Elkins High School - Tiger Yearbook (Elkins, WV)

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, . , p 1 THE TIGER '25 E ' Hu: -' 1' '+1'i'!2 ' 1 '. 1 '1 1 ' - ', 1 ' , ' .,.. - -- A4Y' ' Prison Life ABY THE SEN1oRs 1 ilflost Ilidely Discussed Book of the Dag' CHAPTER I In the good old year of nineteen twenty-one, we were arrested and ,tried on the charge of lack of education. We were found guilty and were sentenced to four years of hard labor in the Elkins High Penitentiary. ' Z A dejected crowd of Freshies, we filed into the cells of E. H. P. The dear old beans, Miss Cuddy, Miss Robinson, and Miss Bennett, were appointed our wardens. A deep and dark conspiracy was concocted, the result of which was: President, Guy Caplingerg Vice President, Harold Coberlyg Secretary, Velma Shreveg Treas- urer, Jim Sleeth. We took these steps. feeling that we could better defend ourselves, being organized. We made our debut into prison society by an open-air feed, at which We were closely guarded. An exciting baseball game was played between the male and female prisoners, the stronger 'QFD sex strutting oli' with the laurels Cfor oncej. After stuffing ourselves on bread and water .till we were helpless, we sat around the blazing Hre and sent shivers up and down each other's spines by telling crook stories. ' ' At nine o'clock our wardens discovered it was time for the prison gates to close, and marched us back in a hurry. Everyone agreed in a loud voice that it had been one swell spree. . VVe Freshies, wishing to strut our-onions in athletics, entered the inter-convict tournament. The girls waltzed off with the loving cup. presented by Mr. George Coffman, a man who takes a great interest in prison reform. The male crooks were left somewhere in the rear. Having-served the first term of our sentence, we were let loose for a brief three months of rest. CHAPTER .II W'e were dragged back to our second term of imprisonment. Our wardens for this year were Miss Cuddy, Miss Sanderson, and Miss Streiby. We laid a plot to obtain our freedom and chose: President. George Rogersg Vice President, Bernice Hamling Secretary-and Treasurer, Caroline Bradyg Representative Pris- oners' Council, Ellis VVoodg THE TIGER, Reba Kennedyg The Cub, Harold Coberly. A prisoners' masquerade was given at Halloween. Fortune telling and games of ball and chain furnished amusement. Our next event was a banquet for the convicts and their guards, held in the Y. Coungj M. fensj C . Qonvictj A. Cssociationj auditorium. The first snowstorm brought with it a sleigh-ride to Beverly, in which all the convicts took part. Armed guards accompanied us. In order to cheer our dark lives up a bit, the talented prisoners put on two plays, The Economical Boomerang, and The Maker of Dreams. Being thoroughly exhausted by this terrible winter, we were again set free for three months to recuperate.. Twenty-three

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as:-,WP ' . , ,iss is ,., THE TIGER '25 el. 'nfa p ........ t , --. ,,,,... . . , A , I . CHAPTER III Many of our fellow-convicts, being overcome by the hard work, fell by the wayside. We replaced our old leaders with: President, Harold Coberlyg Vice President, Robert Browng Secretary, Bernice Hamlin, Treasurer, Velma Shreve. We were given charge of The Cub, E. H. P.'s weekly paper. We brightened up the prison a bit with an old-fashioned box supper. Then we had a lock-step walk and the lucky convict won the cake. Prizes were awarded for the fanciest box and the most hard-boiled looking couple. Soon after this one of our wardens, Miss Sanderson, left us to become a fellow- Warden with Mr. Gruber in the Matrimonial Prison. Miss Getrost was ap- pointed to fill her position. As it was snowing, we had another hilarious prisoners' sleigh-ride. Two of our fellow convicts brought honor to E. H. P. by Winning first place in the prisoners' literary society at Grafton. Next we had a banquet for the Senior convicts in celebration of their impend- ing release. A complete nervous breakdown resulted, and we were hustled off for another three months' rest. CHAPTER IV lVe entered our fourth term with joy, for we knew at the end was-freedom! Miss Cuddy and Miss Streibv were our wardens, and our leaders were: President, Fred Barron, First Vice President, lrl Schoonoverg Second Vice President, Robert Browng Secretary, Velma Shreve, Treasurer, Bernice Hamlin. VVe were allowed a couple of peeps at the great outdoors, by a hike to Beverly and a coasting party on VVeese's hill. Next we entertained the E. H. P. Basket Ball team. Before Christmas the convicts visited Mr, Nestor, to have their pictures taken that they might be placed in the rogues' gallery. A standard seal was adopted to take the place of finger prints. Then the Senior prisoners took a flyer in dramatics and made quite a success. As the end of our sentence drew near, we were entertained by our envious fellow inmates, and on June second, 1925, we were released-the most reformed bunch of crooks that ever left old E. H. P. VVe were glad to leave, but rather sorry, too, for prison life really isn't so bad, you know. ' FINIS M. E. P., '25 Tweniy-four