Mount Healthy High School - Zem Zem Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Seated: Mr. Hartung, Mr. Bernhardt, Mr. Butterfield. Standing: Mr. Trapp, Mr. Morris, Mr. Main, Mr. Ralph. BOARD OF EDUCATION MT. HEALTHY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Chester Bernhardt President Vaughn Butterfield Vice-President Walter Hartung Clerk Rex L. Ralph Superintendent of Schools MEMBERS Walter Main William M. Morris Henry Trapp

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FOREWORD Have you ever stopped to consider that headdresses, hats, and caps have a definite history, and that each one signifies some particular standing? Headdress is a cover- ing or ornament worn on the head. Although originally pro- tective in purpose, it soon became an important corollary of rank, sex, or religion. In ancient Egypt only the aristocracy could wear the symbolic sacred asp, phoenix, and other decorations of headdress, while the common people were forced to shave their heads. The crown, which is today a symbol of royal blood, was worn by people of all social ranks until the Renaissance. Its prototype was the Laurel Wreath, a mark of honor with both the Greeks and Romans. The status of women has often been signified by head- dress. In Central Europe a crown of horsehair, lace, and flower s indicated an unmarried girl or bride; matrons wore shawls or caps as head coverings. In Eastern countries a flower over each ear denoted nnaidenhood. An outstanding example of the decorative headcovering is the war bonnet of the American Indian. This is a mix- ture of feathers and beads worn only on ceremonial oc- casions . Hats have also been used as headcoverings down through the centuries. A hat differs from a cap or bonnet in that it has a continuous brim. A cap has a brim or peak on only the foremost part, and a bonnet is entirely without a brim or peak. The history of hats has been varied and colorful. Styles have ranged fronn extravagantly ornamented to the comipara- tively simple beaver hats originating during Queen Eliza- beth ' s reign. Quaker and Puritan hats were extremely plain with high crowns and stiff brims. Cocked hats of the 18th Century had portions of their brims loaped up in cocks The high-crowned silk hat appeared in 1810, followed by the derby hat in the United States in 1850. The soft felt, stiff felt (derby), stiff straw, pliable straw (Panama), and silk hat are the five principal types worn at the present time. Caps came into common use during the Middle Ages. Occasionally they were employed during ceremonial events: the Cap of Maintenance was a symbol of dignity confined first to Princes and Dukes. Traditionally the cap has also been a distinguishing feature of certain professions, as the medieval cap and bells of the court fool, the mitre of the ecclesiastic, and the mortarboard of the academician. Today the cap is accepted as a round, close-fitting, vi- sored head covering, generally worn as part of a uniformi or by sportsmen or laborers. These caps include the very connmion baseball caps, football helmets, beanies worn by underclassmen in schools or organizations, chefs ' hats, engineers ' caps, and miners ' caps. In the Zem Zem this year we have used various hats and caps as our introductions for the different sections of the book. Each hat or cap denotes a particular phase of school life here at Mt. Health y High.

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FACULTY