Wellston High School - X Ray Yearbook (Wellston, OH)

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 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Four years ago, in the fall of 1919, a jolly crew of sailors, numbering seventy-six, set sail on a high school cruise. For eight long years they had weathered the gales of the eight grades and longed for the time when they would reach the High School sea. Their labor was not in vain, for on September 6, they finally dropped anchor in the harbor of the old W. H. S. As this was a new adventure for the small sailors, the land seemed more strange than others; the customs were equally strange and the new comers at first were shy of the friendly inhabitants who proved later to be their fellow classmen. On first landing the feeling of home sickness and lonesomeness was warded off (?) by the Sophs “who endeavored to teach the Freshies what to do and where to go”. This however proved a heavy task. Later these Sophs and Freshies became real friends. Friendship thus formed made the year of 1919-20 a delightful one for the crew of sailors. These pleasant associations together with the fact that they were starting a life in a new land, filled with enthusiasm,, study and good cheer caused the time to pass quickly and Spring came too soon for the new comers, who were beginning to enjoy very much their new life. The fall of 1920 found the journeyers, who had anchored the year before in this strange world, anchoring again, but at a different port. They were a bit weary because some of their followers had deserted them, but the chief endeavor of those left was to succeed and they resumed their work with a light heart, at a port of the harbor called “Sophomore Land.” They thought it best to follow the established customs of the land, so assumed their first responsibility by journing to “Freshland” to initiate the “Freshies”. This accomplished, they settled down to hard work, having a “tug of war” with Caesar. The year before many of them had been heard singing “Just Before the Battle Mother” and now the reason for it was known. On disembarking at the Junior port in the fall of ’21, the sailors were found to be weaker in number but strong in mind. Their number had diminished to thirty-nine, but they seemed more active than ever. As they realized the great responsibilities of that year, their first work was to organize. Jess Rice was chosen President, Warwick Hawk as Vice President, Marcella Cragg, secretary and Paul Daugherty as treasurer. Early in that year, the Hi-Times, a new high school paper was published. The Juniors displayed much loyalty by backing the paper 10Qr r. After the Holidays came the Junior play “A Case of Suspension” which was a great success. At the close of the term, near the end of their stay at the Junior port, came the Junior-Senior reception. This reception will always be rememberd, by 23

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MARY THOMAS Mary is a perfect jewel. We can’t say things too good for her. She never iuits until the task is finished. FLORENCE ELY, I.e Cercle Francais. I’ll be merry and free I’ll be sad for nobody. FRED EVERETT, Hi-Times 4; Football 4. To have lived through it all is to have done something. We all agree with you Fred. LUCILLE PONN, Le Cercle Francais. “Quality not quantity”. A quiet little girl always striving to do her work honestly, cheerfully and well. FLORENCE JENKINS, Le Cercle Francais; Cdee Club 1. She was nearly killed once by a train of thought going through her mind.

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the guests as one of the most successful ever given in the High School land. The fall of ’22 found the crew of sailors again diminished. The number was now only thirty-four. They have almost reached the end of their High School cruise. The thought that this was their farewell visit made them somewhat melancholy. They knew that with Spring would come departure—departure from the land to which they would never return. But on landing, they were made very happy with a welcome from their former teacher, Miss Colley, who had been with them ever since their “war” with Caesar, and they soon forgot their sadness, in the happiness which that year afforded. There was reorganization, with Worthington Scott as President, Dunkle King Vice President, Marcella Craggs as Secretary and Paul Daugherty as Treasurer; then they took up the various tasks of the year. Having enjoyed the hospitality of the land for four years, they desired to render some service to their Hi-School and they took upon themselves the responsibility of publishing the “X-Ray”, the first annual published by W. H. S. With the help of the other classes this publication was made a great success. And now the members of the crew of ’23, almost ready to leave High School land, to enter new fields of possibilities have adopted the motto “Climb—though the rocks be rugged”, a motto which if followed will in itself insure success to its thirty-four followers who have been, who hope to be, and who will endeavor to be creditable representatives of Wellston High School.