By Jayne Caron, ’10, The Lens Section Editor, and Kathryn Black, ’11, The Lens Editor

As the country entered World War II, The Scroll reflected CCDS students’ struggles with their national identity, their future, and the future of the school.  With enrollment declining and the headmaster leaving for military service, students and teachers began to understand the importance of their community.

CCDS boys played baseball, raised money for the school, and welcomed new students:

The paper’s staff often wrote about the need for charitable works and enjoying the natural beauty of Cincinnati:

The Scroll extolled the virtues of rowing as a sport:

Students contemplated the future of their nation on the brink of World War II:

Even after only a few decades of existence, the school was devoted to looking back on its past:

When the headmaster left for active duty in the military, he wrote an open letter to the Class of 1941 to say goodbye:

The Seniors of 1941 wrote an editorial about all CCDS had taught them:

The Scroll staff decried war, even as the United States stood on the precipice of it:

CCDS students even envisioned a new future for cars (hint: it includes flying!):

With a reduced enrollment of 87 students in the entire school, the headmaster and the editor-in-chief of The Scroll wrote to the paper’s readership to encourage the community. T