Berkeley Springs High School - Arrowhead Yearbook (Berkeley Springs, WV)

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 E) Senior Class History te32? iVERYTHING has a beginning and with that beginning also begins the making of a history. It may be broad and far reaching, and effect the destiny of men and of nations: or it may be individual and narrow, and unimportant. Between these two extremes the history of men and of things has its proper place. It may be the story of achievement, or it may be simply growth, but it is history nevertheless. Within the extremes here expressed lies the record of the history of the class of 1928 of Bath District High School: for be it known we have a history, made up of life and activity, doing and daring, leading and pursuing. To the outside world our history may not be of much importance. Indeed our achieve- ments may not seem in the minds of others to be worthy of record. But we know better. The things that we have thought, and planned, and done, are of no small consideration. They are a part of our lives, as we have lived those lives from day to day; and as we have written the record so it must forever stand. It may be added to but nothing can be taken from it. Going back through the four long years that have passed, we made our first impression upon the things of time, and set sail on a boundless sea. As a class we came from town and country. Our school lives have been spent in the schools of Berkeley Springs and its outlying districts. To some of us the transition into the high school was so smooth and even that we scarcely knew the difference between the grades and the junior high. To others it was differ- ent. Accustomed to a country school and neighborhood, environment at the B. D. H. S. seemed something almost unreal. We felt like strangers in a strange land. But whether we came from the town or the country one thought seemed common to all. We soon recognized that we were all members of one class. Whatever may have been the difference in feeling before between town and country, all that was forgotten in the one great thought, “We are the class of 1928 . It gave us inspiration and “We had a mind to work”. Of course the future seemed rather hazy at best, and oftentimes decidedly cloudy, but as the days passed by we began to plan and to build. Our first efforts was to organize, which we did by the election of Marie Lutman as president of the class. So faithfully and so good was her administration of the affairs of the class, that for three consecutive years she remained in its highest office. At first we numbered 43 regular members of the class. As is almost al- ways the case the class lost in numbers as the years went by. Some became careless and indifferent, and deserted the ranks: others preferred to join another class of not so great a number, from which there should be no desertion—they got married. On the last day of last year’s session, Margaret Waugh took upon herself the marriage vow. And this year before the first semester had pro- ceeded far, Alice Blake did likewise. In the magnanimity of our hearts we for- give them. Our class had been generally faithful throughout. Not all were able to be as good as the best, but each in his place tried to do his part. In sports we claim some of the best. Our boys and girls have made athletic sports a success in the school, which has given to us standing and rank with other schools. One of the girls of the class ranks at the very top in basketball. Besides these we have always taken part in the field day exercises. Last year it fell to our lot to edit the annual. We tried to do our work faithfully, and the public seemed satisfied with our efforts. Last year the Junior Play was given by the members of the class. It was a success. (Continued on Page Sixty-one) S53 % Page twenty

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