Woodward High School - Treasures Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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C. Joplf years ago hir. Arthur 0. Jones joined the iacuity 0i VVoodwnrd High Schooi a5 a teacher 0i art. He hmi attended this Schooi as 21 pupil, and now. after years 0i study amt teaching eisewhere, he returned to devote his iiic t0 VVOociwarcl. Forty years 0i service saw his rise to the position 0i assistant principai, and. inter. t0 thal 0i principal, At heart. however, Mr. Jones remuinmiF-in tho hesi sonsv or tile wortL-un artist. He iiveni his life rlrlislicaiiy. A true devotee oi art ioves his work; Nlrt Jones loved his No task was too hig or too little for him. A true artist thinks not of himself, but of his creation. Mr. Jones never thought of personal glory; his service to VVoodwnHi was its own rewnrii. As an artist. Win Jones inved the heautiiui zmci strove to heauliiy nur schooi. The stained giass windows; the murais in the auditorium, the exquisite coiiection oil originai paintings in the corridors. thr- statuary, and the superh Rocinvood iiOlllllilinS throughout thv huiidinq. all. are the resuit 0i iVir. Jones! quest for the. heautii'ui. As an urlislitcacher, iVir. Jones sought to improve the physicni wciiAheing oi his pupiis The Student Wcii'are Association, the Loyalty Fund anti the various other endowment funds. were all crenleti through the inspiration um! coiiahurution of Air. Jones. so that. tmlny, no high school in our City cioes more For the welfare oi its pupiis than ohms VVooclwurci. VVith lhv inspiration of an artist, Nil: Jones envisioned u pinyiiieid for our scimoi and worked hard In achieve it; in spite oi many dishoartening failures in the past, iVlr. Jones intends to keep up his endeavors untii there extends. to the north oi our huiiciing an adequate area or inntl on which hisw hoys and girls can gain health and strength through piay in sunshine am! fresh air. VVith the eyes 0i a true artist h'lr. Jones recognized that the great principles 0F art ?4 harmony, imianw 'dlKi reslraintpappiy also to human relations. His views therefore; were never extreme: his actions were gentle anti refined; his attitude toward others was aiways tolerant. His heart and mind were as open and hospitable to all as were the doors to .his office. His hands and his deeds never inched the human touch. iVir. Jones retires this year at the end of the seventielh year oi his iife and the fortielh of his association with VVoodwarci Thousands of hearts are indebted to him anct wish him iong life and happiness. .h i 1$ Puyv iiiu't-hvv

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7W1 . Jana J Meddage GRADUATES, CLASS 01: 1940: VVoodwarct sencts forth toctay ttle gractuates ot the class of 1940. Your training has been such that you should be abte to make right decisions in a wortct Where, more and more. these decisions must be made correctly it our American way of living is to continue. You must not set any boundary to your future. but continue to progress. Do the Very best you can loctuy, so that you are better prepared for tomorrow. May you be happy in your friendships, in your service to ottmmrd in the growth of spirituat ctevetopment and in ttue power to appreciate more tutty the beauty of the things about you. so ttmt. HVFOCIGy welt ll'UGCl 10,1388 GUGFy yesterday a dream ot happiness, and every tomorrow 0 u vision of hope. - Pugr tttl'r'l'n

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! WV. Garner 6 eddage M76! 01:00 again illv lime Inns L'Ullll' when we bid UFm'Pon uml HCHKL spowl 10 our doparlinu' Scniurs. And though this pnrling is an annual vvcnt, it m-wr Jwrnmos tmmnunplm'u Vo always lvcvl sud l0 am tlww. our OHCSI' sons iilHl llilllullh'l'fiH lt'ilYP llS. X'Cl, V0 XUUl l HUI Cllilllgi' HIHHI'I'S ll VP flllllil. V0 remind mlrsvlvcs tlml this vvcnt is but u nuturnl 'lliHLE-H slvpping stone t0 lliglwr IM'CJS 0r Hlm'ulinn and lift 'Hu'l'vl'nrv. wv urv glad to L-xlmul 10 our Svnim's our SillCOI'OSl Wislws Ivor 'mppinrss mul xuwvss ll1r0uu'lumt Iilb. VVP shun Imld them in fund rmnemlnrum'e :llld FlOllt' l'lut lllvy. hm. Will 1l1inL 01- us nftusionnlly wilh kindly hmlillqs. Your fl'iI'lHl. VVILLMM U. Clmmik. Pam Thirlmln