Fort Ashby High School - Fortress Yearbook (Fort Ashby, WV)

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4 acem A oa 7 a ees The first day was spont at Fort Ashby, two or threo days at ‘ Ridgeloy. Finally the first sophomore class at Fort Ashby | Loe Ward, who previously atcendod Fairviow School, and Junior ie Brelsford at Short Gap beforo enrolling in the Fort Ashby School, All the seniors at prosont mado up the moemborship of tho class oxcopt Kornoth Malono,who has attonded Dixic, Cumbor- ss school ot Fairviow, Keysor, aad Short Gap; Mildred Blauch who |) has attendod Goorgos' Run and Short Gap Schools;and Dimplo Abo ' who joinod tho Ridgoloy Sophomores, Edith Kimble thon wont to | Koysor School. ee ae FT eee 4 ae —eements ad ew dns PE ——————————— — -- CLASS ‘HISTORY In September 1929, three of the eighteen seniors, Mildred Hammer, Dimple Abe, and James Wetzel, ventured timidly toward the little white schoolhouse at Fort Ashby with Miss Etta Dunn as teacher, and Mr. Charlee Hiser as principal. These three students had willingly learned to read and write, when they entered the second grade with the same teacher. The third year Jean Bowers, having skipped a grade,joined the class with lirs, Sallie Wetzel as teachor. Another student, Joyce Wagoner,hav- ing attended three grades at Garland School, joined the class as we wero enrolling for the fourth grade. As the class went from the fifth to the sixth grade, Lynn Poland having attended first and second grades at the Abe School, third and one-half of the fourth grade at Dixie, one-half of the fourth and fifth at Dan's Run, and Edith Kimble, four grades at Reeses Mill, fifth at Davis, were wolcomed to Fort Ashby. The pupils were proud to think they wore in junior high school and still happier after being met at the door by Hr, Lowe, principal of the school, who introduced our ¢lass offi- cer, Miss Evelyn Bright. During the second semester of the seventh grade,Betty Flickinger, who attended Pennsylvania Ave- nue School in Cumberland, became a momber of our class. Mr, Lowo is still the pleasing principal of Fort Ashby School, The learners passed quickly on through the eighth and ninth grades and at this time Richard Broome, having attended Patterson Creek School, united with use Again we found September bringing good old school days. consisted of students from Short Gap, Patterson Creek, and Reoses Mill. Burndetto Flora, who attended Humbird Street School, and Georgia Bohrer,who attendod Columbia Street School in Cumberland, joined Louise Ellifritz, Virginia Dayton, and land Streot, and Allogheny; Paul Borror, who hes attendod So iasanes ideas sermon bom pemenatinits a SLE | CES NN

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a ee ee ES, te Qe Other mombors who havo gono to Fort Ashby with tho scnior class wero Evolyn Simpson, Sara Jano Rico, Jcan Boe, Helen Powell, Lestor Sisk, Jack Dohrman, Marguorite Somorvillo, Ruby Bain, Louiso Loaso, Maxine Leese, Stanloy Davis, Vernon Iman, and Anno Leo Hoffman who have drifted from our midst during our journey through high school. Tho vhool of lifo has boon whirling swiftly. During ‘the yoars 1939-1940 overyono belonged to tho junior class at Ridgeloy, with Mr. Raymond Sticlkloy and Mr, Harvey Oates as class advisors. Tho junior class ther consistod of somo sixty studonts » A class play hos boon prosentod ovory year since the froshinen class of 1937 sponsored Gay. As sophomores Laugh Clovm was vresented. The juniors gave Mammats Baby Boy.” With Miss Pownall as class officer, the seniors are working on a play, The Tin Hero. The twelfth grade really has something of which to be ar- rogant as we are tho first seniors to graduate and constitute high school at Fort Ashby. As we must all rind our occups- tions in the world, everyone has considered his or her ability for a career. With tho first basketball team at Fort Ashby two senior boys, Kenneth Malone and James Wetzel, helped to make up the squad, ‘We've also starred in the literary world. Kenneth Malone debated in the U. P. Le A. at Petersburg, Jean Bowers won second place in debate and Botty Flickinger fourth place in poetry reading at Potomac State College. Tho first seniors of Fort Ashby have had the experience of hearing the Inaugural Address of the third-term Presicent Roosevelt. Tho peace time draft was of no concern to us until 1941, when one of our belovod teachers, Mr, Vernon Ellifritz, was drafted for the army. These incidents will go dowm in history for seniors of the future to study. The following teachers have been added to our faculty: Miss Tonry, Coach Foley, iirs. Tabler, and Mir. Curry. The senior girls' stylo of dressing is shirt tail blouses. skirts, anklots, saddles, and hair bows. i ho class of 1941 wishes Fort Ashby High School, faculty, and students good luck,sincere farewell, and success as future seniors. : Nye, Petes Kerns] malin do A nite mw fe nee | er ol= aa) = SID i a OS ae oe % eT SLOG a a Dimple Abe IE ea PalnR SI ». ‘ me il