Salem High School - Quaker Yearbook (Salem, OH)

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We had a last go at grammar, Senior year—the goal we work toward from the moment we enter high school — the magic time when for nine all-too-short months we are the tops — when we are conscious that most of the things we do, we are doing for the last time. It's like that today and it was like that when Salem High was young. But the things we are doing for the last time are a little different. In the early days of SHS seniors had no glamorous prom, no class parties in an elaborately decorated gym, no general scholarship exams, no caps and gowns to lend an aura of erudition to their last ceremonies in SHS. Bill Bennett, Vice-president; Richard Hunter, President; Jeanette Harris, Secretary-treasurer. Their class parties were held at a teach- er’s home, and the big event of the year was the class picnic. Their graduation costumes were long, white, swishy dresses for the girls, and dark suits with high, stiff collars for the boys. Each senior had to write a thesis on a learned subject, such as “Odysseus” or “Monasticism,” and de- liver it in his best public-speaking style before the student body. Times and customs have changed, but all seniors who have ever graduated from Salem High have a common bond, the magic of the senior year. 16

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®hroug!| f ?ara . . new CLASSES and new faces repeat the academic cycle—freshmen, sopho- mores, juniors, seniors. Fundamentally teenagers in every era are the same, but many changes have occured in high school subjects. In early days of SHS, languages and math were emphasized In Latin, a four- year required course, the students of yes- teryear struggled through Caesar's “Gallic Wars and attempted to interpret the speeches of Virgil and Cicero. The few Latin scholars of today still tangle with Caesar, but long ago abandoned the field to Virgil and Cicero. Our ancestors were mathematical virtuosos, striving for perfection in analy- tical geometry, calculus and higher mathe- matics. Math tournaments with other schools were held, which Salem students usually won. Plane geometry, algebra, solid geometry and trig, which were only the basis for our forefathers, advanced work, comprise the complete training of today's high school math whiz. After tackling anatomy, zoology, and botany, the profound scholars of yester- day proceeded to the study of physics, chemistry, geology, and astronomy. Twen- tieth century naturalists find the former combined in the studies of biology and health, while neophyte chemists and physicists are still mystified by the classic question: “What happens if an irresistible force meets an immovable object?” Logic, rhetoric, and mental philosophy,' which used to perplex the erudite upper- classmen, have vanished from the curricu- lum, to be replaced by more practical sub- jects. Although the curriculum has changed, through the years the objectives of educa- tion in Salem have remained the same, an informed, responsible citizenry, aware of its traditions and destiny, and able and willing to help build and preserve our democracy.

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F. ACKERMAN M. ACKERMAN ADAMS AECERTER Frieda Delores Ackerman. . , Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Formaldeaides 3; Los Conquistadores 2, 3, 4; Ml. Union Music Festival 2, 4; Salemasquers 1, 2, 3, 4; Thespians 3, 4. Marion L. Ackerman. . , German Club 3, 4. Danny W. Adams. „ . Dorothy Faye Aegerter. . . Chorus 1, Dean’s Aide 4; Jr. Red Cross Rep. 4; Quaker Annual Bus. Staff 4; Quaker Annual Ed. Staff 4; Quaker Weekly Ed. Staff 4. fought it out with solid and trig, Geneva Alexander. . , Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; G. A. A. 3; Quaker Ed. Annual Staff 4; Quaker Weekly Ed. Staff 4. John W. Alexander. . . Art Club 1, 2; Assoc. Pres. 4; Basket- ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Captain 4; Buckeye Boys’ State 3; Chorus 1, 2, 3; County high jump record 3; Football 1, 2, 3, 4; Most Valuable Player 4; Coaches’ Award 4; K. of C Award 4; Mt. Union Music Festival 1, 2; National Federation of Music Clubs Con- test 3; Student Council 2, 4; Track 1, 2', 3, 4; High school high jump record 3; Varsity S 1, 2, 3, 4. Sally Allen. . . Art Club 1; Assoc. Sec. 4; Band 1; Brooks Contest Award 1; Chorus I, 2, 3, 4; Octet 4; Hi-Tri 3, 4; Treas. 4; Quaker Annual Artist 4; Quaker Weekly Artist 4; Merit Scholarship Test 4. Ruby Jean Altenhof. . . Chorus 1, 2. G. ALEXANDER J. ALEXANDER ALLEN ALTENHOF ALTHOUSE ALTOMAiRE ANSMAN BADDELEY Earl Althouse. . . Quaker King Candidate 4; Student Council 4i; Pres. 4. Carole Ann Altomare. . . Los Conquistadores 3, 4. John A. Ansman, Jr. . . Ruthann Baddeley. . , Dramatics Ass’t 4; Money Mad” 4; Reserve Cheerleader 1, 2; Thes- pians 4. 17