South High School - Pot O Gold Yearbook (Lima, OH)

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NL Mr. C. K. Graham Mrs. Verna L. Harris ' R. C. K. GRAHAM, with the assistance of Mrs. Verna L. Harris, has just led South High School through one of the most successful years of its existance-a year of high scholastic standing, of new and varied activities. of unexcellecl victories in sports and of growth in faculty and students. Mr. Graham has been a member of the faculty of South High School since the school was Hrst opened. He has a Ph. B. degree from the College of Wooster and was principal of the Cridersville High School for more than a year. He taught mathematics for one year and then became head of the science de- partment. During this time, he was also faculty manager, of the athletic department. He was made principal in 1924. This year besides being principal, Mr. Graham was faculty manager of the Rainbow. He also continued to be head of the science department. Under his administration many new ways of bringing the school and the community closer together were inaugurated. Chief among these were Open House Night and Home Coming Day. Mrs. Harris received a Ph. B. degree from Mount Union. She also at- tended Columbia. Before coming to South, she taught at Woodyille, Dennison and Lima Central. In 1924, she became assistant principal of South High School. Fifteen

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i Mr. R. E. Offenhauer Mr. G. E. Long HE school year of 1925-26 was the second year of Superintendent R. E, Offenhauer's administration, Mr. G. E. Long was assistant superin- tendent. These men and the board of education inaugurated many changes in the school system. One of the most important of these was the new system of grading by which students were enabled to maintain a higher scholarship. Duringnthis year a new English course was tried out. In this course. the junior and senior classes had four days of regular English work a week and one day of either public speaking, dramatics, or journalism, according to the wishes of the student. Beginning with this year, every student, regardless of his scholarship, must take all examinations. Along with this rule another new rule making it impossible for students having low grades the first semester to raise them by doing good Work the second semester. This rule says that no student can pass with a semester average below three and five-tenths or an examination grade of six. The above improvements, together with the beautifying of the school buildings and lawns, and many minor changes, make the school year of 19.25-26 a very successful one. Fourteen

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Brenfleck Burgoon ASHER. ETHEL Ohio University History 8' Geography BRENFLECK. AlRS. ELVIRA Ohio State, B. S. S. Geography BURGOON. THELMA Lima Business 'College Office BORST, LAWRENCE Miami ' Mechanical Drawing Sixteen Asher Borst Baker Baver Braun Bowlus Burden ' Burrell BRAUN. IRMA Ohio State. B. A. B. S. Art BURRELL, MRS. Asheland. B. A. Art BAKER, HELEN Bluffton College, A. B. Toledo Conservatory. B. M. History 8 Visual Music BOWLUS. MARIE Heidelberg, B. A. English Castor Carter CASTOR. CHARLES W. Carnegie Tech. B. S. Machine Shop BAVER. HAZEL Ohio State B. S. Head of Com. Dept BURDBN, MERLE Ohio Wesleyan A. B Shorthand I. Com. Arithmetic CARTER MARGARET Ohio State B. S. Commercial