Spencerville High School - Echoes Yearbook (Spencerville, OH)

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Salutatory Those Who Will Noi Graduate Dear friends, I want to welcome you wholeheartedly to this, our graduation. It is only fitting that you-our parents, friends, and teachers-should be present at a milestone in the lives of individuals whom you have helped to mold and guide. This is a product of your labors. I hope that you are proud. There is, unfortunately, a shadow over even this happy occasion. As is character- istic of every class, there are a few not he're who were with us in previous years of school. The people I want you to let your minds dwell upon tonight are those who will not graduate. There is too great a number of people who never reach this day. The reasons are numerous. Some do not finish their high school education because of financial reasons. Because of death or disablement of the breadwinner in a family the bu'rden of supporting them often falls on a member of the group who is still in high school. There are others who will get married while still in school and will forget the necessity of having an education until that education is vitally needed. Last, there is the group who, because of lack of interest and initiative, will quit high school when they are old enough to go out in the world to try their hand at, usually, numerous jobs. It is this last group with which we should be mostly concerned. I mentioned that they will try their hand at numerous jobs. This is usually the case because they a'ren't well-equipped enough in any one line to make a success of any particular thing. Too many of us do not realize the help that we get in school. I do not refer to books alone, but also to our contacts with people of our own age. I imagine that some of the adults in the group here tonight regret that they never had the opportunity to attend high school as the youth of today has. I think that all of you will agree with me that it is far better to face the battle of the school books and to enjoy the company of people one's own age than to try to cope with problems of the world at too early an age. Persons of sixteen years of age are hardly able to successfully meet and conquer these problems. I believe, too, that in this lies one of the roots of juvenile delinquency. Some of those who have quit school may not be able to find gainful employment. While thusly unemployed they are more susceptible to the influence of some misguided individuals and so are led into lives of pilfering, misdemeanors, and perhaps, eventually, crime. Some of you might be appalled by the many high school students who appear to be doing nothing in school besides fiddling around, and wonder what good it is doing them. Most of us do not take full advantage of this golden opportunity as we should. Far too many of us let these days fiy by without doing all that we are capable of doing. However, I believe that our learning to live with people in general and our age is worth every moment spent going to school, and it will offset the failure to master all that we placed before us. Perhaps there are some in this graduating class that realize even now that they have passed with a minimum amount of effort and accomplishment. Well, it was there and like the food that is on the table, they were entitled to their share. If they did not get, perhaps they will eat more heartily tomorrow because of the hunger they have experienced today. Please do not misinterpret my preceding statements. I do not wish to be under- stood as saying that all who do not finish high school will fall to rack and ruin. Many can and do make a success of themselves. I do say, however, that the odds are against those who do not do all that they are capable of doing, or who fail to complete their fhigh school work. If the opportunity arises for you to encourage some person to 'clontinue on with their high school education, and to be in school regularly, will you o so? But that is enough of serious things. Again, I want to thank all of you for being present. Now sit back, relax, and enjoy the remainder of our program with us. -Adryce Kraft -25...

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Name Gene Abels Shirley Arthur Herman Barnes Loretta Bigelow Gerald Boyer Betty Clement James Colgan Ted Croft Lovena Davidson Bernard Deerhake Marjorie Eutsler Robert Fox Norman Fry Paul Gaberdiel Ruthella Golliif Fairie Gossard Robert Hindenlang Barry Hook Richard Hoverman Anna Jackson Lois Kill Adryce Kraft Robert Leis James Leis Roy Line Marilyn Mark Bill Mauri Lewis Meeker Irene Miller Doris Moorman Betty Moser Margie Mueller Kenneth Mulholland George Norris Anna Patterson Corrine Patterson Janet Pickering Wesley Plikerd Roger Reed Mary Rempfer Laverle Rockhold Charles Sale James Schosker Clayton Seibert June Shepler Jane Snider Carl Staas Dolores Stout Paul Strayer Marilyn Vulgamott John Whetstone Gene Youngpeter Nickname Short Art Herm Everett Gary Bet Jim Bert Tootsie Sonny Marge Bob Fry Gabby Ella Fairie Bob Barry Dick Ann Blondie Amy Harry Jim Albert Lynne Einstein Louie Renie Porky Red Mickie Kenny Gorgeous Lydia Pat Peanut Wessy Pete Gabby Rockie Charlie Jim Clayton J unie Janie Abner Dee Paulie Blondie Johnny Genie Pasiime Inspecting County Line Elida Boys Going to Lima Basketball Players Livestock Shorthand Joking Janet Giggling Girls Cutting up Science Roller Skating Shoveling coal Wee Echoe Buckland boys Roller skating Roller Skating Running around Latin Walking Changing her hair Smart remarks Night life Talking Blowing her top Teasing Louise Delphos girls Doing English Driving tractor Latin Keeping G. A. happy Junior Girl Joking Finding lost articles Taking walks Setting typing records Sunset girls Loafing F. H. A. Careful driving Teasing Anna Mae Training dogs Seeing Marilyn Roland Singing Going to Venedocia Ohio Northern The Central Going to Van Wert F. F. A. Bragging up Blue Jays 124- Cause of Death Miss Gene Abels - 236 Elida boys Hitchhiking Hit with basketball Kicked by cow Typing too much Delphos night life Staying up late Chemistry student '47 Kaiser Doing Mary's work Explosion Motorcycling Oil furnaces Typing Automobile accident Delphos Late hours Guernsey cattle Studying too much Idleness Working too hard New Ford 3.2'Z2 beverages Killed in gang war Train trip Carl Wild, wild, women Motorcycle Laughing at fiat tires Translating Latin Got a B Hit by an Angel Pat Pryer Too good to live Tripped over hymn book Old Pontiac Inflating flat tires Nash Killed in lumber mill Flirting '49 Buick Heard a naughty word Caught in M. F.'s locker Giggling Hit wrong note '34 Chevy Orating Starved to death Bus 5 M. R. St. John's lost

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