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CIk tfctrospect IE IB 9j jn Ell Bj ip» !■ | Si s De K cV’. ns jn b rC SB 9 We? f an) Sr- Sj s » Si S s 9j £ a S Smoke Have you ever sat down and watched The smoke on various days, And noticed how it is affected By the weather in different ways? If you never have, try it some time When you’ve nothing else to do. And study the thin, black streams as they climb Toward a sky of a different hue. Go down to the factory district And pick out a suitable spot— Where you can view the stacks so majestic, From some deserted and vacant lot. You will discover that on a still day When the sky is blue and bright, That the columns will rise but one way When choosing their upward flight. They rise in straight, black pillars For a hundred feet or so— Then spread out in great black clouds, And the soot falls like black snow. y But when the wind is blowing And the smoke is whipped about— It will seem as tho the stacks were moving At a terrrific speed—no doubt. But when the air is full of mist, As it is on damp, wet days, You will see the columns become diffused As they try to pierce the haze. And it seems as tho the clouds were falling As it settles to the ground. The smell of gas is quite disgusting, And your lungs seem tightly bound. So you see, with a little patience on your part, Spread out over numerous days, You will learn that the atmosphere in part Determines just how the smoke behaves. —DICK STULTZ 19 3 0
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€l)c Hctrogspcct £ EJ£ m Blume High School Away back in the spring of 1871, three students had the honor of being the first class graduated in Wapakoneta. The exercises were held in the old school building, located where the Third Ward building now stands, and C. W. Williamson was Superintendent of Schools at the time, serving in that capacity from 1868 to 1879, and served another period terminating in 1899. In the time between the years 1871 and 1874, a rapid growth in population and business developments had taken place. As increased accommodations for school purposes was needed, the Third Ward School building was erected in the years 1874-5 at a total cost of twenty-eight thousand dollars. In the year 1907, the citizens of Wapakoneta thought it necessary to have a separate High School Building. Things were progressing nicely towards this end, but the difficulty remaining was the lack of a suitable location. This trouble was finally settled by the kind offer of L. N. Blume, donating for the school the present site. Thus, the school was christened Blume High School, in honor of the liberal giver. This building was adequate for the time, but again, as increased numbers began to see the value of high school training, it became too crowded. To meet this problem, the present annex was begun in and completed in the year 1923. At the same time, Blume Memorial Library was constructed thus equipping the school with not only an up-to-date library, but with an auditorium as well. The building is an imposing structure and modern in every respect. And now we come up to the present time, 1930. Some four hundred students are daily attending the high school seeking all its opportunities. Blume High is rated as a first-class institution, and it has the distinction of being recognized and held in high repute among all colleges. Such is its history.
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