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

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Aldene Beagle Thespians-Ward Mgr. G.A.A. Girl Reserves Quill and Scroll—V. Pres. Band S |tiad Leader Re- Echo ( iris' Basketball Stjuad Barbara Kkverlin Hec Tcks Mary Kathryn Boice Dorsey I . Bolyard l(H t hall Elaine Bolyard Lewis Bolyard Von da Bolyard -irl Reserves G.A.A. A.T.C. Re-Echo Robert C. Borm man Pres. Natl. Honor Society Sec y. Treas. Hi-Y Student Council Junior Miss Vice-Pres. Camera Club Bertha Bradley Helen Brown Hec Teks Band Dor i iiv Burnside I hespians Commercial Club Re I ho dv. Mgr.—Bearcat G.A.A. Band Flora Lee Canfield Hec I eks sst. Librarian Re-Echo 11

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY First as freshmen, then as sophomores, the next term as juniors, this past year as seniors. It seems a long time since we first entered the doors of G. H. S. There were about 220 of us who walked in those doors in September 10, 1942, but there were only slightly more than 100 who received diplomas. After spending some time finding room .SI9 and the cafeteria we settled down to the daily routine of English I, civics, and algebra. We chose class officers that first year; Anne Vance as our president, Etta Francis was chosen vice-president, and Barbara Donley was elected secretary-treasurer. For our entry in the Thespian contest plays we chose Not Tonight.” The play was directed by Doris Waugh and found Aldene Beagle, Mary Louise Haskins, Etta Francis, Charles Denton, anti Hugh Fordyce in the cast. Our sophomore year was rather uneventful. About the only things we did that year were to select our officers and to participate in the contest plays. For our officers we chose Wayne Knotts, Buddy Myers, and Jean Decker. Nancy Curry directed our contest play that year. After many long hours of practice the play. “The House of Greed,” was ready for production. We gave it and carried away the title of best play, even though we did forget about two pages of it! Members of the cast were: Etta Francis, Charles Denton, Leonard Collins, Dorothy Burnside, Phyllis Long, Emily Malone, and Hugh Fordyce. During our sophomore year many of us joined several organizations for which we were then eligible. Lime flies fast and the following September we were upperclassmen. There were only enough of us for four homerooms by this time. We had a lot ahead of us that year so the first thing we did was to select some capable officers to lead us in our class projects. We had to have two elections to get a president (the first one ending in a tie), but after the votes were finally tabulated it was found that John Ellers had been elected president, Alice Mae Stephenson selected vice-president, while Evelyn McProuty had polled enough votes to gain the secretary-treasurer position. It wasn’t long before we saw Mr. Hasclden, our class sponsor talking with a representative of the Curtis Publishing Co. and then we knew it was about time for us to sell magazines. With Buddy Myers setting an example for the rest of us by bringing in over $100.00 himself, we got busy and managed to collect magazine subscriptions worth over $900.00. We sponsored the annual Junior Christmas party. We enjoyed ourselves that evening although we did have to play Santa Clause oi stand at a door all evening. My, My! How our class funds were increasing- It wasn’t too long until we began preparing to win another best play title in the contest plays. A mystery won the year before so win not try another mystery? We did, and again we took the best play award. Another honor for our class was the selection of Wayne Knotts as best actor. Other members of the cast of The Ghost Farm” were: Betty Craft, Charles Corbin, John Pitzer, Thelma Reese, Helen Brown, Evelyn McProuty, and Emily Malone. After the contest plays we began practice for our junior class play. Mrs. Haddox, the director, chose “Junior Miss” for us to give on March 27. However some of the members of the cast became ill and we were unable to present the play as we had planned. We climaxed our junior year with the jun-ior-Senior Reception. We had quite a time decorating the gym. One might have seen students throwing shoes those evenings. By the time for the dance many of us were too tired to enjoy it to the fullest extent, but anyway we danced all evening to the music of jimmy Morgan's orchestra of Fairmont. Finally at long last we were seniors. The thing that we had wanted most during our other three years in school, we now had. We now had more responsibilities than we had ever had before. Many of us became officers in our various organizations. But secretly we dreaded the thought that we were now seniors—the last year of public school. Oh well, classes come and classes go, and the world goes on just the same. We wanted the best officers available for our last year in high school so we chose Wayne Knotts as president, Kenneth Evans as Vice-president, and Evelyn McProuty as secretary-treasurer. With a large sum already in our treasury we set about to get more in order to publish our yearbook. Armed with several boxes of Christmas cards apiece, we besieged the good people of Grafton and netted a nice profit- This year as seniors we finally got around to giving Junior Miss,” this play that was supposed to have been our junior class play. bacco improves with aging and so did Junior Miss.” Included in the cast were Aid' e Beagle, Wayne Knotts, Anne Vance, Herbert Grow, Emily Malone, Robert Borneinan, Mary Louise Haskins, Betty Craft, Mary PaP' palardo, Charles Corbin, Raymond Salisbury. Alfred Hovatter, John Pitzer, Charles Denton, and Hugh Fordyce. (Continued on Pngt ’ io

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BERNICE CARDER Girl Reserves Commercial Club Re-Echo Dorsey Ca i ih i i VeI ARIOl s Cl ARKSON Science Club Leonard Collins Hi Y Thespians 111 Compton Charles Junior Corbin Thespians Band Orchestra Sc iencc Club lli Y Be n y Pauline Craft (»irl Reserves I hespians Commercial Club, Sec’y. (iirls Athletic Association A.T.C. Girls' (.let Club (Pres.) Squad Leader II State Chorus Basketball Jean Decker Hec I ek Club Charles Demon Hi Y I hespians Student Council Band Re Echo Sc ience Club GERALDINE DOWELL Girl Reserves ( 1 reas.) I C. (.. A. Re-Echo Scjuad leader (iirls' Basketball Team ndy Dcckwori h let term an Club Wayne Efanv Hi Y 12