Hamlin High School - Pied Piper Yearbook (Hamlin, WV)

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DEDICATION

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 FORWARD Our yearbook of ’48 and '49 means so much to us this year because it is the end of our golden days spent at old Hamlin High. On the unforgettable night of February twentieth our Alma Mater was completely destroyed by fire-- and along with it, the work that had been done on the Pied Piper. Have another yearbook? The odds were against us! But have you ever worked with students who wanted something so much they were willing to burn the “midnight oil” to obtain it? With that kind of determination, anything can be done. Immediately our editor, Helen Barrett and business manager, Patty Steed assumed the responsibility of re-assembling most of the materials we had had before--and missed lots of evenings which could have been spent in dating and dancing to pound typewriter keys and mount pictures. Our co-editor, Patty Plumley, along with Dot Harmon, Peggy Jarrell and Lois McComas also gave their time to work along with us. We can never express our thanks and appreciation to all of those who have helped us. To: The D. . F. Photo Laboratory of North Carolina for wiring us and saying that all of our school pictures were in the mail and on their way to us. To: Walsworth Brothers, our yearbook company, who assured us that it would be perfectly all right for our yearbook to be late and mailing us materials to work with. To: Miss Mary Alice Scites, a former assistant editor of the Pied Piper, who we had to draft to do our art work. To: Mr. Lovejoy—for-too much to mention here. To: The faculty who have allowed our workers to use their class time for work. Now take a last look at the places where old and young alike had some- thing in common--and still share the memory of happy years spent there. We give you our 1948-’49 Pied Piper to treasure through the coming years. 1

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DEDICATION - When dedication time rolled around we decided that our yearbook should be dedicated to someone whose interest was whole-heartedly in Hamlin High School. Our next task was to find this person and after diligent thought and careful consideration we found just the one to fulfill all the needed qualifications. He is a graduate of this school, a graduate of Marshall College, holding an A. B. and an M. A. degree, he has shown great leadership in guiding our school during the past three years, and always when the going got tough his encouraging smile has urged us on. It is with the utmost pride and pleasure that we dedicate the yearbook of ’49 to our friend and principal--Lester Lovejoy. 3