Fairview High School - Paw Paw Yearbook (Fairview, WV)

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1 SE'NlORS Dramatics Club l-25 Glee Club lg Gun Club 3, May Festitval 1. BILL TOOTHMAN ' Dramatics Club 1: Clean-Up Club 33 P. D. Club 43 Var- sity Club 4: Tzuin Town' Times Staff 4g Paw Paw Staff 43 Baseball 3-4. HAROLD DEBOLT Dratratics Club l-Z: Bio-Chem. Club Z: Thespians 3-4: P. D. Club 4: Pres. Student Council 45 Black Hawk lg Soap Opera 3. BLENDINE MORRIS G. A. A. l-Z. CARL RlNTY Twin. Tower Tinzvs Staff 45 Paw Paw Staff 4 Cunphoto- graphedj . .nr HISTORY OF THE SENIOR -CLASS OF '47 Four year ago last September school was again assembled at Fairview High School with fifty-nine new faces. How happy all we fresh- men were! VVe didn't mind being called freshies by the upper-classmen because we knew they had all gone through the same thing. The first day we met our class sponsors, Mrs. Mary Ann Muir and Miss Phoebe Louise Coombs. Our freshman class officers were: president, Ross Marukag vice-president, Roy Tuttle, and secretary-treasurer, Arthur Puskas. Rachel Eddy and Eugene Paugh were selected as stu- dent council representatives. We chose blue and white as our class colors with the violet as our flower g and Great oaks from little acorns grow as our motto. Then came initiation week when the seniors exercised their superiority at the freshies, ex- pense. Gilbert Marple went out for football this year. Mary Turek, Suzanne Wliite, Bob Parrish, Roy Tuttle, Letha Yost, Doris Ann Straight, Gil- bert Marple, Leola Rinehart, june Clevenger and Rachel Eddy represented our class in the band this year. The freshies who showed their acting abil- ity in the fall play, 'lTime for Everything , were: Bill Hanes, june Clevenger, Anita Rush, and Gilbert Marple. Appearing in the spring production Black Hawk' were: Harold De- Bolt, Anita Rush, and june Clevenger. The May Festival under the direction of our class sponsor, Mrs. Muir, was a great success with the help of most of the girls in our class. The 1947 Paw Paw September 6, 1944 saw fifty of the original fifty-nine meek little freshies back as worldly sophomores with Sarah Hibbs, Betty Suite, and Roxie Sole adding their names to our enroll- ment. Officers elected to guide, the class through the next two semesters were: presi- dent, Doris Ann Straight: vice-president, june Clevengerg and secretary-treasurer, Betty june Dalton 3 Mary Turek and Arthur Pnskas helped in the government of our school as members of the student council. Miss Mary jane Stevens replaced Mrs. Muir as one of our class spon- sors. This year the Fairview Graded School moved to the third floor of our building with the sev- enth and eighth grades combining with the high school, thus making it a six-year school. Martha Toothman, Ruth Swiger, Mary Am- endolia and Betty june Dalton became major- ettes in the band with Betty jean jones step- ping into the lead as drum majorette. Going out for football this year were: Arthur Puskas. Fred Clevenger, Bob Parrish, jimmy Straight, Gilbert Marple, with Billy Hanes as manager. Our class was also represented in basketball by Ross Maruka, Arthur Puskas and junior Moran. Bill Hanes had a leading role in the fall pro- duction Professor How Could You! Those in the spring play, 'letters to Lucerne , were: june Clevenger, Ruth Swiger, Bill Hanes, Su- zanne XN'hite, Rachel Eddy, Mildred Toothman, and Betty jean jones. This year Bill Hanes had the honor of being the lirst member of our class initiated into the Thespians. i 13

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SENIORS RACH EL EDD Y Glee Club 15 Dramatics Club 25 G. A. A.'15 Latin Club 3-45 Thespians 3-45 jr. Red Cross 15 Student Council 1-45 Vice- Pres, junior Class5 Sec'y-Treas. Thespians 45 Majorette 15 May Festival 1-25 Stage Mgr. Letters to Lucerne 25 Prop. Mgr. Professor, How Could You! 25 Bus. Mgr. Brother Goose 35 VVby the Chimes Rang 3. GENE ATKINSON P. D. Club 45 Vo.-Ag. Club 2-35 Dramatics Club 1. ROY KYLE TUTTLE Sec'y-Treas. F. F. A. 1-25 Vice-Pres. Camera Club 35 Vice- Pres. Freshman Class5 Vice-Pres. Student Council 45 Band 1-2-3-45 Boys' Quartette 35 Basketball 3-4. WILDA LOUGH Glee Club 15 Dramatics Club 1-Z5 -Ir. Red Cross 15 Latin Club 2-3-45 Twin Tower Times Staff 45 Paw Paw Staff 45 Ghost Wanted 4. NANCY BOORE Gun Club 35 G. A. A. 25 Dramatics Club 15 Glee Club 35 May Festival 1-2-35 The5F1hting Littles' 3. SARAH HIBBS , G. A. A. 2: Gun Club 35 Glee Club 25 May Festival 35 Basketball 3. CARL ROBISON Ir. Red Cross 15 Dramatics Club 15 Bio-Chem. Club 25 Clean- Up Club 25 Science Club 35 Camera Club 45 Parliamentarian Latin Club 45 Basketball 3-45 Twin Tower 711.11108 Staff 45 Paw Paw Staff 4. HELEN AMOS G. A. A. lg Dramatics Club 25 Latin Club 45 P. D. Club 45 Sec'y-Treas. P. D. Club 45 73'lC'1'Pl Tower Times StaH 45 Paw Paw Staff 4. BETTY SUITE Dramatics Club 1-2-35 Glee Club 1-35 Latin Club 45 Student Council 35 May Festival 2-35 Twin Totwr Times Staff 45 Paw Paw Staiif 45 Ghost Wanted 45 Prompter 4'The Fighting Littles. DORIS ANN STRAIGHT G. A. A. 15 Dramatics Club 1-Z5 Glee Club 1-45 Jr. Red Cross 15 Pres. Sophomore Classg May Festitval 15 Band 1-3-4. Thr 1947 Paw Paw

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HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS OF '47 C Continued j Those holding offices in various clubs from our class were: Roy Tuttle, secretary of F. F. A., Bob Parrish, treasurer of F. F. A., Ed Tubridy, treasurer of Bio-Chem Club, Ross Maruka, vice-president of Bio-Chem Club, June Clevenger, secretary and treasurer of the Glee Club. Gilbert Marple, Eugene Paugh, Andrew Slobodzian, Charles Haught, Pat Clelland and Lee Floyd quit school to join the armed forces. The Junior Year of this class began Septem- ber 8. 1945 with the following class officers: president, Ross Maruka, vice-president, Rachel Eddy, secretary-treasurer, Betty jean Jones, and Arthur Puskas and Betty Suite. student council representatives. Again our class spon- sors were changed with Miss Toothman and Miss Milano taking the responsibilities. This year was quite successful with the juniors being given their first chance to display their abilities by sponsoring a Halloween Party on October 25th. The football season came and went with Jim- my Straight, Junior Moran, Fred Clevenger, Ross Maruka and Arthur Puskas carrying the ball for the Indians. Leading our basketball team to many victories were: Ross Maruka, Arthur Puskas, Carl Robison, Junior Moran and Roy Tuttle. This year Fairview High or- ganized its first baseball team in many years. lt proved its ability by winning the Mason- Dixon League championship. Helping to win this title were: Bill Toothman, Bill Hanes and Ross Maruka. The fall production, Brother Goose , in- cluded: Suzanne White, June Clevenger, Ra- chel Eddy, Ruth Swiger and Anita Rush. Dur- ing this year June Clevenger, Ruth Swiger, Rachel Eddy, Suzanne White, Anita Rush and Harold DeBolt gained entrance into the Thes- pians. Because V of their participation in various sports Ross Maruka, Carl Robison, Roy Tuttle, Arthur Puskas, Bill Hanes and Junior Moran were made members of the Varsity Club. Those holding office in the Latin Club were: Mildred Toothman, secretary and treasurer and Ruth Swiger, sergeant-at-arms, Roy Tuttle was president of the Camera Club, Harold De- Bolt was vice-president of the Senior Dramatics Club, Arthur Puskas was treasurer of the Var- sity Club, Letha Yost was vice-president of the Junior Red Cross, Bob Parrish was presi- dent of the F. F. A. and George Brock was sergeant-at-arms. The Gun Club officers were: Barbara Rosic, president, Mary Turek, vice-president, and secretary, Helen Pribble. Martha Toothman was a member of the Pau' Paw staff. ' Then came the week of excitement when student council officers were elected for '46- 47. The successful candidates were: president, 14 Harold DeBolt, vice-president, Roy -Tuttle, secretary, Ruth Swiger, and sergeant-at-arms, Jimmy Straight. The defeated candidates were Junior Moran, Rachel Eddy, Ross Maruka and Arthur Puskas, who according to our constitu- tion, were made student council representatives for their senior year. ' Betty Suite, Betty lean Jones, Suzanne White, Ruth Swiger, Mildred Toothman, Flo- rence Clair, Anita Rush, Bill Hanes and Nancy Boore had parts in the spring play Fighting Littles . The night of the Junior-Senior Prom K May 105 came off in grand style with june fPar- rishj Clevenger presiding as Queen and Fred Clevenger as King. Members of this court were: Betty Jean Jones, Jimmy Straight, Ruth Swiger, Harold DeBolt, Mildred Toothman, Arthur Puskas, Leola Rinehart, and Ross Mar- uka. The music for the prom was furnished by Jimmy Morgan and his orchestra. Fred Clev- enger left for the Navy this year. It was a happy day when on September 4, 1946 we entered the halls of Fairview High School as dignified seniors. This year only forty of the original fifty-nine students suc- ceeded in reaching their final year of high school with several G. I. veterans joining our class. Our class officers for this last year were: Ar- thur Puskas, president, Bill Hanes, vice-pres- ident, Edward Tubridy, secretary-treasurer. Student Council representatives were: Edward Tubridy, Suzanne White, Mildred Toothman and Hugh Straight. Q- Those serving on the Paw-Paw staff were: Ross Maruka, editor, Arthur Puskas, assistant editor, Ruth Swiger, business manager, Su- zanne White, assistant business manager, Bet- ty .Iean jones, advertising manager, Jimmy Straight, assistant advertising manager, Betty Suite, circulation manager, Wilda Lough, so- ciety editor, Carl Robison, sports editor, Helen Amos, calendar, Ed Tubridy, photographer, assistant sports editor, Bill Toothman, club ed- itor, Mary Amendolia, feature editor, Florence Clair, artist, Junior Moran. Betty jean jones was initiated into the Thes- pians. Betty Suite and Wilda Lough appeared in the fall play Ghost Wanted . Seniors who dropped out of school during the year were: Martha Toothman Tennant, Le- ola Rinehart Haught, june Parrish Clevenger and Dolores Stanchek. The Senior play was given early in April with several seniors participating in it, and May was Hlled with the excitement of the coming graduation activities. With our diplomas in hand we, the class of '47, bid farewell to the school and teachers we have learned to love and respectlto take our place in the future world. RACHEL EDDY AND RUTH SWIGER. The 1947 Paw Paw