Woodward High School - Treasures Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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on account of the influenza epidemic and we were ttde- prived a second time of taking our mid-year examin- ations. Various changes in the school administration oc- curred during our junior year. Mr. Roberts, assistant superintendent of schools, left to take charge of the educational work of the Y. M. C. A. Our assistant principal, Mr. Otterman was temporarily appointed to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Roberts ab- sence. Mr. Jones, then, head of the Art Department, was appointed assistant principal to take Mr. Otter'mants place as Assistant Justice of the Peace of Woodward Township. In the spring of nineteen nineteen, Mr. Merry was transferred to Hughes and Mr. Otterman came back to take charge of the affairs at Woodward as principal. One of the important events of our third year was the rousing welcome given to our hero, Col. Dube, who re- turned to us with many decorations received for bravery while serving with the 37th Division in France and Bet- gium. The occasion was one not to be forgotten. As a token of remembrance he brought with him a German Machine Gun, which had been captured by Woodward boys in the Argonne Forest. After three years of hard study we entered on our last lap of the curriculum of knowledge, one hundred and eighty strong. Our first act was to elect Edwin F. 19 Koch, President; James McDonald, Vice-President; Fred Reinhardt, Treasurer, and Irene Donnelly, Secretary. Among the many things of outside interest happening in our Senior year was the winning the World Series by our- own Cincinnati Redseand the holiday proclaimed to celebrate this national honor. Our first party on De- cember nineteen was a success, and everybody went home feeling proud that they were members of the class of twenty. The A-B dance was enjoyed by the members of both classes, who were especially delighted with the ttheartsf' Although Mr. Woodward is dead, his spirit of kindu ness and consideration was felt very keenly in the heart of Mr. Ed. Bettens 0f the class of 1868. Mr. Bettens in the giving of the Louise E. Bettens Library in memory of his mother, gives us a fine example of the Woodward Spirit. We must also realize that every contribution made to the Welfare Association was another evidence that the spirit of the founder of Woodward High School still prevails within its walls. And so we leave this year, going, perhaps, to college or entering on a business or domestic career, but with us goes the spirit of patriotism and love for our benefactor, Mr. William Woodward and the school he made possible. EDWIN F. KOCH, t20.

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