Book: Wintersville Citizen

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THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION


VOL. 2, NO. 9 -      THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 1964  $5.00 per year 10





WINTERSVILLE-AS SEEN BY ITS YOU


By EVE SEITER


  Long ago Bobby Bums cried
out poetically, ,"Would that
someone would the giftie gie
to us to see ourselves as oth-
ers see us.9 The prospect is
provocative of thought. The
image we 'cast is often at var-
iance with the familiar picture
of ourselves which we cherish.
An hour in a mirrored fitting
room can be a disillusioning
experience. The candid camera
frequently reveals a stranger.
The unguarded remark of a son
or daughter can truly startle a
parent. Nevertheless, seeing
ourselves as others see us is
rewarding. It is even fun!
  This writer has been asses-
sing Wintersville through the
eyes of its youth! It has been
an illuminating   experience,
These young men and women
rose to the challenge of por-
traying Wintersville in brief
descriptive essays. The word
portraits were suggested as a
regular English  assignment
of the tenth and twelfth grade
English classes in Winters-
ville High School. The classes
are taught by Mrs. Donald Dun-
lope. The instructions were
simple--namely, to personify
the Village as male or'female,
young or old. The essays do
credit to the creative, young
writers of our community. The
forthright opinions underscore
the truth of Goethe9s obser-
vation, ,"As our inclinations,
so our opinions."99
  With striking imagery and
  considerable originality our
youthful citizens described
Wintersville, Ohio, as an old
man, an old woman, an adoles-
cent, a child, a bachelor, a
Senior in cap and gown, a
Grandmother, a perfect lady
and as a young boy outgrowing
his clothes.
  Interesting   parallels  of
opinion are apparent. These
boys and girls were almost
lyrical in their descriptions of
our beautiful situation among
the hills and our delightful
summers. They were equally
united in their opinion of our
appearance in Winter. They
found Wintersville dreary and
drab in the Wintertime. Narrow
streets indicated but one thing
backwardness. Sewage  and
water system facts and propo-
sals were appraised by inter-


ested, if often uninformed,
young writersl Several essays
show unusual interest in and
understanding of the potential
of our burgeoning community.
Each reveals the writer as
all creative effort must. A tub
was large enough for Diogenes;
the world too small for AleX-
ander, the Great!


  An absorbing cross-section
of opinion is excerpted below.
Tomorrow's  citizens  have
pulled no punches. Most are
too young to have discovered
that a little knowledge is a
dangerous thing. You, their
parents, friends and acquaint-
ances, have the obligation to
deepen their understanding of
theircommunity through broad-
er knowledge of its problems
and goals. These young people
are worthy, interested and in-
teresting citizens. They have
their eyes wide open. Direct
their vision.
Wintersville is a "gossipy,
conservative old man--insular
in his thinking--who can't even
leave his complaints outside
the Church door. Wintersville
will never grow, for it is only
an acrimonious old man.99
  Wintersville is "a young
  lady--dignified, joyful and vi-
  vacious--with a brilliant future
  ahead.9
  Wintersville ("is a schizo-
  phrenic.-9
  Wintersville "is stretching
  to realize her potential, which
  is limited only by those who
  inhabit her and govern her af-
  fairs-she will continue to
  grow till middle age, then re=
  lax into peaceful existance.y"
  Wintersville ,"is a growing
  young man, energetic, ciyc
  minded, full of happenings."
  Wintersville '"is a bachelor,
  who needs a woman behind
  him to make him grow--but
  can't seem to attract one--99
  Wintersville "is a growing
  boy in his early teens--his
  main problems lie in develop-
ing his talents'. He is deter-
mined to overcome his faults
and become a great man.9
  Wintersville ccis a plump,
  jolly, little grandmother, who
  is continually bustleing around
  accomplishing wonders. She'
  is small but makes herself
  known. "
  Despite her dreams she is
  nobody, a stopped clock."
  Wintersville "is a pompous
  old woman who is a cynic
  with nothing to offer--having
  lived here for seventeen years
  I have decided whoever named
  the Village did an excellent
job. Wintersville is cold and
unfriendly."
  Wintersville "is a small am-


bitious child trying desperate-
ly to grow up. She has a big
brother, Steubenville, who's
acquired a rough name for him-
self. This big brother, keeps
trying to overshadow  little
Wintersville and draw her into
his power;, however the brave
youngster is determined to
make a name for herself....


she'll grow up to be the proud
and gracious lady she wants
to be."
  Wintersville ,"is a middle
aged woman who is living a
full life---her characteristics
make this village an interest-
ing place to live---it is an
ideal place in which to build
a home, small enough to make
life a pleasure, but large and
complex enough to make it a
challenge."
  Wintersville "is another case
of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
  Wintersville "is a tranquil
child---offers peace and quiet
and this grows ivio a greater
quality--boredom."
  Wintersville "is a pusillani-
mous,-young maiden despe.rate-
ly trying to act grownup."
  Wintersville "is a quiet old
  lady possessing great pride-
  and dignity. She is quite old
now bu t her memory is still
very good. She can remember
roving bands of Indians and
the tragic Civil War."
  Wintersville "reminds me of
  an elderly man on his last
  dying legs. The narrow wind-
  ing streets show the many
  paths of life an older man
  took during his lifetime---its
  income is similar to an old
man living on a moderate pen-
sion plan."
  '"Wintersville has been my
home for six years. Winters-
ville is a friendly community.
In the six years I have lived
here.it has had many changes
for the good. An example of
this is the inmpiovement in the
City   officials---many new
stores and improvement of the


old ones--expansion of our
schools and the building of
the new Junior High School.
I think Wintersville is the best
nicest and cleanest city in all
the state of Ohio."

  "On the surface she appears
  weak and defenseless, but
  fierce pride and the strength
of her ..convictions run in her
blood."'
  c"The   weekly   newspaper
doesn't tell you very many
things of interest...I must say
that Wintersville did a better
job of cleaning .its streets
than Steubenville."
  S'Wintersville" is full of vig-
or, constantly improving him-
self. He considers education
important--he has recently be-
gun to write chapters of his
life in the form of weekly is-
sues of his own newspaper.
  The following essay, aptly
titled, The Younger Set, is the
work of Ronald Wheaton of the
twelfth grade, Mr. Wheaton's
gay, discerning sketch proved
irresistible to this writer, who
shares it with you.
  "Mrs. Boston Massachusetts,
sipping the last of her cup of
tea, smoothed a road on her
outer skirt and inquired of Mr.
Washington  D.   Columbia,
"Have you noticed some of
the antics of our younger gen-
eration?," He shook his head
and alaked her to explain.
, Well," she continued, "look
at young Wintersville up the'
street and tell me if you don't
think he's getting a little too
big.for his breeches. I just
don't seehow he has the nerve


to ask nice Miss Industry for
a date when he can't even
dress himself properly for the
occasion. Similarly, he's al-
ways complaining about the
rules his parents make him
follow or the way his friends
treat him, yet he is just learn-
to write on his Wintersville
Citizen chalk board." Mrs.
Massachusetts suddenly smil-
ed, "l4l never understand
teenagers.,
  Wintersville, as seen by its
youth--a thought provoking,
rewarding view. Fun, too!


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