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

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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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FOREWORD E have set a high purpose for the l937 Gristmill. lt is our hope not only to record the actual events of the year, but to go much further-to capture in Word and picture the spirit that distinguishes Shaker from other schools. To this end We have streamlined the design of the entire book in order better to reflect the fast-moving tempo of Shaker life. We have tried to show the individual as part of a wide panorama of school activity. Cheering crowds at football games, hectic hours in the Shakerite office, report-card days, pep assemblies, friends We have made, the cafeteria lunch-line, Mr. Patin, spring romances, Senior Prom Mr. Thrailkill's sales campaigns, gradua- tion-all these are part of one great picture. We hope that this picture will keep alive in the years to come all those experiences and memories which were a part of our high school life. I

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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