Oberlin Academy - Etean Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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ff I 32 ora. ...iff Je!! J? The perlod of our course here has passed sW1ftly and now ms we are about to leave the Academy a feelmg' of sadness C1 eeps upon us We have had many happy expeuences too ether and also thele have been tunes when the sky seemed dark and gloomy The f'l1st yeal We were hele, We looked upon the Academy snnply as -1 medlum th1ough whlch we wele to gam an educat1on Eclucatwn then me mt a knowledge of latm, mathematlcs and hlstory, but now vse have learned otherwlse The school has grovvn to mean more to us Stlong fuendshwps have been formed whlch we hope vull never be broken ASSOClat1Hg as We do W1th iellovv students, Who have been out ln the World, and have expeuenced some of 1ts conlhcts, we have unconscwusly become f3.TI'1lll3.l wlth a mole ea1 nest VIEW of l1ie We feel and fmpplecmte the personal mtelest Whlch ou1 teachels took m us They taught us far more than 1S Wrltten 1n our text books We vull pelhfmps not always re member the tlanslatlons of Caesal, the theolems 1n geometry or the hlstorlcal dates 0 -7 A o I ' - L , - f .wi , Q. ,- - ' ' .. , - 1' 2' - -g-,sf-W! -A J 1'.-g.'Yf-'fr'-'li' 1 . ' ififf l L' ..-..... u-.W--1-'!'I'fff,,, ,,.,,,,j,Qjj,':,'. 1:55551 Eg 'C 1 v-v-.mnamne,..,,,.1............-.V-U.-.--wr-n....,.......... .. KA ' fw ' . 4 '- 19 1 - ' , - - 1 l . 1 I ' A L, , , C v ' I 1 'I fi' , . ' 1 l '1 4: r ' C ' 1 4 fl l 1 D . . 1 m ' . . ' ' , . , , c 1 . , . . Y A - a. . . 7. . .. , 7 1. ' . - . . . . 1 c c 4 .. c L ' 1 Q 4 ' - ' 5 1. ' ' -L 1 ' a N ' c c c . I . . . . . N . 7 c '- V A . Y W - 4 . . , . . s ,ncu '

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ROSE MARITTA THOMPSON In the winter of 1913, Rose Maritta Thompson, for many years an honored teacher of the Academy, died' in the village hospital, after a lingering illness. One whose whole life was one sweet gift to others, writes a classmate, and the words express no more than the simple truth. Of a keen and discrimi- nating intellect, rejoicing in the exercise of her own powers, she yet held this, and every personal satisfac- tion, in subordination to the call of duty. But this was no slave's task for her, since every service was prompted by her loving heart. Patient, loyal, gener- ousgtrue, without one trace of bitterness or self-seek- ing, she passed the days and years in the resolute cheerful performance of- The daily round, the common task. She was a good neighbor, a faithful teacher, a firm friend, a devoted daughter. It is fitting that the Academy class of 1914 should pay this tribute to the memory of their First Year teacher, for those who were her pupils then will never cease to feel the influ- ence of her brave and unselflsh spirit. MISS FRANCES J. HOSFORD.

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taught us, but the personalities of the teachers themselves will ever stand strongly in our memories as noble men and Women. Our class is graduating at a time of radical changes in the Academy. The courses of study will remain practically the same, but several of the faculty, persons who have formed a vital part of it, are leaving. It will be hard to imagine the Academy Without Mr. Adams, Mrs. Swing and Mr. Hill. But more hard will it be to think of our school existing Without its principal, John Fisher Peck. He has been its heart and life, and can never be separated from it in our memories. The next principal of Oberlin Academy Will be Mr. Shaw. Nearly all of us have knovvn him as a teacher and have learned to love him for the kind, fatherly interest he took in our Work. It is with gladness, therefore, that We hear that he is to be at the head of the school, and We Wish him all success and happiness in this position. As years roll on and as We go through life, We shall come to realize more and more the debt We owe the Academy. Then may our devotion continue to grow ever more ten- der and our loyalty ever truer to our dear Academy at Oberlin.