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(BoaAcL fcdwocriuorL Seated—left to right: John Jenkins, Chester Blue, William Collins, Charles lockard, Harold Debendarfer, Virgil Rohr-bowgh. Taylor County elects interested and capable citizens to the Board of Education which decides the policies of education in the county and selects a superintendent as its administrative officer. Mr. J. Paul Murphy's and Dr. Paul P. Warden's terms expired January 1. Mr. Charles Lockard and Mr. John Jenkins succeeded them. On January 4 there was an election of new officers for the remainder of the year. The new officers are: president, William Collins; vice president, Chester Blue; secretary, Virgil Rohr-bough. The Board meets every third Thursday. The only exceptions are: a meeting on the first Monday in May, at which teachers are hired; the first Tuesday in August, held to estimate the levy; and the third Tuesday in August, held to lay the levy. The Board is limited to eighteen meetings a year. The salary of a Board member, fifteen dollars per meeting, is small in comparison to the amount of work and time given in valuable county service. APPRECIATION DR. PAUL P. WARDEN For his many years of faithful service to the people of Taylor County, we, the Senior Class of 1955, wish to express our sincere appreciation to Doctor Paul P. Warden. Dr. Warden graduated from Grafton High School with the class of 1912 and is married to the former Eleanor Metzner. They have two children—Mary Emma and Charles A. Dr. Warden attended the Medical School at West Virginia University and Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has given the community many, many years of valuable service in the way of medical care. He was first elected to the Grafton Independent Board of Education. Later, when the county unit plan started, he became a charter member of the Taylor County Board of Education. Dr. Warden has served twenty years on the Board with ten of those as president. He was instrumental in the building of our high school as well as in the making of many improvements in other Taylor County Schools. Dr. Warden's faithful service is a splendid example to all school students, the citizens of tomorrow. 10
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R. VIRGIL ROHRBOUGH Superintendent of Schools Mr. Virgil Rohrbough, who is the present superintendent of Taylor County Schools, received his A.B. degree from Fairmont State College in 1933 and his A.M. degree from West Virginia University in 1942. Mr. Rohrbough taught in Lewis County for three years and has served as principal of the First Ward School and East Grafton School. In 1935 he was appointed assistant superintendent of schools and in 1942 he became acting superintendent. He has held the position of superintendent since 1949. Mr. Rohrbough is a member of the West Virginia Education Association, the National Education Association, and the American Association of School Administration. He also is active in community affairs and is a member of the Masonic Lodge and Kiwanis Club. RONALD L. KNOTTS Assistant Superintendent of Schools Our assistant superintendent of Taylor County Schools is Mr. Ronald L. Knotts. He was appointed to this position in 1949. Previous to that time he taught one year at Bartlett School in Taylor County and served as principal of Simpson Grade School and Prunty-Elementary School for a period of nineteen years. Mr. Knotts has been very active in community life. He is a member and past president of the Grafton Kiwanis Club, has served as chairman of the Red Cross Committee, and chairman of the March of Dimes Committee. He also is achievement chairman of the Boy Scouts of America. Along with these community activities he is a member of the choir of the Andrews Methodist Church. 11
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