Walnut Hills High School - Remembrancer Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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X -T X Hang, 1: Q, aculfcy The mosT imporTanT linlc in carrying on WalnuT l-lills' chain oT TradiTionally high sTandards and Tine repuTaTion, is iTs TaculTy. Serving as Teachers, counsellors, and advisors To various exTra-curricular acTiviTies, The 85 members oT The TaculTy have noT only gained The admiraTion of The sTudenTs, buT also broughT abouT a wonderful sTudenT-Teacher relaTionship. which enables The sTudenTs To make personal conTacT wiTh Them. The pupils are insTilled wiTh a deep respecT Tor learning, while broadening Their horizons by being inTroduced To new views and aspecTs of each subiecT. They regard The Teachers as Triends, as well as insTrucTors, To whom They can go if They need help, and To whom They can Talce Their individual problems. Much Time is also devoTed by The TaculTy members in Their capaciTy as sponsors oT WalnuT Hills aTTer school clubs. and organizaTions. IT is This, in addiTio,n To Their compeTence as Teachers, ThaT prepares WalnuT l-lills sTudenTs so well Tor college, and, on a broader scale, Tor life. 12

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alnuf we comes new rinciloa MR. RICHARD W. MECHEM During l'he summer monfhs. Walnur Hills siudenls eagerly walched The newspapers for informaiion concerning Their new principal, Mr. Richard Mechem. They learned Thai he was formerly 'rhe Direclor of Sfudies af a school for boys in Massachusefls. which had only 500 sfudenfs as compared lo The 2000 boys and girls ar Walnul Hills. Since his coming lo Walnul Hills, Mr. Mechem has Tried To become personally acguainied wiih as many of The siudenls as he possibly can. Our principal has also supporied school funclions whenever if was possible. IT has indeed made Walnui Hills siudenfs ' w,lw,,,f' proud lo see 'rheir principal cheering ihe ieam 'ro viclory wilh Them ar a loolball game. Teachers and siudenls alike loolc +o Mr. Mechem wilh greal' and ineslimable pride. Mr. Mechem has advocafed many new principles in rhe school. such as lhe insriiulion of an honor sysfem. He has also concerned himself especially wifh applying lo colleges. He has already insliluled The early applicalions of juniors. l'r is wilhoul a cloubi lhai Mr. Mech- em will help uphold lhe presfige of Walnul Hills High School in scholarship and preparalion for college and laler life.