Spencerville High School - Echoes Yearbook (Spencerville, OH)

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Salutatory Dear Parents, Teachers, Board of Education, Friendshand Fellow Gradu- ates, this is a salute, a salute to you, teachers, parents, and Board of Edu- cation, who have given us the opportunity of a school and also a salute to my fellow classmates for attaining the highest goal of our school life- graduation. Just how much have our parents in the last twelve years contributed towards our school life? Of course, we all know that they pay taxes and vote yes for the levies which keep our schools open, and, I dare say, many of us would not have completed all twelve years of school had it not been for our parents constantly reminding us of the importance of school and helping us along the trials and hardships we come in contact with during our school days. But they have done more than this. They also attend our school plays, concerts, activity nights, and basketball games to make them a success. They help in the cafeteria, giving their services for our rabbit suppers and honor banquets. The people of the community have helped our school by paying taxes and attending our class plays and other school activities. Yes, dear parents and friends, we can salute you indeed for making our school days a success. Now we next salute our teachers. No need to ask what they have done for us during these twelve years, but more definitely the four years of high school. ' School life could be very tiresome and trying were it not for our teach- ers, who made it a joyful task. They have taught reading, writing, and arithmetic, but also just as important, they have taught us to work with other people and to get along with them, which helps us to develop pleasing personalities. Our teachers are the backbone of our activity nights, school paper, class plays, junior-senior receptions and, finally, planning with us our graduation exercises. The Board of Education receives our salute for their work in maintain- ing our schools. Their job is to handle the financial business of our school and to keep Spencerville High School in class A rating. This group of men also forms the policies which govern our school. How can we graduates thank our parents, teachers, and the Board of Education for having given us this great opportunity of school? Of course, we can say thank you, but a better way, I think, is to go forth from here to make a success of our lives. Many of our members already are showing outstanding success in life by making good in the armed forces of our country. It is in school life that these men learned the discipline and respect that is needed in the Army, Navy, and other branches of the service. ' In school life the future secretaries, engineers, and nurses have learned the necessary things for qualification for these fields. When we are asked, How did we achieve our success ? we can say Through our school life in Spencerville High School, and in that way we will be saying thank you to our Parents, Teachers, and the Board of Education. The members of the Graduating Class of 1945 salute our Parents, Teachers, and,Board of Education, and also extend to you a most cordial welcome. 28

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1. A night at the fair 4.. Homer Gaskill 7. Ralph Avery 2. Robert Harruff 5. Honor roll 8. Future band uniforms 3. Charles Armitage 6. B. A. D. and her buggy 9. College Days 27 F I

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