Salem High School - Quaker Yearbook (Salem, OH)

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State Street looking west 1956 To Salem Citizens, Past and Present Main Street 1846 The hospitality of the people was proverbial. No one ever ap- pealed in vain for food, in any emergency, whether he were a neighbor or a stranger, and nothing would give greater offense than an offer to pay for the same. The latch-string always hung on the outside, and the stranger or wayfarer always received a generous and hearty welcome. In their friendships they were firm, constant and true.’1 —-Souvenir History of Salem-1906 9 fihhPDiv i.!f!

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I EH w ■■■■■■ ■■■■■■ ■■■■ ■■■■■■ Ull£jg JK BBBBBB ■«■■■■ The city hall above replaced the historical landmark at the right in 1950. The old build- ing, constructed in 1847, served as head- quarters for the Western Anti-Slavery Society. Many times its rafters rang with the impassioned oratory of abolitionists, such as William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, and Sojourner Truth. Grateful Students Dedicate Annual Not long after the sun rises each day, nearly 1,000 of tomorrow’s citizens cross the threshold of Salem High School—the threshold to education. Seldom does it come to the minds of these students that this, their school, is a result of years of careful planning—plan- ning that goes back to the very beginning of Salem. The early Quaker settlers thought it important to provide education for their children and established schools almost as soon as they founded churches, but these were private schools. To assure an education for all the future citizens of Salem the first public school was built in 1850. Since then three ever more modern high schools have been erected, and true to the traditions of their forefathers, Salem citizens last November voted a bond issue for the erection of a new high school. While the school buildings still exist, the men who built them are gone—men whose ambitions, toil, and dreams were for the coming generations. Their history is written into what our school is today; their efforts will serve those who are still to come. Therefore, in the hope thatitmay show in some measure our appreciation to those who have afforded us ever-improving educational opportunities, that we may work toward the fulfillment of their ideals for us, for Salem, and for our country, we gratefully dedicate this annual to the citizens of Salem, past and present. 8

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Lefi — Grandpas gaze in wonderment at teach- ers of today and decide they were born in the wrong generation. At far left attractive faculty member. Miss Carol Kelley, appears in present day top fashion, much different from the styles worn by her predecessors. Today teachers have difficulty finding park- ing space near SHS. Joe Sobek’s streamlined Studie is an example of hot-rod transporta- tion seen around our alma mater. 'Sweet Adeline Gives Way The girls at the right aren't sailors ready for spring housecleaning, but the girls, basketball team of 191 4. Girls’ athletics were a main feature on Salem’s sports agenda. 1 From year to year lengths of skirts have been like yo-yo’s — up and down. Joyce McEIroy, Marlene Lewis and Nancy Cope pose in front of the same pole at the Corner as bashful maidens of yesteryear did. 10