Marlinton High School - Marlintonian Yearbook (Marlinton, WV)

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DONALD VANREENAN ROY WARE “To argue is the joy of his life Just wait till he gets a nagging wife.” Electron Club—2; Fix-it —3 ANN YEAGER “So tall and graceful and smart is she We have high hopes of what she will he.” A.D.D.—2, 3, 4; Chorus— 3, 4; Band—1, 2; F. H. A. —2, 3; Copperhead Staff —4; Marlintonian Staff —4; 4-H Club—1, 2, 3; Junior Senior Plays; Girl’s State—3; National Honor Society—4 “Up the stairs and down the halls Round the balcony and up the walls.” Electron Club—2 EDDIE LIGHTNER “A south-paw pitcher that can really hook’em Someday he’ll probably pitch for Brooklyn.” Basketball—1, 2, 4; Foot¬ ball — 4; Softball — 2 Baseball—3, 4 NANCY UNDERWOOD “Precious things in small packages grow With Nancy, this is really so.” F. H. A.—2, 3, 4 Graduating By Credits and General Educational Development Test Styrl Hively Maurice Lang Lowell Sharp Herald Hannah Thomas Gibson Graduating From Credits From American Schools Velma Burgess

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SHIRLEY SAGE HELEN SHARP ■ “Shirley and Virginia they’re always to¬ gether Singing and laughing, in fair or foul weather Chorus—1, 2, 3; Collect¬ or’s Club—3 WADE SHARP “Really is a lot of fun Has a nickname for everyone.” Football—1, 2, 3, 4; F. F. A.—2, 3, 4; Baseball—3, 4; Softball—2 CAROLYN THOMAS “A popular girl with lots of poise She helps us make a lot of noise.” Band—1, 2, 3, 4; Ch orus —3, 4; 4-H Club—1, 2, 3, 4; Junior Senior Plays; F. H. A.—2; A. D. D.—2, 3, 4; Copperhead Staff — 2; Marlintonian Staff—4; Girls State—3; National Honor Society MARY UNDERWOOD “Pretty blonde with wavey hair For shorthand she has quite a flair.” Audubon Club—3, Bible Club—2; Basketball—1, 2, Club—2; Basketball—1, 2, 3, 4 “When she’s feeling gay, she makes us all smile The kind of a girl who ' ll go the second mile.” A. D. D.—2, 3; Chorus— 3; Audubon Club—3; Copperhead Staff — 4; Band—1, 2 CHARLES SHOWALTER “Charlie has the cutest grin His friendly manner is sure to win.” F. F. A.—2, 3; Chorus—4 JOYCE•THOMAS “The dark haired miss who likes to tease When with her friends, she’s .very much at ease.” F. H. A.—3; Chorus—3, 4 QUENTIN UNDERWOOD “What a pleasant place our school would be If everyone were as quiet as he.” Electron Club—2; Fix-it Club—3; Baseball— 2, 4; Softball—2; Basketball— 2

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Exploration Expedition of THE CLASS OF 1950 One day in September 1946, we, the Seniors of 1950, started out to conquer a strange country about which other adventurers had brought back tales— Marlinton High School. Our crew elected Harper Callison, Captain; Ann Yeager, Co-Captain; and Dan Moore, Scribe. We took Carolyn Thomas and Peggy Zickafoose along to entertain us and to raise our spirits if the going got tough. When we land¬ ed we found ourselves surrounded by a strange tribe who initiated us to their country in a strange manner peculiar to their tribe. But after this for mal welcome, they entertained us well. Now that we had made our landing, we started our search for the fabulous treasure, the Tournament Cup. Traveling inland, we came to the land of the Sophomores where we elected a red headed athlete, Jnuior Long, as our leader. Dale Curry was his Chief Lieutenant, and Ann Yeager became the Scribe. Gerald Gordon was put in charge of guarding the treasure. Carolyn Thomas and Harper Callison were elected to keep the band in spirits. A new expedition of treasure seekers entered Marlinton High this year, and it fell our lot to welcome them. We were zealous in protecting our hold upon this land and we did not want them to find our treasure, so we tried to dissuade them as best we could. Never¬ theless, they proved themselves brave enough to stay, so we received them into Freshman Land. This year, as we neared the farthest boundaries of Sophomore Land, we were much elated over beating the ether expeditions to the Tournament Cup, the fabulous treasure of our ardent search. Our joy was dampened when a strong and powerful warlord, Chief Yeager, told us that we could not keep this cup until we first proved ourselves worthy of it; we must defend our rights to this treasure through the jungle of knowledge in two more lands before we could keep this Treasure of All Treasures. In Junior Land, we trudged on one six-weeks at a time through many different courses. By now, Junior Long was weary of the responsibilities of leadership (along with football) and we elected an ex¬ perienced warrior, Clyde Buzzard, to lead the expedition. His lieutenant was Jimmy Moore, his Scribe was Sue Harper, and his tre asure-keeper was Dan Moore. This year for a little variety, we had some Gypsies entertain us with a play, “Hobgoblin House,” and later we had a very gala Fiesta to add to our treasure store. Chief Yeager once more presented us with the Tournament Cup for the brave showing which we had made in Junior Land. Another expedition ahead of us decided to abandon their explora¬ tion in Marlinton High for other countries, so we prepared a banquet in their honor before they left the land which we were beginning to hold as our beloved country. Just as our hopes of completing the journey were beginning to run low, we entered upon the last phase of our search, the Land of Seniors. Worn by the trials endured on our search, we began to take cn a more sober appearance, although we still had the same old foolishness and jollity underneath. (This fact was brought out when we ran across some pretty maids belonging to the savage tribe known as Faculty). Once more we chose a red headed athlete as our leader, Dan Moore, and for his assis¬ tant, Jim Moore. The Scribe was Harold Butcher and the Treasure-keeper was Junior Long. Our store of treasure has steadily increased, for we have been dilligent in our search. As we near the end of our journey, we are presented the Tournament Cup which becomes our permanent possession. We have prepared a record of our achievements in the form of a yearbook, so that future expeditions may know of our arduous search and accomplishments. Now that we have completed our expedition, we real¬ ize that there is treasure in this land of much higher value than that of the cup—the treasure of learn¬ ing, of character, and of friendship. As we leave the jungle of high school with all its exotic flowers of experience, we cast our eyes upon the Sea of th? Future, upon which we hope to sail in our ship, “The Learned,” to conquer new and greater lands.