Point Place High School - Scarlet and Black Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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The Scarlet and Black V Class Salutatory Parents, Friends, Teachers, Classmates: It is you whom we sincerely welcome and in whose pres- ence we are deeply honored because of the debt we owe you. It is not that you are privileged to be here to witness our graduation,our ceremonious, reverent step in life. It is not that you are honored to be our parents, it is not that you are honored to be our friends,our faculty,our guides for the soon-closing, memorable, four short years. Although we, of our class, are proud of its distinction among others, it is rather that we are honored by the fact that you are our par- ents, our friends, our teachers. It is rather that we are sincerely proud of the privilege of having you here this evening. Going over the past four years,a jewel in our memories, we can vividly realize how you, our parents, have helped to develope in us a well-rounded personality of self-expression, character, and high morals. From you, our teachers, we have received cooperation in all our studies and activities. Your personal advice has given us inspiration. From you, dear classmates, we have acquired sportsmanlike attitude and friendship. Again we welcome you who have given us the ingredients of a real challenge! The challenge to each and every one of us, to awaken our intellectual curiosity for greater capaci- ties of knowledge, that will add zest and meaning to our future years. ---Charles Hendee Page Twenty '

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The Scarlet and Black Class Valedictory Dear Parents, Teachers, and Friends: We are happy to welcome you here this evening to see us graduate, for it is a very important moment in our lives. The time has come when we must leave high school and enter into a realm of real work. We have studied hard in preparing ourselves for our certain place in the world, and appreciate the fact that we have been given the opportunity to do so. We realize that we are entering into a world that is upset by the economic depression at present and that we will have many obstacles to overcome. We cannot determine how many of us will be successful, but our parents have given us a good start and now the rest is up to us. We regret leaving this school where we have had so many pleasant moments, our many friends who have made life more interesting and enjoyable for us, and the teachers who have so kindly and patiently aided us. We sincerely hope that we will not be forgotten even though we are gone. We want to thank you for the sacrifices you may have made for us, and our greatest wish for the future is that they have not been made in vain. ---Ella Andersen Page Nineteen

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The Scarlet and Black History of Class of 1955 One day as I was idly browsing about, I came upon my little memory book. I slowly turned the pages, and to my surprise I came upon a picture of the freshman class of 1931. It recalled to my memory the first day of high school. I pictured to myself a group of happy, expectant freshmen, already looking forward with anticipation to the happy days ahead,end eager to begin the long climb which ends for some of us tonight. After we had become accustomed to the new routine, the locks, and the unmerciful razzing of the upper-classmen, we settled down and decided we would have to organize, and on the second page of my book I found a picture of our offi- cers, elected at our first class meeting. They were: Bill Coleman, President, Olive Blakeney, Vice-Presidentgand Ella Andersen, Secretary. Turning the page, I saw a picture of the Science Club which was organized October 16, 1931, and also a picture of the cast of the Science Club play, entitled nAn Economical Boomerang,n which took place January 20, 1952. I slowly turned the next page, wondering what I would find. Why, of course, the freshman initiation. How we had dreaded it, but we cheerfully and optimistically survived the most difficult tasks, secretly resolving to take re- venge at the first opportunity which was afforded us. This ended the activities during our freshman year,and we were proud in the knowledge that we could look back with satisfaction upon our many accomplishments. We returned happily to school on e bright,sunshiny day in early September, attempting to impress the freshmen with our superiority. The first page in my memory book for this year showed a picture of our newly elected class officers. They were: Davidene Clemens, Presidentg Robert Dorrell, Vice-President, Jack Thompson, Secretary. This page also contained our class colors which are blue and silver, our flower, forget-me-not, and our motto, 'A winner never quits and a quitter never wins.n Continued on Page32 Page Twenty-one