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

Text from Pages 1 - 62 of the 1948 volume:

OAe 1948 fllo-unta Riee e, Annual Publication of GREEHBAHK HIGH SCHOOL, Greenbank, West Virginia CATTERED among the pages of this Mountain Breeze will be found the countless beautiful memories of our past four years in G. H. S. THE CLASS OF 1948, sincerely dedicate this 1948 Mountain Breeze to our dearly beloved Alma Mater. “Dear Greenbank High School We love you, And to your colors We’ll e’er be true.” A Brief Educational History of Green bank District The first school in the vicinity of Greenbank was erected in 1780. It was a typical pay school of that period; the fee was paid by boarding the teacher a certain length of time, according to the number of schol- ars in the school. As Greenbank became a larger place than a one-house-town, a school was erected below the town at what was then known is the Crossroads, and named after the location. The school lasted until the year 1820, and then a school was built on what is now the property of John R. Gum which was then known as Cartmill Creek. This school served the purpose of educating the pioneer children for a decade or more. As churches were built with better regard to the density of the people, the session rooms became the school houses, the session room of Liberty Church being one of the most important in Greenbank Commu- nity. The session room schools were usually taught by the pastor, and if the pastor did not teach, outside teachers would teach a term of three months for a dollar a scholar if there were as many as ten scholars. The session room schools lasted until 1842, when the Greenbank Academy was erected where the Odd Fellows Lodge Hall now stands in Greenbank. This was the first free school and was first taught by Profes- sor Benjamin Arbogast who had influenced the founding of it. The usual number attending was from sixty-five to seventy-five. This school was part of the Academy program ol the county which called for the erection of three academies: at Greenbank, Huntersville, and Hillsboro. These three buildings were of brick and were the most modern buildings in the county. Most of the people in Greenbank District sent their children to this school. These scholars boarded at Greenbank for there was no method of convey- ance from the more distant homes. When a student had finished this school he could attend Institute for a week, and then pass a test given and prepared by the County Superintendent and become qualified for a teaching position. Green- bank District had its own Board of Education at that time, so the teachers went before them to qualify for a job. But they had to have as many as two trustees of the three to sign their contract before the job was forthcoming; the salary being about sixty dollars per month. A few months after the Civil War, the building was remodeled and changed to a two-storied one and renamed the “Advanced School.tf It had ja high standard of education. The old Academy served until 1916; the last session being taught by C. E. Flynn, who later became County Superintendent. Its place was taken by the High School. In the year 1916, John W. Goodsell, President of the Board of Education, with the aid of Dr. Leland Moomau, founded the Greenbank High School with the graded school being in the same building. The first levy of money, called for enough money to build the part known a few years ago as the high school part, which extended from the front of the building to the present end of the press room. At first high school and grades were taught in the same part, but as enrollment increased, the building was extended to the beginning of the gymnasium, and a few years later the gym and the rooms above it were erected. This last was completed in 1926. Quite a dispute was aroused over the location of the building, so it was submitted to a popular vote. The main candidates for the election were Cass, Dunmore, Durbin and Greenbank, with the latter coming- in ahead with a fair majority. The first term of school opened in the fall of 1918 with a small enrollment. The first principal was W. P. Haught of Bristol, W. Va., with Miss Lucy Meredith, Margaret Hunt, and Lillian Moomau as as- sistants. The first graduate of the school in 1919 was Grace Curry, who had attended Marlinton for three years. In the year of 1920, there were five graduates: Virginia Dare Moomau, Helen Beard, Bertie Beard, Lillian Beard, and Lucille Oliver. In 1921 there were ten graduates, fifteen in 1922, fourteen in 1923, nineteen in 1924, and so on. N. Phay Taylor, the second principal, was succeeded by T. P. Harwood, who served nine years as principal. Mr. Harwood was replaced in 1931 by John Roach who served four years. In 1936, Claude A. McMillion became principal, and served until his death in the spring of 1945, when Mack Brooks, Assist- ant County Superintendent, served until the end of the term. In the fall of 1945, Mr. Virgil B. Harris of Gassaway, W. Va., became principal and he is still serving in that position. Brief Highlights: Basketball started early in the school’s history; football not until 1926—first touch- down for school made by Olen Hiner in a game with White Sulphur. In 1930, separate Vo-Ag building was constructed; the next year a bus garage. In 1936 an addition to the main building was made and steam heat installed in portion of the building, which is now equipped with electric power and most rooms are artificially lighted. In 1946 a new floor was laid in the gym, and a new heating system installed. Home Economics began about three years after the founding of the school, and the Future Homemakers Club was organized in 1930-31. In the fall of 1944, a High School Band was formed by Miss Anna Margaret John- son, then music teachei, and the music program is now being expanded by Director Roy Anderson. a n d VIRGIL B. HARRIS Greenbank, West Virginia Principal Driver Education, Social Studies A. B. Glenville State Teachers Marshall State Teachers M. A. West Virginia University AARON S. HILL Durbin, W. Va. Biology, Chemistry, Gen- eral Science, Phys. Ed. B. S. College of William and Mary West Virginia University FLORA POST Wolf Summit, W. Va. Home Economics B. S. West Virginia University KATHLEEN BROWN DAVIS Cass, W. Va. Social Studies A. B. North Carolina West Virginia University WARREN BLACKHURST Cass, W. Va. English, Latin, Conservation A. B. Glenville College West Virginia University MINNIE PARG Frank, W. Va. Typing, Shorthand, English A. B. West Virginia University Davis and Elkins ROY ANDERSON Greenbank, W. Va. Band, Glee Club, Girls’ Chorus Music Major Fairmont State College DAN TAYLOR Greenbank, W. Va. Custodian PEGGY SMITH Marlinton, W. Va. Social Studies, Library Science A. B. Davis and Elkins University of Wyoming Marshall College ROSEMARY COYNER Clover Lick, W. Va. English A. B. West Virginia University HAROLD MOSSER Davis, W. Va. English, Social Studies Phys. Ed., Basketball, Football A. B. Marshall College DAVID E. SMITH Martinsburg, W. Va. Vo-Ag, General Shop B. S. West Virginia University JUNE RILEY Greenbank, W. Va. Mathematics B. S. Davis and Elkins Glenville College West Virginia Wesleyan PRESIDENT ....................................... WILLIAM SUTTON VICE PRESIDENT ................................ JOHNNY BROWN SECRETARY ................................. MARLIN SHEARS REPRESENTATIVE ...................... KENNETH CASSELL CHEERLEADER .................... WANDA BELL TRACY SPONSORS: MR. HILL and MISS POST FIRST ROW (left to right)-Audrey Kessler, June Bolton, Mary Wilfcng, Patsy Elbon, Jo Betty Pritchard, Marlin Shears, William Sutton, John Brown, Wanda Tracy, Leola Fenstermaker, Annlee Mur- phy, Mai y Wilfong, Dicel Hoover, Betty Grogg, Virg nia Sheppherd. SECOND ROW—Betty Lowe, Peggy Shores, Mi s Post, Ray Grogg, Elizabeth Meeks, Joanne Rose, Elaine Peck, Linda Wooddell, Norma Leatherwood, Betty Sheets, Peggy Howe, Millie Ryder, Daisy Rexrode, Evelyn Hevener, Twila Wenger, Norma Sampson, Opal Curry, Lily Moore, Saraphine Gum, Mr. Hill, Elea- nor Snyder. THIRD ROW—John Geiger, Raymond Moyers, Neale Cassell, Boyd Wright, Kenneth Cassell, Donald Spencer, John Hevener, Richard Nottingham, Lestsr Waybright, Johnny Jack, Grey Cassell, Steve Bar- nasky, Kathryn Simmons, Anna Sutton, Wanda Campbell. FOURTH ROW—Bobby Wilfong, Joe Wilfong, Ralph Simmons, Eugene Vandevander, Eugene Dilley, Victor Cromer, Billy Waugh, Paul Tenney, Dale McLaughlin, Edward Varner, Franklin Collins, Henry Dickenson, Merle Grogg. © IF 5Q © M © PR KSI DKNT VICE PRESIDENT .... SECRETARY ....... TREASURER ...... REPRESENTATIVE CHEERLEADER HANLEY ERVIN ........ BEN POSCOVER .... GEORGE REXRODE ......... BOB TACY ....... JERRY SHEARS CAROLYN RYDER SPONSORS: MISS SMITH and MR. RILEY FIRST ROW (left to right)—Ruth Hoover, Hazel Brewster, Dallas May, Hilda Lambert, Carolyn Ry- der, Boby Tacy, Hanley Ervine, Ben Poscover, Jerry Shears, Loriaine Alderman, Mary Alice Alderiran, Helen Snyder. SECOND ROW Helen Taylor, Sarah Arbogast, Alice Ervine, Clara Dahmer, Martha McCutcheon, Evelyn Hertig, Marcella Vance, Sadie Lambert, Edna Lee Miller, Anna Lee Miller, Jolene Kerr, Pat Me- Caulley, Ruby Vandevander, Hilda Lambert, Billy Brock, Frank Hamrick. THIRD ROW—Ralph Mullenax, Betty Kincaid, Kathleen Slayton, Kitty Slaven, Juanita Dahmer, Jes- sie Simmons, Jewel Wilfong, Nancy Harris, Gloria Eye, Neal Cassell, Alpha Mahaffey, Estell Hickman, Lawson Cassell, Hubert Wright, Edsel Hiner. FOURTH ROW—George Rexrode, George Wilmoth, Raymond Lambert, Leo Judy, Buddy Simmons, George Plyler, James Sheets, Marvin Galford, Zane Taylor, Donnis Meeks, Donald McLaughlin, Edward Meeks, Keith Meeks. PRESIDENT ..................................... PATTY McPHERSON VICE PRESIDENT ........................... JOHN NEIL RALSTON SECRETARY ............................. ANETA BUTERBAUGH TREASURER ...................... GERTRUDE BLACKHURST REPRESENTATIVE ..................... JACK MOORE CHEERLEADER ................... KATHLEEN RYDER SPONSORS: MRS. COYNER and MRS. DAVIS FIRST ROW (left to right)-Bob Waugh, William Arbogast, Dale Gragg, Kathleen Ryder, Aneta Buterbaugh, Patty McPherson, John Ralston, Gertrude Blackhurst, Jack Moore, Lake Sutton, and Leonard Meador. SECOND ROW----Leta Kelly, Amy Riley, Faye Turner, Eleanor Shields, Jeanette Rankin, Delores Nottingham, Betty Orndorff, Mildred Tracy, Clara Lee Sutton, Zula Taylor, Dolly Galford, Eolyn Camp- bell, Mary Miller. THIRD ROW—Mildred Chapel, Arlene Curry, Betty Ellen Grimes, Shirley Simmons, Thelma Varner, Peggy Taylor, George Kane, Gay Cargile, Maxine Vandevander, Mildred Michael, Joyce Hamrick. FOURTH ROW—Hubert Taylor, Arnold Galford, Odbert Calain, Jimmy Nottingham, Albert Tenney, James Shores, Junior Taylor, Junior Rexrode, Paul Kessler, George Sheets, Keith Gum, Hubert Conrad. HELEN VIRGINIA TRACY “Spencer Boyer, West Virginia 4-H Club 1944-48 Song leader; Secretary; Vice-president Home Economics Club 1944-48 Histoi ian Band 1944-48 Representative Glee Club 1944-48 Operetta Secretary to Principal Rooters Club Secretary of Freshman Class “Golden Eagle” Staff Snack and Smack Club 1946-48 Hobby---Sewing “Variety is the spice of life. JUNIOR HARLAN MAIIAFFEY Hamfal” Dun more. West Virginia Treasurer of Junior Class Athletic Manager 1944-48 Senior Play “To err is human, to forgive divine. MARY EDNA WIMER Bartow, West Virginia Rooters Club Home Economics Club 1944-48 Hobby----Stamp Collection “A noble aim, faithfully kept, is a noble deed.’ JULIAN HUNTER TRACY “Moose’ Arbovale, West Virginia F. F. A. Club 1945-48 4-H Club 1944-48 Rooters Club Football 1946-48 Basketball 1946-48 “One never loses by doing a good turn.” MARY DARE HEDRICK Greenbank, West Virginia Vice-piesident of Freshman Class Treasurer of Sophomore Class Representative of Senior Class Band 1944-48 President Glee Club 1944-48 Operetta Rooters Club 4-H Club Secretary; Treasurer; Vice-president “Mountain Breeze” Staff “Golden Eagle” Staff Senior Play Valedictorian Hobby—Music “Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and in- stinct—not by rules.” BERLIN STANLEY GALFORD “Curly” Greenbank, West Virginia F. F. A. Club 1944-48 Vice-president; President 4-H Club 1944-45 Vice-president of Senior class Band 1944-48 Glee Club 1945-48 Operetta Rooters Club Senior Play—Stage Manager Hobby—Women “To love and win is the best thing, To love and lose the next best.” VIRGIL B. HARRIS, JR. “Virg” Greenbank, West Virginia 4-H Club 1945-48, Reporter Treasurer of Freshman Class Representative of Sophomore Class Band 1944-46 Operetta “Golden Eagle” Staff Senior Play—Stage Manager Hobby—Photography “It is in loving, not in being loved, The heart finds its quest; It is in giving, not in getting. Our lives are blest.” BETTY RUTH CONRAD “Boots” Arbovale, West Virginia 4-H Club 1944-47, Reporter Band 1944-48, Secretary; Reporter Glee Club 1944-48 Operetta Home Economics Club 1944-48 Reporter “Golden Eagle” Staff Rooters Club Senior Play—Property Committee Hobby—Photography “Smile and the world smiles with you. Weep and you weep alone.” LOUISE VIRGINIA MULLENAX Bartow, West Virginia Rooters Club Glee Club 1945-48 Operetta Senior Play Hobby—Photograph Album “The greater the difficulty, The greater the glory.” JOHN EDWARD SLAVEN “Married Man” Cass, West Virginia Rooters Club Football 1945-48 Vice-President of Junior Class Hobby—Stamp Collecting “A man’s life is not his own” JAMES EDWARD WOODDELL “Streak” Greenbank, West Virginia Football 1944-48 Co-captain Basketball 1944-48 4-H Club 1944-48 Treasurer; President F. F. A. Club “Mountain Breeze” Staff Class President 1944-48 Hobby—Women “Women, Women, is my cry. How I love them, MY! MY! MY!” BONNIE LOUISE SHEETS “Middle Willie” Cass, West Virginia 4-H Club 1944-48 Home Economics Club 1944-48 Band 1944-48 Glee Club 1944-48 Operetta Rooters Club Secretary of Senior Class “Golden Eagle” Staff Hobby---Making New Friends “Smiles will go farther than frowns.” JOYCE MARIE MICK Cass, West Virginia Rooters Club Hobby—Record Collection “Warm friendship, like the setting sun, Sheds kindly light on everyone.” ROBERT LEWIS GREATHOUSE “Bob’ Durbin, West Virginia F. F. A. Club 1944-45 Football 1946-48 “He works his work, I mine.” FREDA ARETTA REXRODE Ca?s, West Virginia Cheerleader 1944-48 Home Economics Club 1944-48 Representative; Vice-president 4-H Club 1946-47 Song Leader Glee Club 1944-46 Band 1945-46 Secretary to Principal Senior Play Hobby—Record collection “I am a part of all that I've met.” RICHARD DICK SNYDER Arbovale, West Virginia Football 1947-48 Basketball 1946-48 F. F. A. Club 1944-48 4-H Club 1944-47 Hobby----Telling Tall Tale “We never miss the water till the well runs dry.” MARTHA JEAN CAMPBELL “Marty” Dunmore, West Virginia Band 1944-48 Glee Club 1944-48 Operetta 4-H Club Treasurer; Secretary; President “Golden Eagle” Staff Rooters Club “Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.’’ B. BLAKE BREITENHIRT “Brit” Green bank, West Virginia Band 1944-48 Glee Club 1945-48 Operetta “For man is man and master of his fate.” GENE ALLEN CRIST “Estes” Arbovale, West Virginia F. F. A. Club 1944-47 4-H Club 1944-48 Football 1944-48 Basketball 1944-48 Senior Play Hobby—Studying “Take it easy, and have your fun, And let the old world flicker on.” VIVIAN LOUISE SHEARS “Looty” Arbovale, West Virginia Home Economics Club 1944-48 Secretary; Reporter 4-H Club 1940-47, Secretary Band 1944-48 Glee Club 1944-48 Operetta Secretary to Ptincipal “Mountain Breeze” Staff Rcoters Club Senior Play—Propeity Committee Representative of Freshman Class Secretary of Sophomore Class Snack and Smack Club 1946-48 Hobby—Music “Love seeks a guerdon; friendship is as God, Who gives and asks no payment.” ALFRED LEON RYDER “Rat” Bartow, West Virginia Football 1944-48, Co-captain Basketball 1944-48 4-H Club 1944-48 Representative of Junior Class “Golden Eagle” Staff Senior Play Hobby—Eating and Sleeping “When the win is in, the wit is out.” WILLIAM ROBERT HALTERMAN “Bud” Bartow, West Viiginia Hobby—Loafing “When you consider what you have lost, think of all you have gained.” MARY ALVERTA TAYLOR “Pee Wee” Durbin, West Virginia Rooters Club Glee Club 1944-45 Assistant Librarian “Golden Eagle” Staff Hobby—Record Collection “Happiness is the only good. The place to be happy is here. The time to be happy is now. The way to be happy is to make others so.” JULIAN GROVER McLaughlin “Steppy” Cass, West Virginia Hobby—Singing Senior Play “All is not gold that glitters.” IDA IRENE MILLER “Small Fry” Bartow, West Virginia Glee Club 1944-48 Band 1944-48 Operetta Home Economics Club 1944-48 4-H Club 1945-48 Rooters Club Hobby--Photography “A true friend is forever a friend.” REON LAMBERT “Rennie” Durbin, West Virginia Rooters Club “Golden Eagle” Staff “Mountain Breeze” Staff Representative of Junior Class Band 1944-46 Gleo Club 1944-46 Senior Play Hobby—Fishing and Hunting ‘I could remember if I didn’t forget.” NELLIE MARGARET SIMMONS “Fluffy” Boyer, West Virginia Home Economics Club 1944-48 Historian Rooters Club “Golden Eagle” Staff Senior Play Hobby—Sewing “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” LORENA MAE SHEARS “Jughead” Arbovale, West Virginia Rooters Club Home Economics Club 1944-48 Song Leader; Pianist 4-H Club Song Leader Band 1944-48 Glee Club 1944-48 Operetta Snack and Smack Club 1946-48 “Golden Eagle” Staff Secretary to Principal Senior Play Hcbby---Music “Smile and your laughter will be reflected, Sing and your happiness will return to you.” ARCHIE W1LFONG Bartow, West Virginia F. F. A. Club 1944-47 Secretary of Junior Class Football 1946-48 Hobby—Sleeping and Eating “Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” OPAL MOATS WRIGHT Durbin. West Virginia Glee Club 1944-45 Rooters Club Hobby---Cooking “To be of use in the world is the only way to be happy.” GERALDINE MAE GUM “Gerry” Cass, West Virginia Rooters Club Glee Club 1944-45 Hobby—Photograph Album “Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves.” GEORGE JUNIOR CROMER Boyer, West Virginia Rooters Club F. F. F. Club 1944-45 Treasurer of Senior Class “Mountain Breeze” Staff Operetta Football 1946-48 Senior Play Hobby—Hunting and Fishing “And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew. That one small head could carry all he knew.” MYRA MAXINE CASSELL “Tugboat Annie” Home Economics Club 1944-48 Rooters Club Hobby----Sports “I am Captain of my fate, I am Master of my soul.” EVELYN HELENE TAYLOR Bartow, West Virginia Rooters Club “Golden Eagle” Staff Hobby—Record Collection “Our todays and yesterdays are the blocks with which we build our future.” WILLIAM LUSTER SIMMONS “Pete” Cass, West Virginia Hobby---Hunting “A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.” NELVA MARIE SIMMONS Durbin, West Virginia Rooters Club Glee Club 1944-45 Secretary to Principal Hobby----Song Collection “Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, before we too into the Dust descend.” MARY LOUISE WILFONG Boyer, West Virginia Home Economics Club 1944-48 Rooters Club Hobby---Photograph Album “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance ' STANLEY LEROY ROBERSON “Bogey Durbin, West Virginia Glee Club 1944-45 Football 1946-48 Senior Play “Where there’s a will there’s a way, Write injuries in dust; Kindness in marble.” HELEN PEARL MULLENAX “Rickie Arbovale, West Virginia Rooters Club Senior Play Hobby--Reading “Give to life all you have been or could be.” ELOISE MARIE LAMBERT “Red Green bank. West Virginia Glee Club 1944-48 Band 1944-48 Operetta Rooters Club 4-H Club 1945-48 Hobby—Athletics “There may be defects in my character, but I never could hate anyone.” ROBERTA JEANNE SHEETS Greenbank, West Virginia Home Economics Club 1944-48 Parliamentarian; President; National Song Leader and Vice-President 4-H Club 1944-48, Song Leader: Secretary; Treasurer; Junior Leader Band 1944-48, Representative; Vice-President Glee Club 1944-48 Operetta Senior Play Rooters Club Reporter of Freshman Class Salutatorian Hobby---Music and Sewing “Give to the world the best that you have. And the best will come back to you.” Characters DON CUTTER, a young playwright ...................... GENE CRIST WING, his Chinese valet ......................... GEORGE CROMER PRISCILLA, who knits ............................ LORENA SHEARS LADY MACBETH, a victim of Shakespeare ...........HELEN MULLENAX JOHN ALDEN, who hunts Indians ................. JUNIOR MAHAFFEY MR. HYDE, a ferocious villain ................ JULIAN McLAUGHLIN DR. BUNN, who is in charge ........................ REON LAMBERT LUCILLE MARCY, a damsel in distress ............. NELLIE SIMMONS MRS. KLUCK, the housekeeper ................... LOUISE MULLENAX GERTRUDE FINCH, Don’s fiancee .................... FREDA REXRODE MRS. T. ASHINGTON FINCH, her mother ....... MARY DARE HEDRICK DEPRESSION, their colored maid .................. JEANNE SHEETS ARTEMUS BURKE, a lawyer ...................... STANLEY ROBERSON DANNY STILETTO, wanted for murder .................. LEON RYDER Property Committee: Betty Ruth Conrad, Louise Shears Stage Technicians: Virgil B. Harris, Jr., Berlin Galford Story of the Play Here is a play in the best tradition of such famous thrillers as “The Bat,” “The Cat and the Canary ' etc. The action of the entire play takes place in “One Mad Night,” and what a crazy night it is! Don Cut- ter. a playwright, accompanied by Wing, his proverb-quoting Chinese valet, goes to the Cutter mansion, a lonely house in the hills, to complete his latest play in peace and quiet. The house has been deserted for years, a series of mysterious murders having given it the reputation of being haunted. Imagine Don’s as- tonishment when he finds the house tenanted by a number of very strange people, including “John Alden,” “Priscilla,” “Mr. Hyde,” and “Lady Macbeth.” They are lunatics, under the care of Dr. Bunn, whose home nearby has burned down. They are really quite harmless, but Don doesn’t know this — and the audience has a riotous time at his discomfiture. Among the inmates is Lucille, a beautiful girl with an amazing story of persecution and intrigue. Like a true Lochinvar, Don is just about to ride to her rescue when his fiancee ana her mother put in an appearance with their maid, Depression — one of the funniest colored charac- ters in years. From this point, everything happens, including talking ghosts, screaming women, disappear- ing guests and, for a climax, the appearance on the scene of an escaped murderer fleeing for his life. Don succeeds in rescuing the lovely Lucille from a sinister fate only after a series of thrillingly funny esca- pades. By the time the final curtain falls, the audience is weak from laughter and ready to admit that “One Mad Night” is the last word in rapid-fire hilarity. if © ©a “ m © itj © The Greenbank Merry Wigglers Club was organized in 1935 under the leadership of Mrs. Margaret Lightner Ccle. Last year due to the large enrollment the club was divided into a Junior and Senior Club with Mrs. Cole still leading the Senior group. The membership is 40 this year. Among the various activities that the 4-H'ers ha e participated in this year are: 1. Public meeting given at the March Parent-Teachers Association meeting. 2. The Greenbank Distiict Clubs had their Annual Achievement Turkey Banquet on November 14, 1947, at the Greenbank School Lunchroom. 3. Last May thiid at the Annual Field Day the Club won the 4-11 Plaque which had been in the Wig- glers possession for two previous years. We won it icr the third time, so we keep it. 4. Members of our club entering their projects i.i the State Fair w n two blue (fust) ribbons, and four red (second) ribbons. 5. Jeanne Sheets won second place in the State Good Grooming Contest at the State Gills 4-H Camp last summer. PRESIDENT .................................... JIMMY WOODDELL VICE PRESIDENT .................. .... MARY DARE HEDRICK SECRETARY ................................. HELEN TRACY TREASURER ............................. JEANNE SHEETS — SONG LEADERS — MARTHA McCUTCHEON ............... LORENA SHEARS REPORTER ............... VIRGIL B. HARRIS, JR. FIRST ROW (left to right.)—Betty Grogg, Jane Belton, Martha McCutchecn, Lorena Shears, Jeanne Sheets, Mary Date Hedrick, Jimmy Wooddell, Helen T acy, Virgil Harris, Jr., Margaret Cole (leader), Al- bert Tenney. SECOND ROW—Ray Grogg, Dale Gragg, Peggy Shores, Evelyn Hertig, Carelyn Ryder, Jessie Sim- mons, Betty Sutton, Eloise Lambert, Jolene Kerr, Bornie Sr.ee.s, I.ene Miller, Kathleen Ryder, Aneta But- erbaugh, Betty Lowe, Paul Tenney, Gene Crist, Leon Ryder. THIRD ROW—Pat McCaulley, Helen Snyder, Wanda Tracy, Betty Sheets, Virginia Sheppherd, Nan- cy Harris, Gloria Eye, Johnny Brown, James Shores, Donald Spencer, Julian Tiacy, Merle Grogg. The Greenbank Chapter of Future Homemakers of America consists of 64 girls. The Club strives to teach the girls the art of homemaking. In keeping with the motto “Toward New Horizons” each member tries to attain better home and family life. Each fall freshmen girls, meeting certain qualifications, join the club by initiation. Being taken into the Club consists of a day of folly and a very serious initiation by candlelight the following day. The meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month during the fifth period. One of the high- lights of the programs was an Easter Parade of styles dating from 1900 to the “new look” of ’48. Every spring our thoughts turn to our Annual Spring Party. Each member invites whom she wishes to accompany her. Of course everyone enjoys the occasion thoroughly. In the spring the chapter is represented by three delegates to the regional and each summer the Club is represented at the State Meeting at Jackson’s Mill by three delegates. The officers elected to serve the club this year are as follows: President .... Vice President Secretary ..... Treasurer ..... Representative Jeanne Sheets Maxine Vandevander .... Patty McPherson ...... Clara Sutton ..... Freda Rexrode Reporter ....... Song Leader ... Historian ...... Parliamentarian Pianist ........ ..... Louise Shears .... Kathleen Ryder .... Nellie Simmons Gertrude Blackhurst ..... Lorena Shears Our Club President. Jeanne Sheets, is also National Vice President of the Future Homemakers of Am- erica for the year 1947-48. FIRST ROW (left to right)------Lorraine Alderman, Gertrude Blackhurst, Louise Shears, Lorena Shears, Kathleen Ryder, Jeanne Sheets, Patty McPherson, Freda Rexrode, Clara Mae Sutton, Nellie Simmons, Maxine Vandevander, Miss Post, Audrey Kessler, Betty Sutton. SECOND ROW—Pat McCaulley, Bonnie Sheets, Evelyn Herlig, Kathleen Slayton, Hilda Lambert, Dallas May, Mildred Tracy, Betty Orndorff, Sadie Lambert, Jolene Kerr, Helen Taylor, Sarah Arbogast, Alice Ervine, Hilda Townsend, Juanita Dahmer, Mary Miller, Aneta Buterbaugh, Irene Miller, Peggy Howe, Norma Leatherwood, Betty Ruth Conrad. THIRD ROW-------Helen Tracy, Nancy Harris, Maxine Cassell, Mildred Chapel, Twila Wenger, Velma Stanley, Anna Sutton, Jessie Simmons, Elaine Peck, Mary Wimer, Louise Wilfong, Evelyn Hevener, Mary Wilfong, Norma Sampson, Annlee Murphy. FOURTH ROW—Joyce Hamrick, Wanda Tracy, Betty Sheets, Peggy Shores, Betty Lowe, Betty Grogg, Elizabeth Meeks, Betty Grimes, Virginia Sheppherd, Delores Nottingham, Saraphine Gum, Opal Curry, Lily Moore. S'. S The foundation upon which the Future Farmers of America organization is built, includes leadership, character development, sportsmanship, cooperation, service, thrift, scholarship, improved agriculture, organ- ized recreation, citizenship, and patriotism. The Future Farmers of America is a non-profit, non-political farm youth organization of voluntary membership. The organization is 100'' American in its ideals and outlooks, and has no outside affiliations or secrecy in connection with any of its activities. The motto is: “Learning to do Earning to live Doing to earn Living to serve.” The Greenbank Chapter is a 100 Vr Club with all students of vocational agriculture belonging to the nation-wide organization of the Future Farmers of America. One of the social activities of the year is the Annual Father and Son Banquet in the spring. The Chapter gained recognition in the last year by winning the Greenbrier Valley Federation Con- test in parliamentary procedure. Officers PRESIDENT ...... VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY .. TREASURER REPORTER ........................ BERLIN GALFORD ......................... PAUL KESSLER .................... ray McLaughlin ..................... GEORGE SHEETS ................. GEORGE REXRODE ADVISOR: DAVID SMITH FIRST ROW (left to right)—Keith Meeks, Bob Waugh, George Rexrode, Paul Kessler, Berlin Gal- ford, George Sheets, Mr. Smith, Marvin Galford, Neil Cassell, Robert Snyder. SECOND ROW—Lawson Cassell, Zane Taylor, Jerry Shears, Arnold Galford, James Sheets, George Wilmoth, Edward Meeks, Raymond Lambert, Billy Brock, George Plyler, Junior Rexrode, Hubert Conrad. THIRD ROW------Bob Tacy, Bill Waugh, John Geiger, Bob Wilfong, Donald McLaughlin, Marlin Shears, Eugene Addington, Boyd Wright, William Sutton, John Hevener, Grey Cassell, Keith Gum. FOURTH ROW------Buddy Simmons, Richard Nottingham, Steve Barnasky, Victor Cromer, Edward Var- ner, Kenneth Cassell, Jimmy Wooddell, Johnny Brown, Ray Grogg, Julian Tracy, Merle Grogg. WE, the SENIOR CLASS OF 1948, after due consideration of our many at- tributes and effects which should be passed down to our underclassmen and teach- ers that they might be retained in our ALMA MATER, do hereby, make and af- firm this, our Last Will and Testament, declaring all previous wills null and void. Section I To the faculty we bequeath our sincerest thanks and appreciation for the guidance which they have bestowed upon us to meet life’s difficulties in an educated manner. To the individual teachers we leave the following: ITEM 1. To MR. HARRIS, our understanding principal, we will our dear radiator beside the Senior door that we treasured in our hearts so warmly. ITEM 2. To MR. BLACKHURST, our Senior sponsor, we bequeath the worn pages of Macbeth in our English IV book, saying and we quote, “Nothing in our Senior year pleased him like our leaving i:.” ITEM 3. To MISS PARC, we will a new time clock because the one she now possesses is too slow for her speedy students. ITEM 4. To MRS. COYNER, our dear friend and teacher, we will this----------------------“Spare the rod and spoil the child,’’ because she has a heart as big as the ocean and kindness deeper than its foam. ITEM 5. To MRS. DAVIS, we leave a cookbook, can opener, and a rolling pin for use in her new do- mestic life. ITEM 6. To MR. RILEY, we will a new method of constructing curves and angles to the students of his Math Classes. ITEM 7. To MISS SMITH, we will a new set of vocal cords to replace those worn out keeping discipline in study hall. ITEM 8. To MR. ANDERSON, we leave a pair of colored glasses so he will not be blinded by his bright ties. -TEM 9. To MISS POST, we will a spool of thread, needle, and thimble to patch up the problems caused by her Home Economics students. il EM 10. To MR. SMITH, we leave a book entitled “Problems of Matrimony” for use in the near future. .TEM 11. To MR. HILL, we dedicate the following: CHEMISTRY LAB. BLUES I have a Chemistry teacher, I shall not pass. He maketh me to show my ignorance Before the whole class. He lowereth my grades, Yea, though I walk through the valley of knowledge I do not learn. He fireth questions at me In the presence of my classmates. He anointeth my head with problems My eyes runneth over, Purely atoms and molecules shall Follow me all the days of my life, And 1 shall dwell in the Chemistry Lab FOREVER! Section II ITEM ITEM ITEM 1. To the JUNIORS, our successors, we bequeath all of the privileges which we have obtained by long and faithful studies. 2. To the SOPHOMORES, we donate a book entitled, “Good Behavior,” which we hope will re- sult in giving you the pleasing characteristics possessed by the Senior Class. 3. To the green FRESHMEN, we will our A’s in conduct and the excess energy which is pos- sessed by the Senior Class with the hope of bringing good results during the next three years of G. H. S. Section III iTEM 1. To MR. TAYLOR, our janitor, we will all the knowledge found on scrap paper in the waste baskets. 2. To the BUS DRIVERS, we donate a “Disciplinary Rod,” and all articles found in the busses except gold trinkets. ITEM w a a� Section IV As individuals, we hereby will the following;, being; of sound mind and absolute willingness, as is re- quired by law; I, MARTHA CAMPBELL, will my knowledge of Chemistry to Patty McPherson. I, BETTY RUTH CONRAD, will my many boy friends to Lorraine Alderman. I, GEORGE CROMER, will my dimples to anybody lucky enough to get them. 1, MAXINE CASSELL, will my force to swing a ball bat to Jewell Wilfong. I, GERALDINE GUM, will my few extra pounds of weight to Peggy Taylor. I, MARY DARE HEDRICK, will my A’s to Edward Lee Varner. I, ELOISE LAMBERT, will my red hair to Betty Sutton. I. JOYCE MICK, will my affections for typing to John Neil Ralston. I, IRENE MILLER, will my matrimonial expectations to Carolyn Ryder. I, OPAL WRIGHT, will to the girls of G. H. S. a book entitled “How to Get and Keep Husbands.” I, LOUISE MULLENAX, will my hard hours of study to Ben Poscover. I, HELEN MULLENAX, leave my pleasing personality to Helen Taylor. 1, FREDA REXRODE, will my cheering voice and ac complishments to Wanda Belle Tracy. I, LORENA SHEARS, will my talent for singing to Sonny Kane. I, LOUISE SHEARS, leave my typing speed to Mildred Michael. I. JEANNE SHEETS, leave my sewing basket and cook bock to the Home Ec teacher. 1. BERLIN GALFORD, will my curly hair to Raymond Moyers. I, BOB GREATHOUSE, will my new shoes and love for typing to William Arbogast. I, VIRGIL B. HARRIS, leave my laziness to Gertrude Blackhurst. I, WILLIAM HALTERMAN, will my solicitude to George Plyler. I, REON LAMBERT, will my voice to anyone who thinks he can handle it. I, JUNIOR MAHAFFEY, leave my football management to Zane Taylor. I, JULIAN McLAUGHLIN, will my happy laughter to Aneta Buterbaugh. I, STANLEY ROBERSON, leave my neatness of appearance to Steve Barnasky. I, LEON RYDER, will my football prowess to George Wilmoth. I, BONNIE SHEETS, will my love for arguing to Mary Alice Aider man. I, MARIE SIMMONS, leave my quietness to Gloria D ean Eye. I, EVELYN TAYLOR, leave my knowledge of Math to the Fifth Period Business Arithmetic Class saying, “Please use it.” I, MARY TAYLOR, will my library experience to Miss Smith. I, HELEN TRACY, will my Boyer swing to Buddy Simmons saying, “Shake it, but don’t break it.” I, LOUISE WILFONG, leave my experience of love making to Leonard Meador. I, MARY WIMER, will my love for the opposite sex to Hazel Brewster. I, NELLIE SIMMONS, will my love problem of choosing between boy friends to anybody who has a satis- factory solution. I, BLAKE BREITENHIRT, leave my clarinet and talent for music to Ruby Vandevander. I, GENE CRIST, leave my intelligence and love for the woman to Lake Sutton. I, ROBERT SNYDER, will my musical power to Bobby Wilfong. I, JIMMY WOODDELL, leave my place in the hearts of the girls to Edsel Hiner. I, ARCHIE WILFONG, will my excess height and pounds to Neil Cassell. I, JULIAN TRACY. leave my love for reading to Joyce Hamrick. I, JOHN SLAVIN, donate the book entitled “How to Be Happy Through Marriage,” to anyone interested. I, LUSTER SIMMONS, will my secret of getting by in classes without studying to anybody who thinks he can carry on as well as I. Section V In testimony whereof we, the said Graduating Class, do hereby cause this will to be signed and sealed on this, the nineteenth day of March, A. D., 1948. —THE SENIOR CLASS. Our Commercial Department, organized for a better train- ing in the business field and improvement in letter writing, is demonstrated by the group of interested typing students. ----------------—-——-------------------------- ( t ( ( i Our Lunch Room proudly displays the “new look” for 1947- 48, meeting all Federal regulations for school lunch rooms. Greenbank serves wholesome food to approximately four hun- dred students and personnel daily, in the midst of pleasant sur- roundings. We may truly say: “So great is the effect of clean- liness upon man that it extends even to his moral character.” ( I An important phase of our Homemaking Class consists of a well planned course of instruction in sewing. In this picture, Miss Post is instructing a group of students in the use of the elec- tric sewing machine. Greenbank’s enlarged Farm Shop serves both students and community in its vocational capacity. Additional valuable equip- ment and well planned projects prove “the reward of a thing well done is to have done it.” iss a®® sniif ® “Off we go into the wild blue yonder. Plane leaving from Greenbank High School. Sorry this is a non-stop flight. Des- tination will not be reached until four years of traveling. Passengers on board. Here we are, the freshmen class, starting a journey which will last four whole years. During the first year, our pilot. Jimmy Wooddell, and eo-nilot, Mary D. Hedrick steered our plane through the storms which occured and helped the crew mem- bers to begin a successful journey. The crew thought we would need a morale builder in case our basketball and football players scored a few points below the win- ning team. Freda Rexrode was unanimous- ly elected to fill the position. Helen Tracy was appointed to keep the records on the first year of our journey. The first lap of our journey was really like an adventure. We worked hard, but we found that working could he fun on our journey. Our head navigator, Miss John- son and Miss Post, chartered our plane off course, and went to Hedrick’s farm for the day. This was a picnic few Freshmen would forget. The one catastrophe which occured dur- ing our freshmen year, was the dc ath of our dear friend and principal, Mr. C. A. McMillion. To complete the remaining school term Mr. Mack Brooks, Assistant County Superintendent of Schools, super- vised the student body. During the year Greenbank High School organized a band under the direction of Miss A. M. Johnson. Fifteen members of our crew soon were to be letter wearers in the band. Our freshmen year was drawing to a close and we were off for a few months vacation. When the sophomore roll was taken there were still fifty-eight crew members present. We welcomed our new principal, Mr. Virgil B. Hanis, whose leadership and understanding would guide our footsteps through the next three years of travel. We, again, elected our crew officers. Pilot .Jimmy Wooddell Co-Pilot Evelyn Taylor Recorder Louise Shears Treasurer ............. Maty Dare Hedrick Representatives Virgil B. Harris, Jr. and George Cromer Navigators ... - Miss Barlow and Mrs. Hall Cheerleader Freda Rexrode The crew planm d a fall party and every- one had a wonderful time. The band was progressing and a fund was being raised for uniforms. Our Sophomore journey was a very pleasant one. In the spring, the various parties that were held included Home He.. F. F. A., and a Concert. At the end of the year we could truly say that the second lap of our journey was a successful one. A big change had been gradually taking place — we were now upperclassmen! The following crew members were elected to lead our class under the direction of Mrs. Coyner and Mrs. Davis. Pilot Jimmy Wooddell Co Pilot John Slavens Recorder Archie Wilfong Treasurer ............... Junior Mahaffey Representatives Leon Ryder and Reon Lambert Cheerleader.................Freda Rexrode We now had forty-seven crewmen on board our plane to begin our junior jour- ney. The year started off with a hang! ! ! The class sponsored a Junior party. Under the leadership of Mrs. Davis a Halloween party was planned. In the future when Halloween time rolls around. I’m sure our class will remember a wonderful evening at G. H. S. on “witches night.” Our class was very active during the junior lap of our journey. Helen Tracy represented our school for the first time in the county regional oratorical contests. Jeanne Sheets, an active homemaker, was elected Vice-president of the northern region of the Future Homemakers in America. Several crew members worked on the school paper staff and kept the “Golden Eagle” flying from the press room. In the spring, our class worked diligent- ly to present the seniors a party which would dwell in their chain of memories. Several crew members were in the cast of the operetta, “And it Rained,” which was presented under the direction of Miss Johnson. When the presentation of awards was made at graduation, Berlin Galford was chosen by the American Legion to attend State Boy’s Camp. We were a little sad when we completed our jurior journey, but the crew was spur- red on by the prospect of being “seniors.” Can you imagine, the simple pilgrims who had started on a non-stop flight three years ago were now seniors? Since this was the last lap of our journey, each crew member tried to acquire more knowledge and grasp something new every day. We elected our officers early in the year as follows: Pilot .................. Jimmy Wooddell Co-Pilot ............. . Mary D. Hedrick Recorder .................. Bonnie Sheets Treasurer ............... George Cromer Cheerleader .............. Freda Rexrode Sponsors ................. Mr. Blackhurst and Miss Parg SENIOR HISTORY - (Continued) We warmly welcomed our new faculty members Mr. Mosser, Coach, and Miss Pare:, Commercial Instructor. This was really our Football Year! For the first time G. H. S. elected a Football Queen and King: with their royal atten- dants and crowned them at the first Home- coming Celebration. Everyone backed the team in victory as well as defeat. During: the Marlinton game, a parade was sponsor- ed by our school. The band members, who led the parade, were proud of their gold and blue capes and hats. Louise Shears and Stanley Robertson w'ere elected queen and King of our football team. The football boys travelled to Lewisburg to win the Greenbiier Valley Championship. The “champs” were honored by a banquet at the end of the season. A Pageant was presented at Christmas time under the direction of Miss Johnson, Miss Smith, Mrs. Davis, and Mrs. Coyner. Miss Johnson, supervisor of music, left her position to be married during the holi- days. The band continued to play at the basketball games under the supervision of Lorena Shears. In February, Mr. Roy Anderson from Fairmont College, arrived to fill the vac- ancy of Miss Johnson. Mr. Anderson has increased the membership of the band to 30 members and twelve majorettes. He has high hopes for the future bands of G. H. S. We lost a few games during basketball season but our gold and blue team was stiiving, as always, to win at the tourna- ment. The team won our first game but the score was a few points low for G. H. S. during the Lewisburg game. Although we didn’t win our boys continued to display their good sportsmanship even in defeat. There were so many pleasant happen- ings during our senior year. The day we received our class rings was one of the happiest. It was lots of fun writing on cards to give to our friends and classmates. The senior play, “One Mad Night” was given by the class in April. Two concerts were given by the music department. The parties spiced the atmosphere for the seniors and underclassmates. At last came Class Night, Baccalaureate Sermon, and Graduation night. The seniors received their diplomas on Graduation night, but we had already received cur biggest reward. And now the senior class wishes to thank all of the parents, teachers, and pat- rons who have made this journey of know- ledge possible. Plane coming in . . . Green- bank High Graduation Station . . . Mission completed by Seniors of ’48 . . . prepared for the takeoff into the journey of LIFE. “Everything has an ending: there will be An ending one sad day for you and me. An ending of the days we had together, The good companionship, all kinds of Weather” —Hinkson IP IB (© IP 1. Reon lambert is running a man’s cloth- ing shop in Paris. His specialty is bow ties. 2. Beilin Gal ford is chief instructor of agriculture at WVU. 3. Bob Greathouse liked Sawyers so well he is owner of a saw mill. 4. Robert Snyder is speed king of motor- cycle corps. He uses jet propulsion. 5. Jimmie Wooddell is head of Aeronau- tics Board of Seattle, Washington. G. Blake Breitenbirt is head preacher and chief bachelor of Greenbank. 7. Betty Ruth Conrad is editor of an ad- vice to the lovelorn column of Gazette. 8. Archie Wilfong is captain of his ship in Uncle Sam’s Maritime Service. 9. Leon Ryder is football coach at Notre Dame. 10. Lorena Shears is Conductor of Balti- more Symphony Orchestra. It. Helen Tracy is singing at Metropolitan Opera. 12. Gene Crist is running a stable, saying ‘What good is a horse without a Ryder.” (Continued mu (0 13. Stanley Roberson is manager of Dur- bin Merc. 14. Geraldine Gum went out and started a Gum factory. 15. Joyce Mick is taking a job with the Go Slow Typing Agency. 1G. Junior Mahaffey is manager of the Chicago Bears. 17. Nellie Simmons is running a beauty parlor keeping her beauty alive be- cause she couldn’t decide which man. 18. Eloise Lambert is running a dye-fac- tory so other people can have red hair. 19. Julian Tracy is teacher at Asbury College. 20. Freda Rexrode is a stenographer with the FBI in Washington. 21. Evelyn Taylor is a model. She always had a slim waistline. 22. Irene Miller likes Doyle so well, she has a job with the Dole Pineapple Co. 23. Julian McLaughlin is a comedian after that Negro comedian Step and Fetchit. 24. Virgil B. Harris is principal of Green- bank High School following his father. on Next Page) H 31®®(0)3S S a IF IF Left to right: Sitting: Reon Lambert, George Cromer Standing: Mary Dare Hedrick, Jimmy Wooddell, Louise Shears Typists: Members of the Senior Class PROPHECY - 25. Jean Sheets is a Future Homemaker of America for Virgil B. Harris. 20. Martha Campbell is music teacher at Greenbank High School. 27. Mary Taylor is experimenting with a True-Blue Reducing Pill. 28. William Halterman is wearing the Navy Blue. 29. Louise Wilfong is married and pat- terning life after that comic strip, Blondie. 30. Mary Dare Hedrick is the only old maid of the closs. She was too smart to be caught by a man. 31. Marie Simmons is teaching Drivers Education class at Greenbank High. 32. Mary Wimer is Chemistry teacher at Greenbank. (Continued) 33. Louise Shears has started a scissor fac- tory so she can cut hair of little Har- ris’. 34. John Slavens is working in a factory to support his large family from an early start. 35. Maxine Cassell is owner of a ship. She started out with a Tugboat. 36. Bonnie Sheets has bought a horse long ago but is still waiting for a Ryder to come along named Arlie. 37. Luster Simmons is playing baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals. 38. George Cromer is engineering a dam for flood control on the Mississippi. 39. Opal Moats has decided that she was always Wright. 40. Helen Mullenax is Home Ec. teacher at Greenbank High. Q a ® IE ® w The Library is one of the most important parts of our school, whether it be used for a report for classwork or just for pure enjoyment in reading. This past year we have added to our Library 230 new books, part of these were bought with money received from the Upper Pocahontas County Sportsmen’s Association’s Annual Banquet. A total of $268.60 was received, $183.35 was given to the High School Library. During the term, reproductions of six paintings were donated by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. These six reproductions are from a group of 88 pictures by sixteen of America’s leading artists which comprises the subject Oil. They record the story of how the oil industry geared itself to meet the vast problems of global war. The Librarian has begun a program of Library study in each of the English classes. With a better fulfillment of this plan for the coming year we hope the importance of a richer Library will be impressed upon the mind of each and every student of Greenbank High School. “It is good to live and learn.”—(Cervantes). S3 PARENTS, TEACHERS, CLASSMATES, AND FRIENDS: As representative of the Senior Class it i? my happy privilege to welcome you to this our commencement exercise. I am sure that I express the feeling of every member of the class when I say that we are extremely happy to have you with us. We are always happy to have our friends with us. Duiing the past four years one fact has been brought home to us very forcibly. That fact is that you, our rarents and neighbors have been the truest, fin- est, and best friends we have ever had. We feel that we have made this four year journey constantly holding to your supporting hand. For this and all other evidences of friendship and support we now say with all the meaning of Ahich we are capable, “Thank you.” Tonight we have reached a goal for which .ve have striven during the past four years. When we realize that we have come to the part- ing of the ways, we wonder with some degree : f uncertainty just what all of this is to mean to us in the future. We know that the past has meant fiiendships that will never be forgotten; happy days that will live in our memories like strings of beautiful beads, all connected togeth- er on a golden chain. The future, however, is yet to be proved. We, unfamiliar with the ways )f the world, are stepping out into an unknown space. We have only che example of others to guide us in our thinking of the future. The example of others brings forcibly to 3ur mind one fact. That fact is that we are now standing on the starting line of life, on a oasis of equality with the others wrho will run. We feel that the person who has not a high school education is like a runner in a race who !s forced to begin far behind his competitors. In brief, high school graduates are brought up to “scratch” where the start is even and equal for all and the goal equally attainable for each who enters the race. In another sense our education is like the training that the athletic runner undergoes be- fore the day of the race. Our trainers have at- tempted to prepare us for each pitfall and dif- ficulty that may be encountered along the way. In whatsoever way we have failed to absorb our training, just so will we be lacking in the race of life. In whatsoever way we have excelled in the training field, just so will we be well pre- pared when the time comes to meet our diffi- culties. Aside from success in life our training has taught us to draw the best of everything from the world as we go along. It has taught us not to exist merely but to live in the fullest sense of the word. To live we must be aware of the beauty of life and all those other things aside from commercial fields that go to make us the rounded individual. One thought stands out in our minds. To live well we must believe that we have worth as human beings and as children of God. Also we must be convinced that some useful contri- bution to the world is required of us. If the contribution can't be a vivid creative thought it can be a contribution of character; if we can’t confer on mankind some world changing deed, we can clinch rivets or sell newspapers with such integrity that people will be in some way the better for our having lived. It is each person's duty to live in such a way that somebody, some- where will be, in some way, the better and stronger and not any wise the worst of our be- ing in the world. In drawing this talk to a close let me state that perhaps one of the greatest things our edu- cation has done for us is to give us confidence; confidence that no matter what we meet along the road of the luture somewhere along in the way there will have been a method prepared for meeting any crisis. Thus we leave these halls and classrooms knowing that that preparation we have received will tide us over the rough spots of whatever path we choose in life. —JEANNE SHEETS. ® ia a w n ® 3 D y e 'j j D Driver Education was added to the Greenbank H gh School schedule at the beginning of the 1947-48 school year. The necessity for this course in the h gh school curriculum can be seen when we see the tabulation of accidents and deaths on our highways. Safety Education was in regular classroom work. Each student was required to have at least six hours “under the wheel'9 driving experience in order to b eligible for the examination that is given by the Department of Public Safety. FIRST ROW (left to right)—Odbert Calain, Albert Tenney, James Shores, Freda Rexrode, Maxine Cassell. SECOND ROW------Trooper Ira P. Richardson, M ixtne Vandevarder, Mildred Michael, Shirley Sim- mons, Marie Simmons, Mary Taylor, Mr. Virgil Harris. Annual Programs On Sunday, May 9, 1948, at 8:00 P. M., the school and community joined together in the school audi- torium to listen to the Annual Commencement Sermin. The program was as follows: Processional; Invo- cation, Rev. C. F. Beckette; “Come, Thou Almighty King” (Guardinia)—Audience; Sermon—Rev. B. B. Breitenhirt; “Teach Me, Father, How to Go” (Hammond)—Greenbank High School Glee Club; “The Lord’s. Prayer” (Molette)—Helen Tracy: Benediction—Rev. Kyle Sawyers; Recessional. The Annual Commencement Exercises were held on Friday, May 14, 1948, at 8:00 P. M., with the following program: Processional—Coronation March; Invocation—Rev. Quade Arbogast; Largo (Handel) — Greenbank High School Glee Club; Salutatory Address—Jeanne Sheets; Prelude in C Sharp Minor (Rach- maninoff)—Blake Breitenhirt; Introduction—Virgil B. Harris, Principal; Address—Dr. M. J. Horsch, Pres- ident of West Virginia Institute of Technology; Twenty-third Psalm—Helen Tracy, Lorena Shears, Louise Shears, Bonnie Sheets, Jeanne Sheets, Betty Ruth Conrad; Presentation of Class — Warren Blackhurst, Senior Class Sponsor; Presentation of Diplomas—Mr. C. A. Sheets, President Pocahontas County Board of Education; Mr. Eric Clutter, Superintendent of Pocahontas County Schools: Presentation of Awards for the American Legion, Post No. 117, and Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 117—Mrs. John L. Jenkins and Mr. John L. Jenkins; Valedictory Address—Mary Dare Hadrick; Benediction—Rev. Albeit Law Tenney. PARENTS, TEACHERS, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, UNDER- CLASSMEN, AND PATRONS OF GREEN- BANK HIGH SCHOOL: With enduring grati- tude the class of 1948 bids “farewell” to you. Into all human relationships there come those inevitable moments of saying “goodbye.” Our high school days have drawn to a close. The good times and the bad, the laughs, and, occa- sionally, the tears have been shared together. Now we must each choose a path in life, a path- way of preparation. We have received our earlier preparation in this high school and we must not for a moment forget those who have made it possible. It is to our parents that we owe deep and sincere “thanks.” During these preparatory years our responsibilities have fallen upon their shoulders. Whatever honors we share tonight, we pass on to them. To the faculty we leave our appreciation for the way that you have helped us in our quest for knowledge. We owe to our Superintendent, the School Board, and the Parent-Teachers Association, the chance to learn in a better, a modern, and more progressive way. To the people of our communities we ex- tend our congratulations. You have every right to be proud of Greenbank High School, which will continue to raise the standard of education among our people. To the Junior Class, we leave the magic word “Senior.” We know that you will retain the standards, ideals, and traditions of our school. We must not overlook our heritage, Amer- ica, where we have the opportunity to learn and live unrestrained. We are not bound to the ideals of any one man. During the past four years we have received our education as a gift. It was given to us with the plea that we use it for our development. In a few moments the end of these four years will have arrived. We have before us every opportunity that youth could request. Will we choose the narrow road of success or the lower, wider road of self-de- feat? We should feel confident tonight as we reach these cross-roads. Confident because of our past preparation, because of the faith that our parents and friends have in us, and because of the wide horizons of opportunity that beckon in the land of America. Our minds, hearts, and hands, are free to do our will. Truly we appre- ciate the gift of freedom for which men have fought and died. We must use it to prepare a world with less greed, hate, and destruction. This task rests upon the shoulders of youth, an unafraid youth. We, as the youth of America, shall repay a part of our debt to our heritage with our citizenship. We shall accept it as a talent which must be developed into a service for mankind. In this way we may pass a great- er heritage to our underclassmen. By genera- tions of this preparation we may develop a bet- ter America. May we have the courage to do our job well and, when we are the elders of the land, look upon the world with a smile for a job well done. The gentle mists of rosy dawn Have cleared, and far away, Beyond the blue horizon’s rim. There peeps the new-born day. ’Tis life: and on the threshold stand The class of ’48 Impatient now to venture forth And meet the test of fate. With eager glance and joyous mein, With spirit brave and bold, They go: no clutching fear have they Of what the years may hold. Through all life’s harsh vicissitudes And all it’s trials and woe, With courage firm and undismayed And heads held high they’ll go. Fond memories of bygone days, Loved years of long ago, Will bring them solace till the end And keep their hearts aglow. Farewell, dear class of ’48 Godspeed! Keep burning bright The warming fires of memory And Friendship’s steadfast light. And now, with all our memories of Green- bank High School locked in our hearts, to the underclassmen, the faculty, and you, our friends, the graduating class of 1948 bids you a fond and reluctant “Farewell.’’ —MARY DARE HEDRICK. 73t On Armistice Day, 1947, Greenbank High School celebrated its annual Homecoming with the election of a Football Queen, King, and Attendants. Queen: Louise Shears; King: Stanley Roberson. FIRST ROW (left to right on float) Evelyn Hertig, Edward Meeks, Wanda Tracy, William Suttor. Marie Sheets, Bobby Wilfong, Aneta Buterbaugh, Odbert Calain, Lorena Shears, Berlin Galford. SECOND ROW—Kathleen Slayton, Jewel Wilfong, Patty McPherson, Reon Lambert, Freda Rexrode. Snow Scenes of Our Alma Mater; Bottom Left, Hot Lunch Bldg. aaigsa© idsip ® mhs nr The Music Department under the direction of Mr. Roy Anderson, who succeeded Mrs. Anna Mar- garet Wichurch in December of this year, has followed a very active program, consisting of: 1. Active participation at all athletic events. 2. Participation in numerous community sponsored programs. 3. The annual Christmas program, “Christmas in Many Lands. presented for the student body in De- cember. 4. The Annual Spring Concert at Greenbank High School on April 5th and Oth. The department has enlarged this year to include a Choi us class of high school students. The Band now wears its Gold and Blue uniforms of capes and caps, includes 12 Majorettes and a Drum Major in its group. Our Director has extensive plans for the luture of this organization. FIRST ROW (left to right)----Mary Ellen Casse'1, Betty Simmons, Mary Alice Alderman, Anna Lee Miller, Edna Lee Miller, Alice Ervine, Sarah Arboga t, Mary Miller. SECOND ROW—Faye Ervine, Mary Margaret Wooddell, Berlin Galford, Bonnie Sheets, Lorena Shears, Mary Dare Hedrick, Jeanne Sheets, Betty Ruth Conrad, Blake Breitenhirt, Leta Cromer, Faye Puf fenbarger. THIRD ROW—Director Roy Anderson, Ruby Vandevander, Evelyn Hertig, Louise Shears, Helen. Tracy, Eloise Lambert, Martha Campbell, Irene Miller, Jolene Kerr, Gloria Eye, Drum Major Buddy Sim- mons. FOURTH ROW-------Hilda Lambert, Virginia Sheppherd, Eleanor Snyder, Peggy Shores, Nancy Harris. Martha McCutcheon, Pat McCauley, Betty Lowe. FIFTH ROW—Ben Poscover, Kerth Gum, Wanda Campbell, Jo Betty Pritchard, Peggy Sheets, Au- drey Kessler, Leonard Meador. FIRST ROW (left to right)—Louise Shears, Betty Ruth Conrad, Mary Dare Hedrick, Lorena Shears. Helen Tracy, Bonnie Sheets, Anna Lee Miller, Edna Lee Miller, Irene Miller, Jeanne Sheets, Louise Mul- lenax, Eloise Lambert. SECOND ROW-------Pat McCaulley, Martha McCutc eon. Gloria Dean Eye, Nancy Harris, Jolene Kerr, Wilma Galfcrd, Evelyn Hertig, Mary Alice Alderman, Hilda Lambert, Dallas May, Director Roy Anderson. THIRD ROW Blake Breitenhirt, Berlin Galfor 1, Ben Porcover, Leo Judy, Leonard Meador. FIRST ROW (left to right)--Roy Anderson, Director; Peggy Shores, Elizabeth Meeks, Audrey Kess- ler, Katherine Simmons, Dicel Hoover, Virginia She herd, Seiaphine Gum, Norma Leatherwood, Peggy Howe. SECOND ROW------Eleanor Snyder, Wanda Campbell, Mary Dare Hedrick, Lorena Shears, Louise Mul- lenax, Linda Wooddell, Mary Wimer, Helen Mullenax, Lcuise Wilfong, Nellis Simmons, Opal Wright, Ar- lene Curry. THIRD ROW------Dolly Galford, Leta Kelly, Gertrude Blackhurst, Patty McPherson, Elaine Peck, Mil- dred Tracy, Patsy Elbon, Lily Moore, Opal Curry, M ry Wilfong, Arnlee Murphy, Leola Fenstermaker. FOURTH ROW—Wanda Tracy, Betty Sheets, B tty Lowe, Betty Grogg, Zula Taylor, Peggy Taylor, Joanne Rose, Mary Wilfong, June Bolton, Velma Stanley, Arna Sutton, Eolyn Campbell. Glee (Au b Chorus JHF © 3S © U ® © 3S This club, organized in 1947, under the supervision of the Athletic Depaitment and Mr. Harris, con- sists of a group cf 12 girls, 3 selected from each class. The purpose of this club is to prepare and serve re- freshments for the basketball boys after each home game. Thiee Senior girls act as chairman during the season. Members from the Senior Class are: Helen Tracy, Lorena Shears, and Louise Shears. The Juniors: Betty Orndorff, Gertrude Blackhjrst, and Patty McPherson. The Sophomores: Gloria Dean Eye, Nancy Harris, and Martha McCutcheon. The Freshmen: Betty Lowe, Betty Sheets, and Jo Betty Pritchard. FIRST ROW (left to right)----Betty Orndorff, Pa‘ty McPherson, Gertrude Blackhurst, Louise Shears, Lorena Shears, Helen Tracy. SECOND ROW-------Nancy Harris, Gloria Dean Ey� , Martha McCutcheon, Betty Lowe, Betty Sheets, Jo Betty Pritchard. FIRST ROW (left to right)-----N. Cassell, John Ralston. Gene Crist, Archie Wilfong, John Slavins, Jim- my Wooddell. Dick Snyder, Rat Ryder, Bob Tacy, Junior Rexrode. SECOND ROW--------J. Mahaffey, manager, Meeks, George Rexrode, George Kane, Gay Cargile, Bill Ar- bogast. Jack Mocre, George Cromer, B. Greathouse, John Brown, Conrad, Taylor, assistant manager. THIRD ROW—G. Cassell, H. Wright, J. Shears, L. Cassell. FOURTH ROW--------Coach Harold Mosser, E. Varner, McLaughlin, September 12 September 19 September 2G October 4 .. October 10 ... October 17 ... October 25 ... October 31 .... November 11 , B. Waugh, D. Gragg, R. Grogg, H. iberson, injured at time of photo). 0 Aldtrson 20 19 Hillsboro 0 .. 6 Renick 0 .20 G. M. S. Colonels . 6 0 Franklin 0 13 0 .13 Webster Springs .... 27’ .34 Hillsboro 0- 40 Marlinton a Greenbank recovered after a bad beginning to finish i;s basketball season with nine wins and eleven losses. Tiie school’s biggest victory came over Web ter Springs, a team which later went to the State Tournament. Leon Ryder and James Wooddell led the scoring. Ryder, Wooddell and Snyder played their last game for Greenbank in the Sectional Tournam nt. FIRST ROW (left to tight)-Jack Moore, Leon Ryder, Jimmy Wooddell, Wil’iam Arbogast, Robert Snyde r. SECOND ROW—Coach Harold Mosser, Albert Tenney, George Kane, Gay Cargile, John Ralston, Jerry Shears, Manager Ben Poscover. The girls who led the stirring yells at our basketball and football games this year deserve much credit. They were Freda Rex rode, rep- re s e n t i n g the Seniors; Kathleen Ryder, the Juniors: Carolyn Ryder, rep- resenting the Soph- mores. and Wanda 3ell Tracy repre- senting the Fresh- men. FRONT: Kathleen Ryder Freda Rexrode BACK: Carolyn Ryder Wanda Bell Tracy id w s ® a IM THE LIONS CLUB OF DURBIN To develop a greater knowledge and understanding of the principles of democratic government and the institutions which are the sources of liberty, happiness, and freedom of thought and action; a respect and reverence for the flag; obedience to law and authority; a sustained and intelligent interest in public af- fairs. 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