Roosevelt Wilson High School - Echo Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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Vfllllflllll!!!!!!!!!!flfllllllfffflfllflllllllYflllflflllfh7!!ll!l!!!I!!ll!!!!l!!!!lIflflfllflll!l!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!l!!!!!!!!l!!!!!!!!l!!!A Q Q I O ' T ll E E C ll 0 ' Vllllflllfflllllfllfllffllllllllflfllllflllllllflflfflllffl!llI!ffllfffllllfffllllllfllflflffflfllllll0!!!!!!l!llllflflllllflfllllllflffflfh Tuesday, 15-There will be quite a few poets turned out of R.-W. this year, if We keep on writing ballads. Wednesday, 16-It seems as if the most of the Clarksburg business men are Scotch by the way the Year-book ads are coming in. Thursday, 17-No Wonder these engraving companies get contracts. Oh, these hand- some salesmen! Monday, 21-Mr. Dickinson's plea: Do not invite the football boys to parties. It may mean our downfall. Now girls, mind your elders and cut out the parties. Tuesday, 22-Wal, for Hiven's sake! Harriet, hasn't you'se all bin told not to invite these here feet-ball boys to parties? Wednesday, 23-It seems as if Sir Marvin Knappn likes to be coaxed by his teachers. But I think he's found out that coaxing won't get him anymore than an F so he's quit. fBring her a stick of candy, Marvin.J Thursday, 24-Not many lessons assigned. Teachers know it's no use and they are saving their breath. fScotchD Tonight is Spooky Nite. Friday, 25-Mary Nicholson comes to school with her face all scratched. Ooooh! How these Big Black Babies can hit! Can't they, Mary? I'll say. Tuesday, 29-Played our first home game today. We completely demolished West Union 19-0. Thursday, 31-Boosters of the school are gettin' all 'cited and worked up over the big hi-powered football game Saturday. Let's get goin', Boys. NOVEMBER Friday, 1-Big thuse meeting. We just gotta beat W. I. Get set to do a lotta yellin' tomorrow because the team needs it. Good luck to you, Boys. Monday, 4-Certainly the Gods of Good Fortune are still with us. CScore 7-0.3 W. I. sure is downhearted but we are walkin' on air. It was the best game of the season even if it was slightly damp. flt didn't rain, it just poured all day.J Tuesday, 5-Bring your battle axes, shotguns, suits of armour, war paints, and all kinds of Uweep-ons because war is declared in Mrs. Hall's English Class. fSec- tion 15 Wednesday, 6-News! The war has been called off. There seems to be a slight mis- understanding. Here's hopin' everything turns out Okeh. Tuesday, 12-Bob Morgan seems to have captured Ginny Jackson's heart for sure. Reservation for another corner, please. Things are getting worse. The Victims are t'Tummy Douglas and Mary Chadwell. Will these romances ever stop ? ? 'Z Thursday, 19-The Girls Physical Ed. Class is getting a pretty well organized football team. We think it's oodles of fun, but Gosh! It would bemuch better if the cement floor were a little softer. Wage Sixty-eight

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HlllllllIIl!!!!!!!!!ll!!fllllfllllflllllfllllfffllllllllll!llffllllllllfllflllfflllllfllfl!Iliff!!!ffllflllllfllffllllllfllfllllllllllllllflllb 1930 H Th E ho f f 1930 E C Illlllllllllff!llllllllllllllfllflffllllfflllfllllllff!!!ffl!!!lf!!llllllfllllllfllflfllffllllllllfffl!!!llfllllllllfllllllfllllllfflllllllfllb Wednesday, 20-We sure heard some exciting and thrilling stories this morning. Capt. C. A. Brooks, a World War aviator, honored us with a visit. It seems as 'though an interest in flying has developed in the Junior and Senior classes among the girls. Thursday, 21-Seniors are raving about their class rings. Should have had them long ago. We are afraid they will be brass by the time we get them. Friday, 22-The end of another week of hard labor and brain work. Don't worry, we have two days off for Toikey Day fnext weekj. Monday, 25- On to Washington Club and Varsity Club are giving two plays tonight- The First Day of School and Betty Becomes Engaged. The local Elk Collegians will assist them. Bring your quarters and see a REAL show. Tuesday, 26-From the looks of the proceeds of last night's entertainment, we will have to go to Washington on scooters, skates, kiddie-cars or WALK and the Varsity Club will have to make their own sweaters. QSome sweaters.J DECEMBER Monday, 2-Lots of faces missing today. Well, I guess some people just don't know when they get enough to eat. Tuesday, 3-The Kiwanis Club invited the letter men to their luncheon today. fNone of the boys objected to goingj Several of them must have gotten lost in the city because there were several boys that didn't report this afternoon. Thursday, 5-Hurrah! We just hear we are getting good in English. We feel like fairies floating around in the air. Report cards came out today. Everyone is hold- ing his breath. Perhaps we will get better in the future. Friday, 6-I'll bet if Shakespeare were living, he would find out a lot of things about Macbeth that he didn't know, judging from the information on the test papers. Monday, 9-The Orchestra must think they are playing at an opera from the music they played in chapel-but we like it. fAnything to take up time.J Wednesday, 11-Basketball practices are being held now. There is a rumor that the barn will be repaired but you can't always believe rumors. Just the same, it needs repairing. Thursday, 12-From the looks of Ginny Hartman's neck, she must have been on a chewing party last night. Tuesday, 17-We have at least SOME talent in the Senior Class. We just found out that Ginny Hartman and Mary Chadwell are the Uchampeen snipe huntersi' of R.-W. Wednesday, 18-Aha! I look in the,Mystery Globe and see a serious romance coming forth. Friday, 11-There's too much cooperation in English. Mrs. Hall insists that the tests be more original. CSad but nevertheless, it's true.J Page Sixfy-Jawa

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