Nicholas County High School - Nichlosean Yearbook (Summersville, WV)

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Education is of great value to all people. With this thought in mind, Principal C. P. Wells sets certain aims for each school year. For ten successful years he has been principal and has seen many students pass through these doors into the world of opportunity, Principal Wells received his AB degree from West Liberty State Teachers' College and his MA from the University of Pittsburgh. Before coming to NCHS, he was principal at Reader and Romney High Schools. He also served as county superintendent of schools in Webster County. Besides his duties here at school, Mr. Wells is a member of the Executive Committee of the West Virginia Secondary School Principals' Commission of which he has also served as vice presi- dent and president, and he is a member of the Tenure-Ethics Com- mittee of the West Virginia Educa- tion Association. Despite his busy schedule, Mr. Wells contributes much of his time in trying to help those students who come to school only because they must, as well as the ambi- tious students who realize the im- portance of an education. Value of Education Is Stressed Guiding students on the road to their best- qualified vocation is the tedious task of Mrs. Gladys Vaught, guidance counselor. Mrs. Vaught's work is to secure information about individual students, to carry out a well-organized testing program, and after these tests, to interview the students involved. For 24 years Mrs. Vaught has been employed at NCHS. During this time she has also taught English, and social studies. Teachers still have time for outside activities and this is evident in the fact that Mrs, Vaught belongs to the DAR, Wakoma Chapter Number 52 Order of the Eastern Star, the Mountain Azalea Garden Club and the Nu Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. She received an A.B. degree from Marshall College, and a M.A. degree from West Virginia University. Other schools Mrs. Vaught has at- tended are the University of New Mexico, West Virginia Institute of Technology, and Morris Har- vey College. She enioys reading, raising flowers, traveling, and watching good educational television pro- grams. 10

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One of the highest goals in life is to attain a higher education. ln- structing so many students on the road to education is too much for one individual, and so Hoyt Dean, assistant principal, helps with this task of instruction. As principal of the Summersville Grade School, he starts many of the students on the long iourney over the roads of edu- cation. Mr. Dean is a graduate of Rich- wood High School, and furthered his education at Glenville State Teachers' College where he re- ceived an AB degree. He also at- tended West Virginia University and Marshall College. Before assuming the duties of grade school principal, Mr. Dean taught driver education and seventh and eighth grade history and geo- graphy. He is very active as coach for the grade school basketball teams. Remember that from these young explorers will come the cham- pions of future years. Mr. Dean is a member of the Richwood Chapter of the Masons and the Richwood Baptist Church. He is also a former member of the Lions and Rotary clubs. As Tests, Words of Advice Are Given Throwing a wet towel across the dressing room and shouting, Nice game, rinkydinksf' is typical ofthe humor in varsity athletic coach, James S. Gladwell, who also assumed the duties of as- sistant principal this year. Mr. Gladwell began his teaching career here in 1950 as assistant, or B-team, coach, and has since become varsity coach. An ardent sponsor of the iunior class and the N-Club, he also teaches world history and physical education. Fairmont being Mr. Gladwell's home town, he naturally attended Fairmont State Teachers' College from which he holds an A.B. degree. He then at- tended West Virginia University, where he received an M.S, degree. During the summer months, Coach, may be seen at the swimming pool where he manages the Nicholas Memorial Park. Besides golf and hunting, Coach also has another very important hobby-baby sitting. He is married and the father of three children-two girls and a boy. 11