Collins High School - Acorn Yearbook (Oak Hill, WV)

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Zhespian Initiative... Ae! Well your Part Pictured at right are the officers and new membe r s ofthe Thespian Troupe at the formal initiation cere- mony. Offi c e r s are, Janet Sifers, Vice-President, Paul Mullins, Pres- ident,and Danny Wilkerson,Secretary -Treasurer. 25. ,A i c ri' 31 Che Queen Of Hearts... And J-fer King Valentines day came to Collins in the form supreme. The dance was held in the Little Thea ofa Latin Club dance. The time for lovers turns ter, where all guests gasped ove r the elaborate into a time for joy makers, and enjoyment reigned decorations. Mrs. Frances Phillips is shown with members ofthe Latin Club mak- ing decorations fo r the dance. Vis- iblem the background is the main attraction, the giant stage heart.

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VARSITY FOOTBALL DEVILS OUTSCORE TRAVEL- LERS IN OPENER. Opening their 1955 gridiron sea- son September Z, against the Gauley B ridge Travellers, the Red Devils launc hed an all out attempt to win. Their effort was not in vai n and the locals came out on top, Z0-6. The fir st Devil score came in the second quarter when Nichols plunged over. Nichols made another TD in the second quarter, and Kania added the third a few plays later. EAST BANK FALLS TO RED AND BLACK. Taking revenge fo r a big defeat last year, the C ollin s High Devils overpowered the East Bank Pioneers on September 10 for a 26-O victory. Thelocals got off to a slow start whenaRed Devil fumbled on the first play. McDaniels made amends, how- ever, when he raced for the first six point talley of the game. STOCO FAILS TO SCORE A- GAINST LOCALS. Stoco failed to score against the powerful Red Devil gridders on Sep- tember 17, and the hometeam won 20 -0. Walker scored first in the final play ofthe second quarter. McDaniels made a beautiful 98 yard run in the thi rd quarter for the third score of the evening. East Bank and the Devils clash at the lineup, while Denny Criss and Eddie Ayres stand back and dare the opponents to come across. In the fi nal minutes of the third quarter in the Princeton game, David Hartenstein, quarter back makes a desperate attempt to score for the Devils. Backing him are Charles Haga and Ken Pannell. DUDAMEN TRIUMPH OVER PRINCETON. The Red Devils came from be- hind in the second q ua rte r on Sep- tember 23 to defeat the Princeton Ti- gers 39-7. Criss sco red the first TD and Kania raced eo yards for the second. Haga, Hartenstein, and Jarvis added the others. OAK HILL GETS REVENGE FROM PIRATES Collins High etched out a 33-31 win over the Fayetteville Pirates Oct- ober l on the home field. This win n ul li fi ed the two wins Fayetteville sco red over the Devils in 1953 and 1954. Ayres scored the first touchdown and Nichols,Criss, and Pannell added the others.