New Lexington High School - Lexingtonian Yearbook (New Lexington, OH)

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IU TH WIGGINS “Strongest minds Are often those of whom the noisy world Hears least.” This year among those from “ Moxie who wished to graduate with the famous class of 1917 was Ruth. She has always attended to her school work well and when she leaves, she carries with her some of the greatest honors of the class. Being one of the kind who do not make known all their thoughts or desires, we are unable to find out her future. However, we know that if she works as diligently in after life as she has during her stay in New Lexington, she will surely succeed. CLARENCE KOCHER “Without the smile from partial beauty won, Oh, what were man?—a world without a sun!” Among “Moxie's” representatives is Clarence, a tall, fine looking young man. He walked back and forth from that town to New Lex. for a while and is the very picture of health. He plays the cornet in the High School Orchestra. He has made a great hit among the boys and girls, both on account of his looks and nature. He expects to become a farmer and surely there is no more honorable position in life than that. May he prosper. MARGARET WILLIAMS “Joys, like beauty, but skin deep.” “Calamity” Williams is one of the jolliest of our school. She is always ready with a laugh whenever it is needed. She is quite a motorist, and expects a Saxon in May as a reward for the strenuous efforts she has put forth in her school work. “Calamity” is a great advocate of Women's Suffrage. She delights in entertaining her friends, and hence has held several enjoyable parties during the past year. We, as she is, are not sure what she will make of herself, however, we know that her life (if it will be as it has been in high school) will always be bright and jolly. 24

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T. J. HOLDEN “You can't boost a man up a ladder unless he does some climbing himself.’’ “Tommy” Holden is an efficient lad who, after about two months illness and absence from school, returned and studying hard made up his work. He is now ready to graduate with the rest of the class. Since a small boy, he has shown his energetic spirit, and his love of work. HELEN PEMBERTON “The woman who is most loved Is by no means the most beautiful, But she has that indescribable something That for lack of a better term we call personal charm.” Helen, our superintendent's daughter is a great favorite among the girls and boys. She is of a very generous nature, and always ready to lend assistance, especially when someone faints. Altho she is not so good in the art of drawing at present, she has great promises. She expects to go to Athens next year to attend school, and may her suitors increase. TOM LITTLE “Tom's album was filled with pictures of belles, Who had captured his manly heart.” “Tommy” is a very mutable fellow; three times in the past year he has stopped school for a few days, each time he returned, but everyone in the class thought that he had just planned these little “vacations” for various reasons. He is a very sociable boy, and attractive to certain of the other sex. In school, no one could surpass him in making extemporaneous speeches at Literary meetings or in Physics class. Tommy would like to be a surgeon, and surely, he has had a great deal of experience along that line, for no one could equal him in “cutting up in school. 23

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SHELDON KINSEL “A simple, guileless, childlike man, Content to live where life began. Sheldon Kinsel is among those who this year stepped forward to receive a diploma from N.L.H.S. Altho he has received his education as Abraham Lincoln, having never attended high school, yet he is well qualified to receive his diploma. He has taught school many years; and altho only one of our class has ever taken instructions from him, we have always heard good reports. If he continues his life as a teacher may he be successful in his work. FAYE WOLFE To restrain the tongue is not the best of virtue.” “Betty” is a social favorite of our class. She is an excellent poet, and her lines have reached the depth of many hearts. She is thankful for many things (she says); but above all for the gift of speech, and all it has not gained for her in the past, it will in the future. We do not know her plans yet but suppose by the present indications that she will attend o.u. FRANCES FORQl'ER “Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thoughts a fact.” “De” Forquer is a rather tall, fair, blue-eyed girl with auburn hair. She took a course in Domestic Science in her grand old town of Moxahala, and has practised it on several of her friends (?) here. She cooks everything real well especially spare-ribs. As a lover of books (it would be well to give an example of her love), she read over a hundred in her Sophomore year, and over fifty in her Senior year. She loves to do house work, so boys here’s your chance. For sale to the highest bidder. 25