The Plains High School - Yearbook (The Plains, OH)

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support of friends of pood schools kept them fighting till victory for the schools of The Plains has been fairly won. Among these deserving honor at our hands, Mr. Joseph Evans and Mr. Harry A. Tipton should be remembered as BENEFACTORS OF THE PLAINS SCHOOLS. This pa're is donated by Mr. and Mrs. Oria C. Porter, in honor of our nephews, Thomas Porter and Chester Porter. THE PLAINS SCHOOL LIBRARY. The Library of three years ago contained only half a dozen books. There are now about eight hundred books in the school library. The growth has been due to donations by individuals, purchase by the school with money raised by the school and purchase by the Board of Education of books for the school. The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts have helped in building up the Library. In history, science, literature and miscellaneous books we have a fair supply of books. In poetry, we need many additions. Much remains to be done to complete the different departments of the Li- brary. The Board of Education has authorized the purchase of equipment needed to make the school a second grade High School, and this will be done doubtless before school opens next year. Lela Coon. POETRY. Sit still and study; that’s the rule When you belong to The Plains High School. Brohard, Bryson, Hartley and Hines, They are the ones that tend to the lines. They drive us forward to a higher class, And make us study if we want to pass. It won’t be long till examinations begin Then we’ll see if the race we win. We sit and study all day long, But we will not always sing the same song; We shall be paid for the work we have done When school time is past and vacation has come. Miss Brohard. our Class Teacher, is as smart as a toad. She surely does put over, the road; And Mr. Bryson, who teaches Hygiene, Has a prettier goatee than was ever seen. Miss Hartley to teach us has iust begun, But we surely do have a lot of fun ; She teaches us nothing but American History, But the wav she does it is still a mystery. Mr. Hines teacher us Arithmetic. And if we are bad he uses the stick. His hair is white, his suit is black, But in the Gray matter there is no lack. (Andrew Hands.)

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Secretary-Treasurer; Prin. J. A. Hines, by the constitution, becoming Second Vice-President. An entertainment committee was elected and a membership campaign planned which added many to the member- ship of the organization. The March meeting of the Association was largely attended, fol- lowing a Visiting Day, at which time many parents observed the class work in the various grades. The pupils of Grades 1-4, under the direction of their teachers, Misses Alice M. Shannon, Ethel An- derson, Ella V. Shannon and lvalue Beekman, gave a pleasing pro- gram. The school auditorium seating only a few hundred it was necessary to dismiss the upper grades during the program. The Association at its business session was addressed by County Superin- tendent Alex Root, who had spent the earlier part of the day visiting and inspecting the High School. The importance of Parent-Teacher Association work was empha- sized, the splendid work and progress of The Plains schools com- mended and accounted for in large measure bv co-operation of teach- ers and school patrons in organized support of the schools. A resolu- tion endorsing action of the Board of Education in declaring its in- tention to pay the best salaries possible under our new school revenue law was adopted. The Plains school having within a year or two lost some of its highly qualified teachers because of low salaries, in- sists on salaries that will induce the best teachers to remain in our local schools. This Association, by petitions and delegations, has repeatedly sought from the legislature relief for our sorely distressed schools. The record of the Association is one of co-operation and loyalty to the schools, and never of hindrance to school progress. This page is donated by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nida, in honor of our daughter, Frederica. THE PLAINS COMMUNITY. The Plains is beautifully situated on a valley tableland on the west side of the Hocking River, about four miles northwest of Ath- ens. This table or “Plains” is about one mile wide by two miles long with an elevation of fifty to seventy-five feet ahove the river’s flood plain. A bed of quicksand lying thirty to forty feet below the surface furnishes an inexhaustible supply of cold water of the best quality. The community has a population approximating one thousand. These are largely home owners, and in most cases a plot of ground sufficient for gardening and poultry surrounds the home, which is gen- erally located in a well-kept lawn. The principal industry is mining. The numerous mines in easy reach of The Plains and the large unde- veloped coal area of the community assures the permanance and pros- perity of the community for decades to come. Several stores, a post office, barber shop, small broom factory, several church organizations, Sundav schools, athletic and other organizations minister to the temporal, religious, and social needs of the community. The people of this community are industrious and have given abundant proofs of their willingness to serve local, state and national needs. The school community owes much to the faithful labors and tire- less zeal of the two men. Through long years these men have given generously of their time, effort, and monev to advance the school opportunities of The Plains. They have battled against unyielding opposition and borne bitter criticism, but sense of duty and loyal

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HONOR ROLL. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Whetstone Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ulichr. y Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bumgardner Mr. and Mrs. Cecil McGlone Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stalder Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Smith Mr. and Mrs. W. U. Finney Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dukeman Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howard Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cade Mr. and Mrs Samuel Gabriel Dr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Nelson Mr. Frank Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Powell Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tate Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Christian Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Brool;3 Mr. and Mrs. John Krivesti Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Finney Mr. and Mrs. John Hawkins Mr. and Mrs. John Gabriel, Sr Mrs. Mandy Hanning Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gaskins Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Tavlor Mr. and Mrs. Nisbeth Smith Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Hawk Mr. and Mrs. Robert Noble Mr. and Mrs. Alex New Mr. and Mrs. Linzy McClain Mr. Everett West Mr. and Mrs. John Brindo Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jellison Mr. and Mrs. Zell Douglas Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lyons Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hannus m “ j S- Frank T on'pson Mr. and Mrs. Robe.t McAllister Mr. John Davien Mrs. Margaret Barstow Mr. and Mrs. Will Hamer Mr. W llbur Powell Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Whitlatch Mr. and Mrs. Oscar McGee M.. and Mrs. Orley Shrieves Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Goodfellow Mrs. Margaret Varner Mr. and Mrs. Edward Barker Mr. Frank Hutchins Mr. and Mrs. Willis Jewett Mr. and Mrs. William Tate Mr. and Mrs. George Coley Mr. Paul Coley Mr. and Mrs. George Gabriel, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Cook Mr. and Mrs. Benton Potts Mi'. John J. Fader Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Potts Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kovach Mr. and Mrs. Ed Michael Mr. and Mrs. John Potts Mi. and Mrs. George Thorne ,1 • find Mrs. Bert Adams Mr. and Mrs. August Olson Mr and Mrs. D. M. Bryson John Hamer Mr. Stephen Popovich Mr ai?fj. Mrs. Harry Porter Miss Alice George Miss lvalue Beekman Mr- 2n Mrs. L. N. Hale M-. an-I Mrs. Listen Guess Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Savely M . and Mrs. Samuel Darnell iVL. John Hawkins Mr. George Ball Mtss Alice Shannon Miss Ella Shannon Mr. and Mrs. James Parfitt Mr and Mrs. J. M. McHarg ■