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

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10 CAPTAIN GEORGE H. COLEBANK. On September 8, 1914. a great calamity befell the city of Grafton. It was on that date that they lost Captain Cole- bank. for he came to take command of the Superdreadnaught l 11. S. Of all the commanders our ship has had. Captain Colcbank is proving himself one of the most capable. Well fitted by training on the good ship West Libert) State Normal' and W. V. U..” he took his first command on the M. 11. S.. going from this position to the larger vessel G. 11. S. He was called front this position to the still higher command of the F. 11. S. He has shown unusual ability in the management of both ship and crew, and it is safe to assume that the Super dreadnaught will escape shipwreck and conic to port in safety.

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 REAR ADMIRAL OTIS G. WILSON. Like tlu majority of men who have won fame on both sea and land, Admiral Wilson began life on a farm. Showing at an early age inclinations toward a nautical life, he entered training at the Wesleyan Naval Academy. His next training was received on the battleship W. V. I'. Feeling himself un- fitted. as yet. to take command of a ship and having a de- termination to excel in his chosen profession. Admiral Wilson took further training on the ships Chicago” and “Columbia. Mis early determination stood him in good stead, for by- constant perseverance he has risen from one high position to another, until in 1915 he relinquished the command of the fleet of Elkins to become head of the Fairmont Fleet Admiral Wilson has held several honorary positions. In 1912 he was appointed a member of the State Text Book Commission and in 1914 elected President of the West Vir- ginia Education Association. He has done his work excep- tionally well, and no past commander could have served better than Admiral Wilson.

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LIEUTENANTS.