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

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SENIOR CLASS The Feudal Lords in power this year have been outstanding in many fields. Olan Hedrick is not only popular among the students, but he is our star football and basket- ball player. Leona Gates was joke editor of the “Maple Leaves” of 1933 and a member of the cast of “Husbands on Approval.” Maxwell Sutton undertook much of the re- sponsibility of putting on the vaudeville for the “Maple Leaves” staff; and if only for this, we owe him much praise, for it was a great success and a great help to the staff. Now we, the “Maple Leaves” staff, represent- ing the junior class, must undertake the hard task of bidding the seniors goodbye. It is a cool world they will face when leaving us, owing to the conditions of the present time; but they are not the type to be discouraged, for every member of this class has proved that he can be successful if he wishes. During the three years in our school they have had a taste of life and at times have been AAA President........................OLAN HEDRICK Vice President.....................LEONA GATES Secretary-Treasurer......MAXWELL SUTTON Honor, prestige, knowledge, all, Distinctive traits of Kings, Prove they the feeling can recall That task completed brings. discontented and discouraged, but everytime they have pulled through without fail. This class, besides being the largest ever graduated from Fairmont Senior High School, was the first class to enter this school from Junior High. Some of the best athletes ever produced in Fairmont are members of this class, and we know that they will do “big things” in the athletic world and make places for themselves. These seniors have made a lasting impression on the other students by displaying outstanding examples of fellowship, sportsmanship, and scholarship. At the close of this year, when the seniors walk up to receive their diplomas, they can look back on their years in high school and have a feeling that they have accomplished everything they set out to undertake. Again we say emphatically, “Good-bye, sen- iors, and may you have all of the luck and suc- cess in life, and may each and everyone attain his ambition.” 18

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CLASSES AAA TJ7|E are in England, during the reign SR of Arthur, among Feudal Lords, Knights, and Squires; and though -sxsLl actuaiiy those nobles are not here, their spirit is present with us, around a table of such deeds as that established by King Arthur. All they embodied has been repeated, elevated to the greatest heights, in the senior class, and their position is just as noble, and respected, and coveted as the throne of former Lords. In the manner of Launcelot fulfilling a quest, with no thought to danger, like Tristram and Gareth upon missions demanding the best of Knights, do the seniors assume respon- sibilities, shoulder difficulties, and by their accomplishments set an example inevitable that we follow. The ideals of knighthood were symbol- ized in their weapons. To speak of his sword is to speak of the Knight, his faith. Golden spurs were his special badge of honor, forbidden all of lesser rank; so is the juniors’ name indicative of their stand- ing. The shaft of the spear symbolized truth, its iron head, strength. The integ- rity of this class embodies all those an- cient weapons signified. The helmet sug- gested modesty; spurs, diligence; only modesty tempers the advancement of this group, and proof of the latter is the high average of the junior class and their past accomplishments. The sophomores, too, pattern their predecessors, King Arthur’s Squires. They had graduated from the rank of page, first stage preparatory for knighthood, to the higher, more dignified rank of Squire. In the same way have the sophomores passed the initial period of development and ad- vanced nearer their ambition. The Squire attended a noble whom he held as an ideal, one he considered himself privileged to serve. He aided his Lord and relinquished his sword or horse when his master’s was gone. These same qualities prevail in the sophomore class. They follow the exam- ple of their superiors with characteristic earnestness, and they show the same loy- alty and unselfishness displayed by Squires of that earlier day. 17

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KENNETH JARRETT PAUL WOOD He is a study of dependability. Rifle Club Mankind has no task that he cannot fulfill. AAA MARGUERITE SPRINGER A friendly girl with every sign of success in her future. Glee Club Nature Club Athletic Club Blue Triangle Hi-Life AAA DONALD BARNES We think that he is one in a million and made of the stuff we admire and strive to copy. Letterman’s Club Hi-Life Glee Club AAA FRANK EVANS He is a gentleman in whom we place absolute trust. Hi-Y AAA VICTOR SLAVEN He has an abundant supply of wit and wisdom, and he uses it judiciously. AAA JANE JENKINS She is a charming girl with a smile for everyone. Choral Club AAA EUGENE TUCKWILLER A remarkable individual who vigo-r- ously pursues all that he undertakes. Hi-Y Kenneth Jarrett Marguerite Springer Donald Barnes Frank Evans Paul Wood Victor Slaven Jane Jenkins Eugene Tuckwiller 19