Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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Now there are schools of fame Of every name, full in the lime light of today, But there’s one full of steam that’s sure supreme And for all others leads the way. Now let us drink a toast from coast to coast, I nto this school of wonderous tales In full due honor let us make the air ring with Versailles. Chorus— Oh! . II. S., yes we love you, ves. we love vour Orange and Black, We’ll light for you with all our might on foot ball field or track. c tremble with devotion as we pledge allegiance true, As one we’ll stand by you. The going may lie hard but then it matters not to us. For in you we trust. We're cheerful thru both thick and thin and full of pep. Oh! yes, We’re for the V'. II. S. Now there’s the Freshman bunch, they're full of punch; They’re for the Orange and Black. And the Sophomore herd is sure a bird Nor spirit do they ever lack; And, too, the Junior crowd is pretty proud, But they are always full of fight— W ith Seniors, too, both bright and true You see that we’re all right. Chorus— L’ENVOI School of schools, oh! may we he United in our love for thee To you we owe, we must confess, A spirit true alone for V. H. S.

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PAGE FIVE +---------------------—------------------------------------------------'+ OUl SCHOOL +-------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Our school was built in 1876. It is a three-story brick building, and was considered a modern building at that time; it’s appearance has not changed much, except that it shows signs of hard usage. At first there was a small number of graduates and we read with interest, in the library of our school, that in 1884 six people graduated from the V. H. S. They were well equipped, having three teachers besides a special teacher of music. A school library of more than a thousand volumes had been built up and any public spirited person who wished to make his name honored, could do so by providing a home for the growing library. As yet no home has been provided. The school is much the same, except that it trembles at every blast of the wind, and the plastering falls at unexpected moments. New subjects have been introduced and we now have fine high school teachers and a teacher of music. Also the cold storage room has been opened up on the third floor and a class room made from it. Each year more students come to school and we would appreciate a new school building very much. Our attendance increases as well as the volumes in the library, and if the citizens of our town wish to boost our town, a very effective means would be to build a new school building. Our scholarship as a school is not only high, but we are very active in athletics and literary work. We have gained a reputation for putting, qn successful musical comedies. When we Juniors began as Freshmen, we were sure that we would graduate from the new V. H. S. The Freshmen now feel the same way. It is a well established l»ct that Versailles is in need of a new school building. How many of our readers would think of driving across an unsafe bridge? Not many we venture to say, and yet the people of Versailles send their childrn to . chool in a building which has been repeatedly condemned unfit and unsafe. What we need is a new modern school, with a gymnasium, a room for domestic science, manuel training and a large auditorium which can be used for teachers’ meetings and other community purposes. Some older person says, “I don’t see why they need all these things, ‘gyms’ and all that. When I was young if we wanted exercise we went out and chopped down a tree and used our energy that way.” This may all be true but , if all of the people of our school started to chopping down trees, there wouldn’t be much shade in Versailles during ho. weather. t We need to educate the children, not only mentally and morally, but to make them physically fit. That is why we need a gym. We go to other schools and see their modern equipment and conveniences and think how well we coilld study in a school like that. You know what effect a rainy day has on your spirits; a gloomy school has the same effect. We would put for.h more effort to learn if we would have better surroundings. We cannot see any reasons why we should not have a modern school as well as other towns of equal or less size, for with the exception of its school, Versailles is counted by most people to be the best town in the country. A new school is needed badly and it will be an investment which will benefit the boys and girls who will be the men and women of tomorrow. We believe that the public is interested in the welfare of our school, and with their hearty co-operation our old school will soon be replaced by a modern structure —Dessa Hill, '23.