Clay Battelle High School - Liberanni Yearbook (Blacksville, WV)

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Seated: Lola Tennant, secretary: Marjorie Cooke, cook. Standing: Daniel Tennant, janitor. Thelma Tennant, janitress. Service Personnel Everyone at Clay-Battelle is familiar with the faces of Dan and Thelma Tennant, the janitor and janitress. They have been working at Clay-Battelle since 1946 and have provided the students with a warm, clean building throughout the length of their service. Dan and Thelma attend practically all of the extra curricular activities here and arc loyal supporters of our athletic teams. Preparing and serving food in the cafeteria is the job of Mrs. Marjorie Cooke, commonly known to rhe students as ' Cookie.'' She has been a faithful supporter of the school since December. 1942. when she joined the service personnel. Her regular attendance is an asset to the school lunch program. Lola Tennant, a graduate of the class of '49. has been employed as our school secretary since November. 1950. Lola keeps the financial records in order, pays the bills and acts as secretary and treasurer of Clay-Battelle. She is an enthusiastic booster of our school and attends most of our school activities. eight

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Senior Class Officers President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Historian Sponsor Co-sponsor Eileen Fluharty Monie Carl Parker Glenna DeVine Scott Wilson Joyce Wilson Edna T. Berdine Simon L. White Colors Green and White Flower White Rose Motto “No Steps Backwards History A part of the class of '51 assembled in September. 1945. as seventh graders at Clay-Battelle High School. We then consisted of fifty-two students who came from Pentress Bula. Blacksville. Jakes Run. and Mooresville. We were easy going and willing to take things as they came. In our freshman year our number was so large we were divided into two homerooms with Mrs. Edna Berdine. who had started us as seventh graders, our class sponsor, and Mr. White, our co-sponsor. While we were freshmen we had many parties until the Student Council passed a rule to eliminate most parties, allowing one class party a year. Still as freshmen we were defeated in the Student Council election, but as sophomores we were fortunate in having Howard Shriver elected president and James Sanders, vice-president. Our sophomore year saw our number increased with several students coming from Daybrook and Wadestown. Another homeroom was added and Miss Mary Frances Shafer was another co-sponsor. Howard Shriver lead the class as president with Richard Tuttle, vice president: Bonnie Pyles, secretary: and Patty Yost, treasurer. That year we came to our class party dressed as old mountaineers. The evening was spent playing appropriate games and dancing. Puffing on corn cob pipes and cigars was enjoyed by most everyone during the evening. Nancy Clovis, who hails from Wadestown. represented the sophomore class as princess at the Junior Carnival held in October. Many of our boys were active in sports and played on the basketball, football, and baseball teams, although the boys as well as the girls were defeated in the class tournaments. After summer vacation we came back as a group of energetic juniors. Our number of students had decreased and we were again assembled into two homerooms with Mrs. Berdine as sponsor and Mr. White, co-sponsor. In October we started working on the Hallowe'en Carnival which was to be given on October 31. but because of working conditions it was postponed several times before our goal was finally realized. At the Carnival we were honored to have Bonnie Pyles, a junior, crowned Queen Autumn IV. Another big event, at least to us. was when we received our class rings in December. With much hard work and effort, as well as the co-operation of the faculty wc presented the Junior Minstrel in April. In May we gave the annual Junior and Senior Banquet followed by a Prom later in the evening. Music was provided for round and square dancing by the Variety Boys Orchestra from Waynesburg. Pennsylvania. This same month we were graduated to a class of happy go lucky seniors. When we came back to good old Clay-BatteJe in September of 1950 we were first confronted with giving a repeat performance of the Junior Minstrel. The Battclie District Fair played host for this performance. We all looked forward to October 1 2. when we traveled to Photo-Crafters at Morgantown to get our pictures taken We received them in December This year many of the seniors held offices and memberships in F.H.A.. Quill and Scroll. Thespians. and F.F.A. James Sanders was honored by being chosen captain of the football team in '49 and '50. Many other seniors held positions on the team. Robert Austin and Eileen Fluharty represented Clay-Battelle as candidates for King and Queen of Hearts in the county contest They were privileged to attend a Ball at the Hotel Morgan. Morgantown. West Virginia. Eileen was presented with a corsage of flowers and Robert received a tie pin. The matrimonial bug hit our class taking Edgar Seaman and Loretta Mae Pauley Church out of fchool at the beginning of the school year. Seniors married but intending to graduate are Jane Cummins Copeland Robert Copeland. Helen Stiles Pyle, and Bobette King Gump. Putting forth their greatest effort on the baseball field Shriver. Austin. Sanders. Copeland. Cum mins. Anderson. Tuttle. Core. C. Snider. B. Snyder, and Harker held prominent positions. Seniors were well represented on the basketball court of 50 and '51 by having Austin. Tuttle, and Snyder as guards: Shriver forward; and B. Wilson and S. Wilson, centers. Robert Austin was honored as captain of the gray and blue team. As we leave Clay-Battelle to enter the adult world we hope to have left a better school by the contributions we have made. ten