Beaver High School - Beaver Memories Yearbook (Bluefield, WV)

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Principal, Mr. Mac G. Bowles Assistant Principal Yes, dear, if there is anything else I can do just let me know. There would be no way of knowing how many students over the years have been encour- aged and comforted by words such as these from our beloved Assistant Principal, Miss Lec Fretwell. Her deep interest, integrity, and loving concern are con- stantly expressed in her relations with the members of the student body. YVe feel that we are extremely fortunate and privileged to have Miss Fretwell always available when we need help and advice. D She has left an indelible mark on Beaver during the past years and unquestionably the new Bluefield High School will also gain from her wonderful in- fluence. I , Miss Fretwell has had much to do with shaping the great moments of Beaver's past, Although we are all looking forward with greatest anticipation to moving to our modern new high school, we cannot help feeling sentimental about our last days on the ill. h Among the most pleasant memories we shall hold ui' our years at Beaver will be those of our good H,-4 3-fue friend, Miss Lec Fretwell. PRINCIPAL Mr. Bowles has accomplished much lor the students of Beaver High School during the past four years that he has served so capably as principal in Bluefield. Under his guidance Beaver has continual- ly expanded, offering ever more courses in its highly varied curriculum. Among these are automotive mechanics, music ap- preciation, and French. A former coach himself, Mr. Bowles has shown much interest in athletics, and it has been his influence and help which has aided our athletic department to rise to a place of prominence among the giants ol' the state athletic world. His rare humor and friendly greet- ing, along with his administrative ability, have won him a place of respect and gen- uine admiration among students and fac- ulty alike, and our sincerest wish is that he may continue to serve as well in the new high school as he has in the old. Those who have been a part of the Last Days of Beaver are indeed fortunate that they have had the opportunity to work both with and under the inHuence of our principal, Mr. Mac G. Bowles. Miss Lec Fretwell

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FACULTY I TRODLICTIQN As we walk along the crowded halls of Beaver we will remember many happy hours spent in Val'- irous classrooms. Cn the first floor we will pause to look in Miss Lec Fretwellis door where so many wonder- ful lessons in business English have been taught. Farther along the hall, we will peer through a glass door panel and observe one of Mrs. Margaret Pharris plane geometry classes, or perhaps a business math course. Both subjects have been carefully taught by this teacher for a number of years. Mr. A. T. Howard encourages his students to take an active interest in American History through his informative classes. A peek into the gym will revive many pleasant memories of the physical education pro- gram of the school. Instruction in the gym classes for the girls has been handled the past three years by Miss jean Hamilton, who not so long ago roamed the halls of Beaverasa student. Our athletic program for boys is of utmost importance and includes the major sports: football, basket- ball, baseball, and track-plus fencing and tennis. Mr. A. T. Howard, Mr. Ivan Repass, Mr. Don Wfilliams, and Mr. Paul Rice, our coaching staff, are considered supreme. Mr. Craig Jackson is also to be commended for his work with the tennis and fencing teams. Across the hall from the gymnasium, we see the doors of Miss Ruth Bartlett's domain. When these doors are opened, a delicious aroma will at once fill the hall, for this is the home economics department. This classroom has produced both masters of the culinary arts and superb seamstresses. A few more steps will lead to another door, and-what is this odor? Sulphur dioxide, no less, since this is the chemistry classroom and laboratory. Under the tutelage of Mr. George Fanning, the students occupying this room have obtained a useful course in one of the more important sciences. Next is Mr. Paul Rice's room, where the facts of world history and American history are studied dil- igently by the entire class. Advancing a little farther, we will see Mrs. Edytha Edwards, room with its many exquisite paintings and other objets d'art. At the end of the hall Mr. Ivan Repass, the driver education instructor, who is responsible for turning out many safe teen-age drivers, conducts his classes. He also pro- vides his students with a wide knowledge of American History. On the lower level of the building a spright- ly teacher, fondly known as t'Miss Lizi' Shelton, leads the choir in renditions of songs, both old and new. As we continue our tour, we proceed up the steps to the second floor and immediately hear, Veni, Vidi, Vici, for-this is the home of Julius Caesar in Beaver. Miss Eleanor Jennings gives her students a vast knowledge of the ancient Romans, The next room is occupied by Mrs. C. C. Christian, a new mem- ber of Beaver,s faculty, who instructs classes in sociology and bookkeeping. Another new addition to the Leaclhing staff is Mrs. M. L. Smith, jr., who conducts classes in typing and math and who keeps the schoo1's oo s. This class, which is so entranced with intermediate algebra, is taught by Mr. Robert Perry, who also teaches classes in physics. The next room is the one in which Miss Ruth Smith carries on her classes in biology. As we open the door of the next room, we discoverfcould it be a skeleton? Yes, it is, for this is the other biology room, and here lXIr. E. G. Bailey has his classes. Miss Mary Parmesano, our instructor of shorthand and typing, readies her students for a role in the business world. As we cross the hall we hear Buenos Diasn because it is a familiar salutation often heard in the vicinity of Miss Katherine Conanno's room. ':Senoritie leads her Spanish students through the maize of Spanish grammar, and teaches them the art of conversation in this language. Miss Henrietta Bruce gives lessons in the use of the typewriter. The phantasmagoria of tintinnabulation which emanates from this end of the hall originates in Miss Bruce's room. In Mrs. Mary 'Wellman's classes the students obtain instruction in both English literature and in the intricacies of grammar. Once again we ascend the stairs, this time to the third fioor. We begin our tour of the third fioor in room 303, where Mr. Craig Jackson instills in his classes a knowledge of English and American literature and journalism, the annual staff also prepares the yearbook in the press room, under his supervision. Next we see an immense room, the library, where many hours of research have been spent with the excellent lib- rarian, Mrs. Virginia Foglesong. Miss Louise Light instructs classes in sociology and economics, and thus gives her pupils an opportunity to learn the problems of the present age, as well as their solutions. Another English class is that of Miss Mary Winter, whose classes are enjoyed by everyone, Miss Winter has been an integral part of Beaver for many years, and it was under her supervision that many excellent Beaver Annuals were produced. Mrs. Mary Deanis room is the one in which Beaver's future speech-makers are produced, Speech, how- ever, is not her only forte-she also teaches English and coaches drama. On the west side of the building we find Mr. M. L. Smith's room, where the students are given a knowledge of trigonometry. solid geometry, and plane geometry. Mr. Smith also formerly coached here, a.nd produced several outstanding Beaver Annuals. ' ' Mr. Paul Chryssikos, a recent addition to Beaver's faculty, imparts to his students a knowledge of French. He also teaches English and American history, which demonstrates his versatility. Last in our tort of the school we come to the room of Miss Betty Jane Tutton. Miss Tutton teaches classes in Bible, leg.-1- ing her students to a better understanding of Christian beliefs. H . This extraordinary body of faculty members has proved its abilities over the years in innumerable wr As we conclude our tour of the various classrooms where so much valuable information has been gained, realize that although the last days of Beaver have come to an end, we have been prepared by this staff mf-pf successfully. the future problems which we shall face.

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Mr. El C. Bailey Miss Ruth Bartlett Miss Henrietta Bruce Concord College, A,B. Ohio State U., B.S. Roanoke College, A.B. FACLI LTY Mr. Paul Chryssikos West Point of Greece 2nd Lieutenant Miss Mary Mustou Dean XV- V- U-1 BA- Mr, George Fanning Concord College, A.B. Miss Edytha IidW2ll'tlS XV. V. U., MA. 18