Marlinton High School - Marlintonian Yearbook (Marlinton, WV)

Text from Pages 1 - 64 of the 1957 volume:

IMIS l|l©t ‘ ' y.aSaKA;.. 855$ 1- , • a, • | -1. tf. i 1 k 5” 5 JSiS I . 9m wm 1 I WwS Wfe fj A PRESENTED BY THE SENIOR CLASS OF ' MARLINTON HIGH SCHOOL Marlinton, West Virginia PUBLISHER----DELMAR STUDIO ■■■Mi MARLINTONIAN STAFF Organizing for the Annual- Oh yes, I’ll be thereSelling ads and “our school , “Oh yea, I’ll be there.” Pictures , superlatives, copy, layout- “Will it never end?” - “Bring me a coke,I’m starved. - ' Move over, I can’t type without a chair.” - “What’s a split infinitive”? - “No, not again! - “What’s the deadline; not the date, the hour? These remarks issuing from a small group of students and advisors, behind closed doors, way up in the NEW STAFF ROOM, might convey the right idea-that they are working on the ANNUAL, linking fun with honest-to-goodness labor, and hoping that when the Annuals are distributed, the verdict will be, “Better than ever! ” Layout Editors - Jane Ellen Seagraves - Lewis Edward Waugh Typists-Martha Vandevender, Mary Godwin, Dotty Mullens, Robert Cross. Photography - P a t Sharp, Ruth Sharp, Don Ware, Ronnie Evans. Sports - Ernie Friel, Gatha Gibson, Don Van Reenan, Dwain Wilcox. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Business and Advertising - Marilyn Harper, Polly Astin, Don Ware, W inf r e d Fertig, Tom Burns , Don VanReenan, Barbara Brummage , Jerry Thomas. ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES ADVERTISING HISTORY OF THE SCHOOLS IN MARLINTON So far as history records, Henry Baker of Richmond, Virginia, was the first teacher to cross the Alleghanies, and the school taught in the Drinnen cabin was the pioneer of pioneer schools. A few schools were established by the State of Virginia for the people ' ‘ beyond the mountains”, but because of the distance and the danger from the Indians the people of the community established what were known as sub- sc ription schools. Each family paid according to the number of children they had enrolled. Following the Drinnen raid and the death of Henry Baker, the school was moved to a point near the Stony Creek bridge near Marlinton. The school term was never over three or four months usually held during the summer. The teachers were local citizens, and the qualifications were that they could “read, write, and be able to cipher” and be respected citizens of good moral character”. These teachers were paid the equivalent of five or ten dollars a month in furs or grain and were boarded by the patrons. Some of the early teachers were Isaac Moore and Samuel Bussard. Isaac Moore was one of the first teachers to advocate the silent method of study in contrast to studying aloud. About 1880 a school was established in a one room building in Price Hollow, Marlinton. The land was given by Andrew McLaughlin and it was called the Marlin Bottom School. Everything was taught from first grade to college work. One of the most interesting of early teachers was Charles Cookof Boston, who was a graduate of Brown University. He came South during the Civil War and after the war settled near Edray. Dr. Cook taught school for about twenty years. The story is told of him that upon one occasion they were having a community meeting and a “question box ” was being conducted. The idea was that certain questions should be asked and someone called up¬ on to answer the question with a speech. Dr. Cook drew the question ” What can be done to improve this communi¬ ty?”. He arose and said, “Eight or ten first class funer¬ als”, and sat down. Needless to say, the meeting broke up. Miss Anna Wallace ran a private school about 1886. The old school house was given to the colored people soon after the Court House was moved to Marlinton. The new two room school house was built on the banks of Knapps Creek near the present site of the Methodist Chur ch. The building is still standing and is now used as an apartment house. It was used as a school house for about fifteen years. In 1890-91 A. M. Byrd of Virginia established a school to teach more advanced subjects to boys and girls. The following year he reorganized it into a military school for boys, which ran for about two years. The boys wore Confederate grey uniforms and drilled with old discarded army muskets. The school was held in the Harlow Waugh building on Main Street near the river bridge. In 1906 while Andrew Price was president of the Board of Education the present brick building was erected at a cost of about ten thousand dollars. The citizens voted for an eight months school in this building. It was over one hundred and twenty years from the time Henry Baker taught the first school until Mr. L. W. Burns established the first high school in Marlinton in the fall of 1907. At first the school offered a two year course, and it was taught in the auditorium of the grade school. The courses taught were entirely college preparatory. During the first five years of its existence the term of the high school was eight months, and since that time it has been for nine month terms. Prior to 1916 two classes had been graduated from the high school, one at the completion of a two year course- - the other at the completion of a three year course. In 1911 Mr. Burns re signed and Mr. A . D. Givens of Parkersburg served for one year. He was succeeded by M. C. B. Cornwell. In 1914 Mr. T.M. Martin became the new principal. Starting this year the high school was organized as a four year high school. In 1916 Miss Minnie Jane Merrells became the first woman principal of the high school. In 1916 the new high school building was built. While it was being built high school classes were held in the Court House. In 1917 the first classes were held in the new building, and the first four-year class was graduated. In 1918 Mr. Victor Emery was the principal. In 1 9 20 C . J. Ramsey was elected and served for three years. From 1923 to 1941 Mr. G. D. McNeill was principal. He was the first native son to hold this position. During his term the school increased in enrollment and its service to the community. The gymnasium addition to the building was built in 1 926 . Mr. McNeill resigned in 1941 and was succeeded by Mr. H. A. Yeager. In 1947 a new building was constructed. In this building the Vo-Ag Department and grades seven and eight were housed as part of the high school. In 1 9 5 5 an addition to the athletic dressing rooms was constructed. Since the first pupils graduated in 1917 until the last class graduated this spring there have been 1569 graduates. These graduates have established themselves in the community and the state. 6 FOREWORD With great pride and sense of achievement on the part of the class of 1957, we dedicate this annual to the task of recording very precious hours of o u r high school years. In years to come, our school mates will be scattered all over the world, and the only contact we will have will be through our annual. We hope that in the future your annual will bring back memories of all your high school days--memories filled with victory and defeat, happiness and sorrow, ecstasy and depression, memories of the first day of enrollment; the chants and yells of cheer¬ leaders at pep meetings; band rehearsals; Forest Festival parade; State inaugural at the capitol; initiation ceremonies in assembly; junior and senior plays; foot¬ ball, basketball, baseball; juke box dancing at noon; the Christian Youth Week; ordering rings and announcements; Junior-Senior banquet and prom; Class Night and presentation o f the Marlintonian; Com¬ mencement sermon; graduation exercises; our last class party--oh, so many activi- ties--these are just a few to remind us that THIS IS MARLINTON HIGH 7 M.H. Brooks Superintendent J . K. Arbogast Assistant Superintendent ADMINISTRATION All things must end, even good things, and you are now approaching the end of one part of your life . In many ways the last year of high school is the most important of all school years, for it provides a good chance to clarify your thinking about ideals and goals. This last year in high school is an excellent time to overcome personal deficiencies, build needed strengths, and get the most from the friendships and opportunities your high school provides. Soon you will be leaving the protective atmosphere of Marlinton High School, and you must make important de¬ cisions as to jobs, future education, and the responsibilities of adult citizenship. The decisions you make will probably affect the rest of your life, for every adult is influenced by his answers to his youthful problems. Sincerely yours M. H. Brooks, Superintendent J. K. Arbogast, Assistant Superintendent OFFICE Pat Sharp Jane Seagraves Class of 1957 you have reached another mile-stone in your march to success. By success I do not mean material gain. It is my solemn belief that real success is measured in terms of what service we can render to our fellowmen, If we have done our job well we will leave this world a better place for our having been here. I congratulate you on your progress to date. H.A. Yeager Hertha Beverage Marilyn Harper FLORENCE M. BAILEY - A.B.; M.A.; Librarian; Bethany College; New York University; Concord College JAMES S. BRILL - B.S.; M.A.; Band; West Virginia University. P. C. BRUMMAGE - A.B.; Physical Educa¬ tion; Davis and Elkins; Graduate Study, West Virginia University. ROSEMARY C. COYNER - A.B.; M.A. English; Speech; West Virginia University. NANCY M. CURRENCE - A.B.; History; Mary Baldwin College West Virginia University; Columbia. TEACHERS SHARE MARUNTON MRS. MOSES and MRS. SHARP, 7th grade advisors, take time out for the photographers. MRS. SKAGGS and MR. GEHAUF, 8th grade advisors, exchange ideas. Freshman advisor s, MRS. KILLINGSWORTH, MR. McMANN, and MR. WOODELL, check class records. ORR LEE McMANN - B.S.; M.A.; Vocational Agriculture; West Virginia University; Potomac State. ALICE M. MOORE - A.B.; English; West Virginia University; Breadloaf School of English; Middlebury College. GLENNA S. MOSES - B.S.; Social Studies; West Virginia University; Duke University. CLARENCE MULHEREN, JR. - B.S.; Physical Education; Commerce; Concord College. IDA H. PRITCHARD - A.B.; Mathematics; Glenville State College. ' ■ ' -M 1 (L ' • w M ■ i - JR i w i Wr Bjk MT w v w • LESLIE GEHAUF - A.B.; Mathematics; Marshall College. LEETA KILLINGSWORTH - B.S.; H.E.; Home Economics; Marshall College; West Virginia University. EDITH MAY - A.B.; Music; Shenandoah College; Conservatory of Music; OhioState College. CHARLES E. McELWEE - B.S.; M.A.; Biological Science; Potomac State; West Virginia University. FRANCIS H. McELWEE - A.B.; English; Latin; Hampden-Sydney; Marshall College; Davis and Elkins College. HIGH SCHOOL SPIRIT Sophomore advisors, MR. BRILL, MRS. CURRENCE, and MRS. MOORE, are pleasantly surprised by class s c h e du 1 e s .--What no hookey?? Junior advisors, MISS SHIFFLER and MR. FRANCIS McELWEE, prepare modern advertising display for class survey. Senior advisors, MRS. COYNER and MR. CHARLES McELWEE, check decorations for senior sock hop. GRACE M. SHARP - A.B.; Science; Davis and Elkins; Duke University; Concord College; Transylvania Uni¬ versity. MADGE SHIFFLER - B.S.; Business; Concord College. MARY SKAGGS - English; Glenville State College; F airmont State College; Davis and Elkins College. ALICE ROWAN WAUGH - A.B.; M.A.; Reading and Spelling; Marshall College; ARCH WOODELL - B.S.; Physical Education; Social Studies; West Virginia University. m CLASS PRESIDENTS Eighth Grade. Seventh Grade . Sophomore. Senior Vice-President Freshman. Junior. .Evilene Friel . . Fairley Workman . . .William Clarkson .Tom Burns .Linda Burns William Hockenberry 12 SENIORS On September 5, 1956, the class of ’57 began its last and busiest year. There were many senior class meetings for the election of officers, selection of calling cards, announcements, committees, queens, superlatives, picnics, and drives. All during the year the MARL.INTONIAN staff was busy with this publication. Then came our senior play “DINO”. One of the first signs of the approaching graduation was the Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. It seemed just a short time later that “Pomp and Circumstance and the march down the aisle ended our busy, prosperous, happy, sad, and very successful “Senior Year . CLASS OFFICERS PRESIDENT Ernest Keith Shaw VICE-PRESIDENT Thomas Wayne Burns SECRETARY Marilyn Carol Harper TREASURER Pauline Astin 14 Lewis Clifton Beale James Edward Baxter William Ira Barlow SENIORS Barbara Lynne Brummage Tommy Grey Campbell David Gayle Buzzard mm ¥ f il W ' A V 1 | SENIORS Nancy Carol Defibaugh Ronald Whitney Evans Gladys Kathern Doyle Tyrone Duane Dilley SENIORS Mary Brown Godwin William Homer Gilmore Sharon Ann Gladwell SENIORS Allen Ray Hefner Juanita Kathern Greene Thelma Agnes Jordan Elmer Richard Jackson Virginia Joyce Jackson 81 uepjof sau8y BUijatix uos psf 3 ojCoj biuiSjIjY UOS DBf pjBH3T)J J3LUX3 J3UJ3H AeH uaxiv 3U33JQ ujaqxe x e iuenf S 30 IN 3 S Sylvia Jane Kelley Richard Eugene Kramer Delmas Junior Lane Robert Keith Mace Hazel Lucendia McChe Nancy Frances McCloud Bradford Kent McNeill Fay Marie Moore id l m 1 ' J . mSw SENIORS John Howard Shelton Jackie Clay Shields Jerry Lee Thomas 20 SENIOR STATISTICS PAULINE ASTIN - National Honor Society 3,4; A.D.D’s 2,3.4, Treasurer 4; F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; Chorus 2,3; Class Treasurer; Marlintonian Staff 4; Junior Play; Senior Play; Office Staff 4. WILLIAM IRA BARLOW - Lane High School-Student Council 1; Albmerale High School - F.F.A. 1; Marlin- ton High School - F.F.A. 1; 4-H 1,2 ,3 ,4. JAMES EDWARD BAXTER - 4-H 1,2,3,4; F.F.A. 1 ,2,4; President 2; 4-H Club Congress 3,4, LEWIS CLIFTON BEALE -F.F.A. 1 ,2,3,4, National Honor Society 3,4; Junior Play; Chorus 4; Senior Play. HERTHA GAY BEVERAGE - 4-H Club 2,3,4, Secretary 2; Reporter 3; Office Staff 4. BARBARA LYNNE BRUMMAGE - Salem High School - Head Cheerleader 1; “S” Club 1, “S Club Queen 1; 4-H 1; Band 1; Basketball 1; Tumbling Team 1; Marlin- ton High School - Cheerleader 2,3,4; 4-H 2,3,4; Song and Recreation Leader 2; Treasurer 3, President 4; Basketball 2,3 ,4; F .H.A. 2,3 ,4; Junior Play; Office Staff 4; Delegate to Camp Horseshoe Leadership Train¬ ing Camp 2; Marlintonian Staff 4; Dance Band 4; Senior Play; Vice-President of Teen Center 4; United Christian Youth Week 4. CHARLES LOY BURGESS - F.F.A. 1,2,3,4; 4-H Club 4. THOMAS WAYNE BURNS - Football 1,2,3,4, Co-Cap¬ tain 3,4; Basketball 1,2,3,4, Co-Captain 2, Captain 4; Baseball 1,2,3; National Thespian 4; Class President 1,2,3; Vice-President 4; Delegate to Camp Horseshoe Leadership Training Camp 1; Class Captain of Maga¬ zine Drive 4; Senior Play; President of Teen Center 4; United Christian Week 4. DAVID GAYLE BUZZARD - Football 1 ,2,3,4; Senior Play. TOMMY GREY CAMPBELL -F.F.A. 1 ,2,3,4, Vice- President 3,4; 4-H 2,3,4. WILLIAM IRA CLENDENEN - Band 2,3,4; National Thespians 4. ROBERT CRAIG CROSS - 4 - H Club 1; F.F.A. 1,2; Basketball 4; Senior Play; National Thespians 4. GAY NAOMI DEAN - Chorus 3,4; F.HA. 1; National Thespians 4. STERL HAROLD DEAN - Football 3,4; Basketball 4; Baseball 1; National Thespians 3. NANCY CAROL DEFIBAUGH - F .H .A . 1 ; Band 3,4; Chorus 3,4; Class Cheerleader 3; Senior Play; National Thespians 4; Attendant to Football Queen 2. TYRONE DUANE DILLEY - Senior Play ; Football 3, GLADYS KATHERN DOYLE - Band 1,2; F.H.A. 1,2; National Thespians 4. RONALD WHITNEY EVANS - Football 1,2,3,4; Bask ball 1,2,3,4; Base ball 1,2; 4-H Club 1, Vice -Pres idi 2,3 ,4; National Thespians 4; Marlintonian Staff 4; Sen: Play. WINFRED JOHN FERTIG -Band 1 , 2 ,3 ,4; Chorus Senior Play. CLIFTON REESE FRIEL - F.F.A. 1; 4-H 1 ,2,3,4, Vic President 3,4; Football 2,3,4; Baseball Manager 2, ERNEST HANSON FRIEL - Marlintonian Staff 4; Fo ball 1 ,2,3,4, Co-Captain 4; Class Sergeant of Arms Attendant to Basketball King 3; Junior Play; Seni Play; Basketball 2,3; National Thespians 3. KYLE CLYDE FRIEL -F.F.A. 1 ,2,3,4; 4-H 1,2,3 Baseball 3,4. LEROY LAWRENCE FRIEL -F.F.A. 1,2; Football 3 4-H 1,2. NANCY FRANCES FRIEL - FJH.A. 1,2,3,4. CAROLYN FAYE GIBSON - F .H.A . I ,2,3 ,4; Band 2,3 Basketball 1,2,3,4; Junior Play. GATHA LENA GIBSON - Basketball 1,2,3,4; 4-H 1,2, F ,H .A . 1 ,2,3,4; Class Cheerleader 3,4; Attendent Basketball Queen 3; Junior Play; Senior Play; Marli tonian Staff 4; National Thespians 4; Football Queen WILLIAM HOMER GILMORE - 4-H 1,2,3,4; F.F.A. 2; Football 1,2,3 ,4; Sentenial F .F.A . 1,2; National Th spians 4. SHARON ANN GLADWELL - F .H.A . 1; A.D.D ' s 3 ; Bandl,2,3,4; National Thespians 4; Class Cheerlead 3. MARY BROWN GODWIN - Phillipi High School - Th spian Pledge 1; Y-Teen 2,3; Yearbook Staff 3; Sprii Festival Queen 2; Junior-Senior Prom Princess Marlinton High School - Attendant to Football Queen Marlintonian Staff 3; 4-H Club 4; F.H.A. 4; Secreta -Treasurer of Teen Center 4; Basketball Queen 4. JUANITA KATHERN GREENE - Chorus 3,4; F.H.A. 2,3,4. MARILYN CAROL HARPER - F .H . A . 1,2,3 ,4, Via President 3; Parliamentarian 4; F.F.A. Chapter Swee heart 1; Class Secretary 2,3 ,4; Chorus 2,3, Treasuri 3, Vice-President 2; Marlintonian Staff 4 ; Nation Honor Society 3,4; J unior Guide 3; National F Convention 3; A.D.D ' s 2,3,4, President 4; Junior Pit 4-H Club 1,2, Vice-President 1, President 2; Senic Play; Office Staff 4; Class Cheerleader 2; Salutatorit ALLAN RAY HEFNER - Senior Play. 22 SENIOR STATISTICS ELMER RICHARD JACKSON - Baseball 2,3; Football 2,3; Basketball 2,3; National Honor Society 3,4; Presi¬ dent 4; Senior Play. VIRGINIA JOYCE JACKSON - F.H.A. 1,2,3; National Honor Society 2,3; Senior Play; Chorus 1. THELMA AGNES JORDAN - F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; 4-H Club 1,2,3 ,4, Secretary 4; Basketball Manager 1,2,3; Junior Play. SYLVIA JANE KELLEY - F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; Senior Play. RICHARD EUGENE KRAMER - F ,F .A. 1 ,2; Senior Play. DELMAS J. LANE - Basketball 1,2,3 ,4; 4-H Club 1,2,3. ROBERT KEITH MACE - F .F .A. 1,2; Marlintonian Staff 4. HAZEL LUCENDIA McCHESNEY - Be lie fie Id High School - Class President 1; Class Treasurer 1; Bolling High School - Glee Club 2; Greenbrier Chorus; Marlin- ton High School - Chorus 3,4; Attendant to Football Queen 3; F.F.A. Sweetheart 4. NANCY FRANCIS McCLOUD - Basketball 1 ,2 ,3 ,4; Band 1,2,3,4; 4-H Club 1; National Honor Society 4. BRADFORD KENT McNEILL - Class Treasurer 1; National Thespians 3; Class Basketball 1,2,3,4; Chorus 4. FAYE MARIE MOORE - Basketball 1,2,3; F.H.A. 1,2; 4-H Club 1,2; Senior Play; Junior Play. DOTTY LOU MULLENS - National Honor Society 3,4; National Thespians 3; A.D.D’s 2,3,4, Vice-President 4; Marlintonian Staff 4; Senior Play. DREAMA LEE RATLIFF - F.H.A. 1,2,3,4; Band 2,3,4; Chorus 3,4; National Thespians 4. JANE ELLEN SEAGRAVES - 4-H Club 1 ,2,3,4, Presi¬ dent 1 , Vice-President 2, Recreation Leader 2; F.H.A. 1,2,3,4,Song Leader 2,3,4; A.D.D’s 2,3,4, Secretary 4; Band 1,2,3,4, Treasurer 2; Marlintonian Staff 4; Class Captain of Magazine Drive 2,3; Business Manager of Magazine Drive 4; Class Cheerleader 3,4; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Copperhead Staff 1; Junior Play; National Honor Society 4, Secretary 4; Delegate to Camp Horse¬ shoe 2; Delegate to Rhododendron Girls State 3; Nation¬ al Thespians 4; J unior Guide 3; Dance Band 1,2,3, 4; Office Staff 4; United Christian Youth Week2,3,4; Senior Play; State F.H.A. Convention 1; Valedictorian. PATRICIA WENONA SHARP - 4-H Club 1,2, 3, 4, Presi¬ dent 3, Secretary 4; Recreation Leader 1; Delegate to State Youth4-H Camp 3; F.H.A. 1,2, 3, 4, Song Leader 2, 3,4; Band 1,2,3,4; Reporter 2, Treasurer 3;Dance Band 2,3,4; M.H.S. Cheerleader 1,2, 3, 4, Head Cheerleader 2, 3,4; National H o n o r Society 3,4, Treasurer 4; Class Cheerleader 1,2; Marlintonian Staff 4; United Christian YouthWeek2,3,4; Junior Play; Basketball 1,2 ,3,4;Office Staff 4; Junior Citizenship Award 3; Senior Play; State F.H.A. Convention 1; Copperhead Staff 1,2,3; Class Secretary 1. RUTH IRENE SHARP - Copperhead Staff 2; Basketball 1,2,3,4; Class Secretary 2; Class Cheerleader 3; 4-H Club 2,3,4, Seer etary 2,Song Leader 4; F.H.A. 1,2,3,4, Parlimentarian 2; Attendant to BasketballQueen 2; Junior Play; Marlintonian Staff 4; Senior Play; National Thespians 4. ERNEST KEITH SHAW - Football 1,2,3,4, Co-Captain 4; Basketball 1,3; Baseball 2; 4-H Club 1,2,3,4; F.H.A. 1; Class President 4; National Honor Society 3,4; Class Vice-President 2; J unior Play; Marlintonian Staff 4; 4-H Club Congress 4; Senior Play; United Christian Youth Week 3,4. JOHN HOWARD SHELTON -F.F.A. 1,2, Reporter 1, Secretary 2; National Honor Society 3,4; Quill and Scroll Club 3; Junior Play; Basketball 3,4; Marlintonian Staff 4; Sports Announcer 2,3,4; Captain of Magazine Drive 4; United Christian Youth Week 3; 4-H Club 1,2,4, President 1,2,4; Secretary 3; 4-H Club Congress 4. JACKIE CLAY SHIELDS - F.F.A. 1,2,3,4; National Thespians 4. JERRY LEE THOMAS - 4-H Club 1,2,3,4; Baseball 1, 2; Marlintonian Staff; Junior Play; Senior Play. MARTHA ANN VANDEVENDER - Tygarts Valley High School - Harvest Fair Maid of Honor 3; F.H.A. 3; Glee Club 3; Band 3; Marlinton High School - F.H.A. 1,2,4, Song Leader 2; 4-H Club 1,2,3,4, President 1, Song Leader 2; Marlintonian Staff; Class Cheerleader 2,4; Band 1,2,4; Dance Band 4; Chorus 2. DONALD GRAY VANREENAN- Football l,2,3,4;Basket- ball 1; Baseball 2,3; Junior Play; Senior Play; Marlin¬ tonian Staff 4; National Thespians 4; Class Basketball 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . DONALD GENE WARE - F.F.A. 1,2,3,4, Reporter 3, Parlimentarian 4; 4-H Club 1,2; Junior Play; Marlin¬ tonian Staff 4; Senior Play; United Christian Youth Week 4. LEWIS EDWARD WAUGH - Band 1,2,3,4; Marlintonian Staff 4; Dance Band 1,2,3,4; National Thespians 4; Senior Play. RIVARD DWAIN WILCOX-4-H Club 1,2,3,4, President 2,3; Football 1,2,3,4; Baseball 2,3; Delegate to Camp Horseshoe 3; Marlintonian Staff 4; National Thespians 4; Junior Play; Class Vice-President 3; Senior Play; Basketball Announcer 4. PHYLLIS MARIE DUNBRACK - Post Graduate DREMA LEA McNELLAN - Post Graduate CAROLYN GLEE UNDERWOOD - Post Graduate 23 SENIOR SUPERLATIVES MOST POPULAR Pat Sharp, Tom Burns MOST INTELLECTUAL Gayle Buzzard,Jane Seagraves MOST TALENTED Winfred Fertig, Jane Seagraves MOST ATHLETIC Tom Burns, Ruth Sharp SENIOR SUPERLATIVES MR. MISS MARLINTON HIGH SCHOOL Gatha Gibson, Tom Burns MOST ATTRACTIVE Mary Godwin, Bill Gilmore MOST HUMOROUS Ruth Sharp, Don VanReenan FRIENDLIEST Dwain Wilcox, Gatha Gibson EAGERLY EXPLORING Let each junior remember these highlights:- class organization-election o f officers-CLASS RINGS-at last! --magazine drive--sock hops-- class tournaments-class picnic. The thrill and suspense, terror and triumph, as we faced our audience to present dramatically “Love Your Neighbor”. And to climax our biggest year and really show bur f i n e s s e ,-remember the excitement and glamour of the MHS Junior-Senior banquet and prom--. JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Bill Hockenberry.President Jim Mason..Vice-President Dottie Bragg.Secretary John Sharp.Treasurer Delores Anderson Patty Arbogast Dorothy Auldridge Brooks Barnett Dottie Bragg Norma Broyles Larry Burns Linda Clutter Daniel Cooper Louise Currence Vency Dilley Annas Friel Eleanor Friel Kerth Friel Wanda Friel William Gay Roy Gibson Naomi Grimes Eleanor Hannah Constance Herold 26 BY LEARNING TO FOLLOW, The sophomores began activities early, electing class officers and organizing committees. Encouraged by faculty and upper classmen, we realized that making worthwhile contributions and winning friends were important parts of high school and we settled into the pattern. SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Bill Clarkson.President Janie Sharp .... Vice-President Joann Yoho.Secretary Barbara Jackson.Treasurer Jack Aliff Brenda Anderson Margaret Baxter Mary Lou Bussard Basil Cain Donald Carr Mary Circosta Billy Clarkson Elmer Dean Richard Dean Shirley Defibaugh Geraldine Dilley Martha Doyle Douglas Dunbrack Herbert Friel Nadine Friel Harvey Galford Janice Galford Linda Goldizen Kenneth Hannah Sharon Hannah Juanita Hiner Barbara Jackson Nancy Jones Rita Jones Layton Jordon Sharon Kelley Phyllis Lane Julia Ann Ldckridge Robert Mann 28 SHY AND UNSURE AT FIRST When we first stepped into the senior building, we nearly had “butterflies in our tummy.’’ Deep down in our hearts we hoped to prove to be able and willing members of Marlinton High School. First Row: Ruth Aliff, Robert Allen, Richard Barlow, Thelma Barnett, Layton Beverage, Roy Beverage, Gladys Biggs, Peggy Broyles, Gloria Buckland, Linda Burns. Second Row: Linda B ur r , Phyllis Burr, Lewis Bussard, Joyce Buzzard, Susan Cain, Millicent Campbell, Charles Camper, Joyce Circosta, Jerry Clifton, Helen Clutter. Third Row: George Cochran, Mac Copeland, Steve Copeland, Wayne Cromer, Paul Cross, Burma Cottrell, Alonzo Dean, Marian Dilley, Leona Dulaney, Harold Dumire. Fourth Row: Hilda Fitzgerald, Audrey Fitzwater, Eddie Friel, George Friel, Kathryn Friel, Lois Friel, Ray Friel, Karen Galford, Dan Gilmore, James Godwin. FRESHMEN CLASS OFFICERS Linda Burns.President Judy Miller . . . .Vice-President Rebecca Wimer.Secretary Frances Harper .... Treasurer RESHMEN ATTAIN SENIOR HIGH SPIRIT First Row: Marie Goodwin, Sue Ann Greene, Earl Grimes, Jo Ann Grimes, Freddie Hannah, Frances Harper , Dorothy Hause , Delores Hiner, Robert Hockenberry, Don Holland. Second Row: Milton Humphreys, James Johnson, MaryJohnson, Roy Jordon, Earl Kelley, Berta Lee Kellison , Patty Kellison, Kay Kershner, Gr anvil Kramer, Charlotte Loudermilk. Third Row: Franklin Madison, Nora Madison, Peggy Malcomb, Charles McCarty, Ruth McChesney, James MqComb, Douglas McGraw, Sherman McLaughlin, Earl Michael, Judy Miller. Fourth Row: DonaldMorgan, Donald Morrison, Betty Patton, Ernestine Perry, F ranees Pyles, Jean Pyles, Carol Reed, Norma Ryder, Shirley Ryder, Janice Schoolcraft. Fifth Row: Tommy Shafer, Don Sharp, Roy Sharp, William Sharpe, Dorothy Shaver, Carolyn Shields, William Shifflett, Jane Shinaberry, Margaret Small, Berton Smith. Sixth Row: Larry Sprouse, Thomas Terry, Loretta Townsend, William Tyler , Pat Vandevender, Vonda VanReenan, Larry Varney, Edna Wanless, Janice Wanless, John Weatherholt. Seventh Row: Marcelle W ilcox , Oliver Wilfong, Rebecca Wimer, Jerry Withers, Gertrude Workman, James Yeager, Sharon Yoho. mmm- - 1 v fek u w fc. ] .a f M L f-v? I s « f ! p ► V f ' HI KV 1 0: j P i ) fr) r p ■ ,18 id ? 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Nancy Jo Morgan ■f . • H I i i mjmk ' Jflflr iti Hi hfJ BIHI pmi. qjf -I ka teSBfcus ' % l rHI v . % ■ 4gg mh m BHV |r W ,Jj jM j v Y|j — W«IS| v I ’ 9 IMflk ; ||| 1 V 9i fl 1 . f JMr . w s ‘I ■T 1 .jdHp V V W ■J_Y i , i k F v 4t tf • 1 . £ Cl i i 4 n i V L r fr ) 5 4L ! % r Lr£ ii f ' v, rj TO CLASSES AND CHAINS 1 1 1 % m ¥ PHH| 1 §1 i fSm l F 1 W igW( L J ' LJK Y J SCHOOL CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 5th School Opens 18th Juniors Order MJi.S. Class Rings A.D JD. Initiation 20th Delmar-Annual Pictures 21st Freshman Initiation OCTOBER 1st College Day 8th M.H.S. Band Marches in Forrest Festival Parade 12th M.H.S. Homecoming Crowning of Homecoming Queen Homecoming Dance 25th Recruiting Guidance Crew 31st M.H.S. Band Marches in Halloween Parade NOVEMBER 2nd Senior Play Tryouts 8th Honor Society Initiation 12th Annual Staff Meeting 13th Senior Career Counselling 16th M.H.S. Football Banquet 20th M.H.S. Has Safety Day DECEMBER 13th Senior Play (Dino) 20th Chorus ana Band Concert 21st Christmas Vacation JANUARY 4th Seniors Sponsor Sock Hop 14th M.H.S. Band Marches In Inaugural Parade 15th Cheerleaders and Majorettes Collect for March of Dimes 23rd Mountaineer Week Team Visits M.H.S. 27th Beginning of Annual Christian Youth Week FEBRUARY 8th Rock and Roll Concert for March of Dimes 13th Central Intelligence Agency Talks to Senior Girls 15th Yearbook mailed to Publisher 26th Glenville Tests Given to Seniors MARCH 1st M.H.S. Basketball Queen Crowned 6th Civil Service Group Visits M.H.S. 15th Class Tournaments 19th Junior Play (Love Your Neighbor) APRIL Week of the 14th Easter Services 19th Easter Vacation 21st Easter Sunrise Service 25th M.H.S. Band Presents Spring Concert MAY 1st M.H.S. Band Marches in Annual Clean-up Day Parade 3rd A.D.D. Picnic 14th Senior Picnic 16th Junior-Senior Banquet 17th Junior-Senior Prom 20th Seniors Present Class Night 21st Commencement Exercises 24th School Recesses for Summer Vacation DEPARTMENTS DEVELOP A WELL ROUNDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM---SHORTHAND HIGHLIGHTS---INDIVIDUAL CLASS EXPRESSIONS 38 TYPING---BUSINESS PRACTICE---BOOKKEEPING---TESTING PROGRAMS---AIR-FORCE 1 |K 1 | | g : ; __ t ' V i 1 1 ■ fli . m 8 39 Geometry students More ®® fc . J %] nii,. TfT- j 3 , 9SI S uCi nj g gjl; i,-. ■ r- g «• I ■■■ f |w fir Under the direction of Miss May, the Marlinton High School Chorus group has evoked praise for the school with the usual complete program: The Christmas Cantata, Spring Concert and gradu¬ ation music. One of the innovations this year has been the introduction of male voices. „ 4 MARUNTON HIGH SCHOOL BAND The Marlinton High School Band, organized seven years ago under the direction of Mr. Brill, in- creased membership to sixty this year by ac¬ cepting eleven junior high students who qualified the second semester. Beginning with the second annual Band Camp at Thornwood in August, the band launched a busy program which included marching in the Labor Day Parade at Covington, Virginia, the Forest Festival - Elkins, West Virginia, and the Hallo¬ ween and Clean-up Day Parades at Marlinton. During football and basketball seasons, the pro¬ gram included marching before games and half¬ time entertainment. The Dance Band, enjoying the second year, play¬ ed for all Marlinton High School affairs. Completing the year with the Christmas, Polio, and Spring concerts, the band closed another suc¬ cessful year. Vo-Ag students put knowledge to practical use Mr .Jett and proud Marlinton High School students place third in National 4-H Judging Contest. F. F. A. OFFICERS - Tucker Reynolds; Vice-President - Tommy Campbell; Secretary - Kerth Friel; Lewis Beale; Reporter - James Simmons; Parlimentarian - Don Ware; Sentinental r, Advisor - Mr. McMann. 46 F. H. A. OFFICERS res 1 ident ' Margaret Flemming Johnson; Vice-President - JoannYoho; Secretary - Eleanor Hannah; Treasurer - Lockhart Moore; Parlimentarian - Beverly Nottingham; Historian - Shirlev w e£l a „ Ugh; Re P° rter ’ Ka y McLaughlin; Song Leaders - Jane Seagraves; Pat Sharp; Advisor Mrs. Killingsworth. SENIOR PLAY .... Elmer Jackson .Ronnie Evans .Pat Sharp .... Winfred Fertig . Barbara Brummage .Polly As tin .Faye Moore ....... Ruth Sharp . . . .Marilyn Harper Jane Ellen Seagraves .Lewis Waugh . . . Nancy Defibaugh .Ernie Shaw .Gayle Buzzard .Dwain Wilcox .Dotty Mullens .Gatha Gibson .Joyce Jackson .Lewis Beale Keith Mace Don Ware Jerry Thomas, Robert Cross Business Manager.Don VanReenan Prompter.Jerry Thomas Lights and Sound Effects..Duane Dilley Stage and Properties ..Ernie Friel Richard Kramer, Tom Burns Allen Hefner, Robert Cross Sterl Dean Ushers .... Mary Godwin, Martha Vandevender Make-Up.Nancy McCloud, Sylvia Kelley Pianist.Shirley Defibaugh Dino . . . ' . Mr. Sheridan . . . Mrs. Falcaro . . . Mr . Falcaro.... Shirley Wallace. . Jackie........ Pat. Della. Sylvia. Miss Hanes . . . . Mr. Mandel .... Bea. Tony Falcaro . . . Danny . Steve. Mrs. Mikula. . . . First Little Girl . Second Little Girl Mr. Goldfarb . . . Extras. • ' • . vi� Iw • • IWIE. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY J NATJONALX. HONOR SOCIETY- iWmd Pat Sharp Marilyn Harper Ernie Shaw Lewis Beale Jane Seagraves Dotty Mullens Polly As tin Nancy McCloud John Shelton Joyce Jackson Louise Currence Alice Nelson Beverly Nottingham Judy Sharp Lockie Moore Eleanor Hannah Tucker Reynolds Margaret Johnson Bill Hockenberry John Sharp Elmer Jackson, President Mrs,Moore, Sponsor UNITED CHRISTIAN YOUTH WEEK Elmer Jackson Pat Sharp Tucker Reynolds Tom Burns Jane Ellen Seagraves Ernie Shaw Seagraves - Sharp BlBLp! Speakt With our theme “Friendship In Christ-- ‘Ye are my friends if ye do whatsoever I command you ' John 15: 14 We observe Christian Youth Week - January 27 -February 3. Presenting the program in a series of three assemblies-as “Friendship with others’ -“Friendship in God” “Friendship in Christ”, we included as our speakers for each program-a student, a member of the faculty, and a local minister. The members of the Minsterial Association were: Rev. E. H. Flaniken, Rev. C. A. Yoho and Rev. Charles Draper. MARLINTON HIGH SCHOOL QUEENS BASKETBALL QUEEN Mary Brown Godwin Wilcox MARLINTON HIG1 .0 Hillsboro 25 Webster Spring 12 Crichton .6 Lewisburg 20 White Sulphur t OOTBALL TEAM Gilmore Cowen Ronceverte Richwood Franklin MARLINTON HIGH BASKETBALL TEAM M. H. S. 64 Alumni 40 M. H. S. 55 Circleville 39 M. H. S. 73 Crichton 58 M. H. S. 97 Richwood 76 M. H. S. 69 Crichton 63 M. H. S. 58 Hillsboro 68 M. H. S. 49 Franklin 43 M. H. S. 88 Circleville 74 M. H. S. 77 White Sulphur 69 M, H. S. 67 Ronceverte 97 M. H. S. 80 Lewisburg 43 M. H. S. 65 Webster Springs 85 M. H. S. 62 Cowen 64 M. H. S. 68 White Sulphur 66 M. H. S. 50 Hillsboro 37 M. H. S. 83 Ronceverte 92 M. H. S. 105 Cowen 69 M. H. S. 64 Webster Springs 71 M. H. S, 50 Lewisburg 77 M. H. S. 82 F ranklin 60 Tom Burns John Shelton Ronnie Evans Robert Cross CHEERLEADERS Pat Sharp, Eockie Moore, Janie Sharp Barbara Brumma MARLINTON HIGH SCHOOL CUSTODIAN A kind smile - a firm manner - a willing hand - a good friend, Mr, VanReenan. 58