Grafton High School - Re Echo Yearbook (Grafton, WV)

Text from Pages 1 - 138 of the 1926 volume:

The Mount CONTENTS First THIS AND THAT Second FACULTY Third CLASSES Fourth ATHLETICS Fifth ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS Sixth ADVERTISEMENTS AND HUMOR 1926 paye three The Mount iiimiiiuMHiiiuiiitiumiitiHiiimiiiiimmiMHiiMMitimiiHmiiMiiiiiiiniHi DEDICATION LTHOUGH the Seniors of Twenty-Six have had the misfortune to be deprived of the presence and wholesome influence of Miss Watkins, who be- cause of a lingering illness, has been confined to her home, they hold in memory her faithful services of former years. She has been the Senior Class Advisor. Director of the Senior Dramatic Club. Faculty Advisor of the Mountaineer Staff, and has helped to plan Commencement Exercises and Senior Parties. Hoping to show, in a small way. our appreciation of her splendid work we dedicate this book to Miss G. Minette Watkins. umiiMiii 1926 MISS G. M1NETTE WATKINS 1926 page five page six The Mount- THE MOUNT STAFF RAY SHAW Athletics JAMES KELLEY Circulation MARY THOMAS Snapshots JOHN HARTER Editor-in-Chief '% BILLY DOLL Sophomores RUTH TURNER Asst. Manager MISS RACHEL E. NEWELL Faculty Advisor SIDNEY SOMMERVILLE Literary ARTHUR RIDENOUR Artist WILLARD MURPHY Business Manager VIRGINIA SAMPLES Associate Editor RUTH BITTINGER Typist VIRGIL HANDLEY Humor DOROTHY BAKER Asst. Manager ELOISE KEER Juniors 1926 The Mount- 1926 page eight GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION 1926 page nine ■The Mount- H. A. RICE Superintendent of Schools 1926 page ten acuity The Mount——: —— MISS RUTH BATTEN. A. B. West Virgin:? University—English II, Civics. C. W. WEAVER. A. B. West Virginia University. Emory and Henry College. Duke University—Chem- istry. Physics. MISS KI.AYDE B. SPAUR. A. B. West Virginia University. Fairmont Normal—Physical Education. Civics. 1926 The Mount R. S. RIDENOUR West Virginia University. West Vir- ginia Wesleyan. Fairmont Nofmal—In- dustrial Arts. Mechanical Drawing. 1926 page sixteen The Mount MISS IDA B. DORSEY. B. S.. M. S. West Virginia University. Iowa State College—Home Economics. J. V. SMITH. B. S. Wilmington. Ohio State. Fairmont Normal—Coach Physical Education. Mathematics. MISS VIVIAN MORTON. A. B. West Virginia University—Mathe- matics. 1926 page seventeen The Mount- Miss VAUGHN McMINN. A. B.. M. A. Columbia University. West Virginia University—English I. R. C. REYNOLDS. A. B. Lynchburg University. Columbia Uni- versity—Mathematics. Shorthand. MISS KATHERINE SHEPLER West Virginia University. University of Pennsylvania—Community Civics. Modern History, Sociology and Econom- ics. 1926 page eighteen The Mount MISS BERl. KITZMIl.I.HR Secretary of the Superintendent. 1926 page nineteen The Mount MISS AMANDA ABBOTT O buv.:K concerned with the school activities of Grafton is comp ___________________«... mention of Miss Amanda Abbott. Her record as a school teacher is thought to be without an equal. For forty-seven consecutive years .she has stood faithfully at her post in the same room, in the old Central Building, teaching the same primary grade. During this time, about four thousand names have been on her roll, including some of this country's most prominent men and women who proudly acknowledge her as their first instructor. The present graduating class is composed largely of her ex-pupils, the same as many preceding classes have been. We take this humble means of expressing our sincere appre- ciation of her exceptional service. 1926 page twenty Classes ■The Mount 1926 page livmty-thrrf The Mount Sr 8 !■■■■■■ ■ .««w rl JOHN HARTER Teto” Scientific Editor-in-Chief, The Mount: Literary Team. '24: Football. ‘24, '25: Glee Club. '24; Hi Y. '25: Semi Chorus. '25, '26: Orchestra. '25: Class Official. '24: El Bandido: Gypsy Rover; Mountaineer. '24. '25; Senior Dramatics. MARY THOMAS ''Tom'- Classical The Mount: Class Official. '25. '26; Gypsy Rover: Mountaineer. '25, '26; Glee Club, '23. '24, '25. ‘26; Senior Dramatics. WILLARD MURPHY Murph General Business Manager. The Mount: Foot- ball. '25: El Bandido: Senior Dramatics: Semi Chorus. '26: Washington Irving High School. '23, '24, '25. MARGUERITE HANLEY Marg” General Glee Club. '22. '23. “She is gentle, she is shy. hut there's mis- chief in her eye. 1926 page tuteniy-four The Mount- RUTH BITTINGER Prudy Commercial The Mount; Glee Club. '24. '26: Senior Dramatics. RAY SHAW Albert Scientific The Mount: Literary Team. '24, '25; Mountaineer. '23: '24. ’25: Glee Club. 24: Semi Chorus. '25. '26: Gypsy Rov- er; El Bandido; Orcnestra. '24; Band. 26; Class Official. ‘23;. '24: Senior Dramatics. RUTH TURNER Ruthie ' Classical The Mount: Glee Club '23. '24, '25. '26: Semi Chorus '25. '26: Mountain- eer '26: Gypsy Rover: El Bandido: Sen- ior Dramatics. JAMES KELLY Jimmie General The Mount. One boy who will be able to out talk his wife. 1926 page twenty-five The Mount VIRGIL HANDLEY 'Spig” Scientific The Mount; Student Council. '26: Hi Y. '25. '26; Mountaineer. '25; Or- chestra, '25. RUTH CLINGAN Speedy” Commercial Glee Club. '25; Class Official. '25 '26. MARGARET MAYS Peg” Classical Glee Club. '25. '24. '25. '26: Senior Dramatics. IRENE COLLIER Renic Commercial Glee Club. '25. '24. '25. When she does it. there's no delay. 1926 page tiventy-six The Mount- SIDNEY SOMMERVILLE Sid Scienti, ic Class President. '25, '26; The Mount; Glee Club, '25. ‘24. '25: Debating Team. '24. '25. '26; Literary Team. '24. '25; Mountaineer. '25, '24; Senior Dramatics. RONALD BISHOP Ham General Glee Club, '25: Gypsy Rover: El Ban dido: Class Official. '22; Football. '24. '25; Semi Chorus. '25. '26. DOROTHY BAKER Bake Classical The Mount: Glee Club Official. '25. '26; Mountaineer. '24. '25; Gypsy Rov- er; El Bandido; Student Council Offi- cial. '26: Class Official. '26. KATHRYN MILLER Kaddie Classical Mountaineer. '25, '26: Glee Club. 24. '25. '26—Official. '25; Semi Chorus '25. '26; Class Official. '25: Gypsy Rov- er: El Bandido: Senior Dramatics. 1926 page tu'enty-seivn ■The Mount HARRY CHENOWETH Cheney Scientific Editor-in-Chief Mountaineer. '26; Simpson High School, '23, '24. RUBY SHROYER Bee Commercial Glee Club. '23. '24; Mountaineer. '26; Senior Dramatics. LEOMA ZUMBRO Rosie Vocational “She is sure to fill some “big boy's life with happiness. FRANCES CAMPBELL. Slats General Glee Club. '25. '26: Orchestra. '23, '24. 1926 page twenty-eight The Mount � MARGUERITE BURKE ' Burkess Classical Glee Club. '23. '24. '25. '26: Senior Dramatics. JAMES GULL Jimmie Classical Literary Team. '25; Football. '25: Basketball. '24. '25. '26; Debating Team. '24. '25. '26; Hi Y. '25—Offi- cial. '26; Glee Club. '24: Semi Chorus. '26: Senior Dramatics. MARY REMLINGER Maria Classical Mountaineer. '25; Glee Club. '23; Or- chestra, '23. '25; Senior Dramatics. BARD HICKMAN Hick Scientific Basketball. '23. 24. '25. '26. He was necer known to be short. 1926 page twenty-nine The Mount HOWARD HOSTLER Hoss' Vocational Football. '24. '25. Any old place the gang goes, he'll be there. VIRGINIA SAMPLES Gin ' Classical The Mount: Glee Club. '23. ‘24. '25. '26: Mountaineer, '24. '25. '26: Class Official. '25; Gypsy Rover: El Bandido: Semi Chorus. '25; '26; Senior Dramatics. WINNIE NEWLON Winnie General Glee Club. '22. '23. Her Motto is. fast, faster, fastest RUTH WHITE Ruthie Classical Mountaineer. '26: Senior Dramatics. 1926 page thirty The Mount GLADYS TAYLOR Gladious'' Scientific Glee Club. '23, '24. '25. '26: Gypsy Rover: El Bandido: Senior Dramatics. FLOYD MATHENY Flip” Vocational Assistant Librarian. '26: Senior Dra- matics. MARY PAINTER Ted” General ' Worry is a stranger to her. RALPH LaRUE Blozo” Vocational Hi Y. '23, '24. '25. '26: Football. '24. '25: Bsketball. '25. '26: Track. '23. '25: Class Official. '23. 1926 —----------------------------- page thirty-one The Mount DORSEY KNIGHT ' Daisy” Commercial 'He never complains; he is never unpre- jared. MILDRED McKEEN Millie Commercial Glee Club. '26. She passes like a pleasant thought. MARGARET HANWAY Margie Classical Glee Club. '23. '24. '25. 26: Semi Chorus. '25, '26: Senior Dramatics. MARGUERITE TERRELL Skeezicks” Commercial Glee Club, '23. '24: Orchestra, '23. '24, '25. 1926 page thirty-two -The Mount NEVA MENEAR Neece” Classical Senior Dramatics; Flemington High School. '23, '24, '25. HARRY WHITE “Whitie General Glee Club. '24.: Student Manager. '25: Gypsy Rover; El Bandido; Senior Dramatics. VIRGINIA HAYMOND Gin’’ Vocational Glee Club, '24. She has no time for study. LOIS GRINNAN Bill” General Mischief, youth, and pep personified. 1926 page thirty-three The Mount CHARLES LEACH ‘Leachie’ General Hi Y Club. '25. '26; Senior Dra- matics. ROXY LIPSCOMB Roxy-’ Scientific “She smiles and the world smiles with her. WILMA PARKH1LL Parkie Vocational Glee Club. '25. '26. Always on time and always prepared is her motto. IMOGENE DEVERS Gene'’ Classical Glee Club. '25. '26; El Bandido; Senior Dramatics. 1926 page thirty-four The Mount ROSA BURGE Rose” Commercial Glee Club, '23. '24. ’25; Gypsy Rover. GEORGE BARNARD Doug Commercial He lakes life as it comes and enjoys it. THELMA YATES Dido- Commercial Glee Club. ’23. '24; She is continually sitting on something THURMAN HATHAWAY Hathy Vocational Glee Club. ’24. 'He's just a fair haired, happy-go-lucky youth. 1926 page thirty-fic'e The Mount— ALPH BLACK Skuz” Vocational Football. '24. '25: Basketball. '26. MARTHA ABLE Marse Classical Glee Club. '23. '24. '25. ‘26: Senior Dramatics. DORWIN ROBINSON Peanuts Classical Glee Club. ’24: El Bandido: Gypsy Rover. MARTHA LOWE Mart Scientific Mountaineer. '26: Student Council. 26; Semi Chorus, '26; Senior Dramatics. 1926 page thirty-six The Mount EILEEN YATES Commercial Her idea of life is to hoe for pleasure. EVA WOODYARD General Senior Dramatics. Laughs when she can. is candid at times. HAYWARD HAMRICK Scientific St. Marys High School. '25. '24, '25. He'll make an intellectual genius very easily. STELLA MORGAN Scientific Glee Club. '25. '26: El Bandido Broaddus Academv. '21. '22: Senior Dra matics. 1926-= page thirty-seven The Mount EDGAR REESE Pete- Classical Glee Club. ’24. He has a winning wag with the ladies. ORELA RINGER Realy Classical Clee Club.’23. ’24. ’25. ’26: Gypsv Rover. ARTHUR RIDENOUR Peck” Scientific The Mount: Glee Club. '24: Gypsv Rover: El Bandido: Mountaineer. ‘24 Zheer Leader. '24: Senior Dramatics. ELIZABETH HARTER DAVIS Libby Commercial Glee Club. '23. '25: Mountaineer '26: Gypsy Rover. 1926 page thirty-eight The Mount WIl.DA MARKS Wilda Commercial Glee Club. '23, '24; Senior Dramatics. BERNARD SATTERFIELD Sat- Vocational “The glory of a firm capacious m:nd is his.” KATHERINE PITZER Pat Vocational Glee Club. '23. '24: Senior Dramatics. LENA LOUGH Enie Classical Business Manager Mountaineer. '26; Student Council. '26; Senior Dramatics. Assistant Librarian. 1926- page thirty-nine ----------—The Mount LESTER HARDMAN -Dutch Commercial Glee Club. ’24. 'He has the qualities of a great newspa per magnate.” VIARY MADALINE GERKIN Gerk- Commercial She’s a jolly good sport.” OMA FINDLEY ' Oma Jay- Commercial Glee Club. '23, '24: Senior Dramatic - RUTH WITHERS Rufus- Commercial Glee Club. '23: Senior Dramatics. ---1926 page forty The Mount GEORGE ZINN -Sam Scientific Mountaineer. '26: Senior Dramatics. N'OLA JOHNSON Nola Classical Senior Dramatics. “She is admired for saying what she thinks.” WHITFIELD CASTEEL “Whitty Vocational Mountaineer. ’26. “You could never tell he is so ivise by the size of his eyes.” MARGEL KNABENSHUE Ducky- Classical Glee Club. '23. '24. '25: Mountaineer '26: Gypsy Rover: Senior Dramatics. 1926 page forty-one The Mount ARTHUR VEYON -Art General It well becomes a young man to be modest.” MARGARE I MORAN Peggie Commercial Glee Club. '23. '24. '25. '26: El Ban- dido. HELEN MENEAR Clarie General T cue to her word, her work, her friends.” PAUL WARD “Gordy Scientific Football. ‘25: El Bandido: Senior Dra- matics. 1926 page forty-two _______ The Mount— —— WILFORD BROWN ‘ Brownie General Men of great minds are not always talk- ing about it. FRANKLIN GERKIN 'Rabbit General Football '24-'25. Baseball '23-'24. A chip off the old block. GRACE CLINE Dors Commercial Glee Club ‘23. Pretty, complete, end neat: the fellows all think she's mighty sweet. LLOYD SAYERS “Lefty” Vocational Student Athletic Manager ‘26. He is the most industrious manager we have ever known. KENNETH DeMOSS Kenny Scientific Mountaineer '26. His lively looks a quick mind indicates HAZEL SAUCER Skizzecko Classical Glee Club '23-'26. El Bandido. Senior Dramatics. To every day she brings good cheer.” ROBERT DOTSON Corky- General Football ‘25. Track '25. A man that men honor and women trust. EDWIN KNOTTS “Eddie” Vocational He'll make us gasp with amazement when he captures his first million. 1926 page forty-three The Mount SENIOR CLASS HISTORY N ALL CLASS HISTORIES the author begins by lamenting his position and treatment as a Freshman, but this history will commence differently. Never could our class have been termed poor Freshmen. never were we aware of the upper classmen looking upon us with disdain. Indeed it is really mar- velous the immediate respect thev accorded us. It seemed apparent that they recog- nizd in us. even from the beginning, our superiorly over all past, present, and future classes. There was nothing timid about us so we immediately began to show the faculty and other classes how to do things. We gave fatherly suggestions to the Sophomore. Junior, and Senior Classes as how to eat properly, dress tastefully, dispose of Report Cards when you did not want to take them home and how to act on all occasions. The present brilliant Senior Class entered High School on September 8. 1922. Upon our entrance into High School we were greeted with bows and courtesies from the upper classmen and the band played Hail the conquering Heroes come.” We made a few mistakes, but these blunders were soon forgotten. We managed to settle down to the easy life of the worthless yet necessary Freshmen. The first floor then being “Freshmen Lane” was provided with every convenience for our safety and comfort with the exception of “straight jackets. However, this deficit was not felt as we spent most of our time on the better equipped Second floor. At our class meeting held October 2. 1922. we elected: President RALPH LARUE Vice-President RAY SHAW Secretary and Treasurer VIRGINIA SAMPLES Our Class color was White due to the fact that none of the Garrison School pupils had been able to pass the eighth grade examination entering them to High School. Later, however, we selected cerise and silver as smybols of our taste. At that time we neglected to name a class flower but at present some of the Seniors are urging that we adopt the Century Plant as it might be blooming when some of them finally graduate. We had one social event on February 2. At this party we played a queer game called Mules . Nearly everyone present enjoyed this game as they had only to act natural. By the time we were Sophomores our Class was gaining quite a reputation for an all-around class, although, we regret to mention the fact, many of our members were losing theirs. Our Sophomore Officers were: President KATHARINE SAWYER Vice-President JOHN HARTER Secretary and Treasurer JAMES GULL Cheer Leader RAY SHAW We have many things to our credit as Sophomores. Indeed everything we at- tempted in our Sophomore year was successful. Our Sophomore party was held November 22 and was quite a successful affair. The two chief diversions of the party were trying to slip past Miss Shepler at the door without paying, and going from one student to another inquiring when the refresh- ments were to be served. It was during our Sophomore year that the literary flame burned high in our class. 1926 page thirty-four The Mount SENIOR CLASS HISTORY A group of Sophomores taking Latin formed a Latin Club and succeded in put ting on a Chapel program that Miss Loar had been trying to get her students to have for the past three years. It remained for the Sophomores to accomplish this feat. It might be mentioned that a few members of the other classes assisted us but the majority of actors and writers were from the Sophomore Class. It was in 1923 that the traditional Inter-class Debates were initiated into the realm of high school activities. The Debates were very sensational: and a thing almost unheard of in the general run of events, was the defeat of the Senior Class at the hands of the peppy-’ young Sophomores. The Sophomore Class claimed three out of the four members on the Literary Team which represented Grafton High School in the District meet. In our Sophomore year we acquired the now famous motto. Primus Extremus. Semper.” In the junior year we aimed to uphold the brilliant record established by our class in the past two years. Our officers for the Junior year were: President SIDNEY SOMMERVILLE Secretary and Treasurer MARY THOMAS Cheer Leader RUTH CLINGAN Here also, we excelled in athletics and literary accomplishments. Again our class claimed three of the four members of the Literary Team and again our Debating Team was victorious, thus according the Junior Class the Silver Loving Cup To Have and to Hold”—if possible. In our Junior Year we sponsored two social affairs, the Junior party of Decem- ber 17 and the Junior-Senior Reception of May 22. Both these entertainments were declared successful by those who attended. But the year that we are proudest of is this, our Senior Year. Seldom has a class had a more brilliant past record and if one may judge future by the past it is. to the mind of the writer, a matter of only a few years when the class will bear a more notorious reputa- tion as a class of notables. Our Senior officers are: President SIDNEY SOMMERVILLE Secretary MARY THOMAS Treasury DOROTHY BAKER Perhaps our biggest accomplishment of all four years is the publication of our annual. It remained for our class to assume the responsibilities of a year book which had been denied the Students of Grafton High School for the past six years. Indeed the Junior Class will have to work mighty hard next year even to attempt to carry on what we have started, let alone to start anything new. We realize that we have one of the most versatile of classes. More personalities are represented in our class than in any other one group. We have within our ranks, some of the best students, some of the worst students, we hve some the most spectacular athletes and the most brilliant orators, we have some of the cleverest bluffers and the most industrious loafers, but they all go to make a class that never can be surpassed. In truth we might say that the Senior class of '26 has “made poetry of statistics and glorious romance of history.” 1926 page forty-five The Mount SENIOR CLASS WILL We. the graduating class of 1926. Grafton High School. Grafton. W. Va., being of sound mind (?) and body do hereby will and bequeath the following things. To the Juniors we leave our Senior Dignity and our Senior Privileges, few though they are, our seats in the auditorium and our collective ability to annoy the faculty, that is those who feel equal to returning next year. To the faculty who has cherished us for four years we leave a wish that they may be amply repaid by the angelic behavior of the succeeding classes. Marguerite Burke regretfully leaves her ability to fall to Oletta DeMoss. Margaret Mays wills her chewing gum to Willa Carter. Mary Thomas leaves her position as Senior Secretary to Evelyn Welsh. Ruth Bittinger sorrowfully leaves her vanity case to Elizabeth Dean. Ruth Turner wills her Big Ben (alarm clock) to Mary Wilson. Dorothy Baker wills her famous sayings to Charles Wilmoth. John Harter is sorry to leave his ability to make love to three at a lime but since he must he wishes Lewis Poe to have it. Ruth Clingan leaves her speed to Helen Coffman. Charles Leach leaves his bright sweater to Howard Wolfe. Kathryn Miller wills her interest in blonde teachers to Bee Cox. Helen Menear wills her ability as a piano player to Leah Mauller. Virgil Handley wills his College Humors to Charles Friedman. Arthur Veyon leaves to Mr. Clark his ability to drive a car. Virginia Samples leaves her dramatic ability, great though it may be. to Mary Sin- sel. Irene Collier leaves her ability to '‘Charleston’' to Elizabeth Alexander. Frances Campbell wills her height to Clara Bennett and her slimness to Margaret Jaco. James Gull unwillingly leaves his athletic career to Joseph White but takes with him his dream castles (cassells). Willard Murphy docs not leave Carrie Bennett to some nice Junior who will cherish her till death do them part. Dorsey Knight wills his position of assistant janitor to Elroy Dotson. Bard Hickman wills to Charles Steele his height and his ability to play basketball. Harry Chenoweth wills his position of editor of the Mountaineer to Charles Watkins. Stella Morgan wills her ability to sleep in class to Joe Folio. Sidney Sommerville wills her Paris gowns to Dorothy Nye. Eva Woodyard wills her quiet disposition to Eloise Kerr. Mary Remlinger leaves her cherished asthetic dancing ability to Sherman Fried- man. Elizabeth Davis wills her novel on matrimony to Frances Noble. Flip'' Matheny wills the library to Bill Manley. Lester Hardman wills his newspaper stand to James Breakall. Ray Shaw wills his Sweet Disposition to Mr. Clark. Therefore, we the Senior Class of 1926. do hereby declare all this to be the truth and nothing but the truth, written this 25th day of May in the presence of the class lawyers, I. M. Ill and U. R. Sick, signed and sealed by the officers of the Senior Class. SIDNEY SOMMERVILLE. Pres. MARY THOMAS. Sec. DOROTHY BAKER. Treas. 1926 page forty-six •The Mount SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY P r WAS NEW YEAR'S EVE in the year of 2000. A cold wind from the north was sweeping over the great metropolis of Grafton causing every living thing to seek shelter. Over head hung great dark clouds through which the moon peered at intervals. Ear above this great city lay the old historic graveyard known as Bluemont Ceme- tery. Now on this particular eve the city clock ws chiming the eleventh hour from the lofty spires of that magnificent work of architecture, the First Church of the Pen- tecostal on Boyd Street. Scarcely had the last notes died on the night air. when this old cemetery seemed to fill slowly with black and white robbed figures—the once very familiar figures of some eighty years before. It happened that at this particular moment old Mr. Moon was peeping from behind a certain black cloud and when he beheld this sleepy city filled with ghost like figures and heard the wind so mournfully sighing he lost his equilibrium and almost fell out of the sky. He regained it. however, when the startling truth burst upon him—this was a reunion of the spirits of the Grafton High School graduating class of 1926. There was suddenly a lull in the wind so Mr. Moon stayed out to watch this strange- ly weird sight this is what he saw: The door of a mauseleum opened slowly with a rusty creaking and Sidney Som- merville came forth, looked all about and gave a cackle which sounded like it might have been a one time nervous giggle. In one hand she was carrying notes on the World Court and she was gesticulating wildly with the other. She had spent her days debating political questions and lecturing on the advantages of alcoholic matrimony. In the stillness another familiar giggle was heard and some flying wisps of red hair came floating into view. Ruth was an exact image of her former self even to the ever present ham sandwich and a box of chocolates in one hand and her “Big Ben alarm in the other. Kaddie Miller was flitting noisily hither and thither among the pines, taking stretching exercises but all in vain. Kaddie wasn't a bit taller than ever. Next to be recognized was James Gull, clothed in white overalls. Jame’s life work had been the Superintendency of the White Wings of Pittsburgh. On top of a tomb stone Margaret Mays and Virgil Handley were perched. Marg had spent her life milking cows on a western ranch and chewing gum while Virgil had been a great musician after inventing his own instrument. Blozo LaRuc was marching in a lordly manner above the graves. Ralph had been a world’s famous balloonist until his hard let down. A great rattling was heard in the distance and Frances Campbell came towering toward her S1926 page forty-seven The Mount SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY former classmates. Frances had grown famous traveling as Slats the world's tallest woman, in the circus. Hazel Saucer and Stella Morgan who had danced their lives away in vaudeville as the Dainty Dancers came tripping gayly forward. Harry Chenoweth appeared in the crowd at this moment, carrying a monkey wrench, a symbol of his life's work as an auto mechanic. Dorsey Knight, a one time noted perfume and toilet water manufacturer joined the ranks. At this moment a tall fellow in a swallow tail coat came into view from behind a tombstone and it was nobody else but Charles Leach the notorious undertaker who met his death drinking embalming fluid. Out of the darkness came Dorothy Baker and Mary Thomas. Dorothy bore the earmarks of the 63rd female mayor of Webster, while Mary was the deceased editor of Snappy Stories. George Bernard the author of the book Willie Tickle came from the tomb leading the ghost of his beautiful wife lmogene Devers. After these came Margaret Hanway. head of the Committee warring against cigarette smokers who threw lighted stubs in goloshes, followed by her worthy assistant Marguerite Burke. Ruth White. Lois Grinnan and Virginia Haymond. those heroic women who consecrated their lives to selling geraniums to orphan children in Africa came forward and joined the reunion. Martha Lowe, captain of a squad of chewing gum detectives, and her helpers. Lena Lough. Edwin Knotts and Floyd Matheny were sitting under a pine laying deep plans. Gladys Taylor, one time kindergarden teacher, breezed in with the remnants of her clothing flapping in the wind. Mary Gerkins had led an exciting life manufacturing tissue paper hinges for bank vaults with the aid of Howard Hostler and Franklin Ger- kins. Thurman Hathway the second Irving Berlin of his day was heard piping one of his own compositions. On top of a marble slab Peck Ridenour and Harry White were seen going through peculiar antics and it was remembered that they were dancing the Charles- ton, the dance that brought them fame on the stage in 1927. There was great excite- ment in the graveyard when Ralph Black appeared. Ralph had had a very spectacular career—with his colleague Ruby Shroyer the bobbed haired bandit having spent their lives evading the police until they were caught and a hemp necktie given Ralph as a reward while Ruby wept her life away behind prison bars at Sing Sing. Ruby's former sweetheart “Ron Bishop immediately jumped into the Dead Sea and was henceforth never heard from. He was overheard telling Whitfield Casteel and M. Knotts famous football coaches, that the sea wasn't as dead as reported. Elizabeth Harter Davis the “bluebeardess of the class, came down a path and Arela Ringler. former saleswoman for the Sanitary Kiss Co. was heard to whisper to Lloyd Sayres and Orville Kinsey noted in- ventors of yeast guaranteed to raise anything from window blinds to children, that Libby at the time of her death had just been divorced from her seventh husband. 1926 page forty-eight ■The Mount— SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY A black haired woman was noticed and Rosa Burge world's famous biscuit baker was identified. A swish of grass skirts was heard and Helen Menear, queen of the Figi Islands came dancing out on the green. Martha Able. Wilda Marks and Mildred Mc- Keen were there in white aprons which they wore while testing holes in doughnuts in a bakery. Winnie Newlon. Kathryn Pitzer and Eileen Yates were famous ice skaters until the ice broke. Ruth Clingan and Grace Cline owners of a hot dog stand on Broad- way appeared. No one was surprised when Paul Ward. George Zinn and Kenneth DeMoss former conductors on the Grafton trolley were seen sitting calmly on the brink of a grave. There was a faint rustle and Thelma Yates and Irene Collier, very sharp women and former owners of a carpet tack factory arrived. Lester Hardman the wealthy man of the class left his money to the apple hounds who were oppressed by their masters. Margaret Moran and Ruth Bittinger were canary bird trainers and Blanche Leach. Edgar Reese and Bernard Satterfield were village blacksmiths. Mary Remlinger. who married the Spanish senor of her high school days, looked very attractive with a rose sticking on one side of her head. Oma Findley. Nola Johnson. Margel Knabenshue. Neva Menear. Wilma Parkhill and Ruth Withers had been nurses in a hospital for in- curables. Charles Renner. Arthur Veyon. Eva Woodyard and Marguerite Terrell had been the inventers of hair tonic capable of making whiskers grow on billiard balls. Hayward Hamrick. Dorwin Robinson. Roxy Lipscomb and Marguerite Hanley had all held responsible positions in a molasses factory. Wasn't that sweet? Bard Hickman was a noted lecturer on cigarette smoking while Robert Dotson was Red Grange II with Wilford Brown as his competent lawyer. As the hands on the city clock were pointing dangerously near twelve a curly knob belonging to James Kelly was outlined against the sky. Jimmy had been a prosperous bootlegger until he was killed by the explosion of his still. A familiar throaty but somewhat hollow sounding chuckle sounded over the assembly of spirits and it belonged to no one else but Ray Shaw who had been the ring leader of bolsheviks in Russia. His mirth was caused by the approach of the one time very collegiate globe trotters Willard Murphy and John Harter. The last one to make an appearance was Gin Samples. Back in college days when every thing seemed to be running smoothly. Gin” surprised all her classmates by eloping with the model of the masculine world, the distinguished Prince of Wales. The city clock struck twelve! Another year was gone. Down in the brightly lighted cafes on Main Street merry makers were welcoming in the New Year. The wind again took up its mournful tale and swept over the graveyard where again all was silent and unchanged—the class of '26 had gone back to fall into that dreamless sleep which is the last rendezvous. 1926 page forty-nine fifty HOROSCOPE Name Besetting Sin All We Hear Ambition Future 1 Marse Able . . .Talking “And-a-a Beauty specialist Storekeeper Ruthie Bittinger . Her curls “My gosh ..... Stenographer Latin teacher 3 Boug Bernard Studying “I don't know’’ To fall in love Farmer 4 Bake Baker .Fraternity pins . “Damnez-vous Go to Florida Working for Napoleon 5 Ham Bishop Flirting Is that so” To be a husband ...... B. ft O. Mechanic 6 Scuz Black . . Bashfulness . Well-l-r Beat Nurmi Night watchman ' Wil Brown Height . There must be some one for me .... . To be a scholar .... Ticket agent 8 “Rose Burge Docs “Have you see Docv’ Be something great Mrs. 9 Burkess Burke Speaking “Frankly “Now in Chi Be a Follies Girl Seamstress 10 “Slats Campbell Halls All men are sinners” Famous violin player Flistory teacher 11 Whitie Casteel Asking questions Who wants a bad little boy? To be taller Athletic Coach 12 Grace” Cline Driving a Ford “And he said “ Mrs. . . . Sunday school teacher 13 “Harry ' Chenoweth .Being serious . “I want news To be Valedictorian Prof, in W. V. U. 14 Speedie Clingan Maxwells “Ain’t that awful? To be dignified Champion gum chewer 15 Renie Collier Dates . “I wonder where my sweetie is? Win Charleston contest Chorus girl 16 Ken DeMoss Woman Hater “Hey you To be an inventor ... Raising chickens 17 “Gene Devers .... .Vamping . I’m a good gal.’ To keep house . Matron in Orphans’ Home 18 “Eddie Dean Going to Blueville “I'm on my way to Blueville Be a basketball star Good husband 19 “Corky Dotson Studying . “Where’s my sweetie hiding? To fall in love . . Movie Actor 20 “Oma Jane Finley Rolling her eyes “I certainly am in love . Second Nita Naldi Nurse 21 “Mary Mad Gerkins ; The men . . “So that’s it. To marry An old Maid 22 “Lois Grinnan . . . Getting good grades Who has a Dorinc? .A man! Animal trainer 25 “Jimmy ' Gull .... Arguing Fair Eloise To be a minister Dancing teacher 24 “Hath Hathway Blond curls I didn’t have time. Policeman Librarian 25 “Virg Handley Mays daze Brown eyes To dance Driving a delivery truck 26 Marg Hanway Buddy I have to meet Buddy Mrs. Buddy Ambition realized 27 Libby H. Davis Her husband What shall we eat?” Be a good housekeeper . Bill s Cook 28 Kenshaw Harter Trying to love three at once . “It’s all right with me A Harem Solomon II 29 “Gin Haymond . Car riding . Thanks for the buggy ride Fashion Model Dish washer 30 Les Hardman . . .Trying to get a date May I take you home? A date with? Taxi driver 31 “Hick’ Hickman . . Losing books . I never said nothin’ Principal of G. H. S. Barber 32 Hoss Hostler Talking Lend me a nickel? Come to school on time. Sleeping Sickness 33 Nola” Johnson Oh! Pull in your head To be a married lady Miss Dorsey’s successor 34 Jimmy Kelly . . . Using big words “You mean that in a pejorative sense? 'Traveling Salesman . . . Bootlegger 35 Ducky' Knabcnshue Teacher’s Pet Now I think— Author . History teacher 36 “Roxy Lipscomb . Being quiet •� Public speaker Manicurist 37 “Charlie Leach . . . Wearing wild sweaters . So’s your old man Romeo II Living in Weston 38 Biggy” LaRue Assistant Coach 1 11 have to do it myself President of? .Truck driver 39 “Enie Lough .Teacher’s echo . Yes. that’s right Model of funny paper Assassinated 40 “Marg Hanley Driving her car ‘I love me Having a lot of thrills . Old Maid 41 “Flip” Mat hen y Kidding girls 42 Wiida” Marks Sober expression 4 3 “Peg” Mays . ... Coke slingers . . . . 44 “Neece” Menear Big rings 45 “Murph Murphy Strolling with Carrie to school 46 “Stella Morgan Sleeping in class 4 7 Mil” McKeen Book Worm 48 Helen Menear . Studying 49 “Katty” Miller .Talking 50 Peggie” Moran Being late ... 51 Winnie” Newlon Charlestoning 52 “Pat” Pitzer Running a sewing machine 53 Wilma” Parkhill Wearing bows in her hair . . . 54 “Dorwin Robinson Running an elevator 5 5 Pete” Reese Driving a car . . . 56 “Realy” Ringler Caesar . . . 57 “Peck Ridenour Dates with out of town girls . 58 “Gin” Samples . . . Mumps 59 “Bern” Satterfield Studying 60 “Lefty” Sayres Managing a football team 61 “Hazel” Saucer . . . Letting her hair grow 62 Shiek” Shaw Bluffing . 6 3 “Bee” Shroyer Deans . . . . 64 “Sid Sommerville Wearing yellow 65 “Gladious” Taylor Being bashful 66 “Tom” Thomas Story Books 67 “Marg” Ferrell Pink dresses 68 “Em” Turner « •'T • _ f $ . I eto 69 “Arthur” Veyon . . Blueville girls . 70 Gordy Ward His laugh 71 Ruthie While Riding home at noon 72 Harry White Taney dances 7 3 Rufus” Withers Paying attention 74 Eva Woodyard Blushing 75 Eileen Yates Missing school 76 Thelma Yates Driving a Ford . . . 77 “Sam” Zinn I3eing on time 78 Leoma Zumbro .Thinness . ... 79 F ranklin Gerkins Nicolas 80 Hayward Hamrick Green sweaters . . 81 Edwin Knotts .History Class 82 Mary I'ainter Reducing 83 Maria Remlinger .Vamping 84 Daisy” Knight .Flirting “Somebody loves me. ’ . . I'm not very well” ‘Til meet you at the Union” The King isn’t King any more” “She's my baby” ................. Oh, I'm so sleepy ‘I want a—” “Yes” .............. Dear Father” Yes. love “I don’t care”.......... “Here I am” ............ “No I haven’t” Going up” “Well. no. not exactly” “Oh. dear” “Applesauce” ........... Oh. No. No. No! Never talks “Hey you fellows” “Aw. go on” “So's your old man” . . “Listen 1 want to talk” “Oh. I knew that” ”Mv dear” My stars” “I should worry” “Want a ride.'” . . . “Where you going.'” ‘ Oh. gee” . . . “Here I go” “That s it” Ha. ha. ha” “No. I wasn't here” Gee. gosh” Hey”............ “Now Dorothy” “No Mam” Whopee” “Not very”........ “My stars” Practice tonight” A shiek ... T oothless To be smaller Larger Pass in History Housekeeping To live in Grafton Teacher in Flemington Carrie’s Husband Old bachelor Chorus Girl Keeper of cats Marry Monsieur Beaucaire Authoress Pianist Pianist To be thinner Fatter Be a Stenographer Something great T he perfect flapper Sewing teacher Taller Farmer’s wife A perfect blonde Clerk in drug store Photographer Mathematics teacher Mechanic Chauffeur Dancing teacher Clerk in Woolworth’s To be a painter .... Nothing much Elocution teacher Join a chatauqua To be fatter Andy Gump 11 Athletic Manager . . Carpenter French teacher Milkmaid Druggist Plumber Mrs. Ed. Mrs. Ed. Picsident of U. S. President C. of C., Webster F amous actress F armer’s wife English teacher Maid Have a loud voice Radio announcer Associate Editor Tea room keeper Traffic cop .Taxi driver Movie Director Sheriff To teach French . Waitress Dancing master Coal loader Writer Teacher Vamp in movies Quiet little Mrs. Not to go to school Care free life Society lady .... Living in Wheeling Not to work Own a store Eat and grow fat Living on Walnut St. lie with Dorothy Coal Miner To visit New York Driving from the country To see America .... Preacher To be graceful . . . Dancer in Keith s To go to Spain .... A Senorita To be a movie actor Minister —The Mount- 1926 page fifty-two The Mount 1926 page fifty-three The Mount -1926 page fifty-four JUNIOR CLASS The Mount JUNIOR ROLL Baumgardner. May Beavers. Robert Bee. Mary Bennett. Carrie Bennett. Clara Bennett. Roger Black. Josephine Bolyard. Opal Boyce. George Brakeall. Lucy Brock. Martha Carder. Willa Carpenter. Alden Cather. Barbara Clark. Mary Courtney. Freeland Dadisman. Francis Dean. Elizabeth Dillon. Paul Dotson. Elroy Evans. Leo Evans, Russel Fawcett. Caroline Folio, Joe Gainer, Eileen Leach. Blaine McKeen. Bonita Peer. George Goodwin. Dorsey Glenn. Alice Gall. Ada Fordyce, Pauline Friedman. Sherman Friedman. Charles Granneman. Lucille Haddix. Dudley Harrison. Eugene Hefner. Metta Hoffman. Elizabeth Holt. Louise Jaco, Margaret Lockwood. George Wolfe. Howard Noble. Frances Nye. Dorothy Poling. Avah Poling. Hester Parrish. Hubert Shaffer. Gayle Shaffer. Georgia Shoemaker. Dorthy Stanley. Glenna Bucklew. Clyde Keefover. Mildred Kerr. Vaughn Kinsler. David Kunst. Lohm Losh. Frank Latta. Fred Lough. Elizabeth Manley. William Mauller. Lelia Moats. Lalah Reese. Robert Roy. Irene Stover. Virginia Sinsel. Mary Withers. Adrian White. Howard Wells. Isabelle Woodyard. Junior Wallace. Ruth Ford. Edward Knight. Wilda Kenney. Marguerite Keener, Edwin Kinsey. Orville Morgan. Geraldine Musgrove. Sarah Mathews. Doris Paugh. Laurence Reed. Ursel Sanders. William Shingleton, Clifton Trimble. Kenneth Welch. Ruth Welch. Evelyn Williams. Mildred Wilson. Mary Watkins. Charles White. Joseph Wilmoth. Charles Wolf. Fred Kerr. Eloise 1926 page fifty-five The Mount JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY „URRY UP. get a move on you, there's still room in the steerage.’’ shouted Captain H. Y. Clark of the good ship. G. H. S. We Freshmen wabbled up the gang plank, trembling, shivering and shaking. We were starting on a long journey in the year of 1923 on the G. H. S. boat, down the River of High School Life to the gateway of the Sea of Experience. If all went well, it would take four years for us to arrive at our destination. The Freshmen quarters were crowded and jammd. Not one of the steerage bunch dared speak or move during the first few days. We were pushed about, scorned, mis- treated and generally beat up. Our tender feelings trampled upon and bruised without even a Pardon Me.” The Seniors, being first class passengers, simply didn't know we were there. The Juniors, maintained a haughty air of indignation that such creatures as Freshmen were allowed to live. As to the Sophomores, well, since they were just third class in important they went out of their way to inform the poor Freshmen of the fact that they of the steerage were descendants from the passengers on Noah’s Ark. Just as the Sophomores were initiating the “Freshies to the delight of all first year green horns by means of paddles. Captain Clark issued an ultimatum that declared us mal-treated Freshmen free from hazing. Then up from the depths of our lowly berths, came the leaders of the class. At a stump meeting and general free for all. now known as a class meeting, certain capable be- ings were chosen to loo kafter the welfare of the Freshmen. We elected Ada Gall, presi- dent; “Chuck Wilmoth, vice-president; Maltida Fenton, secretary and keeper of all our money, and “Bill Manley, cheer leader. You know the Freshmen dared to do or die and once or twice lifted their meek voices to shout our motto, “Onward and upward. It happened that the audience and not the yellers died. Sad. that was—about the only tragedy that occurred during our Freshmen year. But. yes. speaking of tragedies, the Freshman-Sophomore debate caused more gnash- ing of teeth and wailing than most of the events that came to pass in that fatal year. Because of their wider experience, the third class passengers otherwise known as Sopho- mores. conquered our magnificent Freshmen orators in inter-class debate. But the Freshmen in the steerage were not to be down trodden. With peppy spirit and hearty laughs this defeat was forgotten. The class party on February 14. erased all feeling of amnity against the Sophomores for they were absolutely forgotten in the glorious celebrating of St. Valentine's Day. be- cause all Freshmen were so intent on matters pertaining to Etiquette that nothing else seemed to matter. By the way. the Freshmen of '21 accustomed themselves easily to the ways of the boat G. H. S. until not even the sight of the Seniors frightened them. Only one thing 1926 •The Mount JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY worried these first year frosh and that was when they looked into the water, their images were of a sea green color. When the class of ’23 became Sophomores, they were raised to the seventh heaven. One year had passed since they had entered the vessel under the command of Captain Clark. Now. they were the third class passengers and. oh. how shamelessly they showed their joy. All the boys and girls just scintillated with brilliance. They put on the cloak of dignity. Youthful ■ Sophies ' proudly donned their first long trousers while the girls dared add a bit of color to their cheeks. We. as Sophomores, had out-grown the noted idiosyncrasies of freshies. No longer did the upper classmen dare treat us as vassals, at their beck and call. At a pretentious class meeting, primly maintaining our new dignity, we chose Charles Watkins, president; Dorothy Nye. vice-president; Clara Bennett, secretary and treasurer, and Joe Folio, as our cheer leader. Much progress was made by the good ship G. H. S. in 1924-25 and we. as Sopho- mores. thought we contributed much to making it go. We were but mildly interested in Freshmen affairs then. The ' Sophs , poor crea- tures. seemed as things of the past, experiments and accidents going somewhere to happen. Feeling sorry for them, we just beat them in debate and let them go at that. It might be also mentioned as a matter of small importance that the Junior Class re- ceived the judgment in our debate with them but we did not worry. We had two years in which to show them who was who. Again, just as the days of the week must come, so happened our class party—quite a success as they go. Now. we are Juniors, rid of the snobbish feelings of last year, pitying the freshies. enduring the Sophs” and liking the Seniors. At last, we have come into our own. fol- lowing our motto. Onward and upward. Again, the Juniors will clash against the Seniors in a fiery inter-class debate. The success of the year so far has been the Junior party, known as one of the best parties that ever was put on at good old G. H. S. The Junior-Senior reception will be class history in due time. We hope to make it but another step in our climb to success. Forever onward, sailing on our steady, faithful boat. G. H. S. Our present officers are. Eloise Kerr, president; Charles Watkins, vice-president: Evelyn Welsh, secretary-treas- urer. and Adrian Withers, cheer leader. Nearer and nearer we draw to that gateway of the Sea of Experience. There is nothing in our class history which we regret. We are proud of our record, we have come the way of the multitudes. A few of our number have left us to go their ways, some to work, others to matrimony. We all wish the latter more success than Jiggs and Maggie” had. 1926 page fifty u ivo The Mount AUTOGRAPHS 1926 pagt fifty-eight The Mount = 1926 gg-------------------- page fifty-nine The Mount— 1926 page sixty The Mount SOPHOMORE ROLL Armstrong. Rosalena Fordyce. Elizabeth Powell. Wayne Alexander. Elizabeth Grayson. Thomas Paugh. Margaret Beall. Harry Greenwald. Harry Pitzer. Dorothy Board. Blain Hartsaw. Winifred Poole, Irene Brakeall. James Harrison. Paul Posten. Margaret Bush. Charles Hefner. Elizabeth Preiss. Annabellc Bunner. Wilma Hoffman. Elizabeth Robey. Bess Burke. Charles Heck. Delmar Robinson. Eugene Barnes. Clarence Hefner. Wilbert Robinson. Wm. Blaney. Ward Henderson. Kenneth Rendle. William Boyd. Margaret Holt. James Robinnette. Naoma Burke. West Jones. Jack Shafferman. Robert Clary, Vivian Jackson. Rex Sturm. Jo Clyde Cornwell. Creel Jenkins. Alice Shaffer. Junior Coffman. Helen Kelley. Elizabeth Sheets. Roy Colebank. Eva Knight. Gwendolyn Swiger. Dorothy Cox. Virginia Lynch. Nellie Steele. Charles Cropp. Mildred LaRue. Donald Thompson. Herbert Custer. Rena Menear, Clarence Thompson. Wm. Cox. Beatrice McKeen. George Wilson. Arthur DeMoss. Roy Moore. Vesta Woodyard. Mabel Dean. Ethel Martin. Lessie Watkins. Hale Doll. Billy McCafferty. Lucille Westerman. Carl Evans. John Murphy. Paul Williamson. Franklin Evans. Lorraine Musgrove. Mildred Zinn. Mary Ford. Virginia Maysillis. Ruth McWilliams. Everett Fleming. Harry Folio. Rose Marie McFarland. Va. McVickcr. I.lovd Poe. Lewis 1926 page sixly-one The Mount SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY HEN FIRST we began to inflict ourselves upon the High School we were Freshmen—the verdurous, if not virtuous, class of this institution. We were green but not a ghastly green. We went through the same tor- tures that Freshmen have been forced to contend with since way back in Tom Brown's school days. Some of said tortures being: Initiation on the first day and listening to numerous lectures from our different teachers, all of whom meant well but talked about the same thing. We were forced to assimilate certain parts of a talk by Mr. Clark. We were warned not to solicit advice from upper classmen and were very disappointed when we found that they often replied with the truth. We got a mean stare at the library instead of the Film Fun we requested. And a certain element suffered from the ravages of a sort of upperdass vigilance committee who did their stuff under the sign of “400 Wallops and kept our budding shieks from practicing. Nevertheless as a Freshman class we made our mark. (Some of them can be seen to this day in the halls and on the scenery in the auditorium). One day we were herded into the auditorium for a belated class meeting, and after the faculty had assembled to show us just how”, we elected Lewis Poe. Nellie Virginia Lynch. Francis Sykes, and Don Larue to the offices of President. Vice-President. Secre- tary and Cheerleader. At this gathering we also were asked by our principal to appro- priate class colors. Practically everyone favored black and blue, but finally for appear- ance sake decided upon green and white. About the middle of the year the Ivory Club sprang up. This was one of the more exclusive Freshmen clubs. The members could be identified by their dotted William Tells and their cork badges. This organization helped the school very much and supported the Lyceum course, the basketball team, and the Union Drug store, to the utmost. Its purposes were educational and otherwise. Finally the literary contest arrived, and Miss McMinn sought diligently to discover a spark of oratory among our viridian ranks. Some Freshman qualified for every event, except essay; but the only one who found fame was Shorty Watkins who proved himself to be quite the class of the class by going to the finals in Orations, and also being judged the best speaker in the Freshman-Sophomore debate. Spring came and all green things began to grow, perhaps that is the reason why so many of our fellow sufferers i peared at the Freshman Easter party in new dresses and suits. It was a very good party as class parties go. with a good program and excellent eats. Everyone had a good time, even to a few of the faculty who attended and simply de- voured the ducky little crossword puzzles that we supplied. 1926 page sixty-two The Mount SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY Thus with the exception of making a rather good showing in athletics, and two or our brethren being admitted to the Hi-Y. the semester sped uneventfully. We evoluted or rather metaphorsed into that enlightened stage which Annual Chroniclers have, since time immemorable. termed Sophisticated Sophomores . So we forgot Freshmamsm. shook from our dogs the plebian dust and felt real proud that we had shortened our term by one year. The Sophomore year became a reality, and we settled down to the daily grind: a grind that proved so monotonous that in order to break it we decided to have the Sopho- more party on the Thursday before Hallowe’en. Now in case you wish to become a literary martyr or if you have not suffered enough already, and wish to read the com- plete memoirs of this Sophomore step-out. you will find it (by the grace of our editor) elsewhere in this annual. Of course long before the party we elected officers of a very superior quality. Hale Watkins. President: Bill Doll. Vice-President: Rose Marie Folio. Secretary, and Annabell Preiss. Treasurer. Up to the present there have been no major functions which envolved the entire class, except, of course, the class picture, which is nothing to speak of (or to look at ). There have been, however, minor doings that have been in themselves splendid efforts to improve and enlighten this prelection. A large percentage of the smaller parts of the Operetta were filled from our class. The Sex Calones Creduli have more sophomores as members than members of any other class, the other two members are from the Junior and Freshman Classes. Even Coach Smith feels that athletics could not exist if there were no Sophomores, and has gone so far as to give several of them berths on our second team. And now as The Mount must soon appear, even though the future promises great events in our class. The Sophomore History must be sliced at the semester, and so mangled at the middle that the middle must needs be the end. With our tinted visions of High School faded, the lessons around us piling higher and higher, the days coming in their common, ordinary, endless succession, so that often instead of singing Grafton High School we feel like bursting into the more appro- priate strains of The Prisoner Song . It makes us feel like suitable candidates for the S. P. C. A. but when we gaze (downward) at this year’s bumper crop of Freshman, it is then that we realize the great improvement we have made, and are so encouraged that our ambitions kindle anew, and we are determined to forge through the remaining years of our bondage. 1926 page sixty-three The Mount AUTOGRAPHS 1926 The Mount page sixty-fice The Mount 1926 page sixty-six The Mount FRESHMAN ROLL Allender. Everett Anderson. John Bain. Virginia Barkins. Gladys Bartlett. Margaret Bennett. Edith Beverlin, James Bishop. Kathryn Bennett. Ralph Botyard. Dana Bowers. Rachel Boyd. Maxine Brown. Caroline Brown. Cecil Brown. Hanson Bunner. Mary Cather. Augustus Cather. Velma Clark. George Cole. Hazel Cotton. William Courtney. Charles Crawford. Leslie Cuppett. Victor Custer. Charles Dadisman. Geraldine Delaney, Leo Demoss. Oletta Devers. Gladys Donnachie. Jack Ekis. Andrew Fast. Allen Findley. Mary M. Flannagan. Charles Flesher. Martha Glenn Foster, Theodore Gall. Wayne Gallaher. Charles Gatrcll, Francis Gill. Richard Glenn. Fleta Goodwin. Beulah Grayson. Robert Grinnan. Joseph Grob. Virginia Haddix. Wilbur Harter. Nile Hefner. Dorothy Hefner. Hubert Hill. Mary Hinkins. Karl Hulse. Edna Hunt. Tyrus Isner, Miriom Jaco. John Johns. Margaret Keller. Wilma Kelley. Dorsie Kelley. Robert Kerns. Anna King. June Knabenshue. Iona Knight. Junior Knight. Lillian Knotts. Elsie Latta. Mary Lawson. Olaf Lockwood. Martha Losh. Carl Lough. Georgia Lucas. S. Catharine Lucas, Evelyn Lucas. Frederick l.uzadder. Mabel McCoy, Wilda McMullen. Marguerite McQuay. Paul Mangan. Mary Marks, Catharine Mays. Virginia Mendelson. Louis Miller. Lena Mae Miller. Chauncey Moats. Mildred Moore. Ansel Newlon. Dorothy Newlon. Genelda Noble. Albert Nuzum. John Nye. Kathryn Owens. Raymond Poe. Edna Mae Ramsey. Brownlie Ringler. Louise Reese. Lillian Robey. Richard Robison. Eilene Sayre. Alma Satterfield. Francis Selvcy. Robert Setler. Edith Shaffer. Junior Sharp. Chester Shaw. Belle Shaw. Evelyn Shaw.' Mary Jane Shoemaker. Alvie Spinks. Mamie Stafford. James Suddarth. Glen Summers. Walter Swinger. Nellie Utz. Hoy Wadsworth. Lawrence Wells. Dorothy Westcott. Mildred White. Dorothy While. Ruby Williams. Walter Willis, Paul 1926 page sixty-seven The Mount FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY N A WARM EVENING in May. nineteen hundred twenty-five, great commotion in Grafton High School. The annual eighth mencement was about to take place. there was a grade com Girls and boys dressed in their best were hurrying to and fro. It was interesting to note that the girls had departed from an age old custom of wearing middies and instead wore simple little sport dresses of white broadcloth. At last every thing was ready. The orchestra played several selections and then the curtain was raised. An expectant hush fell over the audience of mothers and fathers who had gathered to see their sons and daughters graduate. Many friends were also present. After we had sung several selections. Mrs. Izetta Jewell Brown, gave a stirring address. Diplomas were then presented to us by the various principals and we were dismissed by Rev. Crickenbcrger. Just a few words about this class in the eight years that had elapsed since we had started to school for the first time. For many years there had been almost bitter rivalry between the two largest grade schools in Grafton. Central and West Side. All through the grades we contested fiercely for honors, but the outcome was almost equal. September 8. 1925. the Freshman Class entered Grafton High School almost one hundred strong and very inexperienced as Freshmen always are. It took a full week for the class to receive initiations and become accustomed to this new life. Soon a class meeting was held and officers elected. Jack Donnachie was elected president of the class: Glen Suddarth. vice-president: Lawrence Wadsworth, secretary: Jimmie Stafford, treasurer, and Joe Grinnan and Mary Jane Shaw, cheer leaders. At other meetings arrangements were made for the Freshman party, which was held February 13. 1926. In all athletics the Freshmen did their part. One or two made the first team in foot- ball and many others made the second squad in football and basketball. And now with half of the Freshman year gone, we realize that soon we may become Sophomores, later Juniors and even later Seniors. We hope to fill those honorable positions and serve the school as well as the Seniors of preceding years have done. 1926= page sixty-eight The Mount 1926 page seumty-on The Mount FOOTBALL REVIEW HE BEARCATS made their initial appearance of this year at Stone House, an out-of-the-way place about fifteen miles above Grafton on the Tygarts Valley River. Here they passed a strenuous week scrambling after the elusive pig- skin and getting well groomed in the fundamentals of the game. The last day finally rolled around and with it the first scrimmage of the year. During this week Coach Smith had rounded the always present green and inexperienced boys along with six letter men of last year into a squad that began to assume a very formidable looking aspect. A few weeks practice, after school had opened, and the team was sent into its first battle with our ancient rival Buckhannon. The boys although out-weighed proved themselves worthy of our highest praise by scoring a decisive victory over the up river team. The glory in this triumph was greatened by the fact that Buckhannon boys were State Champs of last year. Due to a very hard schedule with heavier teams and the misfortune of some of our best players suffering from injuries that kept them out of most of the contests the rest of our football season was not so successful. Much credit is due our team because of their untiring efforts to make our school victorious in every contest. They put out all they had and never was there a time that any one of them was not fighting his utmost to bring victory to G. H. S. They main- tained a reputation for “fight and “sportsmanship which after all are the worth-while things of the game. sy 1926 page seventy-three The Mount- COACH SMITH. If athletics were measured by scores only, our football this year would not have been a success but Coach Andy Smith by his excellent coaching and untiring efforts has produced from green material a machine which, although not always victorious, have at least earned for themselves an enviable reputation. FOLIO. Junior. End. Joe, our captain, was a strong end. He played an excellent all-around game and very seldom missed his man. He had the honor and distinction of being all valley end. He will be back next year to strut his stuff some more. SAYERS. Senior, Manager. Lloyd worked as hard as any man on the squad, and could be found doctoring injuries long after their more fortunate team mates had gone. He was always ready to bandage or rub an injury, even though there seemed to be more this year than ever before. Besides this he carried out his other duties in a most efficient and satisfactory manner. WATKINS. Sophomore. Cheerleader. Shorty” is as good a cheerleader as any school would want. He is present at every game, rain or shine, cheering the team on to victory. He is as loyal a student as G. H. S. has. Three cheers for Shorty”. 1926 page seventy-four The Mount L I ■ ■ I ■ I ■ i I r POE, Sophomore. Halfback. Lewis played a good game this season. Many times he carried the pigskin nearer to the opponents goal. He has two more years of high school football and should make himself known in the sporting world. MANLEY. Junior. Guard. ■'Bili” played regular at guard but was sometimes substituted as center. He was good at either position. On the offense. Manley, made many holes in the opponents line that resulted in gains for Grafton. He also broke through his opponents line many times to recover their fumbles. We look for Manley, to star in next year's games. LaRUE. Senior. Halfback. Ralph strutted his stuff in several games. He was unable to play part of the season because of injuries. He was an accurate passer and a good funner with the ball. Smith's football machine will miss him in '26. BISHOP. Senior. Halfback. Ham made a name for himself this year although he was only in five of the games. He suffered an injury in the Mannington game that resulted in his being out for the rest of the season. Bishop was the ghost of Red” Grange on end runs. He will be missed by next years team as he was missed the latter part of this season. 1926 page seoerity-ftut The Mount GULL, Senior. Center. Jimmie' played a wonderful game at center this year. On the offense his passing was perfect and on the defense his opponents found him a hard man to get through. Unfortunate injuries prevented Gull from playing in all the games but never the less he made a name for himself and Grafton will lose a valuable man. ELROY DOTSON. Tackle. Dotson showed up well in all the games that he was in this season. With this year's experience, he will make a good man for Smith's machine next year. DOTSON. Senior. Tackle. Corky ' starred in all the games played by Grafton this year. He fought from the start of the game till the end. He didn't know when to stop fighting. Grafton will miss Dotson next year. HARTER. Senior. End. John, because of his light weight did not make a strong offensive end. but he was there on the defense. His opponents found him a hard man to go around as he was noted for his shoe string tackles. Harter's place will be hard to fill next year. 1926 page seventy-six The Mount DADISMAN. Junior. Tackle. Red' was one of our few heavy men and he made his weight count. He could always be depended upon to tear a hole in the opponents line but seldom did his opponent do the same. Red. will surely gain honors next year. BLACK. Senior. Halfback. Black, although light was a useful man to have on the squad. He was good on end runs and a good tackier on defense. PAUGH, Junior. Quarterback. Teddy' holds a honor that is hard to equal this year, out to practice every evening and in every minute of all the games. He knew how to run a team, never in doubt as to what play to use. Paugh played a good defensive game and was an accurate passrr on the offense. Much is expected of him next year. MURPHY. Senior. End. Murph alternated at end and full. He was a dependable man at either position. Because of lack of weight, his playing was not as good on the offense as on the defense. He always nailed his man. 1926 page seventy-seven The Mount HOSTLER. Senior. Fullback. Howard was a good man in or out of a pinch. He showed that he was made of the right stuff. He is another of the many that Grafton High School will miss on the football field next year. GERKINS. Senior. Fullback. Frank played a good game at backing up the line. He was always on the alert and a good judge of what his opponents intended to do. He out punted his opponents most of the season and made many good gains through line. Grafton loses a valuable man when Gerkins graduates. WARD. Senior. Tackle. Paul alternated at guard and tackle and he proved useful in both positions. He had fight and he showed it in all the contests that he was in. BENNETT. Freshman. Guard. Ralph showed what he is made of by making the team his first year in high school. He should have a great football career ahead of him, as he has three more years in high school. 1926 page seventy-eight The Mount 1926 page eighty The Mount BASKETBALL REVIEW BOUT THE MIDDLE of December. Coach Smith called out all the candidates for the basketball squad. Several new faces were seen along with many of the veterans. The prospects were many for the coming season. Practice was con- rinued through the Christmas holidays and an especially hard work out was given every day during the first week of January. As the season developed the team was continuing to win laurels all over the state. The team is made up of practically the same men as last year's was. Folio, our all-state guard continued to keep up his good playing this year. Gull and Hickman held down the forward positions and there isn't a faster pair in the state. Kinsey took one side of the floor in guarding and Dean, a very clever man. held the pivot position. Teams all over the state found out that they were playing five real cage stars when they played Grafton's '26 quintet. SCHEDULE GAMES AT HOME Grafton 32 Buckhannon 20 Grafton 22 Washington Irving 13 Grafton 23 Lumbe rport 21 Grafton 28 Shinnston 11 Grafton 27 Victory 21 Grafton 16 Bridgeport 6 Grafton 1 8 Elkins 14 Grafton 20 East Side 15 Grafton 32 Philippi 15 Grafton GAMES 14 ABROAD Shinnston 26 Grafton 22 Mannington 6 Grafton 21 Victory 15 Grafton 25 East Side 21 Grafton 20 Elkins 30 Grafton 13 Lumberport 12 Grafton 18 Washington Irving 25 Grafton 19 Weston 36 Grafton 15 Buckhannon 12 Grafton 29 Philippi 7 Grafton 17 Bridgeport 19 Grafton was the SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT winners of the Sectional Tournament. The scores of the tournament Grafton games were: 16 Mill Creek 6 Grafton 13 Gassaway 12 Grafton 24 Richwood 13 Grafton 16 Elkins 13 =—1926 page eighty-one The Mount HICKMAN. Senior. Forward. Bard, by excellent playing last year, earned for himself the captaincy of this year’s basketball squad. He is as accurate a shot as there is on the team. He has led his team to victory in most of the contests this season. One of the best qualities of Bard's playing is his ability to follow the ball. Grafton will miss him in the contests next year. FOLIO. Junior. Guard. Joe. is showing up as good this year as ever. He won a birth on the all-state team last year and nothing should keep him from retaining it this year. He does a great deal to keep down the opponents score and drops in several counters for his own team. It would be almost impossible to find a man to replace Joe on the Grafton Team. 1926 page eighty-two The Mount GULL. Senior. Forward. Jimmy'' is one man that the team couldn't do without very easily. The opposing guards find him a hard man to keep from shooting and when he shoots the score keeper may just as well get an early start as he seldom makes a bad aim. He will be hard to replace next year. MANLEY. Junior. Guard. Bill knows his stuff as a guard. He is always on the alert. When Manley is in the game the opposing player shoots from back of center or he doesn t shoot at all. Manley will surely star in next year's games. EVANS. Junior. Center. Leo is a good man to fall back upon. He keeps Dean stepping to hold his position as regular center. Leo baskets many a counter from the center of the floor. Honors will surely be gained by Leo in next year s games. DEAN. Junior. Center. A great deal is required of the center but Ed” fills the requirements to perfection. He is a hard fighter and a very good shot which about answers the requirements of a basketball player. His opponents find it hard to get the tipoff. 1926 page eighty-three The Mount KINSEY. Junior. Guard. Kinsey is one of the two. little giants” on our basketball team. His size has no effect on him as can be seen in any of our contests. An opposing forward finds it very difficult to shoot when Kinsey is in the game. BLACK. Senior. Forward. Ralph is a good player and can always be relied upon to help run up a score. He has fight from the start of the game till it is ended. The squad wouldn't be quite complete without him. LaRUE. Senior. Guard. Ralph is another man that keeps down the long shot is needed, he is the man to make it. tion well. Grafton will miss him next year. PAUGH. Junior. Forward. Teddy like Kinsey is small but mighty. He is as fast a forward as Grafton has. He is an excellent shot from the side. Much is expected of him next year. score of Grafton's opponents. When a He is a good passer and plays his posi- 1926 page eighty-four Girls Basketball ■The Mount- 1926 page eighty-six The Mount GIRLS' BASKETBALL REVIEW aHIS YEAR wc have had a girls basketball team but due to the late start we have not been able to schedule any out-of-town games so they have been all inter class contests. Due to the efforts of the coach. Miss Spaur. good teams were organized in each of the four classes. There is enough good material in the school for a girls basketball squad and by next year it is hoped to have this sport added to the activities of Grafton High School. Three members of the team will be lost by graduation, 'Slats'' Campbell. Speedy'' Clingan and ' Ree” Shroyer. All have been very good players and will be missed next year. The prospects for next years team are Withers. Bennett. Wells. Cox. Bishop and Poling. At the end of the season a class tournament was held in the High School Gym. This tournament aroused much interest in the four classes, especially the Juniors who carried away the honors. The two outstanding players of the tournament were Bennett and Campbell. Campbell alternated at center and forward for the Seniors, and she played a spectacular game. Bennett, playing guard for the Juniors, held down the opponents score in both games by her excellent guarding. TOURNAMENT LINEUP Juniors—1 2 Wells. F. Poling. F Bolyard, C. Withers. S. C. Bennett. G. Mathews. G. Juniors—1 1 Wells. F. Poling, F. Bolyard. C. Withers. S. C. Bennett. G. Mathews. G. Seniors—1 1 Campbell. F. Collier. F. Marks. C. Clingan. S. C. Shroyer. G. Moran. G. Freshmen—3 McCoy. F. Wells. F. Marks. C. Brown. S. C. Bishop. G. Lucas. G. Freshmen—7 McCoy. F. Wells. F. Marks. C. Brown. S. C. Bishop. G. Lucas. G. Sophomores—3 Foster. F. Cropp. F. Jenkins. C. Zinn. S. C. McFarland. G. Coffman. G. AN ALL- TOURNAMENT TEAM Clingan. F. Marks. F. Campbell. C. Withers. S. C. Mathews. G. Bennett. G. =1926- page eighty-seven The Mount GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL COLOR SONG (Written by a friend of the School) We are the spirit of Grafton Hi. Our colors the gold of the sunset sky Merged with the blue of the tropic sea. A symbol of God's great Harmony: Gold for the riches of the mind And blue for the friendly ties that bind. Azure gold and golden blue: Grafton High School. Here's to you. We salute you. Grafton High School. We salute the Gold and Blue To be wise is to be friendly. You are wise and you are true. Girls and boys. now. all together. In a rousing, roaring cheer: GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL' GRAFTON HIGH SCHOOL: yea rah: rah: rah:—we are here: 1926 paye eighty-eight Organizations and Activities ■The Mount- STUDENT COUNCIL STUDENT COUNCIL was organized for the first time in Grafton High I rj School in the year Nineteen Hundred Twenty-Five. It is for the purpose of PtfyA d scuss.ng school activities. Through the Student Council many things are accompl shcd and decisions rendered, which previous to the organization of the Student Council were left to School Authorities. Each class has four representatives. Thus far. the Council is composed of sixteen members. As this is the first year Grafton High School has had a Student Council, the greater part of th? time has been spent in organization, drawing up a Constitution and other important things necessary to the establishment of a Council of this kind. It is hoped that the Student Council will continue with the work it has done in the past year and that it will become an established insitution in Grafton High School. OFFICERS DOROTHY BAKER KATHRYN MILLER NELLIE VIRGINIA LYNCH President Vice-President Secretary MEMBERS Virgil Handley Clara Bennett William Manley Billy Doll Hale Watkins Nile Harter Evelyn Lucas Lena Lough Ada Gall Evelyn Welsh Lewis Poe Kathryn Bishop Lawrence Wadsworth 1926 page ninety-orst -The Mount ORCHESTRA BAND 1926 page ninety-two The Mount MMEDIATELY after the holding of the Hi-Y convention in Fairmont, the delegates of Grafton High School returned and organized a Hi-Y Club in G. H. S. Since it's organization in 1 925 the local club has grown steadily and now has a membership of twenty boys, four of whom are honorary members. The other sixteen are actively engaged in creating, maintaining, and extending throughout the school and community high standards of Christian character. The local club owes its growth and success, in a large part, to the hard work and sacrifices of its ex-adult and adult advisor. Mr. Glenn S. Callahan and Mr. John W. Smith. These men have worked faithfully with the boys in making the Grafton High School Hi-Y Club one of the best in the state. OFFICERS JAMES GULL RALPH LaRUE CHARLES WATKINS President Vice-President Secretary Cf Treasurer MEMBERS William Manley Russell Evans Virgil Handley Charles Leach Lewis Poe Vaughn Ken- Hale Watkins Edward Dean Harry Chenoweth Jack Donnachie James Stafford William Doll Paul Harrison Harold Marshall Joseph Evans HONORARY MEMBERS Russell Dotson Mr. G. S. Callahan Eugene White 1926 page ninety-three The Mount- IHonntaincef k'oluac VII NuMWr t OtlM. V o Vlrftax F� 4a s t � I 00 P� r T .ST1 (HCXTS i Aw (« Dm • Cawn P«r O p 1926 page ninety-four The Mount THE MOUNTAINEER STAFF GEORGE ZINN VIRGINIA SAMPLES Circulation Society MARY THOMAS News Editor KATHRYN MILLER WHITFIELD CASTEEI. Grades Assistant Manager LENA LOUGH BILLY DOLL Business Manager Athletics KENNETH DcMOSS HARRY CHENOWETH Circulation Editor-in-chief HOWARD WOLFE Associate Editor MARGEL KNABENSHUE Reporter RUTH TURNER Alumni ROSE FOLIO Personals DOROTHY NYE Reporter DORSEY GOODWIN Circulation NILE HARTER Exchange FRANCIS SATTERFIELD Exchange ADA GALL Reporter RUTH WHITE Reporter EI.OISE KERR Reporter LOHM KUNST Assistant Manager 1926 page ninety-five The Mount LITERARY TEAM HE LITERARY TEAM caused an anusual amount of interest in '25. As soon as the subjects for the various events were made known a great number of as- pirants for linguistic honors began to gather material eagerly and hopefully. Miss Loar devoted a large portion of class time to the study of the four phases of Liter- ary work. Finally the day of daze came. Contestants who claimed great self-confidence were seen wandering about with pale faces mumbling to themselves. In the actual contest, however, everyone seemed to be calm and self-possessed and competition was very keen. In fact the competition was so keen that the judges had a hard time making a decision but the winners were announced as. Sidney Sommerville, oration: Eloise Kerr, Essay: James Gull. Debate and Ray Shaw. Extempo. Perhaps the thing most worthy of comment in the try-outs was the sportsmanship of the losers. After the school try-outs the next important event was the district meet at Philippi. Here, only two. Eloise Kerr and Ray Shaw, reached the Finals and of these two. Eloise Kerr took first place in essay and so earned the right to represent Grafton in that event at Morgantown. The number of candidates out for last year's team proves that debating, oratory, and kindred sports are coming back into popularity. Such popularity is surely deserved for public speaking and writing contests develop, quiet thinking, deep thinking, and clear thinking, and yet retains the element of sport that makes any contest game exciting. 1926 page ninety-six The Mount T A JUNIOR CLASS MEETING on December 7. 1925, ways and means of making enough money to give a splendid Junior-Senior Reception, were dis- cussed. Finally, it was decided that the Junior Class should give a public play and half of the money received should be donated to the Athletic Association and the rest be used to make the Junior-Senior Reception a very successful one. Miss Ruth Batton. coach of dramatics in the High School, decided upon the comedv Mr. Bob. as the play to be put on by the Juniors. Then, she selected the persons whom she thought could best take the parts. Those students were. Clara Bennett. Evelyn Welch. Elizabeth Dean. Eloise Kerr. George Peer. Charles Watkins and Lohm Kunst. After constant practice and much hard work, the play went over fine, on February 12. 1925. It was peppy and humorous and the acting was splendid, thanks to the coach. Miss Batton. Miss Batton organized the members of the cast into what is now known as the Junior Dramatic Club. This is the first Dramatic Club in the high school to be started by the Juniors and it is to be hoped that future Juniors will make it customary to have a Junior Dramatic Club because of the splendid training it affords the participants. 1926 page ninety-seven The Mount 1926 page ninety-eight The Mount EL BANDIDO A PICTURESQUE MUSICAL COMEDY Under the Direction of MRS. FLORENCE WILKINSON CAST OF CHARACTERS Night Watchman Don Manuel, an artist visiting Antiquera Juan. Don Manuel's servant Bartolo. landlord of San Fernando Passada Donna Cyrilla. Belle of Antiquera Don Lozono, Captain of the Spanish Army Tona. a soldier Jose Maria, a famous brigand Carlos. Cyrilla's brother Zaida. a maid of Bartolo's Passada Don Grandeoso. governor of Andalusia John Harter Ronald Bishop Ray Shaw Harry White Ruth Turner Willard Murphy William Porterfield Ronald Bishop John Harter Virginia Samples Peck Ridenour STORY OF THE OPERA The plot of El Bandido surrounds a mysterious appearance of Manuel, a young artist, who comes to Antiquera to paint the beautiful scenery. There he meets Cyrilla. the belle of the valley and they fall in love. Jose Maria, a bandido. visits Antiqura with his robber band. His operations have become so bold that the governor comes to Antiquera for a personal investigation and to assist in his capture. Cyrilla's brother has become a member of Jose Maria band. While imploring him to persuade her brother to return home, she is surprised and shocked upon discovering the remarkable resemblance between the bandido chief and Manuel the artist. However, she keeps her own counsel. Don Lozono. a captain in the Spanish army, is also in love with Cyrilla. Bartolo. the Inn keeper, also suspects that Manuel is the notorious bandit. Jose Maria sends Cyrilla a note saying that he has a message for her concerning her brother. Bartolo delivers the note. While reading it to him she is overheard by Capt. Lozono who is now certain that Manuel and Jose Maria are one and the same person. Lozono conceals himself behind a tree and when Jose Maria appears over the run-way on his way to the pasada. shoots him dead. While Cyrilla is kneeling at the side of Jose Maria's body. Manuel appears over the run way, returning from the mountains where he has been sketching. They learn that Jose Maria and Manuel were twin brothers. Jose having been stolen by the gypsies when a child. This clears Manuel and all ends happily. The piece is replete with comedy situations and there is a pretty love affair between Zaida and Juan. 1926 page ninety-nine The Mount -----z- —1926 page one hundred The Mount GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB HE GIRLS' GLEE CLUB, which is at the present time a true characteristic of Grafton High School, was first organized in the year 1920. It began its career through the efforts of Mrs. Wilkinson, our music supervisor, who still has charge of this function. The Glee Club of 1920 elected as its president. Margaret Beeman. who officiated during her senior year. It began slowly and surely, to increase in quantity as well as in quality and people began to appreciate the excellent music rendered for their benefit. At the time of the presidency of Dorothy Smith in 1923. the Glee Club presented to Mrs. Wilkinson, as a token of their appreciation of her efforts, an imported, hand engraved, diary which was received with due honor, and which is still in her possession. Thus it is that the Glee Club has grown and improved until now it is a large and in- valuable organization in Grafton High School. The Glee Club of today is very large. It has for officers the following people: President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Librarians Reporter Pianist DOROTHY BAKER ......EVELYN WELCH ........ CLARA BENNETT ELIZABETH DEAN WILLA CARDER and RUTH WELCH . DOROTHY NYE ............ LESSIE MARTIN The Club holds weekly meetings after school at which one of three things occurs. Sometimes the time is spent in hearing the biographies of certain musicians read by pupils: sometimes a program is gven by the members: and sometmes the period is donated to practice. The Club buys its own music and has always been a success financially as well as socially and educationally. A community concert is given each year for the benefit of those outside the walls of High School. An annual assembly program is given which, last year, consisted of a small operetta during February. For the past two years the Club has been an honorable mention member of the State Federation and is free to take part in musical contsts conducted by this federation. The contests consist of competition in band, orchestra, chorus, essay, violin, voice, and piano work. This contest is held for the purpose of arousing more interest in music and has been successful in the past. The big event of the year, however, is the annual operetta. The Glee Club has always given an operetta yearly. This operetta is the culmination of labor and the final achievement of both the operetta and the director. The operettas which have been given may be listed as follows: 1920, Princess Chrysanthemum. 1921, Princess of Poppyland.” 1922. In Old Louisana. 1923. Gypsy Rover. 1924. Midsummer Eve, 1925. El Bandido. These operettas as indicated by their names have been successful and equally enter- taining. It has only been by successful labor that these heights have been scaled. The Glee Club also gives, each year, a silver tea whose receipts are turned oved to the benefit of the athletic association. A program is given at the tea and all who so desire, may attend. With these activities and diversions, the Glee Club has gradually taken its place as one of the leading organizations of the High School. Under the rule of wisely chosen officers it has become more desirable to the students and more and more appreciated by them. We hope that the Glee Clubs of the future will be as good as those of the past and and that the girls and boys will take real pleasure in the work to which they sacrifice their time. 1926 page one hundred and one The Mount t 5 D os O X u UJ oo 1926 page one hundred and two The Mount SEMI CHORUS HE MIXED CHORUS of Grafton High School was first organized in 1924. The purpose of this chorus is to increase music appreciation and to provide en- tertainment. The first chorus music consisted of two part chorals, but our chorus now undertakes even four part music. Last year, quite a few activities were attended by the chorus. They furn'sh-d a com- munity concert and assembly program they sang at a special Young People's.” service; they also entertained at a party given by the Quota Club. This year's Mixed Chorus furnished most of the cast for the Operetta. El Bandido.” They provided entertainment for the Kiwanis Club and for the Flem ngton High School. The other events planned for this year are: an assembly program; a musical program for the Presbyterian Church, and entertainm :nt for the First Ward school. Possibly there will be other events. The Mixed Chorus is progressing both in quality” and quantity. It is larger than the previous chorus and pleases all who are entertained by it. MEMBERS Josephine Black Virginia Samples Clara Bennett Willa Carter Elizabeth Dean Ada Gall Opal Bolyard Kathryn Miller Gwendolyn Knight Lucilia McCafferty Ruth Turner Eloise Kerr Beatrice Cox Margaret Hanway Lessie Martin Arthur Ridenour Arthur Wilson John Harter James Gull Willard Murphy Harry White Ronald Bishop Kay anaw Dorwin Robinson William Porterfield Marcellus Knotts 1926 page one hundred and three The Mount- 1926 page one hundred and four SENIOR DRAMATIC CLUB •The Mount SENIOR DRAMATIC CLUB ECEMBER THIRD marked the organization of one of the most prominent and important of the school clubs, that is, Senior Dramatics. The members were sorry to learn that Miss Watkins, instructress in preceding years, would be unable to act in that capacity because of illness, but they were considerably cheered by the com- petent manner with which Miss Batton. the new instructress, manages affairs. The first exhibition of dramatic art was given on the 18th of December to com- memorate Christmas. The program consisted of a pageant, a play, and Christmas songs. It ws enjoyed by the students and visitors present at that particular assembly. This is as far as the Dramatic Club has gone to provide public entertainment but plans are being made for the future. The Senior play to be given this year is to be taken from a successful and worth while production. Miss Batton has some ideas about this entertainment which she will not reveal, but knowing Miss Batton as we all do. it is safe to say that they will be as well received as her other plans have been. MEMBERS Floyd Matheny Nola Johnson Eva Woodyard Gladys Taylor Mary Thomas Virginia Haymond Lois Grinnan Hazel Saucer Paul Ward James Gull Sidney Sommcrville Ruth Turner Willard Murphy Arthur Ridenour Oma Finley Harry White John Harter Ray Shaw Imogene Devers Mary Remlinger Neva Menear Ruth Withers Margel Knabenshue Ruth Bittinger Virginia Samples Kathryn Miller Ruth White Lena Lough 1926 page one hundred and Roe The Mount- DEBATING TEAM HE INTER-CLASS DEBATES have been, since their instigation in 1924, one of the most interesting and looked forward to events of the year in G. H. S. The debates have grown steadily in popularity and each class has always had a team in the field with hopes of possessing, for one year at least, the silver loving cup given to the winning team. But hopes are all the classes have had with the exception of the class of '26” repre- sented by Sidney Sommerville and James Gull. 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M., Director; of twelve weeks dui tion offering University courses, together with special work for teachers not able to attend the Universiy at other times. „ , _ FIRST SEMESTER BEGINS THIRD MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER. Monday, Tues- day and Wednesday are registration days. Expenses Reasonable Send for Catalogue Frank B. Trotter, LL. D., President Morgantown, W. Va. COMPLIMENTS OF H. Y. CLARK COMPLIMENTS OF BOLYARD’S BARBER SHOP RALPH S. KUNST “The Home of Home Decorating” Grafton’s Exclusive Dealer in Rugs, Carpets, Lace Curtains, Draperies, Linoleums, Window Shades, Tapestries, Etc. 207 W. Main St. GRAFTON, W. VA. Phone 627 Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible All thru the years your gift will be treasured as a precious keep-sake, when you make it a lasting one. See our Display of Gift Suggestion for all occasions G. W LOAR 8 COMPANY 74 West Main Street Grafton, West Virginia 1897 1926 29 Years on Main Street under Same Management BEN AND CLARENCE Through Sunshine and Clouds. Through lean times and fat times. Some of your grandparents were our customers, some are today. De- pendable Merchandise and Service our Secret. B. F POE General Merchant 20 West Main Street 100% American 100% KNIGHTS OF THE Ku I0ux I0an Stand For PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROTESTANT CHURCHES Believe in WHITE SUPREMACY, LAW and ORDER Locally interested in Grafton High School and its activities. TAYLOR COUNTY KLAN 100% American 100% Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible A STORE FOR YOUNG MEN Each season when we buy merchandise we select clothing that is especially adapted to the YOUNG MAN. For years we have been regarded as the leading clothiers of Northern West Virginia because we buy the best materials possible, tailored by America’s best tailors. Then, too, we carry such large stocks that young men are sure to find the clothing that just fits their fancy. Young men can buy with confidence here because they know the reliability of this store and they also know that any garment chosen here is correct in style and pattern. “The Store Where Your Father Buys” WM. ARCHDEACON COMPANY The Leading Men and Boys’ Store of Northern W. Va. THE GRAFTON BANKING TRUST COMPANY GRAFTON, W. VA. SERVICE SAFETY CHAS. BRINKMAN Nothing But DRY GOODS Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN THIS BOOK WERE MADE BY W. R. Loar Son GRAFTON, W. VA. MAKERS OF BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible CLYDE G. TURNER STATIONERY :: CHINA :: NOVELTIES 74 West Main GRAFTON, W. VA. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? I see where Bill and Elizabeth have One neck's longer than the other and One necks longer than the other. taken the first step toward divorce.' “How come?” They've got married. Ruby— I heard that the teachers have Va.— Now before I marry you. do decided to stop necking. you ever drink anything? Ed— First thing you know they’ll John (proudly)— Anything!” want the students to stop too. Ruth— Do you want to see where I Lohm Kunst— How would you like was vaccinated?” to have a pet monkey? John— Sure!” Clara— Oh. this is so sudden. Ruth— Right over there in that house J. B. BRADFORD 229 Walnut Street GENERAL MERCHANDISE Compliments OF A FRIEND Twenty-four Years in the Same Place PHONE 492 Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible FRANZ 8 BURKA CLOTHING FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY Your Patronage is Appreciated BROADDUS COLLEGE PHILIPPI. W. VA. Elakanah Hulley, A.M., L.LD., President Full Four-Year Courses Leading to the Beccalaureate Degree Courses offered also in Home Economics, Normal Training, Music, Public Speaking, Dramatics, and Physical Education DELIGHTFUL STUDENT LIFE Wholesome Environment For further information write to KARL K. HULLEY, Registrar Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible FRIEDMAN BROS. RELIABLE JEWELERS For the Best Merchandise at Prices “THAT ARE RIGHT” 48 West Main Street GRAFTON. W. VA. STANDARD GARAGE CO. BUICK AUTOMOBILES Auto Supplies and Repairs Dealers for Atwater Kent Radios West Side Telephone 46 COMMENCEMENT Any time is the time to commence to RIDE THE STREET CARS Our Ticket Books are a great saving and convenience and you “save the difference” “A Grafton Enterprise” •TYGARTS VALLEY TRACTION CO. E. W. ALEXANDER, General Manager BURTON U SITTER’S TOGGERY The Place to Buy Men’s Clothes in GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA Patronize Them V. They made the publication of The Mount possible Enqravinqs iu this book made ‘Cite Canton 'Enqravinq Itectrotype, Compart? Canton • ♦. Ohio U’ilJjJI, Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible « S. M. Leonard FIRST-- LAST-- ALWAYS LEONARDS’ Stands For QUALITY 238 W Main Street A. E. Leonard 1917 Phone 740 FRANK R. MORGAN PLUMBING AND HEATING 108 Latrobe Street Phone 333-J When in Need of a Plumber PHONE 124-R Clark’s Plumbing Hardware Store Next Door to Post Office Also a Full Line of Electrical Supplies GET OUR PRICES AND WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY “Dress Well and Succeed” KLEIN CO., INC. Men’s and Boy’s Outfitters KIRSCHBAUM, SCHLOSS BROS. and HICKEY - FREEMAN Clothing 14 W. Main St. Grafton, W. Va. Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible COMPLIMENTS OF TYGART VALLEY GLASS CO. GRAFTON, W. VA. THE HOUSE OF KUPPENHEIMER GOOD CLOTHES F. FRIEDMAN U SON GRAFTON, W. VA. PAY US A VISIT—THE VISIT WILL PAY YOU An investment in good appearance W. W. BUSH HOME DRESSED MEATS, GROCERIES, PRODUCE, POULTRY Fish and Game in Season No. 19 West Main Street Phone 459 GRAFTON, W. VA. Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible OLDSMOBILE SALES SERVICE , MANEAR BROS. Phone 236-R Blueville You Will Enjoy BOWLING AND BILLIARDS —AT— HUDSON'S Under Grand Theatre ROY HUDSON. Prop. E. F. REDINGER GENERAL MERCHANDISE No. 805 Robley Street 23 Years at the Same Location Phone 290-R GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA GRAFTON, W. VA. Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible GRAFTON MERCANTILE CO. 120 GRAND STREET DODGE BROTHERS MOTOR CARS and GRAHAM BROTHERS TRUCKS Sold and Serviced by PECK AUTO COMPANY Latrobe Street Phone No. 207 GRAFTON, W. VA. STUDENTS admire our cafeteria service be- cause it is Quick, clean and cheer- ful. and affords infinite choice of well cooked, pure and wholesome foods. The self service idea is another independent feature, making for economy in the saving of tips to waiters. Eat here once and you will come back often. —THE— CAFETERIA COURT 227 W. Main Near Courthouse GRAFTON, W. VA. Patronize Them C. M’DADE U SONS GENERAL MERCHANDISE Corner Beech and Walnut Streets GRAFTON, W. VA. Patronize Them Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible Strand Grand Theatres HIGH CLASS PICTURES AND VAUDEVILLE Always Good Music r . GRAFTON FEED 8 STORAGE CO., INC. WHOLESALE GROCERIES TOWN CRIER FLOUR • '■ Flour, Feed, Portland Cement, Sewer Pipe, Fertilizer, Roofing, Lime, Salt, Potatoes, Nails, Barbwire, Poultry, Feed, Etc. 272-274-276 LATROBE STREET John H.: “Going to Chapel?” Roy Shaw: “Naw, 1 don't need the sleep.” Lives of great men, all remind us. As their pages o'er we utrn. That we're apt to leave behind us Letters that we ought to burn. Miss Shepler: “This class will now name same of the lower species of animals, starting with Ray Shaw. Ain't it the Truth? L.ittle words of guessing Little words of bluff. Make the teacher tell us Sit down, that’s enough! TONY, THE TAILOR A Tailor Made Suit is Cheaper than a Hand-Me-Down CLEANING, PRESSING AND DYEING mrirr Altering a Specialty mn t ?” • 343 W. Main TONY COVELLI, Mgr. Phone 163-J Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible W. F. FREDERICK PIANA CO. “SERVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT” Has been the principle on which we have conducted our business from the day it was founded. Another is selling dependable drug store merchandise and most careful attention to prescription compound- ing. RED CROSS PHARMACY PRESCRIPTION FAMILY DRUGGISTS Mrs. Bert Vogeding Miss Margaret Vogeding PURPLE PATCH BEAUTY SHOPPE FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING Phone 831 Grafton, W. Va. UNION DRUG COMPANY “IF YOU GET IT AT THE UNION ITS RIGHT” MURPHY’S BARBER SHOP 51 MAIN STREET “Our Work is Like the G. H. S. Team; Hard to Beat” GET IT AT ZINN’S If it’s a Summer Home During the Wintry Months—It’s a COLORIC or LENOX FURNACE Which Will Make You Happy. I Have Them. You Need Not Go to Florida During the Winter You Will Have It at Home SEE ME S. M. ZINN 122 Yates Avenue Grafton, W. Va. C. V. MILLER RELIABLE FOOTWEAR Grafton, West Virginia Patronize Them They made the publication of The Mount possible CHAS. D. SMITH, DR. F. M. GLENN D. C. OPTOMETRIST CHIROPRACTOR EYES EXAMINED GLASSES FITTED 54 W. Main Street Wehn Bldg. Grafton, W. Va. Office Second Floor First National Bank Bldg. H. W. Dent Francis L. Warder GRAFTON, W. VA. DENT 8 WARDER JAMES C. HOLT LAWYER LAWYERS Taylor County Bank Building Dent Bldg. Grafton, W. Va. GRAFTON, W. VA. Robinson, Warder and Robinson THE FLOWER SHOP Attorneys Counsellors at Law 47 West Main St. First National Bank Bldg. GRAFTON, W. VA. Phone 615 Grafton, W. Va. HARRY FRE1DMAN G. W. FORD ATTORNEY-AT-LAW LAWYER Grafton, West Virginia Phone 728 207 W. Main St. DR. F. S. SMITH C ias. M.Wells,O.D. DENTIST OFFICE 49 W. Main St. M. M. Bank Building GRAFTON, W. VA. 4 Patronize Them