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

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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

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( 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.”

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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)