Withrow High School - Withrow Annual Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Miss Irwin Miss James Mr. Jenkins Miss Keller Miss King Miss Lally Mr. Leach Miss Loughry Mr. Ma+hias Miss Meradifh Mr. Miller Miss Morrison Miss Nickum Miss Parks Miss Parkins Miss Pooley Mr. Ralsion Miss Rafferman Mr Regan Mr. Reuier Miss RoweH Miss Sachs Miss Schneider Mr. Schoenle Miss Seay Mr. Seay Miss Shumard Miss Sibcy Mr. 5mi+11 Miss Spellmire Miss Spilman Miss Slose Miss Sfrafe Mr. Surdo Miss Swinefnrd Miss Taylor Miss Thaubald Miss Vance Mr. Van Winkle Miss VaHer Mr. Walla Mr. Walker Miss WaIker Mr. Websier Miss Williams Mr. Wilson Mr, Wonnall Mr. Ziegler

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SENIORS T LAST WEl as Seniors, have reached +he loffy hopes and ambHions of which we were fondly planning and dreaming when Firs+ we +rudged over +he bridge and crossed +he beau+iful por- +als of Wifhrow High School as Freshies. since +hen we have been +hinking of and looking Ever forward +0 +he lime when we would become +he honored and respecfed members of +he Senior Class. a++ained fhaf long-desired goal only +oo soon. The four happy. care- Buf alas. we lamenf now +ha+ we have free. never-+o-be-forgo++en school years seem +0 have sped by wi+h lighfning-like swisPrnessI and while we were siill dreaming dreams of +he graduafion ihaf was fo be ours in some disfanl ful'ure. +he grea+ day descended upon us. almosf before we became aware of HS approach. The Jrime has come for us fo say good-by To our revered Alma Maler. and henceforfh +0 enter ifs halls only as alumni. Looking baclx. we see ourselves firs'r as lowlyI frampled-down. despised Freshies. looking info The far. far disfanf fufure. and speculai- ing exfravaganily abou+ +he +ime when. as high and mighty Seniors land we would be high and mighfyl. we could mock and humiliaie o+her green kids. as we ourselves had been unmercifully humbled, when we enfered wrong rooms. asked simple direcfions. collided wilh upper classmen as we +hreaded our dazed iourney along The halls, or dropped our lunch frays. Never'rheless' we reslrained ourselves, yes-ma'am-ed and yes-sir-ed +he noble Seniors. continued +o grow in mind and body. became somewhal' wiser. and. when +he nexi fall we were changed +0 Sophomores. we found +ha+ we had achieved one s+ep Jreward ?he reali- zation of our goal. Bu+ wha+ we did no+ realixe was The vasf number of sfeps siill +0 be +aken. In our second year we were informally iniliafed still further in+o The various ac+ivifies of school life a+ Wilhrow. We were sorled and fab- ula+ed info +he diFFeren+ groups in+o which we seemed +0 fifefhe scholars, +he alhleles. and +he leaders-classificaHons. which. however did noi prove alfogefher infallible as fime wen+ on. The Sophomores were as ye+ considered only under-classmen. so we con+inued our quief. dignilied. unassuming way. digni+y having been one of The chief lessons instilled in us by +he Seniors in our Freshmen year. Finally. our virfue and modesly received +heir proper reward. and we became full-fledged members of +he Junior Class. Then as proud Juniorseproud of The facf +ha+ we would be The nexl' class buf one +0 graduafe. proud of our accomplishmen+s in sporfs. proud of our high scholasl'ic honors. proud of all 'rhal' goes +0 make up +he beloved fradilions of Wilhrow-we began +0 feel The spiril of 1he class ahead of us. .We feH' +ha'l' we had no'l failed as leaders of fhe undergradua+es. bu+ fhaf +he heavy bu+ happy responsibilily which would very soon be ours of upholding. even more +han we had ever upheld before. +he high ideals of fhese halls of learning. would be a greal' lask wor+hy of our grealesf eHor+s. Finallyewe were Seniors! How hard and earnesily we would have l'o worli. nof only +0 equal +he high slandards and fhe splendid accomp- lishmen+s of The former classes. buf also +0 surpass +heml We have had many and varied causes for genuine happiness. sa+isfac+ion, and. we hope. a pardonable pride. in he achievemenfs of our Senior yeare achievemenfs nof ours alone. bui +hose in every phase of school acfivify, regardless of class disiinc+ion-for in some respec+s we are less class- conscious in our Senior year. as we become more aware of our lolify posifion in o+her respeds. We may be iusfly proud of our leadership in afhle'ricsFJrhe aHainmen+ of +he Big Six Championship in bo+h foofball and baskelball-, of +he larger and more widely circula+ed Tower News. of +he splendid, unusual Annual which +his year for fhe firsi lime con- fains individual phofographs of each s+uden+ in every grade. of The arfis+ic and worfh-while plays given by The Thalian Dramafic Club. of +he beau+iful Chorean Dance Club reci+al. of +he Annual Concer+ con- ducfed by The various musical organizafions of Wilhrow. and indeed of +he individual accomplishmeMs of all +he ac'rivi'ries of our school. We realize fhai each one of us has benefi'red grea+ly from our experiences here a+ Wifhrow. We have n01 only acquired a wider scope of knowledge. bul we have made life-long acquainlances and friends. have received a broader ou+look of The world and ifs inferesis. and a beHer unders+anding of wharf +hings are all abouf -and, because of +his. we will more easily be able +0 cope wi'rh +he fufure and wifh our life work. As We leave This grea+ school on our commence- menl' day, coniec+ure abouf Jrhe dim and misfy fu+ure fills our minds. In +he years +0 come. who can imagine wha+ l'he various members of Jrhe glorious class of '30 will be doing? Many of us will enfer higher insl'ilu- +ions of learning. and some will go out in+o business. The varie+y of our in+eres+s may separa+e us as individuals. but wherever we are. may we never lorge+ +he dear. happy days spen+ here 3+ our beloved Wilhrow and the influence which +hey have had in moulding our lives and shaping our characfers. Graduafing classes may come and go. bul +he Spiri+ of Wilhrow will ever linger on! MARIE BATES. '30. ROGER L. FOSDICK President MARIE BATES Secrehry ELINO R SMALL Vice-Presidenf DEAN RUTH Treasurer