Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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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

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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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MILDRED SMITH Columbian Literary Society Basketball. ’20, ’21 Mildred's favorite subject is basketball. Her second favorite subject is basketball. She lias the highest grades as center and forward. English. History, etc., are mere for litjr. She devours the assignments as one partakes of the minor salads at a banquet. Athletics serve as her piece de resistance.” MAJOR IE MARSHALL Columbian Literary Society “Still waters run deep.” Puzzle: where do Marjorie’s interests lie? Is it books, flowers, birds, or beasts? She is a lady of mystery. A prize is offered for Hie solution of the problem, “Who is her beau ideal:?” Extra: Mystery solved. A-belated Senior furnishes the solution. Further scientific evidence secured to prove that opposites attract and similars repel. WALTER PLANT Orphean Choral Club Columbian Society Operetta,''20. ’21, '22 Walt is very business llike anil attends strictly to his work when in class. All of us, of course, have our faults. Walter’s is laughing at his class-mates when they make a mistake. The trade that we prescribe for Walt after graduation is tin-keeping of an ice-cream parlor so that he could satisfy his craving for sundaes. 3i