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

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Pi Falashbian FORT ASHBY, W. VA. YEAR — 53-54 VOL, IV, NO. 4 Editor-in-chief, Barbara Dayton showing typist Robert Kenney how it is done. FALASHBIAN STAFF “THE DOINGS” OF F. A. H. S. Printed four times a year by the Journalism Class of Fort Ashby High, Adviser : nae .. Evelyn Bright Editor-in-chief : ; Barbara Dayton Business Manager ; Patricia Rosskamp Asst. Business Manager Lauretta: McTaggart Art Editor Mary Ellen Snyder Sports Editor Imogene Hershberger News Editor ... ae ..... Merla Whitacre Feature Editor «ees esees+,..Wanda Bohrer eases Humor Editor .... i. a .. Betty Lewis ee - Exchange Editor ... : : Harold Haines spel Mimeograph Operator - .. Vaughn Alt Typist Neri eis siereieie Robert Kenney At the machine, chief operator Vaughn Alt with the assistance of Melvin Cope- land, Wanda Bohrer, and Miss Bright. How many more Wanda? THE FALASHBIAN For the past two years the school paper has been called “THE EAGLE”. This year the Journalism Class decided to restore the old name FALASHBIAN. It is very interesting to know how it got this name in the beginning. story. Planning together are Mary Ellen Snyder, Mr. R. R. Lowe, former principal of Fort Ashby High art editor; Merla Whitacre, news editor and Betty School, named the paper the FALASHBIAN by taking parts Lewis, humor editor. of the three names which Fort Ashby was originally called. He took the F from Frankfort, Al was for Alaska, the Ash for Ashby, and the bian to make the ending. Imogene Hershberger, sports editor; typing her Business manager, Pat Rosskamp, at the mimeo- Business managers, Pat Rosskamp and Lauretta scope machine. McTaggart, checking financial conditions with ex- change editor, Harold Haines. 20

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Row One, L. to R. — Kenneth Chase, Howard Barnes, Corrine Smith, Treasurer; Kay Kenney, Ada Lou Barnes, Ruth Seeders, Lavada Hott, Theresa Snyder, Carroll Lease, President. Row Two, L. to R, — Donnie Davis, Mary Ellen O'Brien, Herbert Bosley, Nancy Deremer, Nannie Singhass, Alice Shipman, Delores Rotruck, Donald Milleson, Vice-President; Harvey Oates. Row Three, L. to R. — Richard Evans, Garland Barnes, Secretary; Mildred Dowden, Reporter; Thomas Riley, Linda Bauer, Mary Jane Spencer, Charles Abe, Kenneth Keplinger, Class Sponsor, Eighth Grade This is our country. y Ce {al el ase 2 GE ON BE ae fsa apse Row One, L. to R. — Edward Willison, Arthur Rexrode, Harley Wagoner, Charles Robinson, Francis Steed, Ernest Snyder, Kenneth Harper, Gary Riley, Gary Kenney, Larry Brown. Row Two, L. to R. — John Mellon, Dean Edward Wasson, Johnny Tipping, Bertha Pownell, Irene Iman, Ella Mae Thompson, Janet Newhouse, President; Barbara Bauer, Charlotte Getz, Judy Wagoner, Secretary; Rosetta Keplinger. Row Three, L. to R. — Laura Marks, Class Sponsor; Mary Ellen Snyder, Nancy Pyles, Ruth Liller, Jean Getz, Beverly Myers, Donna Hershberger, Treasurer; Joyce Wolford, Reporter; Blanche Bosley, Charles Rig- gleman, William Price. Row Four, L. to R. — Wayne Shreve, Glen Pyles, Bernard Long, Clyde Bantz, Elvin Spencer, Larry Troutman, Vice-President.

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“The Little Minister” The annual Junior Class play was present- ed April 8, under the direction of Miss Bright and Mr. Rogers. The Junior Class consider- ed itself proud to give a production of Sir James M. Barrie's “The Little Minister,” a famous drama (first produced about 60 years ago) a better-than-ordinary performance. “Tell me another story” The setting was a notably fine reproduc- “The Egyptian, curse her tion of the parlor of the minister's manse in Thrums, Scotland, as it existed a century ago, and the costuming was very close to the re- quirements of that period. The cast L. to R.: Miss Bright, Director; Lorraine “Don't be so free with your tongue, “4 wes, ef Welker, Arthur Dayton, vannls Timbrook, Delores eaeatr y 5 Please take your Ting. Price, Robert Kenny, Harry Bosley, Patricia Ross- kamp, Vaughn Alt, Barbara Dayton, Wanda Bohrer, Gary Sommerlott, Robert Foster, Mr. Rogers, Director. ha oP ei | 1h} “My husband and I have just returned from prayer meeting.” “This young lady is — or was — my bride to be.” ass = 1 “To think I should end up in the poorhouse.”