Zanesville High School - Comus Yearbok (Zanesville, OH)

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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.

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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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After a short vacation we came back to Z. H. S. to realize that we were really good seniors and that it was not merely a dream. It seems very peculiar but it is so, as we advanced to the state of seniorhood one of our junior teachers did likewise, Miss Polk. Nothing can be said which would insinuate that after spend- ing ore year with Miss Polk that the class as a Whole would not be glad to have her promoted with us. ' In giving the history of such a class as ours, it is almost wast- ing time to say that everything started off with a boom. We are certainly glad of the excellent record which has been made in athletics this year. The basket ball team, consisting of such ath- letes as Young, Mulvey, Irvine, and more of our boys along with some lower classmen, under Mr. Bowman as coach, have come out on top. W Then, too, that great school paper, The Comus, has shown our literary ability. During our Freshman and Sophomore years we did not have a great deal to do with it, except by contributing school notes and by our subscriptions. How could a paper fail when it had as its editor-in-chief Byron Gregg, and literary editor, Gene Helmick, with the cooperation of the other members of the staff? We say it did not fail and could not. Miss Polk and Mr. Mason, the advisers, with their humor and literary ability helped to guide the minds of the staff. The history of the class would be incomplete if we did not speak of our new principal, Mr. Mason. All during our senior year he was planning new things for us to do. After Christmas Vacation we came back and settled down to hard work, looking forward about four months to the time when our course would be finished. Soon the time came for Triangular Debate. The tryouts were attended with much enthusiasm, espe- cially by the seniors. After the first tryout a majority of those who made the second tryout were seniors. Behold, when the final report was made we were pleased to find that Alice Smith, Harold Klug, Jamie Irvine, Walter Young and Byron Gregg were from that illustrious class of 1920. After six weeks of hard prepara- tion, our teams were well prepared to meet the teams from New- ark and Mt. Vernon. April the ninth came, the time which had been much anticipated, with Pat, Gene and Frederick as our cheer leaders the whole school entered into the spirit of debate and won for Z. H. S. a victory at home but were defeated at Mt. Vernon. Now after eleven years of triangular debate each school has eleven pennants. At a meeting of our class we decided to adopt for our motto the patriotic motto, Servamus -we serve-and as our colors, torquoise blue and white. To some it may seem a long time since we entered the portals of Z. H. S., but to others it has been but a fleeting moment. The time, however, long it may be, has been a time well spent in pre- parir g ourselves for the future. We are graduating at an oppor- tune time to do our part in helping with the reconstruction program. Let us as we go out to our new field of labor have as our motto our class motto, Servamus. BERNICE HARRIS, 20.