Clarksburg High School - Chanticleer Yearbook (Clarksburg, OH)

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.55.. THE GIRL'S CLUB On April 15, 1958, a large group of girls met in the study hall under the direction of Wanda Templin to form a girl's club. We decided to call our group the WClarksburg Checkers Club.W I The purpose of the club is to provide for an improvement of leisure time, for a development of hobbies, and the promo- tion of sportsmanship and good citizenship. Mr.'Green was elected as counselor, and the following officers were elected: President, Joan Graham, Vice President, Maribel Speakmang Sec- retary-Treasurer, June Faye. V A council of seven was appointed to make the constitution and by-laws of the club. This council is composed of Maxine Carter, Norabelle Adams, Mary Ellen Dawson, Nell Martin, Carol Trego, Jean Eycke, and Edna Sommers. We decided that the club would be open on Thursdays from 7:50 to 10100 P. M. and that dues would be five cents a week. Through the efforts of the members of the club, the Nlit- tle white housen west of the high-school building, is being transformed into a club room. With the money paid for dues, we hope to buy a ping-pong table and other equipment. THE WAY TO A FRIEND Have you ever wondered how a friend could be foundg A friend who'd be with you when the rest turned you down. Then I have a secret that you must all know, It's a treasure that fortunes can't buy. For I know a place where we all can go, with a smile, a tear, or a sigh. There's a house by the corner with the light shining dimg That shines to you, Wwelcome, my friends, come in.W There's a way to a friend that never will fail, To one who always is true, It's a beautiful path, but an old-fashioned tale, Which tells of my friendship with you. 4

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-52 THE HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' CLUB The High School Boys' Club was organized in January, 1958. The boys converted the room that had formerly been a coal bin in the basement of the grade building into a . basketball dressing room, The walls were washed and painted, the floor was scrubbed and painted, and electric lights were installed. When the work was started the ' ' room was not intended for a club room. However, as every- one seemed to like the idea of having a club, one was or- ganized. A , .Mr, Green and six boys drew up a constitution. The main ideas stressed in the constitution are citizenship, sportsmanship, and wholesome recreation. It was decided that any boy in high school was eligible to join, and the dues were placed at five cents a week. A meeting of the members was called, and the constitution was ratified. Later the name HHigh School Boys' ClubN'was approved by the members. There was an election held, with all the - members voting. The officers elected were: President, Donald Harmountg Vice President, Paul Willis, Secretary and Treasurer, Wendell Morrison, Faculty Adviser, Mr. Greenj and a Council of seven. ' ' A A ping-pong table, furniture, and a badminton set were bought. The dues :re used to buy equipment. Several members brought other games. The club is opened two nights a week, Tuesdhy and Friday, and is also used in the leisure time at school. The boys are very enthusiastic about the club and like it very much. They hope it will remain in the school and will be a living organization for a long time to come. They plan to buy a piano and a radio next fall. ' -se 1 -se To awaken each morning with a smile brightening my face, to greet the day with reverence for the opportun- ities it contains, to approach my work with a clean mind, to hold ever before me, even in the doing of little things, the Ultimate Purpose toward which I am working, to meet men and women with laughter on my lips and love in my heartg to be gentle, kind and courteous through all the hours, to approach the night with weariness that ever wooes sleep, and with the joy that comes from work well done--this is how I desire to waste wisely my days. --Thomas Dreier.

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' -54 BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD Hiking down a New England road one warm summer day, Sam Walter Foss stopped to rest in the shade of a great tree. Near him on ths-opposite side of the tree, he spied a plain board fence, thickly overgrown with a profusion of leafy bushes that gave a cooling effect. There was a sign on the fence: THERE IS A SPRING INSIDE THE FENCE. DRINK IF YOU ARE THIRSTY. Foss climbed over, found the spring and drank deeply of the refreshing water. Beside the spring there stood a rugged bench, which bore another sign: SIT DOWN AND REST IF YOU ARE Beside the bench was a card reading: IF YOU HELP These invitations eagerly a old man watching a kindly-faced Seeing the embarrassment of the nYou see, water is going to waste, and Wu wo could get thirsty travellers friend, my wife TIRED. basket of apples, on which was a LIKE APPLES, YOURSELF. ooepted, Foss presently saw him with friendly interest. visitor, the old man explained nd I own this place, and the thought it would be nice if to stop and drink some of it. Then, this is a pleasant spot to rest in, and we had this old bench up in the attic whore it was doing nobody any good, so I fetched it down here. Right now we've got more apples than we can use, and we felt it would be a satisfaction to us to share them with others, So I put up the signs and,H ho added, with a twinkle in his eye, as Foss was burying his teeth in a large juicy apple, Uthey seem to be doing some little good.W This was the inspiration for Sam Walter Foss to write the familiar lines: Let me live in a house by the side of the road, Where the race of men go by-- The men who are good and the men who are bad, As good and as bad as I. I would not sit in the scorner's seat, Or hurl the cynic's bang Lot me live in a house by the side of the road And be a friend to man.