Moundsville High School - Orospolitan Yearbook (Moundsville, WV)

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1 THE ALUMNI ROLL CALL 1877.-J. E. Cross, Alfred Harris, W. E. Neil, Albert Robinson, Chas. A. Showacre, Mort. Wyrick, Maggie Cra- go, Mary Hendershot, Birdie Higgins, Mary McCabe, Mary McClaskey, Addie Sloan, Jennie B. St. Clair. l878.-Amanda Roberts, Laura Floyd, Ada Wyrick, Moses P. Siga- foose, Allie Sawyers, Nanon Hender- shot, A. R. Warden. 1879.-Edna Hogan, Jennie Floyd, NVatson Warden, Ennna Elder, Elihu Taylor, Virginia Martin, Frank War- den, Sadie Rogerson, J. J. A. Montgom- ery, Maude Potts, R. S. Cook, J. Frank Burley. 1880.-Sarah Porter, Texie Jones, S. M. Steele, Blassa Martin, Robt. A. Riggs, Annie Sunderland, H. W. Steele, Richard R. Lutes, Hanson Criswell. l88l.-Mary E. J. Sharp. 1882.-Maude Jefferson, Nannie E. Warden, Orla H. Dorsey, Maggie B. Hicks, Chas. C. Newman, J. E. Roberts, Grace M. Blake. , l883.-Ella McFadden, Carrie Nol- ler, W. B. Mathews, Mary Belle Mar- tin, Fora L. Parkinson, Lizzie B. Mar- tin, Dorsey Blake. 1884.-Albert L. Hooton, Clara B. Baker, Emily V. Cockayne, Lista B. Evans. lda M. Porter, Ennna Parkin- son, Dora llieks, Lou Showaere, Irene Stidger, Maine Vifalker, George H. Jones, May Brook, Anna S. Vox, Mary A. Pickett, Laura M. Riggs, Nettie A. Rogers, lininia VV. Scott. Ada ll. St. Flair, Belle Sonnneryille. 1885.-Birdie E. Hart, Ennna L. ls-- rael, Lottie B. Jackson, Anna B. Jones. Annie D. Martin, Addie S. Thatcher. IHH6.-Lizzie Luster. lSH7.-Birdie llzlll, Mary Velton. 1888-Evan tl. Roberts, Daisy llnnt- er, Jessie Martin, Laura B. Martin. , l889.-William Turner, Effie Evans, Anna Hooton, Mollie Jefferson, Addie Koontz, Delia Porter, Mary Poyle, Car- rie Rulong. 1890.-Randolph Cox, Wm. O. EW- ing, Chas. Henretta, Frank Higgins, Ozera Hull, Vernie Johnson. 1891.-Charles T. Martin, Lola B. Donley, Ella Harris, Susan E. Copen- haver, Annie V. Ewing, Cora V. Martin, Alice B. Criswell. 1892.-Walter M. Evans, Chas. A. Manning, Maude Brock, Maggie M. Dunlap, Lola Helms, Alice W. Sanford, Alton Jones, Harry A. Patton, Myrtle Cox, Mary Halpin, Mollie Roberts. 1893.-Oscar B. Bonar, Mattie Crawford, Cora XL. Courtwright, Jessie B. Hooton, Lulu M. Jones, Alice Koontz, Madge R. Mathews, Dora L. Newman, Birdie M. Turner. 1894.-Iva L. Courtwright, Lily J. Criswell, Lillian A. Roberts. l895.-Franklin Kurtz, Bess G. Ew- ing, Jennie Halpin, Hallie Johnson, Hattie Johnson, Lottie Lewis, Mattie Roberts, Meta Roberts, Jennie Sanford. 1896.-Harold F. Rogers, Hadsal Manning, Pearl Criswell, Katharine Holt, Luella Dick Sigafoose, Lillian G. Martin, Smith, Alice Poyle, Mary I. Scott, Lulu E. M. Turner. 1897.-Win. P. Meliure, Daisy M. Gatts, Laura Rice, Alice B. Woodburn, Wni. L. Stillwell, Ella B. Grandstatf, Alina V. Taylor. 1898.--Austin Lowe, Mary Baldwin, Ella Fox, Bertha Doherty, Alice Ewing , 7 Florence Catts, Cecelia Halpin, Henri- etta Johnson, Mary McConibs, Nellie Roberts, Varrie Turner, Blanche Voitle. Clara XVeidebuseh. 1899.-Merton Carroll, Chas. S. Pot-

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HOWARD I. BOOHER It has been said that it is not enough for the knight of romance that you agree that his love is a very nice lady-if you will not say she is the best that God ev-er made, you must fight! So, indeed, it is with the graduates of 1914 as to their class. The writer has been asked to reminisce about that class. Reminisce of the class of 1914 in five hundred words! Unfortunate- ly, there is no one alive who could deal adequately with the subject in such short terms. Besides, at the best, the writer is not blessed with the gift of brevity. And yet in tive hundred words one may say something. He may record a few things, and perhaps those who read may find their memories so quickened that a whole train of re- collections will tumble down out of the dusty past. Let us, then reminisce by suggestion. At the start, there were forty-three of us. We were the largest Freshman Class the school had received up to that time. As we exceeded in num- bers, so we would boast that we exceed- ed in intelligence, any other entering class. From this distance, it seems that it couldn't have been otherwise, but for the disgraceful credulity of Jake Dorsey, on the opening day of school, when he inquired of an upper classman as to the securing of a history 'tponyf' We organized early in the year and selected the name X. I. V. Our first internal clash came over choosing of class colors and payment of dues. We agreed upon Purple and Gold for the colors, with dues at five cents a semes- ter. Towards the close of the year, we gave a banquet in the Parish House. No other Freshman Classs had ever at- tempted such a pretentious thing. Naturally, the other classes were much put out about it. The members of the then Sophomore Class were especially obnoxious and did their best to ruin the affair. Not being able to spoil the banquet by abstracting the food they attempted to capture the eaters. They were able to take only one pris- oner, and he escaped in time for the third course. By our Sophomore year, several Hames had burst out within the class. Morton Avenue became the regular re- sort of two of o-ur boys. F. C., H. W., F. K., B. S.-to use a form of expres- sion itself reminiscent of high eschool days. And there was something unus- ual in Miss Bates having Kathryn Bod- ley read the part of the carpenter in the drama we were then studying. To the boys who read perhaps will come recollections of color tights. These became of almost consuming im- portance in our third year. Class nu- merals had been painted on the face of the clock by every class, and so with ours. Every jo-int meeting of the lit- erary societies brought forth a display of class colors and resulting iight. All will remember the periodical Student Body meetings. They were always contentious. Training in argu- ment and debate derived from this source bore fruit in our own Senior .Class meetings. Every proposition ,presented to the class was contested, but differences were reconciled or abandoned under the pressure of ap- proaching graduation. The class had been reduced from forty-three to twenty-three members. These twenty-three stood for graduaf tion in May, retaining all the graces of the originally larger groups and pre- senting but few of its faults. HOWARD l. BOOHEH, 'H.

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'COMMERCUM. DEPARTMENT Hello, Mr. Business Man! Did you say yo-u wanted a stenographer and bookkeeper? Do you know where you will find one? Right here, in the grad- uating class of Moundsville High School, you will have a- good choice of efficient young people. Woiild you like to know why they are efficient? It is because they have completed the Commercial Course, which offers. Com- mercial Law, Commercial Arithmetic and Commercial Geography, besides one and one-half years of Typewriting, ,two years of Book-keeping and two years of Shorthand. This year's class should be a great deal more efficient than any other class because the advance Shorthand class have had a course in Office Training for Stenographers. It teaches how to ap- ply for a po-sition, how to prepare mail for the post, how to use the modern bu- siness time saving niachines, and vari- ous other important features that a skilled stenograplier should know. Did you say you preferred a trained stenographer? All the students who took Office Training for Stenographers have nearly as good training as a ste- no-grapher who has had several years of real office work. Also, consider this! Students just out of High School have just completed shorthand which is still fresh in their minds, and they have not had time to get out of practice as some of the experienced ste- nographers have. A great deal of credit is due our teacher, Mr. Wiant, who has drilled the class in the principles of office training and stenography. Besides teaching fourteen classes a day and night school twice a week, he has made the basket- ,ball boyis team a success by coaching them every evening. We hope he will be back next year to make an even bet- ter success than he has this year if that is possible. This is the Hfth year of commercial training in Moundsville High School and each year it is improving just as the world is progressing in business. Each year has seen three or more good stenographers turned out of the Coin- mercial Dept., into the business world where they have made a success. Give this yearis class a chance and they will make an even greater success.