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

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 J. 0. W LIMITED OFFICIALS Fireman......... Assistant Fireman Train Auditor . . Paymaster....... Train Dispatcher . . . James Burns Harry Watkins . . May Hawkins .. . Lucy Kelley Thora Robinson Colors Silver and Maroon 26

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MISS VIOLA A. WOLFE Sho Is a veritable mother to the F eah- men. always cheerful, and always looking out for other people's interests. 25 MISS HELEN MINERVA WEBSTER Accord In to mythology. Minerva was the goddess of wisdom. If this wisdom pertained in any way to rooking, we are sure Miss Webster was rightly named. She hag showed her skill not only in our domestic scienc e de- partment. but also in superintending lunch- eons and dinners given in the city Here the young men of the city have opportunity to test her capability. Apparently she has not been found wanting.

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY BY THOKA LEOTI KOBIXSOX. •'All aboard!’' rang the clear sharp voice of the conductor when, one beautiful .sunlit September morning in nineteen twelve, one hundred and forty-five inquisitive and fresh look- ing youngsters stood i.nxiously waiting on the platform for the O. W. Limited, Number '16. One grand rush, and Number JO was crowded with an eager, excited, bustling band of trav- eled destined for Graduation City, a dream city of wonderful sights and sounds. spirit of excitement and danger coupled with fear and foreboding led each one to assume a garrulous (iispositoin toward his neighbor, which continued throughout the first year of the journey. To the majority, the way was smooth, joyous, and enlight- ening. Only a few. finding it rough, weary, and full of sorrow, failed to grasp the significa nee of their experiences and drive educational value from them. The train had been progressing speedily for a few weeks when suddenly the conductors shouted, “Get ready for the lirst tunnel!’’ There immediately ensued a grab and a snatch for baggage and a hasty preparation for the period of darkness. T he prepared laughed through it all, said it was only fun, and came out of the tunnel happy, safe, and sound. It was generally known that the first stage of the journey was the most wearisome, difficult,—obstructed by rocks, endan- ger d by wrecks ai d tunnels—at least, so the travelers had been told by those “older .-ml wiser tlnn they. However, contrary tc all precedent, to those travelers the journey proved smooth and pleasant. Yet, when the Limited ’10 arrived at the first Station, it was with a certain sense of relief and a feeling of even better days to come, that the young passengers stepped upon the platform. Only a short delay, and there came a second and louder call “All Aboard for Graduation City! and again the travelers boarded tile Limited ’]» . It was in this stage of the jourucy that Mr. James Otis Watson assumed control of the engine of the Limited '16. From the moment his steady hand first grasp- ed the lever, the travelers felt the powerful influence of a man devoted to his duty, ever mindful of the welfare of those in his charge. In May, nineteen fourteen, he took the travelers on a delightful excursion to Weston, where an inspection was made of the city and its asylum. A return lute in the evening was made on schedule time. Ere long a second station was reached. Half the journey was accomplished! After a abort delay there came another vigorous call, “All out for Graduation City! Anil with heads raised a little higher end hearts heating a little faster, the J. O. W. travelers for a third time boarded the Limited ’16. Spirit ;.nd enthusiasm ran high on the J. O. W. Limited, a fact which can easily be accounted for by the fervor and zeal of Burns, the fireman. The worst wreck of the year occurred when the Lim- ited ’16 collided with Number ’15, February fourth. Owing to the weight, speed and thorough equipment of the J. ). W. Lim- ited. its passengers were only slightly shaken up, while those ot Number 15 were either killed outright or were left to recu- perate under care of Red Cross Nurses and railway physicians. Leaving the debris, the engineer again look his tarvelcrs on an i x curs ion, this time to his home and farm near Fort Hill, where they were privileged to examine some historic relies. 1 lere their patriotism expressed itself in the planting of a flagstaff and flag on the summit of this historic spot. After being refreshed from a table laden with tempting edibles, the travelers returned to the J. O. V. Limited by means of hay wagons and special ears. Flying at top speed, the J. O. W. Limited arrived at her third station, just as she always has—on schedule time From fourth, third ami second rank, the J. O. W. Limited 27