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

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limior Clii Soiiu lime during the Junior partv this year I overheard Miss McKinney. the «hiss tear her and helpmate. say to Miss Oldham. • ! would like to know the destiny of earh one here 'oniglit. especially of the Juniors. -’ I passed on. think ing no more about it. for you know a room full of jolly High School Juniors and Seniors are not the best inspiration fan- thought. However, after I retinni that evening, my thoughts mil urn I ly turned to our «lass, and I mailed what Miss MeKin- ney had said. I thought about it for a little while., but sleep soon earned me into the land of dreams and it was certainly a land of dreams such as 1 had never entered be for ». I saw each memlter of our elans in bis or her sphere of life twenty years lienee. Haul seemed to have lieneHtted by his office in High Seliool for he was president of a beef trust in Chicago. Of course lie had some one to “rail him dearie; and who should it Ik» but Mary Ellen? Cecil, who was our energetic vice-president, held a res|Kitisihle position as government forester. He had to liear his burdens alone, for. so far. he had not been able to keep still long enough to im‘o| ose, Edith was such a frivolous society butterfly that you would never think that she had once Inirne the great responsibility of being treasurer of the famous “J. F. Marsh Class. Her greatest trouble was in persuading Merle to share her social joys: for his excuse was the many duties of tin Trust Company Hank. John Steadier held a very prominent part in the Fair- mont High School faculty; for he was the newly a' s Prophecy «-Impiain. lie was git ally aided i in his work by his wife, formerly known as • giggling Hnth. While Kuth Heintzelman was traveling abroad several years ago she was married to an English |x er. I ady Kuth is nuieh loved and highly esteemed in her new circle of friends. Our class was well represented in the faculties of many of the best schools. Those occupying such positions were: Luther Davis. 1'rofessor of Mythology, Harvard; Claud Le- masters. Professor of Anatomy. Johns-Hopkius; Norris Showalter. President F. II. S.; Katherine Haggerty. In- structor in Expression. Iceland Powers; Louise Leonard. Professor of Latin. Wellesley; Amy Williams, President of Maryland College for Women. Kneel Hawkins was the able mayor of Fairmont, and his wife. Essie Miller, was the mistress of a lieautifiil home. Hill Crest, which was once the home of the wonderful Mc- Kees. Verner Wade was a famous writer, hut some attribute much of his success to his beautiful young wife. Neva Currey. Spurgeon Hailey was an athletic director in W. V. U. Humors wen afloat of his engagement to Dortlia Knapp, who was the widow of a wealthy ranchman. Paul Killingslen ami .John Erwin were the joint proprie- tors of the lies! department store on the west side of the Motiongaliela: but their close rivals were the owners of the store known as “The Morgan k Pople Variety Shop on the East side.

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Mary Brand and Sarah Hihhs wore tin retired owners of tin famous “Rmif Harden Lunch Room for High School Students.” Carol Rowell's talent in reading was talked of through- out the I niled States, hut she was just about to retire from public life. She was to he one of the brides ill a double wedding. “Better late than never. Carol. The other bride was the great composer. Florence Hawker. Although you would probably recognize the names of the grooms. 1 will not mention them for they were not juniors. Fred Dietrich, Fred Horcliler and Fred Morris were known as the throe men lies! in their professions in our city —dentistry, medicine and law. respectively. The three Freds cast great credit on their good old school and teach- ers. Beatrice Canter was the worthy wife of the prominent artist. Castle Hess; while her chum. Merle Miller, besides performing the wifely duties for Wendell Hess, was known as a great teacher of music. I.eo Donahoe. the world known scientist, has prevailed upon Vertie to give up all nervous cares and entrust her future to him. William and mam-lie Hill were the scientific owners of the Holland House , the beat hotel in Fairmont. Art Kern was the leading real estate man in the town; while the first place in the engineering line was held by the company known as the ••Schwann” Ill-others.” composed of .lint and George. Marie Linn was married the year after she graduated from High School to a prominent business man. She then was president of the Woman’s t’luh in Fairmont. Mae Yost was tin wife of one of the ministers of the town, and with her lived Katherine Dollison. the sad young widow of a well known statesman. Klsie Welsh and Mary Windsor have married rich planters from Georgia, ami spend much of their time abroad. Marvel Phillips was the wife of one of the proprie- tors of the largest store in Pittsburg and her name was often mentioned in the society pages. KlixahPth runaway and Kdna Thorn, had a suite of rooms in the Holland House, where they spent most of their time enjoving each other’s company. H. A. 12.