Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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! llifi-. -:..... Vi 1 -aaa IIHIIH 'Htl I 1 N HUS far, life has been protected for both this ivy plant and lfliggee, :::1::.:..a 53525:-f' EELBEEIEEEEEQE azz? g?S?57fF 'Reine .22 . . 'ii ..e: .N ' AS- u A for the members of the senior class. For us who are about to leave the walls of Oakwood High School, as well as for this ivy upon its initial journey from the green house, life holds challenges never before encountered. The young ivy shoots planted by previous classes have taken nutlx lll'1u' ....5. .-,... ::E?f :!!EE::t if' ii.:in5::Y ..:.e.,...,!,, ?'L5:22: '44 s ' ifftfm B' root, pushed through the earth, and matured-a living symbol of the 'leeiiiieae successful growth in the world of those who planted them! . . . Today the same wiki W 1 earth, the same wind, sun, and rain await the planting ofour ivy. In years past, straight has lain the path of the ivy planters. Theirs have been the usual 'lla challenges expected bv vouth as it ventures into the world bevond the school I ,W . . . TY!!! P X But for us there are new challenges resulting from economic conditions never before existent. Wye recognize the need for meeting these new challenges sutheient tor us that we have been taught the idealism whieh h is pnoyed essential through ages past It is enough for us that our knowledge ot lite is based upon the wisdom ot the ancients and the best thinking ot the moderns We cannot faill As we plant our ivy, we utter X' 'e! :. 111. ' iw ' '- , -511 git.. glVf!,.g55, -1.-1-T 1 :gnu 'fiiigii 1 ze: 1--:::::.' ..- '-1. l' 1-':.:..1'...... 1 three told prayer thankfulness for what these past years at Oakwood haye giy en us gratitude for patient, tolerant, undei standing guidance and a promise so to liye our llyes that they shall reflect the vigorous growth of whieh this iyv will ever be fa llXll'lg symbol. M .Ala 'ft' Uwuff 2.2125 and we are unafraid. How we are to answer them, we know not. It is :Q-7 KV Vx Y- X ' s L' ' A ' l A l ' ' ' ' A . ,ll .xi V . 1 2 L' ' 1 l i X-if V . . . A X . f .... . . .- WLT: LLVLY'-:I - M C 11- x tvs i H v C - xg x Lv if L- . 'jf - . . e .... ei? ', i' . g xg ' H ' ' x ...nfl ' ' Y ' ' .::l L 'll 1 ,A . 1 . 7 I 1 Y . .gl 3 ' ml-L -g . ' --.....Q 11' .-- 1 , - 1 4 4' I-'- 5 rl I f' I Z-l . . ll-I H 3 glgunl x V iam l:.,::.EE'nl5l 1 I .- . -gl gy J l l l A-

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CLASS POEM By Betty Knoll Pausing On the threshold of Tomorrow, ' We look u on the Past P 1 Filled with memories of happiness untold. Laughter? Tears? It matters notg Those memories are gold. We know Our course is guided by the star Of eager aspiration- The future to us seems afar In our imagination. ' Pausing We ask, What will Tomorrow bring, What part have we to'play In that incomprehensive thing Which Sages call Today? The answer Lies within each heartg Each one alone can know The life in which he'll play a part, The path that he must go. On the threshold of the Past, We look upon Tomorrow What will the coming years unfold? ' ' Laughter? Tears? It matters notg What will Tomorrow hold '? . COMMENCEMENT CLASS SONG, 1956 By lean Snyder Verwe The time has come to hid farewell To dear old Oakwood Highg We pledge anew our loyaltym To honor you we'll try. Choruw So now farewell to Oakwood Highg We leave you with regret, The standards you have set for us We never shall forget. Through hap y years you've guided usp Now comes tliie time to part- And so farewell to Oakwood High You'll' live on in all our hearts. Page Twenty-eight l CLASS DAY SONG 1956 By Virginia Humberger I 'enre We'll always cherish our days at Oakwood High, And all of our dear classmates we knew while we were there. ' Your standards, ideals we'll ne'er for et, which you brought us, Oakwood Higiig Your honor so true we'll remember of you, Dear Oakwood High. Clzoruf As years go hy, yet in our hearts we'll hold dear the -Gold and Blue And lingering memories of the good times through the years at Oakwoo High.

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The Superintendent's tjtlessage It has been my observation that there is a wide range of talents among the sixty boys and fifty-five girls ofthe graduating class of' 1956. This has been demonstrated through outstanding achievement in the many fields of opportunity that Oakwood High School offers-the regular academic fields of English. history, mathematics, science, and foreign language: the fields of art, music, home economics, printing, mechanical drawing, and the industrial arts, also the fields of public speaking, dra- matics, journalism, commercial subjects, business management and salesmanship, physical education, and athletics. ln order to prove this achievement by the members of the graduating class, one needs only to recall the victory in scholar- ship by our seniors in the State Scholarship Test, the state victories in public speaking, the outstanding work in journal- ism with high honor national rating, the two senior dramatic events of the year, Growing Pains and Apple Blossom Time, the season's uncrossed goal record in football, and the many victories and well contested events in basketball, hockey, track, and baseball, in all of which the seniors were leaders. With this excellent beginning l am confident that our young people who leave us this year through graduation will think of the close of their high-school activities as just the beginning of greater accomplishment. Youth is the time to get a running start toward a worth- while career by getting the right preparation and the right direction. Great men and great women are first of all great boys and great girls who live on a high plane from youth to old age. Few individuals live up to their highest possible achieve- ment. ln the human family there are varying degrees of development of' God-given talents. Some make a large use ot' their talents, others make a small use of theirs. The right . measure ofisuccess in life is the degree to which we develop and use our potential powers in the major fields of human activity. We live and work and develop ourselves through our voca- tion and avocation, through our home and family, through our citizenship in the community, state, and nation, through our use of' the school and other educational agencies such as the press and the radio, through our spiritual development in the realm ofthe church. Uur own worst enemies are within us. These enemies are lack of' worthy ambition and foresightedness, lack of industry, indulgence, and whatever keeps us from doing our best. These are the enemies that we must fight in order to win the battle of life. It is my earnest hope that the Class of' 1956 be an outstanding one in developing and using their talents in the world of affairs. And may they also have all the joy and happiness that comes through achievement and through service. Sincerely, Y Arthur E. Clagga Z NBR P tv Page' Thirty