Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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Pag 3 12 THE S V ASTIKIAN APPRECIATION When we entered high school as Freshmen three years ago, it did not occur to us that there would be a Swastikian to be edited in 19 25. At least we were little concerned at that time as to those upon whom the responsibility of editing the official year book would fall. However that may be, fate has decreed and the Juniors have approved the decree, that this burden rest upon the shoulders of the Junior Class as a whole. Having been duly elected we are doing our utmost to make good. We have kept one eye open for some time with a view of spying some subject about which we could say a word or two. Something that perhaps, no others connected with the publication of our year book would think of after making a complete survey. The one thing that appealed to us, the strongest is a word of appreciation to our teachers. It has been our privilege to observe the teachers in our school at short range and we have grasped the opportunity to do so. The teachers In our school have in their charge and care the pupils in their adolescent period, a time when the pupil is passing through a part of his life when his habits are formed and which largely have to do with the future life he will live. timie of character formation upon which his whole future life will be builded. Tt is of course imperative that our teachers possess certain qualifications in order to fit them for this responsible task. They must have, good character, ability, untiring energy, good judgement, and fair and impartial treatment of their students. We have noted with considerable satisfaction that the teachers in Versailles High posses the qualifications enumerated. They labor hard to achieve the success that they have had not alone this year, but each past year. We noted that our teachers do many good turns and in doing so, bring their happy, genial disposi tions to always be ready to do a good turn. They are really unconscious of these courtesies, and why? Just because there is so little appreciation manifest Our teachers are very much handicapped on account of our antiquated school building making it very inconvenient to carry on their work, but the militant spirit of our faculty does not allow an impediment of this kind to slow down the progress of Versailles High School. We speak in the name of our High School when we arise to say that we want to thank our teachers, and to tell them we appreciate all the good things they do for us even though w are somewhat delinquent in acknowledging the same. The work our teachers have to do for us that we may progress .s not alone what is done in the school room during school hours. Someone much coach our football and basketball teams. That takes time and a lot of work out of school hours. Someone must get our football field ready with lime and all the other things incidental to make our team’s name appear on the winning side. Someone must prepare our schedule for our games, more work. Still there is some work to be done after we have forgotten our day’s work at school when our teachers direct the work of the Glee Clubs, Dramatic Club, Honorary Society, Scientific Clu bs, Choral Club, and the Literary Societies. Do we really appreciate their work for us in this sphere of school activities? We should. We should not only appreciate this in words but in our actions. There is an old saying that, “Actions speak louder than words,’’ and it would be reasonable timz to follow out the old saying. We are indebted immensely to those who have our instruction and teaching in hand, for the many favors bestowed upon us, for their untiring efforts in our interests, and their patience with our short comings. Let us resolve that we are going to show our esteem and good will by mutual co-operation in all things leading toward still a nobler good.

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Page 14 T II E G y AST1KI A X r CLASS OF 1925 RUTH FRANKMAN. Pres. RAYMOND BEGIEN, V. Pres. MARY McLAlN. Sery.-Treas CLASS FLOWER: American Beauty Rose. CLASS COLORS: Crimson and Gray. CLASS MOTTO: “We Pass For What We Are”. CLASS ROLL Ruth Frankman Ellen Wlasson Raymond Begien Margaret Grilliot Mary McLain Leonidas Burns Corrinne Meyers Delbert Schieltz Tom Brown Elsie Stonerock Mabel Hutchens Norbert Littman Vernon Trittschuh Helenetta Brandon Helen Hardman Ranold Loxley Levi Rhoades Grazia Michaels Ruth Armstrong Velma Nickol Hubert Grilliot Hazel Border Faye Williams Aniibel Boyer Kathryn Sando Bertha Springer Faye Linder George Showalter Kenneth Scherer Clara Schieltz Harold Gerlacli