Zanesville High School - Comus Yearbok (Zanesville, OH)

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.-5 A by Q4 igx .fl,.?- , gk fig, Z if,,L,, ' 1 f A ' J of 1 3 ,4 - -.. fu -Q fQ x, ' LL- Since we have met here this afternoon for the last time let us look into the annals of our high school life and see what a glor- ious history we have made. On Sept. 5, 1916, 242 of the brightest and best looking boys and girls, and even the largest number of such wise people that ever went to Zanesville High, assembled that morning in the audi- torium of Z. H. S. We came from Zanesville and all the surround- ing communities with many ideas and dreams as to what our high school course would be like. We were instructed as to the courses offered and after we had decided what we wanted to take we were assigned to our various session rooms under the super- vision of the Misses Watson, Marsh, Whitlock, Petty, Harlan, and Mr. Bash. The advisers surely realized the fact that we were good people, since they placed us under the direction of only one man. We'had heard of the different schemes those in the upper classes tried to play on the freshmen, knowing this We made up our minds not to do what they said. Now, fellow classmen, if you think awhile you will remember the instructions we received that first week not to do this and not to do that. We were told espe- cially not to loiter on the north and fifth street corner CI need not explain why, you can imaginej, and that ever harping cry of the seniors to us not to enter their door, as if they owned part of the school. As the weeks passed on into months we began to pay no attention to them and they soon found that we were too quick for their tricks, so they stopped. We entered into everything with the kind of spirit that peo- ple of our type only could have. When the minstrels were put on for the benefit of athletics, it was soon seen where the good players were. To every boy's surprise Gene, Eleanor and Virginia Ruther- ford were among those having the leading parts. It was these people that attracted the large crowds and caused the minstrels to be a success.

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THE PRESlDE.NT'S ADDRESS Fellow Students, Members of the Faculty, Ladies and Gentle- men: The members of the class of 1920 of Zanesville High School are assembled here for the last time as students of her halls. In departing, we leave a short message. With the students who now or in time to come will take our places we desire but a word. Maintain old Zanesville High's en- viable record. Keep and leave her even as glorious as we have kept and now leave her. This is your schoolg what you are, so is she. The advice is plain. Also we wish to express our heartiest thanks and deepest ap- preciation to those who have assisted us thus far and perhaps toilsomely in our preparat'ons for the great battle of life, the painstaking and wholehearted faculty of Zanesville High School. Greater and greater thanks we will heap upon you in time to come. If we are any the better for our brief and joyful tasks here, and which we all know we are, the achievement is in great part yours. The record of our class is best unsaidg we leave it to its glory. The brief programme to be presented this afternoon is but a modest token of homely respect and humble honor to our dear old school. - J. I. HERMANN.

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Time for examinations came and now we had the opportunity to put something over on those above us by having a vacation while they took their exams. We watched them work and fuss, wondering what the next would be. Debate time, although rather a new thing to some of our class, was a time when we showed our real school spirit. Being freshmen we did rot get to have any of the debaters, but a whole lot of credit for winning both debates must be given to the loyal freshmen of class 1920. Now our first year of the looked-forward-to start in high school had come to its close. So many times when we were in the grades we heard people speaking of their feeling when they be- carne a sophomore. We wondered if we should ever experiencethat feeling and now the time came and it was a time when our hearts all Hlled with pride. We were proud of the fact that we did not have to leave very many of our illustrious classmen behind us as freshmen. After a short vacation we returned in the fall with our minds changed very' much from the previous year. We were no longer freshmen but very good sophomores. We were placed this year under the rulership of the Misses Byers, Vogt, Petty, and Mr. Merkle. ' During this year we had many good times as well as benefit from the literary meetings which we held between the sophomore session rooms. If you make those organs in your mind work awhile you will soon recall some of those humorous plays that were put on at these meetings. You will all recall those wonderful dra- matic versions of Silas Marner, the actors were really good. The debates which we had showed that class 1920 was going to produce some excellent debaters as we have done in the fourth year. We had become very accustomed to our teachers and we were advancing very rapidly in our work when the war broke out. We loaned to the great war our geometry teacher and athletic coach, Mr. Diehl. We had advanced so much in our mental ability and after such brilliant people as this class entered high school, the instruc- tors found that it was useless to have final exams., consequently they were abolished. The time came for triangular debate before we realized it. Now we entered with the determination to do our part to win for Z. H. S. a victory. Through the debaters and the mighty efforts of class 1920 we won one of the trophies. A feeling of pride came over us when we again bid farewell A feeling of pride came over us when we again bade farewell to the seniors, to think that in only a few months we would be the best kind of juniors that ever existed. During the vacation we were all so anxious to start back to school we thought we couldn't wait for it to start, but we did. The time finally came and a very proud group of people entered Z. H. S. for the third year with the satisfaction and joy in knowing that half the goal was complete. Our class left behird a few of its members and likewise re- ceived some from former years. Pat and Frank and a few others knew a good thing when they saw it and waited for us. We gladly welcomed them to our number. Miss Polk, with a wide knowledge of English and ability to teach, came to Z. H. S. to further develop our minds fthere was little space left to developj. The class passed a pleasant year with Miss Polk, witnessing and giving original plays and pantomimes. We were fortunate to have a junior play, being the first class to have such. It Pays to Advertise was given under the direc- tion of Miss Polk. All the class showed a great interest in this, going to the tryouts to see who would best suit the parts. We feel confident that it was staged better than any professional actors could do. We ended our junior year right by giving to the seniors a reception. After the grateful way we entertained them it would be impossible for them to forget our class. We left school at the close of the third year with the desire heavy upon us to return in the fall and be what we have heard so many people call themselves dignified seniors. We had a good right to call ourselves such.