Mansfield City

Mansfield City

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Once An Athlete Always An Athlete

One day when "Bus" Cline was a "little boy" a lady brought her son to play with Russell. They did not seem to know how to start an acquaintance, but after eyeing each other for some time in silence, Russell said, "Can you spit?" Then the fun began.

Our Ladies' Man

We have been told that before Russell Gibson could even manage the family "Billy Goat" he displayed a fondness for the young ladies, and got his brother to drive "Billy" so he could take a young lady riding. Another accomplishment of "Bus's" was the teaching of his dog to play the piano; he would climb on top of the piano, get the dog's fore paws on the keys, and then move back and forth on the top, the dog following him with very satisfying results.

Her First Hike

One bright spring morning, a blue-eyed, golden-haired little girl of not quite three years decided to take a hike. Consulting no one, she started out; the result was the tolling of the fire bell and the formation of a searching party. One man took the boulevard connecting Massillon and Canton, and there found the little Miss. Upon being asked where she was going, she replied, "Oh, Libeth just take a little walk to Canton (a distance of eight miles). The hike habit has grown with "Lizzie."

An Eye For The Future

When Lucile Hout was a young lady of five summers Santa Claus had brought her all the things she had wanted for Christmas and many other things besides. After she had opened everything she exclaimed, "Oh, Mother, I hope Santa Claus will never die!"

A Young Weather Man

One afternoon Mrs. Correll was going to take her son John out for a walk, but while she was getting ready it started to rain. John came rushing in, saying that the sidewalk was all spotted.

A Thoughtful Bible Student

When Harold Bruce was quite small his mother was reading Bible stories to him, one of them being about the creation, when God spat upon the ground and made man. Harold thought about it for quite a while, and finally he said: "Did God chew tobacco when he made a nigger?"

One day, when Hurst Anderson was still in his childhood, he complained of a sore tongue. His mother told him that that was a sign he had told a wrong story. Hurst replied: "Well, I'm sure God made a mistake this time; it must have been my brother who told it, He knows I never tell lies."

Kind To Animals

At one time the McCallys had in their possession a very old horse, which gained Mildred's sympathy, and one day when she had been gone an unusually long time, she was discovered in the barn reading to the horse from her First Grade Reader.

Page An Umbrella

Mabel Miller's brother Lee was quite good at drawing, and one day he was drawing a picture of a house, barn, walk and trees, and lastly he put a little girl on the walk. When he had finished he decided to make it rain, so drawing a pencil lightly across the picture, said: "Now it is going to rain." Mabel, watching him, clapped her hands and exclaimed, "Run! Run! Little girl, it's dribbling on you."

Her Mistake

Marjorie Fisher was four years old when she developed her first cold-sore on her upper lip. She ran to her mother very much excited, and asked what it was that hurt her, but as her mother was busy, she did not explain. When her father came home to lunch he asked what was wrong with her mouth. She said: "I don't know, daddy, but I 'spect I'm getting a corn."

Page Mr. Volsted

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Class '22

Heartiest congratulations upon your Graduation. You are now embarking on your real work in life and we extend to you our best wishes for your future happiness and success in the career opening out before you. <£- <£- <& - Compliments -

At The Junior-Senior Reception

Miss Patterson - "Harold, can you compare Thackens and Dickery?" Mr. Angell - "Name three things containing starch?" Pep Schroer - "Two collars and a cuff."

The Law Of Growth

One of the most important truths to learn is the law of growth. Ideas grow, nations grow, character grows. The great fortunes of the world have grown from little beginnings. Make your beginning now in a savings account. Then make a firm decision to save the first part of all the money you get. Have a growing savings account. o6 d* J* ..* .$-

Patronize

E, the Class of Nineteen Hundred Twenty- Two, being oppressed by the knowledge that we are soon to leave these halls of learning forever, and desirous of bestowing a last gift upon dear old M. H. S., do make this, our last will and testament, hereby naming Ruth McClure as sole executrix.

^ ITEM I. To the Class of '23 we bequeath our record, hoping that it will be an inspiration in leadership, but our "PEP" we must tal^e with us.

<J ITEM II. We leave to the Freshmen our old books which are so well supplied with notes I / ) that the young creatures will not have to overtax their feeble brains.

(c) To Richard May and Fred Derror, we leave a few of the spare inches from the stature of Anton Procker and Charles Ford, that each may "pass for a man."

yd) To James Andrews we leave the luxuriant curls of Wilbur Remy, expressing a wish that they will be an added decoration to his noble brow.

(e) Hurst Anderson's infallible formula for wavy hair, we leave to the distracted ones with bobbed hair, but we cannot persuade ourselves to betray the secret of it's color, as we wish it to belong only to us, to he a beacon light on the path of success.

( / ) A share of Jeannette Henkel's brilliancy, which she may Well spare, we give to the figures on the tower clock,, that belated Freshies may see them and hasten their footsteps.

(h) Kathryn Martin's delectable size and sidewise glances, we bequeath to Marion Bradford, to quicken the heart-beats of next year's Junior boys.

^ ITEM IV. We, the great industrial class, give to the world our expert Miller, Fisher, Taylor, Weaver, Balder, and Cook, hut our Brewer is too much in demand to relinquish.

Cfl ITEM VII. We are greatly grieved to have to part with Mickey McCully's winsome smile, but we feel it would greatly aid those coming Seniors in obtaining {Sayles) to fit their barks for

^ ITEM X. Frederick, Jesson's ability to lecture on Atheism, Free Love, Imagism, Cubism ad infinitum, we bequeath to the Chautauqua, that it may enlighten its summer audiences, but his superb self-confidence we must keeP- tj ITEM XI. Our group of old and new favorite songs we bequeath to the Library, to form the nucleus of a collection of musical masterpieces.

^ ITEM XII. Miriam Thoma's alphabet, composed entirely of A 's, we leave to the Freshmen, that they may learn the right letteis at an early age.

ITEM XIV. To M. H. S. we leave our love and homage, and the golden memories and associations which cluster thick about its wall, hoping that in the register of years the Name of Twentytwo will ever hold a place.

Source changes here: from Mansfield Senior High School, The Manhigan, Mansfield (Ohio), Richland County, by Mansfield Senior High School, published 1925; 5,466 words in this source stream.

Mansfield City

The biggest little man you ever saw! He doesn't weigh much, but he uses every ounce of the weight he has, a scrapper all the way. The big guard from Columbus who weighed exactly two pounds more than twice as much as Harold found himself played to a stand still. Harold couldn't move him, of course, but no more could he move Harold. So Harold stood Gibral¬ tar while the Columbus plunges smashed and broke upon him. This is Mansfield's first year of football and his last year of high school. M. H. S. should regret both these facts.

Bobby is McGinley's only rival for the title of Mansfield's best look¬ ing football player. And he is every bit as good as he looks. Against Marion, Shelby and Ashland, Bob played his best ball of the year. Most players do their good work in the early games and slump as the season progresses, but Bob reversed the process, and was better in his last game than ever before. Bob learned a lot in this first year of Varsity football, and it will be a good tackle indeed who can keep him from an All -league post next season.

Somers

"Possum" was one of most brilliant ground-gainers. For defensive work he was of little value, but give him the ball and he was gone! He was usually inserted into the game,- when we were in scoring distance and needed ground. Broken field running and nabbing impossible passes were his spe¬ cialities. Johnnie graduates this year, and the Red and White is going to miss his brilliant running no less than his good-natured banter and his un¬ conquerable spirit.

Ralph's hard luck was one of the most outstanding features of the year. For bad breaks and misfortune there was no one to compare with him. He kept gamely on throughout the season, in spite of an ankle that never had a chance to mend, but game after game, just as he was hitting his stride something would happen to incapacitate him. We all know that Shaddy had the stuff, for he showed it time after time, but his jinx seemed to be ever trailing in his tracks.

Scheidler was a little man for a fullback, but the way that boy could hit! Nothing but sheer weight ever stopped him, and he could be counted on for two or three yards through center in any part of the field, against any Hind of a team. He was with the possible exception of Percy, our best de¬ fensive back. Next year's line is going to miss that driving, smashing sup¬ port which covered or repaired so many line blunders this year.

An example of what hard work and persistent effort can accomplish. Dick was not regarded as -varsity caliber when he came out this year, being entirely new to the game. Before the season was half over, he was holding down a regular berth at tackle. Great things are expected of Dicki next year, for he is a husky now, and growing every day. He will make a big name for himself in the N. C. 0. League next season.

4 Art is long" as the poet says, and he is rather wide as well. On the right side of the line, playing a hard and fast game at one of the hardest positions on the team, he was a sterling man at all times. ''Ike" gained this position by plain hard work. He played for 3 years on the seconds and stuck to it rain and shine, helping to put in trim the former teams of MJ. H. S. A varsity letter is his reward.

Griffin

Capt. Alan ''Mutt' Griffin stands for sportsmanship, fight, and cool¬ ness. Space does not permit mention of all his other numerous favorable traits. Mutt played football not only with his body but also with his head. Mutts greatest ability was in taking out opposition, messing up the offense, and his general leadership.

On The Last White Line

Coach Elder's proteges, in addition to performing a second team's usual function as cannon fodder for the Varsity, found time to engage in sev¬ eral contests of its own with neighboring small towns, and made a showing quite as creditable as could be expected. The team is to be complimented upon its season of hard work and rough handling, for next year it may be its turn to play before shouting crowds and waving banners.

Our Reserve Squad Harold Mansfield Martin Smith

When everything' goes wrong, when there are no sweat-shirts, or the balls are soft, or the showers are cold, when equipment is lost or games are started late, who gets the blame and the raspberries?

The Managers

But when everything goes smooth, when the games start on time, and there are new balls, fresh laundered sweat-shirts, and plenty of clean towels for everybody, does anybody think to compliment

While only a fair shot, "Chuck" was an excellent floor man and one of the best passers on the squad. He was a hard worker who never coniplained, but played the game and kept his mouth shut. M. H. S. will miss ' Chuck as basketeer, more at a football player, but most as a real, hard¬ working:. little sport, who knew how to take it and smile.

''Mickey's" future is too promising to speak of it without first knock¬ ing on wood. His high school career is just beginning, but there is noth¬ ing amateurish about the way he handles that ball. We are prophesying that barring accidents, he will be our all-league center next year, and after that - well, nobody can be sure just how far Mickey will go!

Smith

All-league forward for two successive seasons! It is an honor few at¬ tain. but Captain Smith has so obviously deserved it that rival cagers are not even envious. The best dribbled and cleverest floor man in the N. C. O. leagTie, a neat follow shot and fast at recovery, "Chuck" could well be said to have been the most valuable man to his team in the local circuit.

Sharp

Sharp's talents as a forward were not discovered until late in the sea¬ son, Myron playing gaiard during the greater part of the year. He worked well as a running mate to the captain, aiding the latter's high scores ma¬ terially by feeding* him dead shots on every possible occasion. A splendid long shot, a good man in getting the tip-off, he showed up better at forward than at guard where he was a little slow to cover his man, though good at snagging the ball off the back board or smothering follow shots.

Seymour

"Rut's" played a steady, fast game, and had it not been for a bad case of tonsilitis at the opening of the season and numerous injuries throughout the year, would perhaps have made even Smith look to his laurels. We have Seymour with us agaiin next year, and hope we can keep him out of the hos¬ pital long enough to play the brilliant, scrappy basketball of which we are sure he is capable.

"Hank" played a fighting-, tireless game, but lack of experience held his scoring down a great deal. However, he showed flashes ol real brilliance,

Next year we may expect great things of him, if he can spare the time from football, where his heart really is, and where the best of them will have to step to keep up with him.

Don was one of those very consistent players that so often are too few on our basketball teams. Don played in nearly every quarter of every game during the season and certainly played creditably. Don is only a sophomore this year, and his future is certainly bright. We hope in those next two years he makes the splendid player that his work indicates he can become

The Second Team

Mr. Elder's success with second teams is becoming proverbial. He has for two years turned out second teams which were only a shade below the regu« lars in ability. This year was no exception, as the season's record shows Although several of his best men from last year wore the Varsity white this season, Elder, with what looked like very meagre material, was able to turn out a second team whose record compares very favorably with that of the Varsity.

A poor season, very sparsely sprinkled with victories, which is at¬ tributable to the inexperience of most of the squad. Smith was the onbr regular to return, Sharp the only other letter-man. The remainder of the team was made up of underclassmen, good, willing, and scrappy, but none the less green at the game. Next year may tell a different story.

No really good teams were beaten all year. The Orrville, Mt. Gilead, and Alumni games, while they stand out like oases in a long and trackless desert were not against high class opposition.

The brilliant work of Capt. Smith redeemed the game from dullness. Win or lose, we knew that "Chuck" would show the opposing guards how a real forward played the floor. In all the games of the season, he was never out-played by any man on either team, and he employed his three-year ex¬ perience to good advantage.

Next year, when Richards, Seymour, Isaly, Freehafer, McMullen, and the rest will be as experienced as was Smith this season, the Red and White will speak a little louder on the black-lined floor.

Public Square. Mansfield, 1832

A COMPREHENSIVE resume of the development of the public school system of Mansfield from its re¬ mote cabin form of but a few scholars, to tile present day high school of more than eleven hundred members, calls for a historical background of Richland County to illustrate the prodigy of this growth.

Who th(> ancient dwellers of Richland County, prior to the Indians, were, what they did, and the lives they led are all Questions of conjecture now. Their only history appears in their silent monu¬ ments. a few small and irregular mounds, of which only several of our county have been opened.

The most noted earthwork is about a mile and a half northeast of Mansfield, where there is a well defined oval em¬ bankment with aged oaks growing upon

Following the mound builders came tlie Indians, four principal tribes settling around Richland County; the Wy an dots and Ottawas in the northern part, the Delwares in the southeast and the Shawnees in the southwest.

As far as is known James Smith, a na¬ tive of Pennsylvania, was the first white man to set foot in this vicinity. Captured as a boy by the Indians, and later adopted into their tribe, he lived with them for many years, spending a part of his life in this county.

To Jacob Newman belongs the credit of being the first permanent settler. Com¬ ing from Pennsylvania to a place near Canton, and from there on further west in 1S01, he built his cabin on the banks of the Rockyfork, about three miles south¬ west of Mansfield.

General James Hedges had been here a year or more prior to Newman, when he was sent out by the governor as a young surveyor. Later he and Newman, feeling that in such promising country a county it. Years ago, it was partially excavated, revealing stone implements, charcoal, paint, etc., but owing to lack of funds the work ceased. Smaller mounds in Springfield, Sandusky, and Jackson townships have been found to contain crude stone

They first planned to establish it around Newman's cottage, but later in 1808 de¬ cided on a spot further up on the Rocky¬ fork - the present location of the present city of Mansfield.

Jacob Newman was a. splendid charac¬ ter in all respects and died greatly beloved and regretted. In the winter of 1812 be acted as guide for General Crooks and died in service. His remains were among l he first to occupy the old cemetery which stood on the site of Carpenter school.

During the year of 1810 the road from Wooster to Mansfield was opened, and the sett lei's came more rapidly* The war of 1S1 2 checked the migration somewhat, but after it ended the tide again began to flow in greater volume than ever. Where no roads existed there were numerous "Blazed trails'' leading off through the woods in many directions.

One of the most used roads was the one north from Mt. Vernon to the lakes, known as the State Road. Great covered freight wagons with tires seven or eight inches broad and one inch thick, drawn by six horses or mules, made regular trips from Baltimore and Philadelphia to Zanesville, Mount Vernon, through Mans¬ field and on up to Sandusky.

The early settlers were a rough hardy class of back woodsmen, who exhibited a great deal of ingenuity in the making of traps to capture the wild animals of the forest. The depredations of the wolves

Old Block House

When war was declared with Great Britian in the spring of 1812, a feeling of uneasiness ran through the border settle¬ ments. The Indians had always been al¬ lies of the English against the Americans. In that year two blockhouses were erect¬ ed, one where the Band Stand now stands

These were used as a protection against the Indians in the troubles following the war. In 1815 there were about a dozen small cabins located around the square, which were the first homes of the pion¬ eers. These cabins were built of logs and most of them had greased paper window panes. Their furniture was very crude, usually consisting of a few chairs, a ta¬ ble, and a bedstead.

There were no carpets on these floors and a set of dishes consisted of six plates, six cups and as many saucers. Happy was the housewife who possessed these luxuries, as many had only a few pewter plates which they brought with them over the mountains.

As soon as the settler heard that war had been declared they took refuge in these blockhouses but, as no attacks were made by the Indians, they returned one by one to their cabins. However, several families, who lived a few miles from these fortresses or far from any neighbors, were attacked and brutally murdered by the savages. Probably the most dramatic in this vicinity, was that of the Copus fam¬ ily.

James Copus lived on the east side of the Black fork. With the other settlers he had taken his family to the Beam block¬ house. about two miles southeast of Mans¬ field, but after a few days be became rest¬ less and wanted to return to his cabin home. The next morning he started with his wife and seven children and a de¬ tail of nine soldiers. Captain Martin, who was taking out a scouting party, promised to stop and spend the night with the Cop-us fomily. However, finding no trace of Indians, they did not get to the Copus home until noon of the next day - too late to avert the fate which had fal¬ len upon that household.

When night came the soldiers who had accompanied the family home, uent to the barn to sleep. Arising at daybreak they first went to the house and after see¬ ing that the family had not been dis¬ turbed, they stacked their arms against the side of the cabin and went to the spring on the hillside to wash.

Suddenly they were attacked by about fifty armed and painted savages. Being unarmed they fled in different directions; two tried to reach the forest on the hill¬ side for protection but were pursued by

When the attack was made on the sol¬ diers at the spring, Mr. Copus seized his rifle and went to the door but as he open¬ ed it, a ball fired by an Indian pierced his side and he died within an hour. Nancy Copus, aged fifteen, was shot above the knee inflicting a. painful wound.

For five long hours the battle raged, the Indians making effort time and time again to Lake the cabin by assult. Finally the awful contest ended, the Indians re¬ treating and taking their dead with them.

One of the most interesting characters in the history of Mansfield and this vi¬ cinity was Johnny Appleseed. He was an eccentric old man. who traveled through the wilderness planting apple seeds and tending his nurseries. His plan was to go in advance of the settlers, then when they came he had young fruit trees ready for them. One of his nurseries was on the spot where the Pennsylvania station now stands.

In this way he traveled hundreds of miles a year, visiting and p running his orchards. The Indians regarded him as a great medicine man and never harmed him. For a number of years he lived in a little cabin near Perrysville and later moved to Mansfield. During the war of 1S.I2 he often warned the settlers of im¬ pending danger.

Once several of the men were killed by the Indians and the few families who then made up the population of Mansfield sought the protection of the block houses. Fearing an attack by the Indians, and in the absence of troops to defend them, they asked for a volunteer to make the trip to ML Vernon for aid. A tall lank man said Quietly "I'll go." He was barefooted, bareheaded and unarmed. It was Johnny Appleseed. He had a trip of thirty miles through the wilderness to make that night. He stopped at every cabin along the way and gave warning to the settlers, advis¬ ing them to flee to the blockhouses. He arrived safely at ML Vernon, aroused the garrison, and the next morning at sun¬ rise the troops, accompanied by Johnny were back in Mansfield. He bad made the round trip of sixty miles between sunset and sunrise. A monument to his memory now stands in the middle Park, which was erected by Martin Bushnell and dedicated in 1900.

Johnny Appleseed Monument

But even such stirring times as these did not interfere with the question of their education. The first schools were called subscription schools. The teacher or schoolmaster, as he was called, carried his subscription paper around among the settlers; parents of Lhe children agreeing to give so much for a certain time, the teacher receiving his pay when the work was done. Any empty room or cabin was used for a school room.

Among the first was one taught by Eliza Wolf in one of the blockhouses on the square. These blockhouses were used as school houses, churches, public halls, court houses and jails.

One of the interesting characters of the day was John Mull, who taught several years in the town. First in a cabin on the east side of the square and later on West Third street, where the Elks' Club now stands. Mull was a cripple, and an excellent teacher for that time. He would sit on a high stool in the center of the school room, wielding a whip long enough to reach any scholar.

The first grammar school was built in ISIS just west of the Big Spring (oppo¬ site the Bushnell School) and cost two hundred dollars. Some years later an¬ other was fniitt on the corner of Fourth pule arose in relation to a suitable locaand Mulberry, and was known as the "Red School House." It was not until 1S1G that Mansfield was divided into school dis¬ tricts. About 1860 it was decided that they must have more school houses and quite a dispute arose, as some wanted one grand edifice in the center of the town, while others thought it would be better to erect several buildings in different sections of the town. The latter course was followed and four brick school houses were built all of which are in use today.

The First High School occupied the up¬ per floor of a school building which stood on the site of the present Catholic Church, and from it during the time of the Civil war, in IS 62, was graduated the first class in Mansfield's history, a class of four members and those all girls.

In a few years the High School outgrew these small Quarters and moved over in¬ to a new building on First street- the pres¬ ent Carpenter School.

As the town prospered and grew and the schools became crowded and the First street building was needed to relieve the congested grade buildings, again a dislion for a new High School, with the resulL that the present location was decided upon - graduating its first class in 1S93. It is interesting to note that at the time several of its rooms were not needed, and the entire school when assembled in the auditorium only occupied half of the seats on the main floor.

The year of 1904 saw the completion of tlie annex to the west, and in this form it continued until 1923 saw a wing extended to the north, with a long dreamed of achievement in the form of a gymnasium.

As has been noted above the first class was graduated in 1S62. since which time there has been, with the exception of 1863, annually set forth from our school to lepresent its culture a company of young men and young women, many of whom have since attained positions of promi¬ nence and practicjil ly all of them have lived. lives of usefulness It is a far cry from four graduates in 1862 to the great of 1925 of which there are 18-1.

Mansfield Senior High School

ANSFIELD'S new high .school is now under construction on West Park Drive- overlooking Middle Park. Everything will be done to make the land¬ scape gardening conform to the trees, shrubbery, and general appearance of the adjacent park grounds, and when viewed from tlie Park Drive it will present an i mposi ng appearance.

The floor plan will follow the form of the letter H, having the two main wings two stories in height, the main section for the most part three stories, with a small part rising to four stories.

The building is to have a total frontage of 350 feet, and a depth varying from 100 to 200 feet. Special accommodation will be made for administrative, acad¬ emic. science, arts, commercial, home economics, vocational, physical and me¬ chanical departments.

Three front entrances will lead from West Park Boulevard. From the gymna¬ sium in the rear there will be close con¬ nections with the stadium and athletic field.

Tlie vocational shops, boiler room and mechanical departments, all of which will be in the rear of the building, will be connected by a large court.

From the main entrance a largo lobby will lead to the administrative ofTices in which there will be rooms for the prin¬ cipal, assistant principal, and dean of girls. Here also will lie found a book room.

The building will have three large study halls, all to be located on the second floor, each seat i nng 150 pupils. A library will connect two of these.

A cafeteria, accommodating 350 in its main dining hall and containing a separate small dining room for the faculty, will be located on the top floor, thus prevent¬

Provisions are to be made for the ample housing of the department of vocational training. Located in the rear of the build¬ ing. where it cannot interfere with any of the other educational departments, it will contain rooms and equipment for agricul¬ ture laboratories, also lecture rooms and shops to accommodate wood working, drafting, and printing, as well as forge, foundry and auto mechanics.

The school will thus be able to do all of its needed printing, such as its publi¬ cation, the Hvphonerian, programs, pos¬ ters, and tickets for various activities.

In the north wing will be two depart¬ ments which can be shut off from the school building proper when necessary. These units can be used by the public at various times.

Back of the auditorium will be the large gymnasium, capable of seating 1600. All games, exhibitions, and school meets will be held here. For regular use it will be divided into separate gymnasia for boys and girls, each having its own equip¬ ment. Separate stairways will lead di¬ rectly below to the swimming pool, lookers, showers and dressing rooms.

The building will be so heated anil ven¬ tilated that the air in the class room will be changed six times every hour In compliance with the state code.

When all plans have been fully carried out and the building is ready for occu¬ pancy, Mansfield can well boast of having one of the finest equipped high schools in this section of Ohio. It will be a last¬ ing monument of no mean proportions in testimony of a progressive movement of the citizens of this city.

ANSFIELD. named in honor of Col. Jared Mansfield, who first sur¬ veyed the site of the city, is a city of 35,000 people.ranking- forteenth in size in the state. It is located in the center of a rich agricultural region and is the county seat of Richland County and the trading center of the countries for miles around. It has one High School and many Public Grammar Schools, unsurpassed by any in the state. In Mansfield there are twenty-nine churches of all denomina¬ tions and several private benevolent soci¬ eties supported by the community fund. The first institution for the reform of wayward hoys was founded at Mansfield. This institution, besides teaching each in¬ mate a useful trade, rebuilds the charac¬ ter and starts the boys toward right liv¬ ing.

Fifty miles of paved streets, broad and well-planned, carry the traffic oF the city. There are seventy-eight miles of sidewalks well shaded by large trees. There are seventy-nine miles of sewers and sixtythree miles of water mains. Four pub¬ lic parks cover one hundred twenty acres of the fifty-four hundred acres of the city. Seen for a distance at night the city is fairly a mass of dazzling lights in long even rows.

Mansfield has one hundred two indus¬ tries, employing seven thousand and five hundred men. The combined payroll of these shops is over eleven million dollars. These industries do not concentrate on a few products but there is an almost in¬ comprehensible variety. The steel plates and rubber tires and tubes made in our factories may be on your own car. Elec¬ trical equipment from Mansfield goes to all parts of the world in which electricity is known. The millions of dollars worth of products manufactured in Mansfield are shipped out on the three railways passing through the city. Forty-nine trains go over these roads every twenty-four hours.

The new building of the Mansfield Sheet and Tin Plate Company is second to none in the world. This company manufactures all kinds of sheet steel for automobile bodies, all of the highest possible quality. The new malleable castings plant of the Ohio Brass Company was pronounced by experts the best in the country. The new Hughes-Keenan plant is of the latest type and modern in every respect. This may also be said of the factories of the Mans¬ field Tire and Rubber Company, the "Col¬ umbia" rubber works and the Westinghouse Electriic Company. The products of these factories are used by millions of people in every state in the country and every city in the States.

Farmers plow their fields with plows made in Mansfield, and harrow ancl plant with implements from our factories. A house may be nearly completely furnished without buying products of other cities. Your automobiles may ride on tires and tubes made in Mansfield and its top- rugs, and curtains may be products of your own city.

Necessarily with all this business being carried on, there must be some banking institutions to care for the financial end fo the manufacturers. For this purpose there are six banks with total resources of fif¬ teen million dollars, and five building and loan associations. The annual clearing of these banks are about ninety millions of dollars. This shows the thrift and in¬ tegrity of the people of Mansfield.

The population is pighty-eight per cent Americans and nearly sixty-five per cent of the people own their own homes. Six¬ ty-eight per cent of the workmen of the city own their own homes. Many of these people have come into the city as tourists and, attracted by the possibilities and ad¬ vantages, have made homes here. It is not surprising that they should; for the great national highways, the Lincoln and the Harding, are travelled by literally swarms of tourists each summer, and the beauty of the streets and homes of the city invite one to stay and investigate the advantages. There are great advantages in our city for it is only twenty -six miles from the center of manufactures of United. States and less than one hundred miles from the center of population of United States. But the best is yet to come. There is a great future for Mansfield. We're not standing still, we're growing.

Our publication would not be possible without the aid of our Advertisers. Let's show them we ap¬ preciate their co-operation, fellow students.

Steel Of Quality

Industrial success is built upon the foundation of char¬ acter. The strength of this character is reflected in the policies of the organization, the degree of permanent ex¬ pansion, and quality of the products.

A tire or any other pro¬ duct so intended to be built, is molded into a high quality for faithful public service. So may an honorable, clearly de¬ fined objective mold the indi¬ vidual starting life, into a high character of manhood for ser¬ vice in business and society.

The Richman Bros. Co Cleveland, Ohio

You have spent twelve years of your life getting your ed¬ ucation. Oakland Motor Car Company has spent ten years bringing1 the present engine to the point of perfection at which it is now. Outstanding features on the Oakland are: Four wheel mechanical brakes, permanent Dueo finish, Fisher one piece V. V. Windshield, and centralized driving controls. Ten body types on one standard chassis.

Satisfaction Guaranteed

Fine furniture does not always mean expensive furniture. Inspection of our collections of Karpen pieces and groups, and comparison of prices will prove this to you.

Gas For Extracting

\YHETRER your next step is toward a higher education or into a business position, you will do well to consider the wonderful opportunities offerd by the electrical industry.

Home Office, Tiffin, Ohio

All our success begins with the success thought. Think Victoryi. Think Success. Think Self-control. And one of the besit aids to right thinking is the knowledge that you are sav¬ ing money. This Bank is at your service for success.

The Farmers Savings And Trust Company

27 - Those illustrious gentlemen whom you believed to have cut up their mother's Turkish towels, are none other than the football heroes parad¬ ing their letters.

A Full Line Of Building Material

20 - Mr. Cook is at the top of the list of the candi¬ dates for the "Home for the Feeble-minded" af¬ ter the musical comedy goes over big both nights.

Bastian Bros. Co

<1 Talented designers, expert die cutters, skilled jewelers, experienced workmen and our superior method of manufacture, produce emblems that

Charles Ritter Company

3T IS something more than a threadbare truism to state that our efforts in creating this volume have been confronted with great difficulties. When we think over the difficulties attendant upon the development of this Manhigan, we feel a peculiar sense of obligation to every person who has helped to make the book a reality and to make it what it is. To those members of the Stall who have made a real contribution, who have conscien¬ tiously sacrificed lime and personal convenience that the book might be a worth while production, to those we ex¬ press our sincerest gratitude.

We are largely indebted to Howard Brown and James Hughes for their pleasing art work. To our managerial advisor, Mr. H. D. Bishop, and our Prin., Mr. B. F. Fulks. who have been interested in the financial success of the book as they would be interested in their own problems, we have nothing but our deep appreciation. Miss Muriel Aberle, the editorial advisor, who has given a great deal of her time, patience, and her own splendid suggestions to make this yearbook worth while, is deserving of some¬ thing more tangible than a mere acknowledgement. We also wish to express our appreciation of the splendid co¬ operation given us by Mr. Schwan, the photographer, The Northern Engraving Co., and Rickets and Nichols, the printers. The faculty have also co-operated in a fine manner, and we take this opportunity to thank them for the little words of encouragement which they offered now and then. We wish to thank Mr. J. Merton Holcombe especially, for the splenuid advice he has given us, the friendly interest which he manifested, and the genuine sympathy he offered in our trials and tribulations.