Alderson Broaddus College - Battler Yearbook (Philippi, WV)

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yea THE BOARDWALK 1. 'kim -.,. Cixi? ---1.--..-- 1 .-.1-..-..----.-.--- nr i flfu ii f...k' 'i ulunlllluuuunl1..u...-l...l........ I.. I 5 Class Hlstory of 24 3 as poor little lre hmen, commonly knovsn as Rats or Greenies ut W I N IQ20 came the largest and most enthusiastic class that ever landed in A. B. A. QQUFR1 I , ' p C N , , at ,rv so W ' u il, . , . l I i I .. . . .. we decided that we wouldnt be 'breeniesu very long. There were about thirty-five of us Freshmen, and when you hear the remainder of this valuable history you will see that it was quality as well as quantity. The first thing of great importance which we accomplished was winning first prize on l-lallowe'en night for having the best and most original stunt of all the classes. This, of course, made the other classes have it in for us because they thought to let the Freshmen beat them was a disgrace. flvater they learned that if they beat the Freshmen it was an honor very hard to gain.l So the All-Wise Sophomores md Seniors challenged the poor little Freshmen fas they thoughtj and the Juniors for a field meet. The Juniors did not have any athletes to contribute to this big affair, but we knew we could do it without them, so we accepted the challenge. The eventful day arrived, and, with j. B., Russell, Cesco, Ray, Raleigh and Lee, who later proved to be A. B. A.'s great athletes, we carried away the victory again. After this glorious victory we were never called Rats or Greenies The next year found us a group of Know-It-Alls in the new building. This year our class gave over half of the men of a football team that A. B. A. will ever be proud to own. The team won not only in score, but they were complimented everywhere for their clean playing. ln this year our class shone in scholarship. A large number of the ones on the honor roll were from the Sophomore Class, and llliddyf' our faithful class president, won the Barnard Carroll Alderson scholarship. The year of 1022 found a large number of the class back. But how grieved we were when Vida llicfiaughlin did not come backg also Hilda, Mildred, and others whom we loved. lint Vida's absence WTIS a great loss to our class in. two ways-of course, we lost Vida, but that isn't all, we lost Deacon. He missed those brown tyes and rosy cheeks and sunny smile so much that he could not bear to stay in the class. So he moved on to the Senior Class of '23, but later he wished he had stayed, when it seemed that our class had a new member from Virginia, who in size could equal Vida. This was our peppy and well-beloved Culpeppah. This year went on with many good times as to hikes to Bakers Mill, etc., but the crowning event was the banquet given the Seniors by the Juniors. And, of course, everybody said it was the best reception ever given in a class in A. li. A. It couldn't help but be such. for the Class of '24 gave it. And there never was a Class of '24 before. Again this year our scholarship was high, and Hllliddyl' took the scholarship, and on the fxemption list were seventeen namesg ten of these were Juniors. lint now, dear Class, our history is almost over- Nol Now let me see if we have done anything in the year 1923-24. Oh, yes, there are twenty-four Seniorsg some of the old members aren't back, but we have new ones, and the largest class that ever graduated from A. B. A. is about to graduate-- The Class of '24. This tear we have undertaken a great big job to put out the first Annual of A. B. A., and by the co-operation of the student body it is a success, and we are all proud to carry our Animals home with us. And now, Class, as we have been so victorious and ever successful in these four short years, as our history shows, may the history of each of our lives be just so. JULIA M. JONES, Class Historian. 62

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SM THE BOARDWALK sass Dr-amatics V K RAYIATIC, talent in A B A rather successfully hid itself 5? during the entire first semester. Rlartha Catherine Alderson and Loise Byrnside were the only ones brave enough to venture any readings for our appreciation. These We enjoyed hugely. - But a late start is not necessarily a poor one. Unexpectedly the Y. W. and Y. NI. plays threw off the dramatic lethargy and proved the ability grown, but slightly rusty from disuse. The final success-the climax of artistic presentation-was the Senior Class play late in the Spring. Under the direction of Miss Evangeline Lawson of the Expression Department, it established our interpretative power and won unalloyed appreciation. Throughout the school year, Friday has been a red-letter day, a time to anticipate with eagerness, in short, a time to live for. School parties of varying interest, affording opportunity to see students, collectively and individually, were held on these evenings. Miss Parker arranged a Moother Goose party in the Fall which proved to be a unique aH'air. The Christmas party, with the impressive pageant, the Senior trip-around-the-world Qenjoyable, if our purses were anaemic for a month followiugj, Spring and Fall hikes were the high lights of the season. Bliss Lacy and bliss Fontanna entertained the llusic Depart- ment with a delightful party between semesters. Most of us, through luck and conscientious effort, gained an invitation. The Senior party in February was a great success- -if we judge by their own accounts. All eyes were turned to the prospective junior-Senior reception. But the burning question was To be-or not to be. 61

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