Wheeling High School - Record Yearbook (Wheeling, WV)

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1938-39 The senior class, under pretty, energetic, popular Betty Banta, held a distinct honor in being the largest class in the history of Wheeling high school, with 275 students. Highlights of the year were the presen- tation of the senior musical comedy, under the direction of Miss Bertha Marie Dwinnell, the inauguration of one of the WHS's great-A est student governments, the recognition of the school paper in the state HEIQE I WHAT DID contest and the organization of Wheeling high's Debate Club by a group of senior boys. Individual honors were handed Eleanore Gilmore as state reporter of the Home Economics Club, Eleanor Lude- wig as state president of Home Economics Club, Caroline Nestmann, who had the highest average among Wheeling high's senior enrollment of 275 students, and Betty Banta as Wheeling High Schools Best Citizen. All these made this year the greatest in the high school career of the class of 1939.

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Y 1937-38 Holding the annual junior- senior prom was the great- est event for the class of '39 as juniors, headed by small but very brilliant Henry Schrebe. During the year members won honors in the Helds of journalism, club activities, scholarship. and student government. The junior girls were crowned inter-class basket- ball champs and the junior class figured prominently in helping make Student Day a success. N H CHU L One ofthe novel dances of the year was given by the junior class. In conjunction with the basketball dance, the Junior Hop was held in the school gymnasium with the Blues Rhythm orchestra playing for the dancing. Besides participating in social events, the juniors had to work diligently to finance the prom. Junior girls sold candy at basketball games, and many other ac- tivities Were launched to help build up the prom fund. DECUDD

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SENIOR CLASS POEM By Helen Chapman We have spennt our childhood Among the lofty peaks of a democracy. The symbol df the Winged eagle Has guided lour stumbling, childish feet throughkwisted paths. Freedom i Has given life+not death to our adventurous youth. y Now we begin to carve a future. We hew that future In the pure marble of opportunity, in granite of hope and of faith. A We inscribe alfuture ambition. Still the firm grip of democracy guides the un- skilled bland, And We are happy. We are happy: Oppression shall not visit us. We are happyg Our children Will walk the paths That We have made, In the wake qf the Winged eagle. 1939 l r l