Sunbury School - Owl Yearbook (Sunbury, OH)

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Ignorance is the only slavery. The time to be happy is now. The place to be ltafppy is heref, The town of Sunbury was laid out in 1816 by William and Louis Myers. The first school was on the southeast corner of the square. It was also used as a church. In 1868, the second school house was built at its present location. It was used for the elementary school, while the first floor of the town hall was used as the high school. Then in l9l3 more rooms were added to the front of the elementary building. The lower floor was then used for the elementary schools, with the upper floor holding classes for the Sunbury lunior and Senior High Schools. , The building to the west of the elementary school, which is known to us all as the Sheep Shed, was built about 1934. The first superintendent of Sunbury High School was Mr. G. K. Sharp. The high school was under his supervision when it was held in the Town Hall, and also after being transferred to its second location. ln l9l5 the Senior Class put out the first annual in the history ot Sunbury High. ln l924-25 the present High School was erected. Sports were introduced into Sunbury High School in l9l0 with baseball, followed by basketball in l9l5, and finally football in l926. ln l9lO, to receive a high school diploma, you were required to earn at least sixteen credits in not less than four years. The required subjects for the first year of high school were algebra, English and general science. Latin, botany and geography were elective subjects. Page Four

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Left: Mrs, Arth Right: Mr. I-limes fb chcaiwn' ' e o o We, the seniors of the graduating class at l949, vsfish to dedicate this annual, The Owl, to our Home Room advisors, Mrs. Grace Arthur and Mr. W. I. l-limes. By their tireless guidance and leadership, they have helped us in many ways during this past year.

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AIN the clock is always slozvg It is lafev' than you think. Standing: Cleft to rightt-lim Stelzer, Mr. Himes, Helen Gallogly, Mrs. Arthur, Bob Edwards. Sitting: loan Hoslcinson, Pat Crowl, Thelma Root, George Gilbert, Edna Mae Barney. Annual After school. 'was started and class officers chosen, the Annual Staff was nominated and elected by the class. The first month after our staff was chosen, we spent in securing a publisher, an engraver, and a company to make the covers for our annual. We started selling advertisements the last week of December. We began securing names for our Booster Page the last of lanuary. The Owl went on sale the first of February. The staff, with Thelma Root as its very efficient editor, has done a fine piece of work in preparing the Owl for publication. The staff consists of: Editor ....................... Assistant Editor ........ Business Manager ....., Student Editor ................. School Activities Editor ...... Club Activities Editor ....... Sports Editor ,,............... Student Life Editor ......... ,,.........Thelma Root .........loan Hoskinson .......George Gilbert ......l-lelen Gallogly ...............Pat Crowl Edna Mae Barney Stelzer A ,..... Bob Edwards Pa F It,