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

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To the Readers Owing to the success of the Lexingtonian last year due to the cooperation of the Senior and Junior Classes, we have again combined our forces this year, feeling confident that we are offering you a better and larger book than ever before. We have worked with this aim in view, To publish the largest and best Lexingtonian ever, and to leave a record of our high school life in New Lexington. Practically all the old departments of the previous volumes are included in this one in addition to new features. We know that we have the largest volume ever put out at this school, and feel confident that it is the best, however we will leave that to your judgment. OCR JANITOR “ Uncle George Tharp, our janitor, is a great favorite of the boys and girls, especially of the Senior Class, who owe him thanks for many helps and hints of value to them. He is of a happy, smiling disposition, which accounts for his popularity. He sometimes nearly scares the wits out of us by yelling, “Fire on fire drill days, but we forgive him for that as we soon recover and feel better for the exercise. May future classes appreciate him as we have. QUESTIONS What has become of the old-fashioned, loving couples, who used to wander out Mill Street spooning? Have they disappeared or has the boulevard become too densely populated? GENERAL REMARKS It is the desire of the Staff and all these interested in the Lexingtonian to thank the advertisers and those who have helped to make it a success. Their generosity and public-spiritedness is thus shown so we would urge that they be given the support of the High School and its friends for such persons deserve support. 4

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Baccalaureate Sermon The Baccalaureate Sermon was given by Dr. J. H. Dobbyn, at the City Hall, Sunday Evening, May 13. The following is a brief outline of it: “ The Great Refusal” Text: If thou wilt be perfect, go sell that thou hast, and give to the poor and come and follow me. Two young men are face to face. The one as young as the other is young. The one as sincere as the other is according to his knowledge sincere. The one fine of form, noble of bearing, a young man of the cities. The other a man of the hillsides, with deep lined face, a leader of men. A man of purpose. The one young man asks the other young man the all important question. What must I do to inherit eternal life? He is much perplexed. The Savior listens to him and then treats him as He treats all anxious and inquiring souls. He talked to him about his difficulties, and made his great offer. That Offer includes three things: 1. Crossbearing. 2. A Career. 3. A Character. Why that strange condition. Sell, Renunciation, The Cross? How much there is of the Cross in all true religion. Renounce. Give up. Sell all that thou hast. It is not otherwise in the business world, or in education. We must sacrifice to obtain. It cannot be otherwise in religion. To have ones life a man must lose it. Second. A Career. Follow Me. That word Follow is a frequent one in the lips of the son of man. It meant in those days literally what the words state. To follow Him to the next village to heal the sick and to open blind eyes. To instruct the ignorant and to comfort sorrowing hearts. To follow Him today means much the same thing, while not literally still in a very real sense. Third. A Character. He did not offer him heaven. That would come. Unless he had the character of those who inhabit that region, it would be intolerable to him. Christ calls us to be men. Not the enjoyment of the self-indulged lives, but to a life of 'elf-sacrifice that shall produce that character, that shall endure forever. 5