West Fairmont High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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MA RSHA L HA MILTON, PRESIDENT

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M , 1' W avg-High., l' f n V 6 . ' N 7,9 4: -Cf, Q , . . ,-in Q I tem-tt if - , .ffg'.Q,i f ,fff H If . 'gf' 1 If ' M. -. vgtif' W 'f 1 4, Is Waiting for the Sunrise, but 'Tm Sitting on Top of the World in Just an Old-Fashioned Garden fo' Who Wouldn't? Ya Gotta Know How to Love That Certain Party In a Little Gar- den If She Knows Her Onions, but That's a Lotta Balony to me. GLADYS HAZEL BARTON, '28 Literary Contest District Literary Contest, with representatives from the high schools if fxiixi of Fairmont, East Side, Morgantown, Hundred, Masontown, and Batesville, was held April 8th, 1927, in the Fairmont High School. The question for debate was, Resolved, That a Department of 'A 1' Education should be formed, with a United States Commissioner as a member of the President's Cabinet. First place in this contest was given to Bennett White, of Morgantown, an affirmative debater. Frank Pallotta, of Fairmont High School, also an affirmative debater, was second. First place in the Essay Contest was won by Frances Haney, of Fairmont High School. The title of her essay was The Trail of the First Pueblosf' Julius Cohan, of Morgantown, was second, with his Uncle Sam and His Southern Neighbors. P Ruth Amos, of Fairmont High School, won iirst place in Extemporaneous Speaking. She spoke on How Juvenile Delinquents Are Dealt With in West Virginia. Paul Vannoy, of Morgantown, discussed The County Unit for Taxation for Schools in West Virginia, and was given second place. In the Oration Contest, Laverne Strausbaugh, of Morganstown, won first place. His subject was 'Tm Innocent of This Blood. Caroline Smith, of Fairmont High School, won second place. Her subject was Toussaint L'Ouv- erture. The judges of the contest were Dr. Elizabeth Stalnaker, of the Department of Education at West Virginia University: Miss Marie Dawson, Teacher of English in Grafton High School, and Orrie McConkey, Principal of Wash- ington Irving High School at Clarksburg. f Page 136

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gf-H16 O was Q? f QL x .. - lp V, A 2 .N 'Q ' ,ii x ',1 'Q I ' ' 1 . ' ,W ' N iff. 12 1 E I3 4 V . 'Y' UN' ef V' , , , ff. Afafwfl , .- M. .,f . . X 1' 4., ' - 'f 'g .,,, iff My, '7 ...M Alumni ,' '5 IFTY years ago the first students of Fairmont High School com- E! : pleted the four year course and were the first graduating class of this institution. The graduation of the Class of 1927 will mark lem the fiftieth anniversary of that accomplishment and will be a year to be remembered by future and former alumni. r xr 2 All Four hundred graduates and friends of Fairmont High School were present at the biggest reunion the Alumni Association ever had when their annual meeting and reception was held June 4, 1926, in the ball room of the Elk's Lodge. In the receiving line were the alumni officers, members of the board of educa- t1On, Prof. W. E. Buckey and prominent members from each class. Doctor Clyde Neill gave the welcome address and the response was made by William Schimmel, president of the graduating class. A group of songs was sung by Miss Ruby Moran. She was accompanied by Miss Hallie Orr. The Misses Eleanor and Margaret Miller gave a number of violin and 'cello solos. They were accompanied by Miss Gladys Arnett. A reading was given by Miss Pauline Bucy. The following oflicers were elected for the year 1926-27: President ..i....,.........,a ...... M arshal Hamilton Vice-President ,,............. ,...... E nsel J. Hawkins Second Vice-President c,.... ....... L ucille Ahren Assistant Secretary ss,..,s..,. s..i . ..Maude Pollock Corresponding Secretary ...... ..,sss.s . Herschel Barns Treasurer .....,s..,s.ss,.s....,s I ,.......,,i...,s,,.....s,...ss Paul V. Fleming Mr. Paul Fleming resigned his position as treasurer January 1, 1927, and Mr. Linn V. Hall was appointed to fill the vacancy. H The committee in charge of the affair was Dr. R. E. McCray, Mrs. M. A. Jolliff, Mr. Ottis G. Wilson, Mrs. T. W. Powell, Miss Fern Snider, Mrs. J. Lynch. Another interesting event of the Association was the spring dance which was held at the Fairmont Hotel, February 18, 1927. More than two hundred guests filled the ball room which was decorated in blue and white, the High School colors. Hand painted shields represented the various classes from 1877 to 1927, were used as mural decorations. The patrons and patronesses were Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Buckey, Mr. and Mrs. Earl McCray, Mr. and Mrs. Ensel Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Ely, Mr. and Mrs. Linn V. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Barns. Page 138