifts upon Montpe- lier. A comparison of it fifty years ago with the community it has grown to be today, clearly shows us how proud we should be of our little city. Montpelier today stands as a living Mrs. Sazzmferx, our music friend um! t'ln'rixlu-if colnpaniun has for 50 'wars mir1ixli'n'i1 fo the ai'sllJetir nerds Uf.Y0llfhfuI'N1il11lS. mi Iwo llllhmf monument to those who have passed on -and to those few who are now living and can remember back when -it must mean a fulfillment of their fondest dreams -a seed they planted years ago, and which, with their diligent toil and kindly care, has now blossomed into a beautiful plant which we call i'Our Montpelier. What a pleasing memory this must be to those people who during the past fifty years have watched Montpelier grow to its present size and population. Mont- pelier today with its numerous changes in appearance and in its modern ways shall in the future progress as it has in the past. To those people who laid the first site of Montpelier we owe everything. Our modern school system with its many ad- vantages and opportunities is only one of the many things which the passing generation has handed down to us. XVell, well-our fire is getting low. Time passes swiftly even while we've been reminiscin' and we haven't told near- ly all that we might have about Montpe- lier's SO years of Progress -but just the same, hearing these few facts has brought back many pleasant memories, and it was time well spent, wasn't it? -Leo Hilla rd IFA I 651, ?f is j 1- ' I '- fr 'Z'-,.-,J gn, . h, ,, .,.,,,j ., . I

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OUR GIFTS T0 THE COMMUNITY fl, limit rl, I'1i'1i1li'u! I'I.lL'Il y'e.1i' the IIh0.1I'LI of Ifduc.1tio11 gra- ciously reeeiyes .1 gift .ind .ts gr.1ciousIy' lenders one, The gilt is .1t once ini- port.111t to .1II y1I1o .ure interested ii1 1I1e LICYL'IllpINCl'll ot' tI1e CllIllll'.lI .tnd business Iife of tI1e CLIITTIIILIIIIIX. XY'I1.1t is the gift you s.1y'? IIow .IITNLIIII tI1.1t y'ou do not Itnow. It is tI1e cI.1ss of y'ouni.g 111e11 .ind wonien who gI'.lkILl.1lU froni our High School. The B0.ll'kI of IILILICJKILIII feels tI1.1t the cI.1ss belongs to tI1e111 for the n1o111e11t. True they' I1.11'e Il.lAI yery' IittIe to do with bringing it to the degree of perfection nCCU55.ll'y fill' gI'.lLIlI.llIUll. lgllt, ILIYC NYC' not cudigeled our IUIKIIIIN, if .1ny'. .1ntI strained our Illhlgllhllltlll in .111 e11de.1yor to reduce our opeizitinig expenses. WX' I1.1ve. And with yy'I1.1t result! The 9.11110 high Sl.llNI,lI'LI of efficiency' .is .lINA'.ly'S. Iliculty' .1Ierl and resotirceful. Intelligent .IIIKI full ot' .1yv.1re11eys. Stu- dents under discipline prep.1red to .xhsorh IC.lfI1IIlg to tI1e extent of their c41p.1city'. The te.1cI1e1's I1,1xe giyen .1 gre.11 gift in this line group ol restful AlUCI IC.lllS ou .ind we in turn give it h.1cIs to tI1e Com- munity. fyI.1y' tI1e KIOITIIIILIITIIY IIUILI it in tI1e line reverence which it deserves. No LIINIIILISIUITIUCIII. I1.1s gripped the I1e.1rt of ylllllll. Ines prohlems .1re 11ot ol their Ixnowiiig. We glory' tI1.1t this is so, I11 deep IllllHIIIly' we .1CIxI10VI'ICLII.1C our iiidehlediiess to the lC.lCIICI'K, students .111tI people for IIIC opportunity to serve tI1e111, NI.1y' our 1'eI.1tio11s .1IW.Iy'N he .ix pIe.1s.1nt .is 1111de1'st.111di11g n1.1Iaes possible. To the cI.1ss .1s .1 whole we s.1y' igood-hy'e. To the cI.1ss .1sindi1'idu.1Is, SI1.lI'II1g responsihil- ities as citilens, we y.1y' good niorning. XI.1y' tI1e gods U'C.Il You f.1irIy' tI1.1t the hest in you 111.1y' predo111i11.1te. II' so your usefulness i11 your chosen field is .1N9lII'CtI. I5o.1rds of I'iLIlIC.lIIUll .11'e supposed to he I'CSCI'VCLI .ind diignilied. I11 this piece we I1.1y'e avoided tI1.1l pose. ITCCJLISC we do not helieve it. SI1.1II we Iet the secret out? BU.II'LIN of I'ikIlIC.1lIOH .1re foriner gr.1tI11.1tes with tI1e hloom of youth son1ewI1.1t t.11'- nished .ind .1 wistI'11I Ioolt in tI1e eye l'1'1'ry' I'-tllllkfltl, Vin' Pi'i'1,, Iininil of Iklznmzlmff I'iii'1 Iiillllkllfl'