Montpelier High School - Mirror Yearbook (Montpelier, OH)

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These are the men who have made it possible for this proud class of seventy- four to join the annals of the many who have gone forth into the world from the doors of the Montpelier High School. XVhat a burden of care and responsibility they have borne! They have had an added weight dur- ing these years of depression, and it has demanded much time and effort on their part to carry us successfully through the school year. Modern problems of living are every day becoming more and more complex. Therefore the task of educating the Vidar I.m'felvarf younger generation to meet and cope with these problems is likewise becoming more and more important. To these men, who have made it possible for us to take ad- vantage of modern training and prepare ourselves so well for the task before us, we owe an inestimable debt. In behalf of the students and the people of Montpe- lier we sincerely thank the Board of Edu- cation for their efforts. NVe wish also to thank those who have served on our school boards of the past. During thc last fifty years they have built up the organization which is our school today. They have provided our school U51 Ruljzla Boom' with efficient instructors. and given us the best of properties with which to Work. As the result of their efforts, many groups of seniors have been graduated from this school, graduated with a supply of knowledge and training that has enabled them to go forth and gain success in life. The class of '34 sincerely hope that they shall be able to prove themselves worthy of the gift these men have given them. -A. Slim' Iulw Heller

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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'

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SUPT. H. S. MOFFITT Dejturlimvll-I'ltssiizs, AllQl'lll'd CIt'ulHi'fl't' A dynamic personality and a pro- fotintl store of knowletlge have matle Nlr. Nlofiiitt thoroughly fitted for the great responsihilitv which is his. His is the momentous task of steering our ship if knowledge away from those shoals which spell tlestruction ancl guiding it safely to harbors of achievement and glory. This he has accomplished with ease anti skill, and we owe him a debt which we are unable to express in mere ssortls. llozui'-alt, Vernon. Ohio Srfmulilliiptiii Cfollegeg Bethany ffulfrgrvfQolumhia University law-ifift-is. s., si. ,tv llmioiw-l'i Ciamnia Nlu THE FLIGHT OF TIME The methotl, aims .intl scope of the puhlic school have untlergone a remark- able change in the past lifts years, Une can hardly reahfe the evolution that has taken place in the etlucational tieltlg the three RX have evolved into vocational, tratle. opportunity, acatlemic. detention. physical correction and adult schools. all serving the neetls of community, social. State and National life. No school has escapetl the touch of the hantl of progressg no community hut has felt its inspiration anti influence. Our own schools have grown from .1 one room huiltling to sev- eral primary .intl seeontlary gratles with klunior and Senior High Schools. The courses of study comprised of Reatling. XY'riting. Arithmetic. Geography anti His- tory compiled hy such eminent authors as Nlcliuffey. Ray. McMaster, Harvey .intl Montgoniery have lvroatlenetl into Classi- cal. Scientific, Vocational. Commercial anti Sniithfl lughes Courses, liach one sle- signetl to better equip certain groups of pupils for their entrance into their chosen Held of lift-'s activities. During two or three months of the summer of IH-HI a young woman taught a school of vouths in a shanty which stootl on the banks of the St. ,loseph River a little east of the north hritlge. the teach- il'-i er was Miss Susanna Perkins. Six fami- lies were patrons of the school, namely, Cf XV. Mallory, Dr. Colby, Mr. Crissy, Mr. Cothren antl james Platt. Not long after this a frame structure about 2-4 x 30 feet in size was erected anti this answeretl the UslLlC.lllUl1.ll tlemantls for a number ol' years. The huiltling was afterwards pur- chasetl hy the s illage anti township, joint- ly and was removetl to the puhlic square where it was usetl as a place for holding township anti village elections anti other otliicial meetings. ln IX7-4 a new htliltl- ing ahout all s 40 feet was huilt having IXYU 5tUTAlC3 .llkl tl YCl1tl0l rsfllnl on Utlkill iloor. A ll. Clollister, a young lawyer. at that time hatl management of the school, anti taught the higher grades while Mrs, Sitlnia H. Gillis took charge of the little ones. In the years of lS75 to 1878 in- cltisive Geo. XV. Dustin hatl the manage- ment. with one assistant antl hoth floors were occupied. ln lR7H-79 Hiram H. Calvin, now .i resitlent of Toletlo. was Superintentlent and gratletl the schools, .intl in 1879-NU, llvra F. liechtol was Su- perintendent. The population hatl so in- ereasegl by IRS! that it became necessary to erect another anti larger building anti XY. A. Saunders was matle Superintentlent anti Principal. The rapitl tleyelopnient of