Greenbank High School - Mountain Breeze Yearbook (Greenbank, WV)

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Senior Class History The doors of G. H. S. were open in September, 1920, to a class of twenty-eight Freshmen. Mr. Taylor, our principal, told us to enroll to Miss Grimes. During this year we did out best to win friends and make our work a true foundation for the goal to be attained. Our greatest misfortune was to lose several of our members, Ralph Warnick, Verna S.'ple and Edwin Doyle. Under the care and advice of Miss Grimes, these remaining organized our class and survived as Freshmen. A happy bunch of “Sophs we were when school opened in '21. Tem- porarily sorry to find cur classmate, Burke Grogg, going to Ronceverte. Our sorrow was overcome with joy to find five new members, Adolph Cooper, Grace Graves, Omer Brill, Thelma Conrad and Warren Oliver. Warren left us the first semester. With the help of Mrs. Pritchard we conquered all diffi- culties, making our foundation stronger. We were glad to say at the end of May that we were ready to be classified as Juniors. When greeting G. H. S. in '22 we were disconcerted to find our class so divided; Omer Brill, Adolph Cooper, Willa Nottingham and Grace Graves were going to other schools. Sterle Nottingham, Meryle Irvine and Richard, Lewis had moved away. Janet Woods, Myrtle Barkley and Sylvia Bennette were married. Frieda Williams, Margaret Wood, Edna Wilfong, Thelma Conrad and Edgar Shinnaberry, by going to summer school, were ready to join the seniors. This made the Juniors feel badly, although after organizing o’-r class. wHh the help of Mr. Schnopp, we were delighted to find that Effi.e Moore, Thelma Collins, Wilma Slayton, Verne Siple, Arnold Willhide, Ida Jackson, Marv Phares, Flora Phili ps and Sallie Warwick, by extra work, were able to help the Juniors solve their problems. It was the shock of our lives to find that we were still the largest class in school. Two literary societies were organized this year. The Adelph ans, under the care of Mr. Schnopp, consisted of the Junio's and Freshmen. The Colum- bians, led by Miss Hite, included the Seniors and Sophomores. We did our best in the programs we gave during the year, trving all the time to gain wis- dom for our class and our helpers, the Freshmen. The second semester brought back our true classmate, Willa. At the close of school we were nearer our goal. The Juniors took a great part in “Cherry Blossoms, for the two leading characters, Martha and Arnold, were proud to let evervone know that they were Juniors. Our help in this play ended our work as Juniors. The doors of G. H. S. were open wider than ever when we entered as Seniors, for we had with us a new principal, Mr. Harwood, and two new class- mates, Beulah Brill and Edith Townsend. We found that Alice Friel was going to school at Marlinton and that William Reitz was not attending school. This was a little discouraging at first, yet we knew we roust work, for this was our last chance to w in our goal. Miss Moomau and Mr. Schaffner were ready to help us. 16

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Mary Phares Arbovale Mary Phares is doomed to teach. For she's learned what e’er she could In the classes where our teachers preach And her head’s not made of wood. Mack Brooks Dunmore Basketball Player Now the funniest member of our class Wc all know is Mack Brooks; He has some spunk and brains and brass, According to his looks. Verna Siple Cass Secretary of Annual Staff Verna Siple’s very neat, And she takes what comes in life, We know some nice man at her feet Will ask her to be his wife. 15

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The first semester enabled three of our members, Edith Townsend, Willa Nottingham and Mack Brooks, to finish. Ola Doyle quit school. The second semester brought us two members, Joy and Mabel Arbo- gast, and a shock------! The preacher visited our class, uniting in Holy Matrimony Sylvia Riley and Hume Bowles. We were glad to find that Sib was not going to leave us. Our class leads in athletics, as we have one boy and four girls on the varsity basketball teams. Although we have won our goal and are leaving this vear, we shall never forget our happy days and our friends at G. H. S. —C. S., ’24. 17