Woodward High School - Treasures Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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far-off Plainfield, Connecticut, where Mr. Woodward was born on March 8, 1768. Another object of interest is a window from the guest room. It has a pretty scene behind it to represent an orchard and meadow with swaying Bowers, giving a View similar to the one Mrs. Woodwarde guests were accustomed to see whenever they looked to the south The white Swiss curtains were made by VVOodward third year Industrial girls. They are in the style of those used in the time when Mrs. Woodward was living. Separating the fireplace and the window from the rest of the room is a railing made from part of the balustrade of the W ehstcr Street home. Within the balustrade are three chairs from the Woodward home, one from the kitchen, another from the diningeroom. and the third, at parlor chair. The former two are certainly durable, for they were made in 1803, from wood Cut from the original forest 011 Third Street Two antique cupboards, each in different style from the other, are placed against the wall in separate parts of the roam. That much of the stairway leading to the Hrst landing is at the southwest side of the museum. A showcase holds small relics, such as books, a hand-painted vase with the 1841 building on it, the trowel used in the laying of cornerstones of both 16 Hughes and Woodward, and also the cornerstone of the Woodward monument. The handle of the trowel is made from part of a balustrade of the Woodward which preceded our building. The gavel is also part of this piece of wood. In the case there is an immense hand-made lock from a door of Mr. Woodwardss house, besides two pocketbooks and two coats and a waistcoat belonging to our foundefs brother, Lemuel. Looking around from the mysteries of the glass case one sees the herce-Iooking gargoyles; these were on the school of. 1855, but became so dangerous, by their tendency to fall off, that they were not left 10mg in place. These Objects of interest were the first exterior tetra cotta decorations used in Cincinnati. One might think that these two gargoyles were guarding the precious bookcase that stands nearby, for in it are many thoughts of Woodward teachers and pupils, along both literary and musical lines. Although it is not yet tilled with books and pamphlets there is here a collection worthy of the schoo1. In it are still to be placed books written by W oodward teachers and pupils since the opening of the school in 1831. Art, poetry, essays, music and the sciences are there now; may the class of 1913 keep up the good work begun in these lines, and may 'Woodward some day be as proud of us as we are of her.

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THE WOODWARD MUSEUM AND GRADUATES ROOM UR school has many things to be proud of, and among them is the VVOOtlward Museum and Graduates, Room. The Union Board of High Schools made it possible for us to have this room by setting aside for that purpose, HRoom 43. before our new school was even Finished. Mr. Seth C, Foster inherited the Woodward home from his haIf-sister, Mrs. Abigail Cutter Foster Lewis, Mrs. Wroodward's niece and namesake. Most willingly did he promise to give such portions of the house. when it was torn dowri, as the committee might wish to place in the new school. This gift was' agreed to by the gentleman who later bought the property, Dr. George C. K011i. Those upon whom fell the duty of making the selection of what it was best to take for the graduates7 alcove and the room, were the architect of new Woodward, Mr. Gustave XV Drach, our principal, Mr. P. A. Johnston, and Miss Eleanor C. O'Connell, chairman of the Committee on the Museum. It is interesting to note that these three were formerly pupils of Wood- ward. The approach to the room is through the graduates' alcove. Which contains pictures of the former principals and other persons connected with Woodward. The leading one is an oil painting of William Woodward, the founder of our school. There are also pictures of 15 the buildings which preceded the present magnihcent high schooli The door to the alcove was taken from Mr. Woodwardis residence, which was built in 1816, at the northeast corner of Main and Webster Streets. This old-fashioned door. with its beautiful pests and lintel, all hand carved, is painted white. as it was in Mr. Woodwardis day. The columns at each side of the door. with the exquisite transom above it. are also from the home of our founder. In the door and its surroundings. we have preserved one of the finest examples of colonial style of architecture in the city tO-day. In the museum, relics of importance have been collected. some from the 01d homestead 311:1 others from the former school buildings, together with various articles. kindly given by friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. XVoodward and also by graduates. The largest and most attractive at the relics is a colonial hand-carved white mantel. Beneath the mantel is a fireplace made from bricks taken from the walls of Mr. VVoodwai'dE home. The arch over the hreplace is composed of bricks front the 1831 and 1855 school buildings, and two from the present building with others from the home. On the hearth are andirons made by 2L third year W oodward boy. Above the fireplace hangs the picture of the little farmhouse in

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