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

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SKNIOR CLASS PROLOGUE Old Fairmont High May have a poet; I am not guilty And I know it. But ’Seventeen Is on my mind; A Class like her Is hard to find. So if my thoughts Fall into rhyme. I beg your pardon. This one time. POEM We’re near the end. The days are few; Though each one yet Has much to do. We’ll whet our knives .And get to work; No task of ours We ll ever shirk. 26 POEM We’ll loyal be To old gold and black ; And always move forward. And never back. Our motto is. “Work with your might.’’ And what you do. Be sure it's right. We'll show the world In time to come A. B. Fleming Class Will make things hum. Here’s to our Sponsor. Of whom we’re proud; We'll sing his praises Long and loud. To every class In Fairmont High Here's to you. And now. Good-bye! LUCILE M. FISHER. '17.

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THE FOURTH FLOOR On September fifteenth, nineteen hundred thirteen, the street in front of Fairmont's Highest Store was crowded with the entire force who were resuming their work. Special attractions were being featured in the green goods department, and all the material offered for sale by the clerks in charge was quite fresh. Later in the season baskets were given as premiums for the most efficient work in the mechanical toy department. The four floors vied with one another in this sport, but finally to the great humiliation of the other departments, the judges awarded the premium to the first floor. This contest in the mechanical toy department proved an effective means of advertising for the entire store. After nine months of successful work on the first floor, we took the elevator for the second, leaving but few remnants behind us. We had hardly become accustomed to our new surroundings, when we were called together by the store manager, and told that a floorwalker was needed. This was quite a unique feature of our history. After consid- ering much of the best talent offered by our town, the Class unanimously elected Mr. A. B. Fleming. Jr. Upon entering the third year of our career in Fairmont’s Highest Store, we met and elected the necessary department heads: First Assistant Floorwalker Robert Hawkins Second Assistant Floorwalker James Knight Bookkeeper.......................—Lucile Fisher Cashier ............... Bernard Ginkel Soon afterwards it became known on our floor that we were to publish the spring catalogue for the general public on the affairs of Fair- mont’s Highest Store. The edition known as the Flyer was the best ever put out. In nineteen hundred sixteen we entered again, this time on the fourth floor. Now that we have attained these great heights, and with them all the laurels due such an elevated position, we shall not long be permitted to enjoy them, as the firm plans a grand clearance sale early in June, of all goods on our floor. Although we have enjoyed progress in Fairmont’s Highest Store, we realize that we must pass on and give place for newer and fresher material. 25 EDITH M. ICE. RECORDER.

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Gaddis is very studious and at- tends classes regularly ?). Iternard has a disposition liked by the girls. To be sure, you never see Dusty” unless Virginia is act- ing as bodyguard. Without Clyde the Senior Class would be lost, for he represents them in basket bail and was known as the best guard of the F. 11. S. Football squad. She is studious and popular and her friends are countless. She always has a smile for everyone. If anyone wants any informa- tion concerning Blake, consult Hoyle’s books in the library. We have with us one of the fu- ture teachers in science, for in this study Dunlap is doing very good work. He is the assistant of Mr. VanGilder in laboratory. The old saying. Nobody loves a fat man.” does not hold true In Harry’s case. He hus scores of friends. 27