Montpelier High School - Mirror Yearbook (Montpelier, OH)

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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

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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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the town soon caused a pressing need of a more substantial and commodious struc- ture for school purposes and in 1888, a brick building was erected. An addition was made in 1902. The present High School building was completed in 1915 and is rapidly becoming too small for the growing attendance which now reaches 340 pupils. The First graduating class was in 1884 consisting of four pupils under the supervision of Professor W. A. Saun- ders. This number has steadily increased until the present class has an enrollment of 74. The Faculty has kept pace with the demands of modern education, each teach- er has had special training from the Pri- mary Grades to the Senior year in subject matter they teach or the department they represent. Music, Art, Sewing, Cooking, Wood-work, Business, Science, Literary, Dramatics and Athletics are all offered to children in their progress through the grades. No school is complete without extra Curricular activities that broaden, socialize, elevate and strengthen charac- ter in their formative years. Our pupils are affiliated with such organizations as Latin League, French Club, Future Farm- ers, Theta Epsilon, Girls and Boys Glee Clubs, Boys Quartet, Orchestra, Band, Camp-Fire Girls, Boy Scouts, Football, Boys and Girls Basketball, Track, Tennis, Girls Reserve and Hi-Y. The school has constantly maintained the standards set by the North Central As- sociation of Colleges and Secondary Schools which permits its graduates to en- ter any college East ofthe Mississippi with- out entrance examination. As a result of this standard, for many years there has been a yearly attendance of Fifty at Col- leges and Universities. These boys and girls have now assumed positions of re- sponsibility that are enviable and that has taken them into many States and Foreign Countries, as far away as the Hawaiian Islands, France and China. Since the influence of a school reaches out beyond its walls in the lives of its pupils and graduates, we trust and hope as the years pass by that the training, in- spiration and ideals fostered here may never perish. --Supt. H. S. Mojfill ELEVEN SUPERINTENDENTS HAVE SERVED MONTPELIER SCHOOLS How much we owe to those who have served as our leaders in the Past! Through their perseverance and their efforts, our school has developed into the Fine organ- ization that it is today. The high aims and high ideals for which it stands-are the aims and ideals which these men have set before us. We wish to express our sincere thanks for the heritage which they have left us. Supt. W. A. Saunders-1884-1887. Supt Supt . Counsellor-1889-1891. W. L. Fulton-1891-1895. Supt. W. T. Grindle-1895-1899. Supt W. A. Saunders-1899-1907. Supt T. G. Pasco-1907-1911. Supt H. L. Cash-1911-1914. Supt. G. W. Hoffman-1914-1920 Supt. C. R. Dustin-1920-1923. Supt. C. A. Robbins-1923-1925. Supt H. S. Moftitt-1925-1934. Supt. Geo. Kitzmiller-1887-1889. -Rol1c'rlKirf4u'oorI Saunders H ojfman Dustin Robbins E171