Newark High School - Reveille Yearbook (Newark, OH)

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Ten IN MEMORIAM BETTY IOANNE STEVENS At the threshold of joyous senior activities preceding commencement, with a full life to follow, tragedy struck Betty Joanne Stevens when her companion, Richard Lahman, in a moment of playfulness thoughtlessly aimed a rifle at her and pulled the trigger of what he assumed was an empty gun. A bullet entered Betty,s abdominal cavity and inflicted mortal wounds. The accident occurred late in the evening of May 15, 1948, at a shooting gallery at Buckeye Lake Park. Betty was rushed to Newark City Hospital Where she died a week later, at ten o,clock in the evening of May 23. Betty was a member of the graduating Class of 1948. She was to have re- ceived her diploma at commencement on june 3. As a result of her death, stu- dents, teachers, and friends were shocked, for Betty was a happy person, had a fine reputation, possessed a pleasing personality, and was a true friend. Her memory will be cherished long after the tragic events of her death are dimmed by the passage of time.

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HETIHES 1 JOHN WILLIAM SVVANK After thirty-one years of faithful service in the Newark high school, John William Swank, affectionately known by students and friends as Pop,v retires at the end of the current school year. - , Mr. Swank was a native of Muskingum County. He taught there for a time and attended Muskingum College during summer months. He later enrolled in Scio College, which merged with Mt. Union, and graduated in 1909 with the Bachelor of Philosophy degree. He also did graduate work at the same insti- tution. He served for live years as superintendent of Bowerston, Ohio, schools. He then became district supervisor of schools at Sugar Creek, Ohio, for two years. From this position he moved to the principalship of N ewcomerstown High School, a position he held for two years. In August of I9l8, Mr. Swank and his family moved to Newark where he began his long teaching career the following month. Not only did he instruct students in mathematics but also in botany, economics, and sociology. In ad- dition to his teaching assignments, Mr. Swank was adviser to the Athenians, a boys, honor society, he acted as faculty manager of athletics for twenty years, and he served as secretary-treasurer of the Central Ohio League for fifteen years. To many, Newark High School will not seem quite the same without the friendly personality of Pop being present. Nevertheless, students and faculty alike wish for him the best that life can give as he settles back in anticipation of years full of enjoyment and relaxation. A .47 Y. Nine l.l..i.l.4

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P. T. A. Seated-Mrs. Coyle, Mrs. Harding. Standing,Mrs. Martin, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. Forbes President - - - First Vice President Second Vice President Secretary - - - Treasurer The Newark High School Parent- Teachers Association has a total mem- bership for the year of 371 parents and teachers. The association helped in securing blood donors for the Red Cross Mo- - Mrs. Albert E. Harding - Mrs. Earl Forbes Mr. Frew C. Boyd - Mrs. Jack Coyle Mrs. Lettitia Martin bile Unit. It showed great interest also in the clothing drive for needy children, With very good results. The group has contributed to the Red Cross, March of Dimes, Christ- mas Seals, and Cancer Fund. Eleven