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

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H VPZOHH?Z WEH WWZCZ m'vCOPUH wwmm 2'-aw The National Thespians affords recognition for students who participate in high school dramatics and its mairl object is to promote interest in dramatics among high school students. Membership in the organization is voted by an established point system. This year the Thespians presented a play for assembly entitled, Once Upon a Christmas. In the panel above are. Julia Debolt. Ann Clinton, Bud Stout, Susan Knight, Harriet Helmick, Bill Taylor. Mary Frances Ryan. Gloria Jane Robinson, Joe Boggs. Nancy Wal- lace. Genevieve Cronin, Rosemary Billingslea, Bill Brown, Charlotte Reitman and Bobby Cohen. Miss Lucile Jenkins is faculty sponsor. 60

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Members from left to rlght are Burns Mercer Martm Kerchehck Susan Knxght Mary Colarusso Ruth Tetl Howard Hawk1ns Betty Vlgl1aI1COgiObiI LeRoy 1Budr Heffner The Natlonal Honor Soc1ety Buddy Heffner Presldent Burtls Mercer Vxce Pres1dent Mary Colarusso Secretary M1ss Hustead Advlser The Ad Astra Chapter of the Natxonal Honor Soc1ety was granted a charter June 25 1926 Its f1rst meetmg was held August 24 1926 and SIDCQ that tlme the soc ety has held a prom1nent part 1n school 3CtlV1t1SS Mem bershlp 1n the Natlonal Honor SOC19ty IS based on scholarshlp seruce leadersh1p and character The object of the soclety IS to create an enthuslasm for scholarshlp to stlmulate a deslre to render servlce to promote worthy leadershlp and to encourage the development of character 1n the pupils of our school The members of the soclety carry on many projects Each year a cash award IS gwen to the best boy and g1rl b1ology student and the valed1ctor1an s name IS added to the bronze tablet IH the mam hall The Honor Soc1ety plans two assembly programs for 1nduct1on ceremon1es for new members The students act1v1ty blanks, whlch are fllled out at the end of each semester are fxled by the members of th1S club 59 . - - . I 4 0 O V -1 - - . . ' . . . , V . y 1 ! 7 v . . , . . . ' n

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Members of the Drama Club 1st row Phyllis Murtha GIOFIB Robinson Ehzabeth Ann Brownfield 2nd r Carroll YOW I'0W I'0W POW I'OW 1'OW 1'ONV Mary Jean Connor Wanda Lee Wright Ramona Bltner Genevieve Cronin Ann Clinton Rcsemary Billlngslea Mary Frances Ryan Barbara Berry Betty Richardson Sara Bambridge Betty Talbott Martha Juliet Colborn Irene Stalnaker Mary Frances Prioleau Margaret Ellen Copeland Loiis Suzanne Canter Marguerlte Sprout The Drama Club This club was organized 1n the fall of 1939 for all students interested in dramatics but who did not yet have the requlrements necessarx fox the Nat1onal Theso1ans For the past two years, the organization has been made up solely of girls At the present the membership totals thirty Various phases of dramatlcs are taken up at the club meetings The programs are all planned by students on committees The club IS under the leadershlp of Miss Lucile Jenkins, the dramatlc instructor OFFICERS Gloria Jane Roblnson President Betty Talbott Vice President Margaret E Copeland Secretary Ann Clinton Treasurer 61 3 d - ' . ' ' , ' , l ' ' '. 4th - , , ' . 5th - ' ' . , ' . 6th - . ' , , 7th -Rachel Knight, Rachel Ann Hamilton, Alice Ford, Laura Snyder. 8th - . ' .