Woodward High School - Treasures Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

Page 14 text:

Page Eight DEDICATION T0 the pioneer class of the Woodward Annual, the class of 1903, this volume is sincerely and respectfully dedicated.

Page 13 text:

FOREWORD THE Woodward Annual has become one of the fme traditions of our school; and as such, it serves not only as a class record, but as an expression of the profound loyalty of each neWIy graduating class to the spirit of its Alma Mater. We, who are the Class of 1929, hold dear this tradition. It has become a rich heritage from the past; and while we of the present benefit by it, we feel, in our turn, the responsibility of holding it to the high standard it has reached in the past, and of handing it on with at least equal achievement to the coming classes. The present Annual is a record of the eventful last year of the Class of 1929 at Woodward High School. But while it is a remembrancer of events, to us who are about to graduate from our beloved Alma Mater, it is something more than a mere chronicle; it is a cherished record of the friendships of class mates, of the keen joy of competition and the pleasant sense of participation, of the enthusiasms, inspirations, and ideals which grow out of a happy companionship 1'11 work and play. To each graduate who scans its pages, the Annual becomes a living thing, an em; bodiment of the glorious spirit of old Woodward. LOUISE DOHRMAN, t29. Page Seven

Page 15 text:

WOODWARD HIGH SCHOOL N October 24, 1831, the first Woodward High School of four rooms was opened with three teachers and fortyrtwo pupils. This school early became a factor of importance in this city. Of 50 high a character was its work that in 1836 it was chart tered as a colIege, but the high school department was continued, and until 18H it was known as Woodward College and High School. In 1841 another story was added to the little building. In 1851, after the union with the Hughes Fund, the schooi became a part of the great public school system of our city. It was soon found that the three'story brick building was entirely too smalI and a new Woodward was called into being. On January 2, 1853 , the new school was opened. At that time it was the fIDESt specimen of Gothic architecture west of the Alleghanies. The cornerstone of the present High School was laid November 4, 1908A Page Nine