Woodward High School - Treasures Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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EDWARD J. WUEST, . Class President, Captain Cadets, Orchestra, tlAnnuaYl Staff? Oracle Staff, Tennis Club, Dramatic Club. Saying with a loud voice: Woe !-Woe leWoe l-Maud Pl Enter darling Edward, the pride and President of our Class. lDonW blame him for the latter; he couldnlt help itJ Edward is many things and tries to be many more. What he is, see above; what he tries to be-wcll, here are some: Machinist, ladyls man, brave, actor, yarn merchant tto bel, wit tnever to bel, etc., etc. Besides which, Ed plays the piano and speaks what he claims is Spanish. Than about all we can afford to tell about Ed, because he knows the writer. Ed is a tine fellow and makes a strong friend, of whom any one could be proud ELMER RUEHL, Dramatic Club, Gym Team, Swimming Team, Oratorical Contest, Class Treasurer. There must be some good in a man who blushes? Here we have a bunch of celebrities rolled into one. If Ruehl turned into a poet, musician, actor, detective or a book agent, we wouldnlt feel surprised in the least. To begin with, ElmeHs role of the disappointed lover in the play was acted to perfection. His recitations on Shakespeare in the English Class are so deep that even Miss Arm- strong begs a second explanation. And did you ever hear that boy tickle the keys ? My, oh, my! but he can-but we must stop, or the Editofs blue pencil will get busy. Ruehl is so handy all around that everybody can wish him success, and feel assured that he will get it. 20

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In June we attended the Commencement, and a few of us sang in the chorus. We were not so young as to be un- able to appreciate the solemnity and seriousness of this event, which inspired us with many a lofty resolve. The ttBii Grade presented to us many difficulties in the way of Physics, History, Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry, Spanish and French. This year our class was organized; and, in April, gave the liAi Grade 2. dance at the Walnut Hills Mansion, in return for which they treated us to a delightful affair of a like nature. As we attended their graduation ex- ercises we were glad that they, and not we, would have to miss the honor of being the class to graduate from the tiNew Woodward? then so far in the process of completion. And then at last we were Seniors, and in the wonderful new school. It is needless to try to describe the imposing building, perfect in every detail, and so large that we were continually getting lost in it. It is difficult to find adequate language for describing the laboratories, shops, lunch rooms, gymnasiums, and, above all, the auditorium. Early in the year the New Woodwardii was dedicated with an impressive ceremony. A cantata entitled Past, Present and Future? com; posed for the occasion by Mr. Schockley, Mr. Surdo and Mrs. Alice Brotherton, all graduates of Woodward, was rendered by the orchestra and a chorus of pupils selected from the four grades. At the meeting of the Alumnal Association, later in the year, the same cantata was repeated. One day in Feb- ruary the building was open to the public for inspection. Dem- :mstrations of school work were given in the shops, labora- tories and gymnasium, while several of the school organiza- tions were represented in an entertainment given that evening in the auditorium. Some of the many pleasant features of our Senior year were the talks given in the morning by prominent men whom Mr. Lyon arranged to have address us. The Oratorical Contest and Founderis Day, always interesting, were still more so when held in the auditorium with the entire school present. This year witnessed flourishing Dramatic and Choral Clubs, and an Art League maintained for the first time in many years. The many beautiful pictures hung in the various rooms indicate that the dues collected from this League were ex- pended to the best advantage. Varying the monotony of our school routine, if we may call it monotonous, since so many things took place, were our class parties. Just before the Christmas holidays the A Grade boys gave the WV Grade girls a party, and the girls in return gave a charming Washington birthday reception and dance. The annual ttB-A and iiA-B dances were given in the spring with equal succesg. Then came Commencement, the last and greatest event of our High School Career The memory of that night, with its solemnity and thrilling grandeur, will remain forever fixed in our minds; the memory of the night when, with a profound sadness we said farewell to the school at which we had passed four such happy years, to become one of the many graduate classes, proud to acknowledge Woodward as their Alma Mater. HELEN TAYLOR

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MARTHA MUTH, ViceiPresident Class lIO-lll, Dramatic Club, Art League, Athletic As- sociation, Tennis Club. uSo sweet in temper that the very stars shine soft upon her?' Martha is one of our social queens. Be it a dance, a picnic or a bean-bake, she is on the committee, running things in great style. She engineered the ilA girlsl reception with more than ordinary tact and skill. Among her numerous charms, enjoyed by both sexes, she has a smile that brightens up her gloomy comrades like Hthe sun upon a wintry day? HELEN TAYLOR, Class Secretary, ltAnnual Staff, thracle Staff, Dramatic Club, Choral Club. tiQueen rose of the rosebud garden of girls. Helen is one of the sweetest and most lovable girls that ever entered Woodward. She stands as one of the highest in all of her classes, and when it comes to giggling, she can outstrip anyone. Helen considers sausages the funniest things in the world. She is wild over music and is certainly a genius along that line. She even composes and also distinguishes herself as a violin accompanist. Helen expects to go to the U. C. next year, and in addition is going to study theory and composition at the College of Music. 2 I