Shaker Heights High School - Gristmill Yearbook (Shaker Heights, OH)

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To The Seniors . . from Mr. Patin I cannot realize that the time has arrived to bid you, the Class of 1937, farewell. This is to be my last official greeting to you, but I trust, not a final one. As it has become a tradition in Shaker that the graduates return to give the school the benefit of their college and life experiences, may you share with us those things which seem ideal to you. We, who have lived with you during your high school days, are proud of your accomplishments-proud that some of you show signs of achieving distinction in various fields. Most of you have developed greater self-reliance and self-control. These traits, together with an increased responsiveness to ideas, to trusts, and to opportunities of service, broaden your horizons. We know that your whole life will be more complete because of them. I am glad that the majority of you find it possible to go to college at this time, to achieve greater ends in your chosen fields. To those who cannot continue their education now, I trust that you have developed enough intellectual curiosity and 'Awill-to-do that you will not be stopped. Make it possible to go on in some way at the earliest moment! College or any other type of higher education offers such opportunities for greater achievement and I feel that each of you is worthy of a chance. There never has been a period in history so challenging as the present. I believe that in this Class of 1937 there are potential leaders in science, in literature, in politics. It will be my pleasure to watch as the years go by for the emergence of that leadership. Sincerely yours, R. B. Patin

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DEDICATION l l l I I N recognition of her inspiring leadership in assisting young artists and her tireless labor in making our school productions successful, and in appreciation of her unselfishness and friendliness, we, the Class of l937, affectionate- ly dedicate this edition of the Gristrnill to Miss Ely, Who, We feel, personifies all those qualities and ideals which Shaker holds highest.

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MIss H. JEAN ANDERSON, MR. ALVIN AMES, MRS. MATILDA BISHOP, MISS RUTH BLAIR, MR. ALFRED BOSCH, MISS ALMA BOWEN, MRS. EDITH CAROTHERS, MISS CRYSTAL CARRUTHERS, DR. M. EVELYN DILLEY, MISS MABEL ELY, MR WAYNE FRENCH, MISS KATHRYN GEIGER, MR. JAMES GORDON, MISS GRACE GRAHAM, MRS. DOROTHY R. GUNN, MR CHARLES HANES, MRS. ANN HARBOURT. MR, GUY F. HENRY, MISS LOUISE HOLLON, MISS MARJORIE JACKSON, MR CRIFFITH JONES, MISS HELENE LAITEM, DR. LOOMIS, Superintendent, MRS. DOROTHY LOMMEN, MRS. DOROTHEA MARLOW, MISS LOUISE MCCRACKEN, MISS DOROTHY MILLER, MR. MELVIN MILLER, MR. T. RAYMOND MORRIS, MR HOWARD MORITZ, DR. EVERETT MYERS, MR. ARTHUR NEWMAN, MISS AGNES PALMER, MR. O. T. PARK, MR. R B PATIN, Principal, MRS. RUTH SACHA, MISS PAULINE SELLERS, MRS. EVA MAE SMITH, MR. HAROLD STORMS, MISS ELIZABETH SUPLER, MR. L. R. THRAILKILL, MR. PATRICK TROYAN, MISS GALE WICKWIRE, MR. WINSTON WYCKOFF FACULTY You may be surprised, you may be amused, but buhlieve it or not hear ye, hear ye-we have cross-examined the facultyl . . .We found out that Miss Dilley is afraid of policemen! And her favorite, when it comes to movies, is Shirley Temple. Mr. Troyan confesses a weak- ness for sticking pins in doorbells, and picks Blondie and hubby Dagwood as his favorite comic strip. Then we have Coach Wyckoff, whose favorite pastime is gardening, and who goes for candy and Little Orphan Annie. Mrs, Sacha chooses Elmer in the Sunday papers as her favorite comic strip. Doc Myers lists as his favorite pastimes flowers, fishing, and ladies-in just that order. As for Miss Laitem, she admits that absence is the trait she most admires in a student. Her favorite foods are spinach, ginger-ale, and horse-radish, and her pet aversion is- petting. Mr. French, however, tells us that his pet annoyance is having girls put on lipstick in his class. A great favorite as dean of the Senior boys, he likes Alley Oop, Wallace1Beery, and giving parties. We discovered, too, that Mr. Morris was the author of a fan letter to Katharine Hepburn. Miss Jackson insists that Robert Taylor does not make her heart beat double-quick time: she does like Greta Garbo, and one of her rarely-indulged-in pet extravagances is to take in three movies in one week-end. Mr. Thrailkill, when asked his favorite movie actor, replied, Tarzan-he is the embodiment of a sub-conscious desire! He informed us that Bringing Up Father has given him great comfort. lt was this same gentleman, who, while visiting one of the Warrensville institutions with the Sociology classes, was at the end of the line when an in- mate asked, MyI Do all those children belong to him?'l3 however, he is always at the head of the line when he lets his fourth period class go to lunch early, We found out other things, too. For instance, we learned of the christening party held by Miss Ely and some of the other teachers for their new Plymouth. And we did discover this one important fact, this one bombshell. They're all very human, they all do crazy things, and, above all, they're good sports, every last one of them.