Poland Seminary High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Poland, OH)

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22 T H E P 1 o N E E R HISTORY OF POLAND HIGH SCHOOL Poland owes the fame which the educational institutions earned for her to the well educated, public spirited men and women who lirst settled the town and at once established schools that have always been doing noble work. When we students daily attend school in our beautiful Dutch colonial building, little do we realize the many changes wrought to occasion its being built. The first schoolhouse stood on the spot where the Presbyterian Church now stands. ln 1830 the Poland Seminary began with Reverend Bradley in charge. This caused other seminaries to spring up rapidly. The Lee Academy, which later became the Union Seminary and lasted until 1909, was founded twenty-five years after the Poland Seminary. The Poland Law School opened in the same year but it lasted but a few years andwas later moved to Cleveland. From this account can we realize that Poland was long an intellectual center. Of great significance is the list of great citizens who taught or at- tended school in Poland. Foremost among these were William McKinley, our twenty-fifth president, whose father moved from Niles to Poland because of its advantage of better schools. Among the teachers we recall that Ida M. Tarbell, the famous writer and biographer who is especially well known for her works on Lincoln, once taught in Poland. The list need not especially end here for there are other prominent persons whose education was received in Poland, but whose fame may not have been so widely spread. ln the future we anticipate that many other names will be added to our hall of fame. -Helen Olson, '31, THE CALENDAR April 4 . High School Plays: The Valiant and the Minstrel. April 26' . ................. Track Meet at Geneva College May 2 ...... Track Meet with Springfield Township and North Lima High Schools. May 10 ,... ...,.....,.......,,.......... C ounty Track Meet May 14 . , . ........,,....................... Senior Play May 15 .... ..........,............. J unior-Senior Banquet May 18 . , . . . . Baccalaureate Sermon at the Presbyterian Church by Rev. Millikan. May 22 . . . ,..,... Commencement. Rev. Sayers, Speaker. May 23 . . . .........,..........,. Last Day of School. Alumni Banquet NEW PICTURES An addition has been made to Poland High School this year: not in buildings but in things useful to our minds. It is a fine collection of pic- tures which we found on the walls when we returned to school after the Christmas vacation. These pictures have certainly added to the cheer- fulness of the school rooms.

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THE PIONEER 21 approaching car meant for a position in a telegraph oflice which enabled him to support himself and still carry on his experiments. As in the realm of nature, it is the moment that tells, so also is it true in the realm of science. In chemistry we are taught that nature spends many years in preparation for the formation of a crystal but only an in- stant of time is required for the inorganic substances to be changed to crystal form. The world of nature and the world of mind are one long record of the hidden, the mysterious and the unexpected. Most of us consider life a fog of monotonous, uninteresting duties: duties which we do perhaps because we consider them assential for living. We forget there is a sun which, for a time, may be invisible and to some may be invisible forever because they have forgotten to put a soul into the commonplace. General Pershing has said, My one big happiness is to do whatever I do with all there is in me no matter what the circumstance. If someone should ask me for advice I would say something like this, Whatever your job is, put your whole soul into it. Don't do it halfway. That particular chance will never come again. That is not only the best way to be happy but the only way to prepare yourself for your next step forward.' All my life I have tried to live up to that rule. What does Pershing's rule for happiness and success mean to you, mothers and housewives? Is the daily cooking, washing and cleaning just a monotonous grind or have you put a soul into your work and made it an art? What does Pershing's rule for happiness and success mean to us, the students? Is high school just grind, toil, getting by with merely passing grades or are we getting the fundamentals, the basis for higher education and finally life? O God, help us, no matter how responsible or how humble and homely our task may be, help us to put a soul into our work that we may see the sun appearing, ready to pierce those dense fog clouds. -Lucille Paulin, '30, Winner, Essay Contest. HONOR BANQUET Poland High School held its honor banquet at the Poland Methodist Church, Friday evening, March twenty-first. The honors of the banquet were divided between four groups, the boys and girls basketball teams, the literary team, and the cheer leaders. 'The decorations of the dining room showed that this was a banquet held to celebrate not only basketball victories but also other honors which the school received during the year. The table was adorned with blue and white, the school colors. and the basketball trophy was used as a centerpiece. On the wall was hung the literary pennant. Music from a radio furnished by V. B. Lee added to the enjoyment of the evening. After a delicious chicken dinner served by the ladies of the church a fine program of speeches by representatives of each group followed with Lester Smith as toastmaster. Letters were awarded to the girls and boys of the basketball teams by Mr. Heed, to the cheer leaders by Mrs. Mc- Bride, and to the literary contestants by Mr. Barton. After the festivities everyone went home well pleased with the achievements of 1929-30.

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T H E P I o N E E R 23 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY One beautiful morning in September of 1926 we entered the portals of Poland High School to begin our high school career. It took us several weeks to get accustomed to the daily routine of high school. Nevertheless we were determined to survive. Of course we Worked like all good Freshmen do because it was our first experience. We ranked well in athletics and in class Work. With a combination of these and social activities we finished our freshman year. In the fall of 1927 we returned to make our sophomore year better in every respect. We organized our class with Lester Smith as president. That year we were very successful in athletics with a representation of three girls in the Mahoning County Basketball tournament which our school Won. Our class was ably represented in the literary contest also. And so the second year passed swiftly away with half of our high school life gone. As Juniors We raised our standards and became one of the lead- ing factors in the success of our school. We had plenty of Work brightened by social affairs. At the close of the year was held the Junior-Senior ban- quet, a big affair to us. At last we are dignified Seniors of Poland High School and members of the class of '30, the third and largest to graduate from the new building. This year has been the most significant of our high school career. Our class had a splendid representation in the Mahoning County Girls Basket- ball Tournament Which Poland won. The captains, Virginia Austin and Edith Emch, were both from our class as was Lucille Logan. We were also well represented in the literary contest which our school Won. Lucille Paulin won first place in the essay contest and Edith Emch Won third in the short story contest. With this record and our appreciation to the faculty and all those who helped to make school life the success we believe it to be, We come to the close of our history in high school and are ready to face the hard- ships of the great World before us. --Martha Hickok, 30. THE PATSY On Wednesday evening, May fourteenth, the Senior Class of Poland High School will present the Senior play, THE PATSY, in the Poland High School auditorium. This play, under the direction of Miss Knesal, has in its cast only members of the Senior class and the distribution of tickets and all other business in connection with the play is being done by members of the class with the cooperation of Mr. Barton. Everyone come and see the seniors in the presentation of their last activity as pupils of Poland High. l COVER DESIGN The -cover design used on our first issue of the Pioneer is the work of our artist, Ben.B11l1ngs. We Wish to express our thanks to those who submitted suggestions for covers.