Morgantown High School - Mohigan Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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SENIOR GIFT The senior class of 1941 presented to the school on February 5, a motion picture camera which was graciously accepted by Principal Scott H. Davis. Jack Fleming, vice-president of the senior class, made the presenta- tion. Mr. Davis in turn presented the camera to Miss lris McClure sponsor of the Photography Club for immediate use. During the remainder of the term motion pictures were taken of senior activities throughout the school, for a special showing on Class Day June 2. Living up to' an agreement made with the senior class of last year, our class paid the remaining one-hundred dollars payment on the motion picture machine and projector which was the gift of the '40 graduation class. QUILL AND SCROLL An international honorary society for high school journalists is Quill and Scroll. The group was organized here in April, l935, when the national society was nine years old. Membership is based on certain achievements in journalism. Members included: Jack Fleming from last year, John Batlas, Laurence DeLynn, and Fern l-lall, Fall initiatesg and Anna Belle Covington, Dorothy Davis, Mickey Furfari, Betty Lou Koehler, Mary Mae Lawson, Virginia Live- say, Geraldine Robison, Gertrude Roby, Roger Vandervort, and Marian Wilson, elected this Spring. Miss Teresa Broderick is the adviser. One Hand: cd Six

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OUR HALL OF FAME CHARLOTTE STRAWSER Charlotte Strawser won the District elimination for the State High School Oratorical Contest sponsored by the American Legion. She received a scholarship to any college in the ,state supported by the State Board of Education. She repeated her prize winning oration, OUR l-l.ERlTAGE. AND ITS PRESERVATION, at the Home Economics con- vention at Jacksons Mill on the weekend of May 2. She was also chosen the most outstanding girl in the Senior class by the Daughters of American Revolution this spring. Charlotte has shown abilities in many fields and is a member of the National Honor Society. Orchids to you, Charlotte, and may you have success in future years. SAMUEL JACOBSON When the State Federation of Music Clubs held its convention in Morgantown April 3, 4, 5, Sam Jacobson won a piano scholarship to West Virginia University. Sam is not only a talented pianist but he is also a track star. ln addition he boxes and wrestles. The student body has heard Sam perform in general assemblies and he really has what it takes to be a good pianist. Good luck to you, Sam, and may you go far in the music field. ERNEST LUCAS Another honor won by a member of the student body was a violin scholarship to XX'est Virginia University awarded to Ernest Lucas. Ernest has been studying violin since he was four years old and has studied with Professor Wood at the University for the last two years, and he has a great deal of talent. He always said he wanted to win a scholarship so he could study violin. Now that he has attained it, we wish him all success. MRS. CORNELIA WAGGONER Mrs. Cornelia Waggoner, art instructor here for ten years, was presented with a silver medal, one of two awarded this year by the Eastern Arts Association. because of her distinctive and outstanding work in art education. She began her career as art supervisor in the grade schools, and also taught in high school in Urbana, Illinois. Later she was an art instructor in the Normal College of Ohio University. Mrs. Waggoner began her teaching here in l928, as an instructor at the First Ward school for two years. She then came to Morgantown High School and became art supervisor for Morgan District schools and later of all Monongalia County schools. One Humlred Five

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I N D E X ADMINISTRATION School Board ........ Principals ........ Faculty ........ CLASSES Senior ....... Junior .....,.... Sophomores' .... CLUBS Mohigan ............. Honor Society ....... A.0.0 ...............,........,..,... Red and Blue Journal ........ Pep Society ..................,.. Thespians ........ Masquers .........., Library ....... .......,... Home Economics ..... Girl Reserves ........ I-Ii-Y ......................... Palette and Brush ........ Photography ,,........... US and Co ............. Key ..,.......... Demos ....,..,,... We Limitedl. ...... G.A.A .......... Boys Civics-.. Orchestra ........... Band ....................,.. Student ,Council ....... SPORTS Coaches .... Football ....... Basketball ...... Track ................. lntramufral .....,...... Girlsf Basketball ..... .. Noon Hour ..,......... Modern Dancing .....,. FEATURES ..........,....... Page .. 8 ........l0-l 3 ffffffffsu ........37- E,'E,f5i'l6s- -36 41 43 44 44 46 46 48 48 50 50 52 52 54 54 56 56 58 58 60 60 62 62 64 65 69 70 72 753 74 75 76 77