Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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BEATRICE BARNES Excelsior Literary Society Orphean Choral Club We recommend that Bill” take a correspondence course with one of the numerous schools that guarantees to develop the memory; otherwise we fear that she will be about five minutes late at the altar when her p resence will he absolutely essential. Try the Pel tan System, Billy. LILLIAN ASH Excelsior Literary Society Orphean Choral Club Lillian is a real student. She is quiet and attentive, ami a peal friend of the few with whom she is intimate. If the world were a huge cartwheel, Lillian would take her position on the hub and nonchalantly watch the spokes revolve. EDWARD MINTER Orchestra Basketball Reserves, ’21 Football Manager, ’21 Excelsior Literary Society Ed. always has an excuse for getting out of the building. He is ready to 'run errands for others and can generally find a reason for going to town. Just leave it to Ed. to get out of school. He is a very talented mucician. We predict great things for him when opportunity knocks at his door-—if he is in. 29

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GLKXX GIFFORD Op err 11 a, ’21, '33 Excelsior Literary Society A very industrious and noble lad who is first to come thru the front door in the morning' and the last to go out in the evening. He is not like most hoys, but is digit i timl and takes life very seriously. A tarmer he is and vows he will alw.ivs he. Glenn has a very obliging nature and can always he counted upon for 1 favor. MARY KKLLEY Operetta, ’30, ’31, '33 Orphean ChoraI Club, ’33 Red hair, blue eyes, and Irish is the he.-t description we can give of “Kelley.” Her favorite pastime is to sit in class, roM her eyes and chew gum. Mary is a good remedy for the “blues” and one is hound to see life on the bright side when she is around. When she presides at the piano gloom departs forthwith. MADISON I.YON Madison is the class Epicurean. The teachers expect him to have his lessons just about the same time he is prepairieg to chuffle off his mortale coil. He has been known to be quiet for as much as three minutes. Honestly, though he is a gieat help around the kitchen. 28

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EDNA BUSSEY Operetta, 22 Columbian Literary Society Treasurer Orphean Choral Club Treasurer, Girl's Club Debating Club Stenographer, Chronicle, '22 Edna is very dignified and takes pride in walking thru the front door. She can generally he found in the typing room at every spare moment. Since Edna has become assist nt to Mr. Bouic she has been able to satisfy her curiosity for learning what is taking place thruout the entire school. Remember Edna, Silence is golden, speech is silver and sounding timbrels are brass. JOE McKELVEY Operetta, '20 Joseph, alias “Pete, the Class Giant. ’ He pesters the faculty seeking obvious answers to unnecessary questions. Ilis smile is with him wherever he goes. In a few years we expect to see him as the manager of the Odean. CLAUDE WALKER Operetta, '20, '21, '22 ('olumbian Society Orphean Choral Club A lad who is very popular with the fair sex. He is the Caruso in our midst and is sure to be famous some day. We expect to see him at the Robinson Grand in a musical sketch entitled “Mack Senn-ett II and His Famous Bathing Beauties.’’ 30