Wheelersburg High School - Reflector Yearbook (Wheelersburg, OH)

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c if ff A A. s fs Autobiography of the Excelsior Class Before dying, 'tis often said, men write their autobiographies. Now the Excelsior Class of Wheelersburg High School is far from being dead! It is, in fact, so very much alive that it is deemed to live on forever in the hearts of the great student body of W. H. S., and those connected with this wondrous institution. So our history runs- The Excelsior Class Hrst came into existence twelve years ago in the year of l9l2. Will we ever forget that first day? No, never: in the minds of each and every individual member of our beloved class will that first impression of school life be erased from our memory. As we trudged gaily off to school in the eight ensuing years, trials and tribulations, triumphs and victories greeted us until we finally ascended the stairs to the next landing-High School Days. High School Daysf Do we fully comprehend the meaning of these three words? To make the meaning more clear. let us compare ourselves to the Ship of Education. Eight long, but seemingly short years, it took to obtain the material for the construction of our ship.-The Beginning! Pity us as Freshmenl The 'ALittle Green Freshiesn seemed to be our prevailing name. The Sophomores, anxious to reveal their superiority, openly scorned us. The Juniors laughed at us, and the Seniors, alone, realizing our position, pitied us. In spite of our troubles, we soon grew accustomed to high school life. In October we held our first class meeting. Miss McCall was elected faculty advisor: Alma Edwards, president: Maude Wellman, vice president: Golda Schneider, secretary: Eleanor Dold, treasurer. With such a capable crew of oflicers as leaders, we settled down to real work, fitting our- selves for the future Sophomores. XVork, however, was not forever in our minds, for we once had a Wiener roast. Every one enjoyed himself immensely and although-this was our only social event, several of our number showed their ability in another line-that of athletic activities. In a hazy manner our first year waned and at the dawn of the new year, we sailed forward as grand and glorious Sophomoresl As Sophomores, our Ship of Education showed a marked progress in growth. Didn't we think ourselves quite important as we took our places in the Sophomore row and threw mocking glances at our inferior classmenf It was only too natural! Soon after the beginning of school, election time rolled around. At this meeting we elected the following crew to guide us in building our ship of knowledge: President, Vaughn Lipkerg vice president, W. T. Harr: secretary, VVilliam Bihl: treasurer, Emil Schafer, and faculty advisor, Miss Shipton. The first social event on our calendar was a wiener roast and hay-wagon ride. Every one turned out for this event and a regular good time was en- joyed by all. By this time the work upon our ship began in real earnest again, and having pierced the verdant green of our Freshman year, Work,

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. 'Q 1 da ARTICLE III SECTION 1. No one person shall be permitted to hold more than one oflice at the same time. SECTION 2. Each member eligible for an office. SECTION 3. All of'Iicers are elected by majority vote. ' SECTION 4. All resolutions, nominations, and motions must have a majority vote to be carried. ARTICLE IV SECTION l. The Excelsior Class shall hold a meeting within the first three days of each school month unless otherwise arranged. SECTION 2. Each member of said class shall pay ten cents dues fmonthlyj. SECTION 3. Class dues must be paid on or before the first three days of each school month, with a penalty of five cents for each Week or fraction thereof after the third day. SECTION 4. Dues may be paid in advance. ARTICLE V t SECTION l. Each member of the Excelsior Class shall be permitted to discuss all questions brought before the class. SECTION 2. Let all members provide for the welfare, upbuilding, and prosperity of the Excelsior Class of Wheelersburg High School the Great of l924.

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Work, Work! became our slogan until after the final examinations. Again we relaxed from the monotony of constant work, for we sincerely believed in the saying, All work and no play makes Sophomores a dull class, so we gave a Valentine party in Preston's Hall. The hall was beautifully decorated in keeping with the Valentine season and tempting refreshments were served to every member and his particular friend, as a guest. Besides games, an interesting stump speech was given by Mr. Arnold. After having spent a perfectly delightful evening, we left for our homes light-hearted in spite of the constant downpour of rain outside. Our last social event of the year was celebrated April 27, at the home of Ciolda Schneider, where we enjoyed a Wiener roast. Our social activities seemed doomed for rain, as after having roasted most of the wieners, the clouds loomed dark over the horizon, and a constant downpour of rain tried to spoil our good time. However, we were not to be prevailed upon to go home so soon, but spent the remainder of the evening at the Schneider home with music and dancing as amusements. May rolled around almost too soon, as we were enjoying ourselves not only socially but with earnest work. We realized that half of our high school days were gone and our ship growing slowly but steadily. So ends the year. Salute us as Juniors! 'AWho are those distinguished maidens and gents walking with the air of perfect freedom, as if they knew just what to do and when to do it? we hear the under-classmen say. Indeed, we were all of that, and maybe some more, too. We resumed our work upon the Ship of Education in real earnest September l3, when we elected the following crew as leaders to direct our work properly: President, Harlo Compton: vice president, Anna Lange: secretary, Clara Read: treasurer, Howard Riggs, and faculty advisor, Miss Jones. After making the schedules and getting into the swing of school life once more we held a class meeting, and decided to have a Wiener roast on the night of October 6. at Searls' Grove. The evening proved to be a beau- tiful, moonlight one, and a perfectly enjoyable time was had by all who were in attendance. The next question confronting us was the Junior-Senior Banquet, which was to be held in the following May. How were we to raise the necessary amount of money to meet the expenses? After due deliberation and much pondering over the subject in the early fall, the discussion was suddenly inter- rupted by a greater excitement, Class rings and pins! Weren't we getting to be busy! One thing seemed to call for another. Well, the rings were ordered and such beautiful ones! How much prettier than those of '23 or '22, and in fact, they are prettier than any we've seen yet. This excitement finally waned and we were once more confronted with the subject of our Money Problem. With Miss Jones' help and under her wise supervision we served lunch at a Teachers' Convention held at the High School on November 25. This proved to be so successful that we repeated the affair the next February and obtained the necessary sum of money. For weeks we worked in preparation for the banquet, and finally on the evening of May 3 at 6:30 o'clock, everything was in readiness. The Class of '23's color scheme of old blue and silver was beautifully carried out