Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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(Vsease and was going thru the process of scaling off. If classes change while attention is riveted on the ceiling you will get your eyes full of the scales—for the ceiling is jarred! The desks are cut up—but that is due to the alumni and alumni-to-be. You now go to the Sophomore room to see the display of snakes, toads, spiders—constant reminders that school days create strange bed-fellows—. Now yon go into the chemical laboratory— but the only unusual features are tin antiquated stove and the still, the latter used in experiments only. Quitting this room you meet seventy-five students in the hall at once, detour, and almost go thru the floor, built over an «.ld stairway. Another marvel comes to light—notice the good will and feeling shown by the line at the drinking fountain. A line stretched the entire, length of the hall, moving forward as soon as each student gets his drink! No crowding, no pushing, a very orderly group! You look into room twelve and ask why those pupils are congregating in there in class time. Then the line at the fountain must be broken to get water to sprinkle on your face when you learn that that is a class room you see. After recovering from the shock you are shown into the diminutive room, shudder, ask where the fire escape is, and shudder again when you hear that there is no fire escape—you did not look for such cruelty and carelessness in a Christian, civilized country. The Freshman room is next visited. This is our nursery—and a capable nurse always watches our babies! Here you see a great hole in the ceiling, made that memorable day when a sudden jar shook much of the plastering down to the level of the startled students. On the walls are seen the effects of rain storms on a leaky roof. You gaze in wonder at the monument marking the place where, several years ago, a young student fell thru the floor, or part of the way thru, history relates. Hut you cannot stand any more of this. You rotter down the still more tottering stairs. You are overcome with a half-hour visit; think of tin students who must go four years, or longer, in this building! Belated reports say that a new school is to be erected soon—but we are cynical— only seeing, itself, is believing. People of this community, when will we see it? -Hi—

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RALPH ALEXANDER “Y ith a smile and a resolute will power, to carry you victorious thru the strife”.—('lass President, Ex-President Excelsiors, ('apt. of Basketball, Baseball, Football Teams, President Athletic Association, Operetta. “s, litis is Nick, alias Ralph Joseph, but we can’t tell you more about him; for further information ask “Mid”. —1«—