Scioto Township High School - Sciotonian Yearbook (Commercial Point, OH)

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,W V, .fvvr-vv -YH - - - --- f- 3--T,'Y!!51,.,f CLASS HISTORY This is a story of great achievements. As historian of the great class of 'L6 of Scioto Township, my task is of great mag- nitude. Perhaps H.G. Wells could do just- ice to this task and could reveal a thou- sand realistic deteils but mine is only a feeble attempt to tell the story of the last four years of the Senior Class. Perhaps you are a very practical senior who does not care for cloudy abstraction or musings. You prefer just facts. On the other hand, you may prefer moments of daydreaming for v1sualization.of the Wgood old daysn of the past. All of you will want to remember events of high school days when you look back to this time. You will recall pleasant events or comradeshipg you will want some marks by which to re- call these fond memories. There is no necessity to spray perfume through-out this history. The record of the class of ZA6 speaks for itself. But somehow in the routine of the daily grind one loses sight, of the whole and is apt to forget the greater and more important facts. A ' ' On Monday morning, September 3, l93L, twenty-eight first graders started on a twelve year journey of knowledge under the direction of Miss Vernadine Le May These membersmmre Ellabelle Redman, Chum- tina Hoover,lkuma-Graham,Nhry Jean Hoover' Pearlene Williams, Nancy Green, Lois Hare, Betty McGhee, Georgia Glandon, Helen Goch- enour, Marilyn Troutman, Lucille Redman, Pudgie Montel, Emerson Braskett, William Neal, Harold Lawless, William Deohert Ned Wilson, Alva Carfrey, Robert Rodgers,' Robert Willbarger, John Coey, Billy Sines, Leslie Bowsher, Ralph Hott, Jackie Upp-

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And ran and snatched it, and with battle shout Lifted afresh, he hewed his enemy down, And saved a great cause that heroic day. The k1ng's SOD Saw the opportunity that the oraven had failed to recognize and with it won a victory. Courage and a broken sword achieved what fe a r never dared to dream of and saved a great cause. To many combatants in the battle of life the same disaster occurs. Lack of success is laid to lack of opportunity. How often we hear some one say, If I had only been given his chance, I would have done even greater things than he has accomplished. Of course it is true that equal opportunities do not come to ally that would be impossible But it is equally true that many fail to see or to use what chances they have. They fancy that something just ahead or out of reach is the essential means of their success. A sword of Keener steel or the blue blade of the k1ng's son is not at hand, so they go down to defeat. Then along comes a sharp-eyed soldier in the battle of competition, seizes the nearest weapon, the unused opportunity, and achieves his ambition. We sincerely hope that we shall all be at home when Opportunity knocks at our door, calls us on the telephone, or otherwise manifests an interest in us. May we recognize him, receive him warmly, and make the best possible use of Els presence, and may we never, never neglect im. Once more permit me to welcome you as our guests on this, our last appearance as Seniors of the Scioto Township High School. When next we gather here we, too, shall be guests as- sembled to wish Godspeed to some other Senior class, as ambitious and happy as we. Tonight we trust that our hospitality may be as gracious and as pleasing to you as we would have it. May You obtain as much satisfaction and delight from being here as we have in entertaining you on our last appearance as the Senior class of 1946. B111 Dechert

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U-Iistory Con't.l erman, William Graves, and Loyd Dean. Welasse ed through eight years under the guidanceci the following elementary teachers: Miss Doris Hott, Miss Betty Dennis, Mrs. Ruby Kegg, Miss Helen Williams, Mrs. Evelyn Grace, Miss Elfre- da Seelbach, and Mr. Clarence Shipley. In the eighth grade we passed the state tests andgnxk uated into high school. We shall skip'Mm rest of the data and dates prior to September, l9h2, when we met as the class of 'A6 under the leadership of Mr. Cogins our class advisor. There were thirty-one memr bers in our class. They were as follows:Pau- line Adkins, Abigail Adkins, Dale Boyd, Betty Chandler, George Coey, John Coey, Awa.Carfrey William Dechert, Charles Downing, Violetllson William Ehmann, Nancy Green, Norma Graham,Mary Jean Hoover, Bryon Haughn, Darwin.Hall, Junior Hall, Harold Lfwless, Charles Martin, William Neal, William Nichols, Jane Reynolds,- Pearl Roese, William Rush, Donald Thrasher, - Roy Thompson, Pearlene Williams, Ned Wilson, and Billie Lou Zwayer. Toward the end of theycar we gained Mildred Chaney, June Conaway andIEua Jo Maynard. The freshman initiation was the highest joy of the year. The high school was disrupted for days by our upper classmen whovwue trying to get all sorts of tricks ready for us, yet they showed us in every move made that they were glad to have us in their midst. Practi- cally all the boys played on the Junior High basketball team. They won every game played during the year. Several of our boys and ghis played in the orchestra. ' During our sophomore year, Mr. A.A. White was our advisor. Our successes in athletics- and the band were our own triumphs and joys, as well as those of the other classes. We spon- sored several skating parties during the yean