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

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HPony tryoutsfor 'Sounds, were last week. I wish led made it. I'm not even in skits. uThaI's too bad. 00th lhejum'ors applyfar Bax and Sig 50011? 'e Yes. Thafs a great tradition. I always wondered what it wouldfeel like :0 make Dux. Bet Fdfall 017 the wall and break my leg. Gee, do you know how Close graduation is? Hope my cap and gownfizs right. 12

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Lefl. 10p to hullom: Farm buildingx na'upied the mmmm m I9Uk Tram uncljwu'ex gave way to the u'ildjfuwer garden. Failure lam! t'uwred the stadium. The brick dl'fl'cln'll'll' hm rc'pim'etl a dirt road. HISTORY OF WITHROW HIGH When the 1910 Cincinnati School Board found a growing need for secondary schools, eyes turned to the Andrew Erkenm brecher estate at Madison and Erie. The land,tafarm 0f twenty-seven acres, had been the home of the first Cincinnati Zoo animals. As a result ofpersuasion from Superin- tendent Randall J. Condon and Board President Dr. John M. thhrow, the Board purchased the estate in 1913. Criticism arose over a deep ravine through the property, but Dr. Withrow proposed a colonial bridge to Span it. He also suggested the construction of a brick clock tower. 0 On December 11, 1915, the executives of the board broke ground and the firm of Garber and Woodward began construc- tion of the school, designed for 2500 stu-