Wheelersburg High School - Reflector Yearbook (Wheelersburg, OH)

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Xia I wifi l 'g ?Fx ' I 5 The Staff Ed1'zor-in-Chief . . . . .EMIL SCHAFER Business Manager. . . . . .HOWARD RIGGS Literary Editor .... .........i,.....,,., I RENE APEL Social Editor ..., .i4.,....,,.,..i..... R UTH FRITZ f LENORD HENNIGER Uuniorj Associate Editors . . .... NORMA XVHEELER CSophomorej L MAXWELL FERGEsoN CFreshmanJ S WILLIAM BIHI, fBoysJ Athlem Editors ' I LOYEZELLE HAFFNER CGirlsH Circulation Manager . . . . . ,........ FREDA HAFFNER Cartoonist . . . . . . . . ..., .CLARA READ Faculty Supervisor . . . . .A. G. CONRAD As We See It It is with no equal amount of courage and ability that we. the Annual Staff, have taken upon ourselves the responsibility of making this. our first annual, a SIICCQSS. Our earnest desire is to so arrange and prepare this book that the community will be more thoroughly informed as to the type of school we have here. and the quality of the students which it sends forth into the world to iight the battle for success and recognition in life. lf we have missed the mark of our desire, it is not the fault of the faithful teachers: it is not the fault of the citizens of the community: but with us rests the responsibility of success or failure. The community has furnished us a wonderful building: the teachers have put forth unexcelled efforts in teaching us the fundamentals of a greater education. Then, if we do not grasp the truth of the situation: if we do not harbor the thoughts of others: if we are not influenced by the experiences of others. we shall die the cowardly death of Ignorance l.et us not look at the past, but rather to the future. and there be in- spired by the work of great men of the past. We can be no more than what we make ourselves. Free-hearted knowledge is one of the world's most gen- erous gifts. Shall we reach the goal of unchallenged supremacy which is open to all, or is the future dim and indistinct in the glowing light of undis- covered phenomena? The world can judge only by the actions of its indi- viduals. Therefore let us wake up and shake off the stern realities of unprin- cipled judgment: grasp the flickering ray of the distant light and follow it to its source where we shall receive the great illumination that awaits us. -THE EDITOR.

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Some 6'Sense and Some uNonsense As a student body, we are very closely connected, in fact, so closely con- nected that when we shake hands, the thrill of the momentary touch brings to us a longing' for something of unlimited strength by which we might bind ourselves together for a life's companionship. - A bit of humor always tends to arouse the laughing spirit, and for that reason we have placed our photographs in this part of the book. lt is quite customary for the Seniors to be ignorant, but in no case what- ever are the lower classes allowed to express that as their opinion of us. Yes! not long ago one of our Senior girls hit a Soph in the eye with the corner of a hymn book and put it out. I-I mean it put his eye out. Such are the daily occurrences, and life goes on, but we sit very still whenever a teacher is spied on the coast. Teachers are all right in their places, but the Lord knows they get out of their places. Of course we're not much afraid of them, but really, and I wouldn't lie if I could, I've seen those green Freshies tremble like a leaf in a hail storm, all the time, expecting to be hit, and almost glad when the storm has passed and they escape uninjured from the dreadful look of 'AThe Faculty. The Sophs are recovering slightly after the first year of tantalizing agony. They have now learned to stare at everything but their books, and of course they cannot look too hard at a Senior. After two years' worry, loss of sleep, and dodging, the Juniors yet realize the fact that the Seniors are their superiors. Of the three classes, we asso- ciate mostly with them, for the simple reason that they are blind-folded to our cause in associating with them, and although it affords us some embar- rassment, we are rewarded by watching their actions in society and by tanta- lizing them about their awkward blunders. We may look at our school as a large factory, a vast work of machinery, with each individual as a part of vital importance. We have started up the ladder of success. To fall now would mean death or serious injury to the Juniors, Sophs, and Freshies, who are beneath us. But listen, inferiors, don't always try to reach your object by starting at the bottom, It is too serious a task. Always start on top when you dig a well. The climate at the bottom is unfavorable. For ourselves, we have retained the dignity and superiority of a Senior. We do not wish to dictate to the school, but it is our earnest desire that the Seniors of future years will retain our organizations, and fulfill them to the fullest extent of their extension. May the Juniors ever feel the sarcasm of the Seniors' jokes, the Sopho- mores retain their soft spirit and staring eyes, and let the fountains flow freely, so that each Freshman may be initiated to his school, our school, Old Wheelersburg High. -THE EDITOR.