Webster Township High School - Web Yearbook (Scotch Ridge, OH)

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L f X N.2mE ' SALUTATORY In the name of the graduating class of Web- -Qiif ster Township High School, I extend greetings Axxilg to all assembled here this evening. During xNwf- the past twelve years you,--our parents, and friends,--have supported us by their teachers, faith and devotion. Tonight the same motives have prompted you to come here to see us graduate. As the knights of old fared forth with gleam- ing eyes and purposeful hearts to their first combats, so we shall go into life eager to face whatever adven- tures may await. Truly our school days have prepared us for service as modern knights. Here, and in our homes we have been trained in service and in knowledge. Our hearts respond to as high ideals as ever fired those be- neath the shining armor. This simple but beautifully significant cere- mony had its counterpart in the dubbing of a knight. As he, after completing his period of training, fasting and prayer, knelt before the lord of the castle to re- ceive the accolade in the presence of the assembled knights and ladies, so we are here in your presence, to take upon ourselves the solemn vows of loyalty to truth, courage, and willing service. Once again, let me welcome you to this service --Joan Roller. VALEDICTORY Teachers, parents and friends, Shakespeare once compared the world with a great stage, where each must play a part. The great drama ULifeH is presented on this stage. Constant instruction and practice must be con- tributed toward the perfection of every dramatization be fore the final performance. Thus, if we wish to be suc- cessful in life we must begin to work toward that goal when we are very young. Our public schools aid us in building a good foundation for the future. In a play each actor should be given a role to which he is adapted. This is also V ilu

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H-'P 453:55 We are now confronted by a large University, X4 V lf and there is a. group of girl athletes, but who ,uf is coaching them? It's Maude Roller. We know they will win the trophy this year under her capable leadership. S57 That is Ohio we see now and those two beau- tiful, modern farms adjoining each other belong to two classmates, Noel Dunipace and Elmer Bushman. These two men take prizes every year at the Ohio State Fair with their excellent products. The scene now shifts to Bowling Green which is now a city of about 20,000 people, and there we see another member of the '56 Class. It is Evelyn Lahman, who is a nurse in the new hospital which has been built there. She is a very capable and efficient nurse We are still in Bowling in a new garage and there is Burl head mechanic. We can easily see his work. Our scene now shifts to new places ists. The HHagemeyer operates. work. Beauty Shopn which our Green, but this time Beaverson working as he knows a lot about Florida where many have sprung up due to the increase in tour- most talked about place in Miami is the classmate Marjorie She has a large business and does very fine We are now on a beautiful, well-kept farm in Iowa. This is the place where Velma lives with her family. We see Velma coming out of very popular magazine under her arm. her start so? We see now, there is Joan Roller on the first page. She the house with a Why, what makes a large picture of is the capable edi tor of this famous magazine. We are now in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and we see a very dignified professor strolling across the campus green. It is Charles Venis, who has been teaching Biol ogy there for the last six years. We are now just inside the office of the Na- tion's Broadcasting Station and there we see Allegra Rogers here as a bookkeeper for several years. Just across the street we see HThe Leemaster Restaurantn which is under the management of Margaret. With this last glimpse our picture fades.

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inf , f u? ,vb x true in life. Most of us make our choice of a Qyjakl career when we are quite young, usually before ,bUVWuH leaving high school. If unfortunate circum- iqgi stances prohibit a young person's following his 7 chosen line of work, he probably loses a certain amount of interest in life. This is a very serious problem and must be faced with much consideration on the part of students. If we are compelled to follow a different profession than that on which we had planned, we must master the difficulty to the best of our ability. We are now finishing one of the most important scenes of our complicated drama of life. Our commencement exercises really constitute the climax of this scene. It has taken twelve years to reach the goal which has been foremost in our aims and hopes for some time, We have been conscious of a certain protection, a support during our school life which will leave us when we graduate. Per- haps we would like to linger on and continue receiving this aid and advice, but we realize that we must shoulder our share of the responsibility of the world. However, the fond memories of our years spent at Webster will be strengthened as the years roll by. We have sometimes perhaps grown restless and rather disgusted with our school work, but when the real problems of life confront us we will doubtless realize how foolish we were not to make absolutely the best of our school life. Those who will act as our bosses in life's professions will not be nearly so considerate as our teachers have been. Very few have the chance to take leading roles in a play. Thus it will be in life, few will rise to great fame. We can at least perform our duties to the best of our ability regardless of our station in life. ' As we say farewell to our school, the teachers and pupils we are leaving indeed something which is very dear to us. We hope to return often, and we will be very proud of the fact that we are graduates of Webster. --Martha Aspacher SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Let us compare the twelve years of our school life with a journey in which each grade represents a mile. Those beginning their journey at Webster School and con- tinuing through the twelve miles were Martha Aspacher, Joan Roller, Maude Roller, Velma Heckman, Genevieve Ride- nour, Evelyn Lehman, Allegra Rogers, Marjorie Hagemeyer, Evan Joseph, Burl Beaverson, Bruce Keller, Elmer Bushman and Noel Dunipace. .i-g.q-1-i--1-u-