Newark High School - Reveille Yearbook (Newark, OH)

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ebicafion To Mlss FLORENCE BOYD this book is respectfully dedicated Seven

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ix ovesvovb The year 1950 impresses the thinking person that indeed Time rolls its ceaseless coursef, This year puts the period, or question mark, or exclamation point at the end of the first half of the Twentieth Century. Beginning in 1951 Man will try to do a better job of living than he did during the first half of the centuryl Atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs-wars and rumors of wars-will force him to look sharp. In addition, 1950 represents the end of a decade which has wit- nessed a catastrophic war. Most important for Newark High School and the Newark public schools, however, is the fact that 1949-50 represents the first year of a second century of public education in this city. With the advent of this new century, many thoughtful people hope that greater, more glorious accomplish- ments will be achieved and that Father Time will be able to record in his big book that citizens coming from Newark High School have represented the high- est ideals for which mankind strives.

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Eight va fflflevmoviawa Universal shock resulted among faculty and' students alike when news was re- ceived of the sudden and unexpected death of iss Helen Mar Lavin in Newark City Hos- pital, at 3:15 in the morning of October 13, 1949. As she was returning from lunch, Septem- ber 27, and was descending steps between the east and west buildings on the second floor, Miss Lavin fell. The fall resulted in several fractures. Friends reported, however, that her progress toward recovery was satisfactory and that her spirit, particularly the afternoon be- fore her passing, was excellent. Death was attributed to an embolism. Miss Lavin was a graduate of St. Francis de Sales High School in 1908 and New- ark High School in 1910. In 1911 she began teaching an elementary grade at Mill Street School. She taught successively at Mound and Maholm. In 1918 she received a degree of Bachelor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago. Later she taught at Roosevelt Junior High School. In 1930 she came to Newark High School. From the .time she entered Newark High School, Miss Lavin taught Business Eng- lish XI. She was rated by students and faculty alike as a most thorough instructor. Maxi- mum benefits were derived from her efforts. Her passing removed from the faculty one of the most respected teachers. Her wit and humor were a joy to her associates. What she accomplished will live long in the minds and deeds of her many students. Her unselfish spirit will always be remembered through the statement she made to Principal Frew C. Boyd the evening before her death, as reported in the Reoeille News for October 21, 1949: If any of the boys or girls in my classes should fail their English this year, tell them that I will gladly teach them for nothing next summerf,