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

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SENIORS TAKE YOUR PLACE

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Randall McKinney was born on August 9,1905 in Burnsville W. Va. He graduated from Burnsville High School. He attended Glenville Normal School in 1923 and 1924 and represented them in baseball and basketball. Mr. McKinney enrolled in Davis and Elkins College in September, 1924, and he graduated in )une, 1929. During his college years, Mr. McKinney was extremely active in sports. He played forward on the varsity basketball team for four years, served as captain in 1927, and was high scorer in 1928. He also played varsity football for four years as an end and halfback. He received honorable mention as an All-Eastern End in 1928. He played varsity baseball for two years. Mr. McKinney has taught physical education, biology, civics, sociology and economics at Grafton High School, and has brightened many of the classes with his personal experiences and stories. Mr. McKinney, a hardworker and a sport enthusiast, served as head coach for football and basketball for thirty-five years; and for the past five years, he has served as Athletic Director. He left Grafton High for a time when he enlisted in the Navy in July, 1942. He entered as a Lieutenant j.g. and left the service in November, 1945, as a Lieutenant. Mr. McKinney has three daughters and a son, all of whom are grown. His main hobby is playing golf, which will occupy much of his time when he retires. Miss Hortense Mumford was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mumford. Miss Mumford attended elementary school and high school in Buckhannon, and she received her A-B degree from West Virginia State College. She also attended the University of Cincinnati, the Hampton Institute, and University of Dayton, and New York University, where she received her M-A degree. She has taught at Grafton High School for sixteen years. Miss Mumford's chief interests are reading and traveling. She enjoys music, especially the piano. Her most common remark to her students is Think clearly. Miss Mumford is noted for her vocabulary tests and her abundant knowledge of all types of literature. Upon leaving Grafton High School, Miss Mumford plans to travel and to pursue her particular interest in education. 15

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Somewhere the world has a place for you That is all your own; Somewhere is work that your hand can do, And yours alone. Whether afar over land and sea Or close at your door may the duty be. It calls for your service full and free! Take your place! Somewhere the world has bitter tears Your smile might dry; Somewhere the burden of doubts and fears. The hopeless sigh. There are steps that falter, weary, weak. For the strong, brave aim they vainly seek — Will you pass them by on the journey bleak? Take your place! Somewhere the world has a desert spot Your toil might till; Somewhere a life whose loveless lot Your love might fill. If the place that waits be high or low. Question not, cry not — onward go! The world's great battle needs every blow — Take you place!