Herbert Hoover High School - President Yearbook (Clendenin, WV)

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mamma's don't let your babies grow up Is this any way to run a rodeo? Alright, Miz Huffman, hand over them pencils. to be cowboys. by Jeanne Statts Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys. The fearless cowboys who will be competing at Hoover on May 12 and 13 obviously did not heed this warn- ing popularized by Waylon Jennings. They happily risk their necks on bucking broncos with names like Widow Maker and Nut Cracker . They completely ignore the constant threat of serious physical injury for the thrill of victory , not to mention the purse donated by the local merchants. They thrive on the knowledge that every crowd breathes tension to be broken in seconds by the agony of defeat - as in one celebrated spill where a horse kicked its rider in the face while the hapless victim, suspended from one stirrup, was dragged through the rancid mud of the rodeo ring. There is also the kind of genuine pride a man reflects while enduring with grace on a beast gone mad. These thrills are not only for the adult male. The Girls Rodeo Associa- tion was formed with the feminist vigor that typifies our modern culture. The Intercollegiate Rodeo Association gives college students the chance to compete and gain realistic experience. In this organization, the pressures of professionalism are eliminated, while its members also have the added bonus of college enthusiasm and spirit. Even the lit- tle people can get an early taste of competition in the Little Britches League. There are several other interesting aspects of rodeo. For instance, picture the wild bucking broncos in their prime, as they hurl courageous and carefree cowboys through the air. The rodeo clowns add a dash of color while keeping the audience entertained be- tween acts and during the awkward times after the inevitable accidents. Nik, Lf-r Ri 'if-V:- '4' N I lg . J C X' It's just somethin, I whipped up. . Y if if 6 G Q 209

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Smith's Insurance Agency Box 969 Clendenin, WV. 25045 Insurance for any need Mitchell D. Smith - Owner Representing - Kemper Insurance Companies - Auto - Life - Home- owners - Business - Fire - Hosp- italization. Financing Available Call. 548-6001 Smith's Insurance Agency 1A Mile South of Clendenin Lum- ber. Next to C.l.O. Union Hall on U.S. Fit. 119 Clendenin WV. Mitchell D. Smith Insurance Agency No. 548-6001 Hoover's Garage in Big Chimney and Elk Hills Since 1926 965-3441 208 Clendenin Insurance Agency 24 W. Elk Ave. Clendenin, W. Va. 965-3461 or 548-6161 J 81 G Services Jim Foster 8t George Shaffer Floute 5, Box 325-A Coopers Creek Charleston, WV 25312 Phone 965-0200 965-9022 Specializing in Commercial Steaming, Painting St repair 30441 Riiwii , I X F ' G- -51 x ' ,lf li ' Q

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210 ' ' :TheS Memories light the corners of my mind. Misty water-colored memories, of the way we were. Soon the seniors' years at Herbert Hoover will be nothing more than water-colored memoriesg painted pic- tures of the people and places left behind. The good times and the badg the happy and the sad are all a part of the tapestry woven by our days at Hoover. It seems just like yesterday that we first entered the halls which seemed so huge that they would swallow-us. As sophomores, we saw the an President Jimmy Carter at Ki Airport. That year was good couldn't compare with the year. The junior year was packeu brim with sports and more! Tl ball team tackled its way to tl playoffs in Fairmont and even we lost, we were still number oi Marching Huskies capturedq Champion in the Kanawha + 'Majorette Festival. These thir many more made our junior