Woodward High School - Treasures Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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x x . 1 MR. MARION L. PERNLCE, JR,, was the editor of the hrst annual produced at Woodward High School, and the president of the class of 1903 which published it. HE is at the present time president of The Procter 55 Collier 00., an advertising agency, whose beautiful plant7 situated on McMillan Street near Reading Road, is one of Cincinnati's finest industrial buildings. Mr. Pcrniceris also a. trustee 0n the Wood! ward Alumna! Endowment Board. Page Ten

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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

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THE FIRST WOODWARD ANNUAL HERE comes a time in the lives of young people when they are filled with a desire to put into some definite form an expression of certain phases of their experience. So it was with the Class Of 1903, who, like faithful knights of old, their hearts filled with glorious visions of their chosen service, undertook the production of the iirst Woodward Annual, Their labor bore rich fruit, for the pioneer Animal of 1903 was followed, year after year, by the animal of each succeeding class The adventurous spirits of 1903 can feel justly proud of the service which they rendered their Alma Mater in being the hrst class to launch their Kiremembmncet upon the sea of time. In recognition of this service, the Class of 1929 has dedicated its Annual t0 the Class of 1903, and in view of this dedication, the editor of the present Annual re! quested the editor of the Annual of 1903, Mr. Marion L. Pe-mice, J12, to give some account of the work of compiling the first Annual. The request was graciously granted. Mr. PerniceE account follows: Page Efevcu