Fairmont High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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CLASSES CHANGE Somewhat l ack frotii n Fairmont street. Stands n school where the students meet ; Across Its grey stone istrilco. (iresI White iHks their shudow throw; While from Its station In the hall. The old gong loudly says to all. • ’lasses change. Change classes. There groups of merry Freshmen play. Here Seniors feast and Sophomores stay; And the Joyous Juniors; Jollest and best. The honor and pride of the F. II. S., Kver listen to the gong so bold Which tells the message as of old. Classes change. Change classes. Soon the stately Seniors will go; The Juniors then ns Seniors you’ll know ; The Sophs and Freshies will onward tread And the eighth grade classes advance in their stead; Hut ever with a clanging sound Will ring the gong when the hours roll round. Classes change. Change classes.” When from this school all clothed In might. Kneh class goes forth on commencement night; They’ll ever And In life’s school so great That duty will class them to work and to watt. And no mutter what the joy or pain. There’ll hear the echo of the old refrain, Classes change. Change classes.”

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ALUMNI There ran In no greater aid to the good standing of any school than the successful career reflected upon it by its eminent sons and daughters. The Alumni of tin Fairmont High School have made fur themselves a reputation which is perhaps unsurpassed by any other High School Alumni in the State. Almost every class has produced some persons of promise in the country and State. Among the Alumni who particularly have made a suc- cess in the educational line are Mary Black. Virginia Pride. Eva Brand, Sarah Meredith. Amy Eliason, Emma Parks and Carter Faust. While these Alumni belong to the earlier classes, present indications show that many of tin graduates from the later classes will follow the example already set. Quite (Mjual to these in the teaching profession are those represented in the business profession, of whom some are Messrs. Frank Hall. Matt Brownfield. Glen Fleming. Henri McElfresh. Arch Brownfield. Walter Boydaton, Earl Morris, Philip Pitzer. Clyde Neil and many others. In recent years the High School has been unusually liencfited by the reputation of its graduates in the higher schools. At Cornell University. University of Virginia, West Virginia University and Ohio State University many of the High School Alumni have lieen successful. Among those who have made possible this record for their home school are Earl Morgan. Arthur Brobst, Aubrey Meredith. Chesney Kaiungc. Oliver Shurtleft . Wirt Faust, French McCray. Will Xuziini, Edwin Brooks, Clara Keinheiiner, Alberta Kainage. Lenora Braliin. Cilda Smith and Nell Cox. Not only at home but also abroad has the Fairmont High School been well represented as shown in the achieve- ments of Leigh Layman and Virginia Pride. Mr. Layman in Japan and Miss Pride in Africa. Such a showing as theirs may well be emulated by the coming Alumni. The future outlook of the Alumni is gratifying, for their number is being yearly increased by young men and women that follow the beautiful example already so excel- lently set. Summing up the above facts it seems that the future of our beloved school is one of progress, and that it shall stand in the future firm and strong as it has stood in the past, and our earnest hope for it is that it shall ever be proud of its sons and daughters.

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 ATHLETICS Tin Athletic Department of the High School ha» had a most successful year. Not only lias it made a record which any high school might In proud of. hut it has also been in a better financial condition than ever before. The Athletic Association was entirely reorganized this year, and the result was that a lietter and stronger organization was formed. At the first meeting of the association it was decided that the old constitution was no longer suited to the present association. Then by vote Mr. Me Bee. the acting chairman, was instructed to appoint a committee to draw up a new constitution. He appointed the following committee: Mr. Hosier. Miss Tassedy. Mr. (iritViu. Mr. Me Bee, Helen Bussell, Thomas Cook, Flizabeth McNeely and Arlington Fleming. The committee reported at the next meeting of the asso- ciation and the constitution which they had drawn up was accepted. Officers were then elected for the school year llMlfi-10. The officers are as follows: President...................Clifford Bell Secretary ...................Jessie Jacobs Treasurer ............................ Mr. Morrow Board of Directors. Principal Me Bee Miss t'asscdy Mr. Griffin Thomas rook. 10 Herschel Barnes, ’ll Merle Amos. ’12 Kenna Clark, ’12 The teams that represented the High School this year have won both distinction and honor. They were all com- posed of good high school athletes who conducted themselves in a sportsman like manner at all times. In football, con- sidering the superior weight of their opponents they did well. The basketball team was the champion team of Marion county and was considered one of the best teams in the State. The baseball team looks “good” and will probably be an important factor in the championship race of the Monongahelu Valley High School League.