Mannington High School - Mirabile Yearbook (Mannington, WV)

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1949 Maude LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT M. H. S. The building housing the Mannington Cen- tral School and the Mannington High School is the largest school structure in the county. Mannington High School is the only school in the county to transport students to and from physical education classes. The old building is one of the few schools in the state to be protected by an automatic sprinkler system. The floors of the old and the new buildings are not even, those of the new building being a few feet lower. The old unit was constructed in 1902. The new auditorium was first used in 1935. There are forty class rooms in the building. Included in the high school faculty are twenty-six teachers. Fifteen teachers have seventh period classes. Nine teachers have eight o'clock classes. Enrolled in grades seven to twelve are 592 students. The ninth grade has the largest enrollment, the number being 126. There are sixty-four in the twelfth grade. Approximately 2,965 text books have been checked out of the book room and rented to the students during the school year. The school library contains about 3,500 vol- umes. Nine drinking fountains quench the thirst of students and teachers. The auditorium seats 725. There are 578 steps in both units of the building. In the girls, locker room are 202 lockers. In the boys' locker room are 203 lockers. In addition to numerous arm chairs in Room 8, twenty-one long tables in the lower hall are needed to accommodate the bus students at lunch time. Nine tables seating six and eight are found in the library. There are 2,636 names inscribed on the World War II Honor Roll located on the sec- ond floor. There are twenty-six typewriters in the typing room. The feminine name appearing most often in the class registers is Mary. The most popular masculine name is James. The surname Hays or Hayes is the most com- mon, fifteen students answering to it. The most unusual first name seems to be Phydellas. About 216 boys and 245 girls are enrolled in physical education classes. Edward Holbert travels the greatest distance each day. Those living closest to the school are the Mc- Murrays, Robert Stewart, the Moseleys and the Furbees. The corner stone of the new unit was laid in 1920. The fine mural in the art room was painted in 1944-45. Back in 1941 Mannington was the undefeated county champion in football. Four janitors are needed to keep the building clean. -Betty Lou Bordner Betty Edgell.

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1949 luhadife 1948 -MANNINGTON H. S. FOOTBALL SQUAD -1948 I' Y, , I ts L 4 First row, 1. to r, PHIL HESS 15'10 , 140, Back, Senior, third yearlg EDWARD HOOD 15'9 , 151, Back, Senior, fourth yearl: 1-IARLAN BROADWATER 15'11': , 190, Center, Senior, fourth yearl, DEWEY KERNS 15'11 , 175, Back, Senior, second yearl, RICHARD GARCIA 15'9 , 150, End, Senior, third yearlg JAMES LEMLEY 15'8 , 135, Back, Senior, fourth yearl: DAVE MASTERS 15'11'f'g , 175, Tackle, Junior, third yearl, MIKE CAPELETY 15'10 , 155, End, Junior, first yearl. Second row: GEORGE MURPHY 15'1l , 165, Back, Sophomore, second yearlg ROBERT STEWART 15'l1'g , 180, Guard, Senior, fourth yearlg ROBERT MICHAEL 16'2 , 170, End, Senior, second yearlg DON AYERS 16'3 , 215. Tackle, Senior, third yearlg RAY- MOND ASHBEE 16', 150, End, Senior, fourth yearly JOE POLITOSKE 15'8 , 145, Back. Junior, first yearl, HAROLD GUMP 16', 180, Tackle, Junior, second ye-arlg CLAUD KENDALL 15'11 , 148, End, Senior, first yearl. Third year: WILBUR WARE 15'8 , 145, Back, Junior, second yearly MELVIN GOOCH 5'9 , 140, Guard, Junior, third yearlg RONALD EISMAN 15'10 , 147, End, Junior, first yearlg CHARLES LEMLEY 15'9 , 140, Guard, Freshman, first yearlg DON SNYDER 15'10 , 185, Tackle, Junior, first yearlg MELROY WELLS 15'7 , 140, Back, Freshman, first yearlg FRED PETRY 15'8 , 138, Guard, Junior, second yearl: JOHN MURTAUGH 15'8 , 140, Tackle, Freshman, first yearl. Fourth row: JACK WILSON 15'5 , 142, Guard, Freshman, first yearlg ELMER PHILLIPS 15'l l , 160, Guard, Sophomore, first yearlg HOOVER MICHAEL 15'4 , 120, Back, Sopho- more, first yesrl, PAUL WHALEN 15'6 , 155, Back, Freshman, first yearl: JACK ELLIOTT l5'7 , 126, Center, Sophomore, first yearlg MARSHALL MATTHEWS 15'7 , 145, Guard, Freshman, first yearl, JOHN WEST 15'7 , 120, Back, Sophomore, first yearlg ROY GEORGE 15'6 , 145, Back, Freshman, first yearl. Ififth row: LYNN MICHAEL 15'7 , 114, End, Freshman, first yearlg DAVE WILSON l5'8 , 138, End, Sophomore, first yearl: 1.AWRENCE MINOR 15'11 , 155, Guard, Sopho- more, first yearlg HOWARD FURBEE 15 8 , 155, Back, Freshman, first yearlg CURTIS MICHAEL 15'-Q , 119, Tackle, Freshman, first yearly JAMES MURTAUGH 15'6 , 150, Tackle. Freshman, first yearl, WILLIAM THORNE 15'4 , 110, Back, Sophomore, first yearl. 56 6 .