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

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A TRIBUTE MR. MAJOR R. MC NEIL MSNEIL The 1986 REVIEW'S TRIBUTE is dedicated to Mr, Major R. McNeil, who served as principal of Withmw ftomjune, 1979, thtu july, 1985. Mt. McNeil demonstrated effective school and community leadership that resulted in improved academic performance of the students and professional performance of the faculty and general staff. He supported intellectual and professional development that saw Withrow's faculty win five awards from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, three Fulbright fellowships, and fellowships from the Academy of Independent Scholars and the U.S. Japan Foundation. Under Mr. McNeil's management, Withrow was credited with a turnaround. He advanced the cause of student leadership, athletic competition, and scholastic recognition. In 1983, the school won a $21,000 grant from the Ford Foundation, and in 1984 and 1985, Withrow won a $32,000 and a $40,000 grant, respectively, from the Districts Educational Mobility Fund. During his principaiship, students received scholarship to prestigious universities and won awards at the state and national level for their academic and vocational performance, and the International Studies ACademy grew from 8 to 500 students. Mt. McNeil also served the larger community. He was a conference leader for the Leadership Cincinnati and had served as a consultant to schools nationwide interested in the International Baccaiaureate Program. In 1984, he was a representative of the Ford Foundation High School Recognition Program at the National Association of Secondary School Ptincipalsi Conference in Nevada and was a tespondant to the federal report A Nation at Risk . Mt. McNeil was a premier Withrow Booster, asserting that Withrow's graduates would continue to make significant contributions to the quality of life in the Cincinnati community and the world. He demonstrated his most famous slogan as a re' ality- Withrow is Americais most comprehensive high school, with something for everyone and the best for most.

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IN MEMORY OF . . . Mr. WALTER SCOTT, teacher of printing in our vocational educational department for more than ten Um years His dedicated service to Withrow students has afforded many, many lives a better than adequate life-style. Mr. Scott expired during the summer of 1985, Mr. REGINALD PAYNE worked on Our school's security staff. A man who possessed an electric personality, upon meeting him, one would always receive his charming smile. He faithfully served the Withrow Family for more than a decade. Mr. Payne will long be remembered for his winning charm, and fair play in working with the student body of Withrow High School. Master Marcus Daniels, student . V A One of the most devastating losses to the Withrow community was the death of MarCus, an excellent student as well as a beau- tiful person. Marcus was felled by a dreaded disease, during his freshman year as a Withrow Tiger. Aware of his physical infirmity, and their consequences; he ardently strove to attend school daily. MarCus will be remembered for the courage he er hibited in the face of personal tragedy, and how he would not be defeated. Marcus, we miss you dearly. lTrenton Shuttlesworthl THIRD SEATl LAST ROW Marcus, life must have seemed unkind and cruel, Life must have seemed like combat or a struggling duel, But you, Marcus, you were a class act of the highest bill, You were full of courage, determination, iron will. I Inw the radiation take your hair, I saw your color grow pale and fair, I saw the blisters invade your lips, I saw the weight drop off your hips. I watched you curiously as the days progressed, And I knew by Christmas how much you had retrogressed, But I could not believe how you struggled to do your school work. Knowing very well what clouds in your futured did lurk. You attended school in the snow, and you attended school in pain, And must have gallantly to simply remain sane, And Marcus, you taught me the most valuable lesson, That sometimes dignity is one's blessing. There are no answers why face had to single you outI Life is often unfair, there is no doubt, But can there be pleasure unless intermingled with pain, And can there be sunshine existing without the rain? And can there be life without the presencu of death? Even your tender youth could not save your breath. But you were the most remarkable boy I have had the pleasure to Know, But I always want to remember the little Ioldler. third aunt, last row. Vicki Thornberry

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