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FAIRMONT EAST EASTERN ECHOES
June 4, 1965
(photo) Roxie Davis places first in English 10 in the Ohio Scholarship Test.
EAST STUDENT FIRST IN STATE
Roxie Davis, a central unit sophomore, recently placed first in the state in English at the district-state scholarship tests. She received a score of 120 out of 130, which was the highest score of any junior or senior in the state.
Other winners in the district were: Jeff Daugherty, honorable mention in biology; Bill Jeffcott, tenth and twelfth in district regardless of classification, in chemistry: Bill Adams, honorable mention in physics; Maris Vikmanis, fifteenth in algebra II; Vicki Bilek, honorable mention in chemistry; Steve Anderson, honorable mention in geometry; John Funk, honorable mention, American history; Richard Hartigan, honorable mention in senior social studies; Adeline Baker, fourth and eleventh in district, regardless of classification in Latin II; Carol Pinson, honorable mention in Spanish I; Thomas Moore, first and second in district regardless of classification in Spanish II; Kelly Alberts. twelfth in Spanish II; and Richard McDonald, twentieth in bookkeeping.
State winners were Bill Jeffcott, honorable mention in chemistry; Adeline Baker, honorable mention in Latin II and Thomas Moore, tenth in Spanish II.
Class Of '65 Chooses Gift
Several useful gifts have been decided upon by the senior class officers. Students in civics and sociology classes were asked to bring up ideas for a gift to be left to Fairinont East by its first graduating class. These ideas ranged from a
pool to a blade of grass.
The final decision leaves a walkway behind the cafeteria between North and South units, a planter to be built around the flagpole in the quadrangle, a copy machine for the library, with which
parts of books may be copied for personal use, and a microphone.
Mr. Nolan Speaks To '65 Graduates,
"Years At East Arduous, Inspiring"
To you who are graduating, I have this to say.
Our two years of association here at Fairmont East have been, at times, arduous, at other times tedious, but more often, inspiring and rewarding.
You have had dedicated teachers who have guided you through the established lessonsc from the stored wisdom of modern civilization; teachers who have made you aware of responsibilities and taught you respect for the rights of others. Books, classrooms, shops and laboratories have been wide open. If you have invested wisely of your time and efforts then your future rests on a solid foundation.
It is our hope that what we have given you will help you to live wisely, serve ably and lead successfully in your time. I am proud to have been your school principal.
Mr. Charles Nolan
"... WE'RE GRADUATING IN A FEW DAYS, AND BOY AM I GLAD"
Just think, seniors, we're graduating in a few days, and boy am I glad! Do you realize we've been attending school for twelve whole years?! My, but that's an awfully long time! Almost half our lives have been wasted! I wonder what graduation gifts my parents and relatives will bestow on me, because, after all, I deserve so much that they could never even begin to pay me back for all that work I've gone through, and I deserve a lot of credit, too.
Maybe I'd have to admit that the state helped a little to make my graduation possible by building the school, and I guess my parents contributed a small amount by giving me the incentive for an education and providing me with the necessities to attend school. I might even go as far as to concede to the fact that my teachers helped me a small amount by teaching me how to read, how to write, how to speak properly, how to subtract and how to add. I guess they even taught me how to play ping-pong and take showers. If they've been doing so much, what in the world have I been doing all these years? Of course, I had to put forth an awful lot of effort to comprehend all the subjects I've been taught, and that's the hardest part of the whole process, isn't it?
I probably shouldn't admit this, but I may even miss a few of those 'ole teachers. You can be sure I'll miss all those buddies I've been hanging around with since we were tykes together in first grade. I'll miss my family too when I go off to college this fall or take on a job.
You know, I've even had a little fun in school, but not much, mind you. I'll more or less be on my own when I graduate and I wonder if I can face the world alone? But there's no doubt in my mind about that, because after all, I've traveled a lot of rough roads these past twelve years and I was able to smooth them out.
Just think, seniors, we're graduating in a few days, and we'll be taking on the responsibility of facing the world and all its enormous problems. We're leaving behind the familiar high school life to take on a life which is totally unknown to us at this time. Are we prepared?
Just think, seniors, we're graduating in a few days, and boy am I glad…

SURVEY COMPILES SENIORS' FUTURES
According to a survey recently taken by the counselors and compiled by Mr. Harold Hall, the futures of 385 seniors extend in many directions.
Out of 385 seniors, 175 are planning to attend a four year college or university. Students attending Ohio state colleges number 99, while 138 students will attend other colleges or universities in Ohio. State schools in which graduates showed the most interest were Dayton Campus with 49, Ohio State with 24, and Miami University with 14. The students not attending state colleges in Ohio showed a great amount of interest in the University of Dayton, with 15, and the University of Cincinnati, with 12.
Colleges ranging from Pennsylvania to Kentucky to Indiana to Illinois to Michigan and to California will enroll 37 East graduates.
Twenty-one students plan to further their education at a two-year college and 12 seniors will attend a trade school. The military services will enlist 19 East boys.
After graduation, 90 students plan to begin full time work. 59 seniors have indefinite plans beyond commencement and nine girls will begin their career as a homemaker.