Hurricane High School - Yearbook (Hurricane, WV)

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TH- N '1 The fall of ' 9 found us one step nearer to our goal as once more we came together in the halls of H H S Answering to the name of juniors were 7 ambitious specimens who re lly kept every one on his toes Combined class officers for that year were pres ident, Virgle Mynes, vice president, George Erwin, secretary, Josephine Escue, treasurer, Mary Ellis, historian, Richard Hank ins and Mary Ellis The white carnation was chosen as class flower and green and white as the colors The class had as its motto, Ulf God be for us, who then can be against us? This, too, was an eventful year Thirteen of our classmates carried the pigskln for the football team Kvirgle Mynes, Randall Burns, George Erwin, Jack Lovejoy, Frank Davis, Shirley Mynes, Charles May, Franklin Meadows, Donald Thompson, Lester Dent, Jack Meeks, Floyd Chapman, and Jack Rooperl, while 7 raced up and down the hardwoods for the basketball team CDonald Thompson, Franklin Meadows, Jack Lovejoy, Charles May, Jack Meeks, Frank Davis, and Charles Graham! Other classmates who took part in the extra curr icular activities included 8 members in chorus, 3 majorettes, CPhyllis Joyce, Joe Ann Shinn, and Alice Connerj, 2 cheerleaders fLaura Neely and Palmanita Keelingl 9 in National Thespian So clety S student council members and 3 band members CJack Davis, laura Neely, and Richard Hankinsl Eleven boys were members of the F F A of which Richard Hankins was president Margaret Burdette was Miss Redsk1n's attendant from the junior class Those taking part in the junior play, 'Gangway for Ghostsn, were Patricia Faulk ner, Franklin Meadows, Alice Conner, Charles Graham, Carol Rowsey, Mary Ellis, Imogene Miller, Bettv Smith, Richard Hankins, Jack Davis, George Erwin, and Norma Crouch Mrs Roach and lr Louke sponsored the play which was a great success The great event of the year was the banquet that we gave for the seniors on April 28 Using the theme, WUood Luckn, Vlrgle Mynes served as toast master 444434 As school convened the following autumn, 69 of us took our long awaited positions as seniors The top at last' We set about establishing ourselves in the usual routine of the school by elect ing combined class officers as follows President, Vlrgle Hynes, vice president, George Erwin, secretary, Laura Neely, treasurer, Franklin Meadows Mrs Roach and Mr Louke have continued as our sponsors and advisors and the class owes a good deal of its suc cess to these two who have been so helpful and understanding The class presented a play on November l? entitled, 'The Camp bells are Coming We were proud to have 12 lettermen in football and in basketball One young man, Ronald Guthrie, answered the call to duty and enlisted in the U S Navy A popular young lady, Phyllis Joyce was Miss Red Skin Another will known lass, Mary Ellis, won the title of Miss Putnam County at the Putnam County homecoming, September 10 Her loving cup now graces the office The future looks promising in fact, it looks so promis ing that 9 of our female members have taken a chance and have become engaged or have become married The blossom of youth has now almost burst into full bloom Our graded school and high school days will soon be just one long memory Often we turn back the pages on time We remember in cidents and people woven so closely in the pattern of the past that it is hard to determine what time in our lives, thus far, was most pleasant Now, as we come down to the end of our senior year and last year in school, we are reminded that 'One day a hush will fall, the footsteps of us all will echoe down the halls and disappearn And so it is with re ret and et a joy in our accomplishment, that 8 Y we bid farewell to those,who have been our companions and friends, as we go out to take our places in life 1+ 1+ - . in , - I I . It was given in the gym amid the bright colors of a rainbow setting ll. - ll .

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TLASS WILL X X ZX? x Q S J X We, the senior class, being in our right mlnd at the present time, wish to leave our reputation fif it's of any valuel, our talents, our good behavior and anything else we might have which would be useful, to the future sen ors We, the seniors, do hereby make these individual wills I, Polly Abbott, having a figure like Tinstein and a brain like Betty Grable, do hereby will all of my abilities, which are few and far between, to my SPECIAL girl friend, Hilda Porter Petunia , to anyone who likes it as wel as I o , Burke Bell, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep chewing gum for my girl friends to Leslie searls , Gaye Blllups, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get social civics in algebra class to anyone providing the answer isn't two plus two equals world problems , Ronald Bird, do hereby vill and bequeath my privilege of driving Mr Louke's car to anyone who has the ability to drive , Peggy Boggess, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to pass chemistry tests to Jackie McCormick I, Earl Burns, being of weak mind and strong body, do herebv will and bequeath my ability to get along with people to Peggy Montgomery I, Randall Burns, do hereby will and bequeath my position the football team to Richard Burns I, Carol Chapman, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to type to my sister, Gloria I, Floyd Chapman, do hereby will and bequeath my seat in English to Mairles Johnson I, Alice Conner, do hereby will and bequeath my old locker to Jim Sovine, Roy Ross, and Jack Gibson The more the merrier guys!! xl: S . N. ag f',! - I, Virginia Atkins, do hereby will and bequeath my name, I! H 1 d . I I I w . ie. ' I on