Van Wert High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Van Wert, OH)

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4 ,.,..... Cjtlgkfz-'H History of Van Wert High School AN WERT HIGH SCHOOL was founded in 1868 in the building which stood on the site of the present building. In l872 the first class was graduated, consisting of one person, Anna Elcock. Van Wert High School is proud to know that its first graduate is living and still holdsg her residence in Van Wert. Van Wert High School is now at well known, institution. It is rated as a class A school on the accredited list of secondary schools by the Northq Cen- tral Association of Colleges, which means that a graduate of Van Wert High School will be admitted to these colleges without examination. The former building became too small and inadequate. and Was' replaced by the present building in 1912. The curriculum offers three courses of study. They are the College En- trance Course, the Home Economic Course, the Commercial Course, besides a thorough course in woodworking. In this school one can prepare for almost anything he wishes. ' Music is taught, and every year representatives are sent to the High School Eisteddfod which includes participants of Class A high schools from West Central Ohio. Also a representative is sentl to the Oratorical contest in which schools from Northwestern Ohio are entered. Van Wert High School has been the winner of many of these contests Athletics, including football, basketball, and baseball, play an important part in the high school life. Van- Wert High School has made many excellent records in all these sports for several years. Besides having boys' teams, there are also girls' teams in basketball and baseball Every year the Senior and Junior classes each give a play, both of which are favorably received by the public. Last year the whole high school was organized into ten different clubs. Each pupil was given the right to belong to whichever club he chose, and inter- esting meetings were held every two weeks. The purpose of these clubs is to train the students for taking part in entertainments and in the use of parliament- ary practice. One important publication of the school is the Excalibur or year book. Every pupil ought to be proud to possess one of these, by which he can remem- ber his school days. The book is put out by they Seniors but it represents the whole high school. The school is represented by another publication, a weekly news sheet,-the Scarlet and Gray, published by the Journalism Club. Like all good works, the high school has grown better as it has grown older. The enrollment is greater each year, the advantages it offers become greater, and its progress in. many lines of work is very pronounced. This has been made possible through the untiring effort of the school officials and teachers along with the hearty co-operation of the entire community LENORE HOEKEN 26 l an w u E 1 V ...hh 35 -.....- .. 5 ...... ........,7 W.- . -.W -.gb . N . , I ' ' l ,K I 9 2 5 N 5 Q M , ..... -MQ .......... . ffl -: 1 ' B -