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

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GRADUATION We were determined we would do it And our judgment said, ‘You’re right;’ Our teachers gave us courage While we worked with all our might. We knew nothing could prevent us, ’Tho the odds seemed mighty strong, And confident, we vanquished obstacles As they came along. All the world may love a lover, But it loves a winner best, Loves the one, who ’til he conquers, Does not stop e’en tho’ for rest. We were often tired—discouraged, Yet we told ourselves within, ’Keep on trying, do not falter. And you will be sure to win! So as Father Time had planned it Days flew swiftly, swiftly by, And today we stand rewarded Seniors now in Wellston High. Classmates, we have reached our goal line Shall we cross it?—Yes we must! Other goals lie in the future, Other obstacles for us. Shall we then in the vast future Cause our motto to ring true? Shall we lead while others follow ? We must honor ‘Gold and Blue’. —Emmadale Woodruff.

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isfaction of both parties, and our friendships were more firmly cemented by participation together in the Junior-Senior Reception. But since there is no achievement without progress we proceeded to the realm of the stately Seniors. Here, too, it was necessary to select leaders. Our President and Treasurer were re-elected while Robert Sellers became Vice President and Muriel Harrison, Secretary. Early in the year we realized our position of responsibility as dignified Seniors and in due time Class Emblems were ordered which have since been displayed in the form of rings and pins. We decided to avoid a repetition of the color struggle of the year before by deciding on a tug of war and we hope thereby to establish a precedent which will do honor to the class of ’24. Although we come to the end of our Senior year with less than half the number of our Freshmen Class we still have the honor of being the largest class to graduate from Wellston High School, and we are proud to be the first to graduate from our beautiful new High School Building. As we come to the closing days of our History as a High School we are conscious of a feeling of close comradeship, of a confidence in our class mates and of pride that we belong to the class of ’24. Although we are finishing our High School course it is in its truest sense a Commencement. We are again a band of immigrants facing a new life in another new land. As we look back over our school life we are thrilled by the memory of its associations and blessings and we ask ourselves—“Lives there a man with soul so dead who never to himself hath said, this is my own, my native school ?” We are not so conceited as to imagine our class will occupy the highest record in the history of our school but we have struggled perseveringly and bravely realizing with the poet that Heights of great men reached and kept. Were not obtained by sudden flight, But they while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.” And in the light of this consciousness we hope to be worthy of our motto, “We Lead, Others Follow.” —Elizabeth Smith.

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WILL OF THE CLASS OF ’24 We, the Seniors of Wellston High School, the City of Wellston in the County of Jackson and the State of Ohio, being of sound mind, memory and understanding do publish and declare this to be our last will and testimony hereby revoking all other wills by us heretofore made. We bequeath our knowledge of passing notes and bluffing the teachers to the Freshmen for future use during their journey through High School. We gladly leave our dignity to the Sophomores who are sadly in need of it. To our friends the Juniors we bequeath our prestige as Seniors which we hope they will in no way dishonor. Pauline Deckard grudgingly leaves her “Leggs” to Marcena Deal who needs the legacy bad enough. Paul Harris leaves his fast ways and wild life to Barton Baumgartner, who is such a quiet boy. Muriel Harrison generously gives her curly locks to Claudine Talbott. Bob Sellers and John Rice leaves their extensive knowledge of Spanish to Lowell Gettles and Lamar Jones. Emmadale Woodx-uff leaves her chewing gum to Robert Talbott hoping he will get as much enjoyment out of it as she. Ralph Baumgartner leaves his big feet to the Sophomore Hubert Jordan. Ruth Pope and Ada Morgan wish to leave to Rebecca Allen and Lorena Wills the rings which they wear on the third finger of their left hand. Audrey Fennel, Addie Baker and Carmen Abele leave their knowledge and lively ambition to Bob Stephenson, Dizzy Gehring, and Harold Newland. Gladys Grooms leaves her most entrancing smile to Captola Snedecor which we hope Cap will wear instead of the disfiguring grin which is generally present. To Paul Gettles, the curly headed blonde youth, Dale Patrick leaves his hair groom. Herbert Collard leaves his usual Sunday Night dates and good night kisses to Glendon Welsh. To Florence Handley, Ardith Smith leaves her friendly ways and love for the men. Ellen Gee wills her excuse blanks to Elizabeth Moore which certainly will save Elizabeth a lot of trouble next year. To Hardy Kruskamp, Raye Welsh leaves his ability to play football. Ruth Daugherty leaves her bashfulness and maidenly reserve to Max-y Morgan. To Paul Helm, Edna Reed leaves her knack of bluffing the teachers (and everybody else) hoping that he may px-ofit by it in the future as she has in the past. Thelma Woltz leaves her unsux-passed art of taking the creases out of young men’s ti’ousei's to the boistex-ous Sophomore Bernice Edwards. Cranston James bequeaths his surplus fat to one of the Freshmen much in need of it, Ax-tie Lockard. To the sober little Sophomore Joshie Jarvis, Lola Hamer gives her sunny disposition. Elizabeth Smith wishes to leave a certain little Sophomore lad in the hands of a vex-y reliable maiden (?). To the flashing bx-unette Helen Hudson, Florence Walburn leaves her beloved Hen. The Senior Six, namely Lauretta Melvin, Pauline Neary, Toddie Campbell, Pauline Deckard, Lillian Mooi-e and Max-gie Burke leave the task of raising the colors to the Seniox-s of next year. To all under classmen we bequeath aimable dispositions, pleasant laughter, and gentle voices which will do much to help them make their way through Wellston High School. In witness whei-eof we do hex-e unto set our seal this 28th day of May, 1924. ' Signed: The Class of ’24. —Margax-et Bux-ke.