Piedmont High School - Tris Yearbook (Piedmont, WV)

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Eli rl The Junior Fair It was on November 21, 1925, that the annual Junior Fair took place in the high school gymnasium. For one week the Juniors settled down to real, hard, honest-to-goodness work. When this happened, of course, everyone knew that a great treat was in store and awaited with no little impatience the arrival of the big night. When finally the night arrived for the big event to take place, large crowds hurried to the gym to see what the Juniors had done. All expec- tations were realized and were surpassed at sight of the good old gym, The class colors, pink and green, furnished the color scheme. The large booths, all decorated, were laden with various good things to eat and drink, devices for making noise and with everything needed for a good time. Har- old Kight's hot-dog stand was especially popular. Percy showed the crowd how expertly he can cook weenies. fKeep it up, Harold.J When, all to soon, the time came to leave, it was with great reluctance that the crowd departed. The next day our dear Juniors were back in their old ways, but we all knew that when the time comes for another event to take place the class of '26 will work and put it over just as successfully as the fair was handled. Law Class Visits Keyser Miss Miltenberger took her Commercial Law class to Keyser Monday, March 23, 1925. The purpose of this trip was to visit the court, hear a trial, and see just how court trials are conducted. The class saw and heard much that was of interest, and Miss Miltenberger feels that each member will be benefited by this visit. She had only one worry on this trip. That was keeping her wary eye on Marie Walsh, who insisted upon flirting with the jurymen and creating a general disturbance among that would-be staid group. , The Juniors Entertain The members of the boys' and girls' basket ball teams of Piedmont High School, the boys of the team from St. Johns Academy, Petersburg, W. Va., and the girls from Norton, W. Va., were delightfully entertained by the Junior class at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hill, Westernport, Fri- day evening, Feburary 27. Games and music served as amusement, Horace Richards and Grace Walker acting as directors of ceremonies. When it began to grow late many good things to eat were served. Af- ter the eats were all gone, everybody decided that it was time to go home and proceeded to do so, feeling that it had been an evening well spent. Page .twenty ,

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li-'SI sl March 9. On this morning Mr. Neff spoke to us about habits, both good and bad. He selected three, worry, selfishness and quitting, as the worst. As an example of worry he told us about Napoleon Bonaparte, who never let anything bother him, not even his most critical battles. In the second bad habit Mr. Wrigley was used as a example. VVhen Mr. Wrigley first began in life he sold shoe strings and he conceived the idea of giving a stick of chewing gum with each pair of strings. In discussing quitting Mr. Wrigley was again used as an example. Mr. Neff told how Mr. Wrigley made and lost two fortunes before he finally achieved fame. The three habits named were independent thought, courage and faith. The first can be used in our everyday school life as well as later. It takes the courage of a pugilist to get us through life because we know that life is made up of hard knocks. To illustrate the third good habit Mr. Neff told of a young man work- ing in the patent office who gave up his position because he thought that everything had been invented that could be. March 16. This morning we were all excited because we were going to have a speaker for chapel. The speaker proved to be Reverend Marsh, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. As this was Mr. Marsh's first visit to P. H. S., we were very desirous of hearing him. He spoke to us on the physical, moral and intellectual aspects of life. He illustrated his talk with many interesting examples, which drew the at- tention of the assembly. We were all sorry when Mr. Marsh ended his talk, because it was so in- teresting. We hope to have him with us again very soon. March 23. The Juniors again had charge of the chapel program, but as it was exam.ination week the exercises were brief. Song -------- Assembly Reading of the Bible ----- Nellie Keplinger Prayer -------- Assembly The program was concluded by Horace Richards.. who told of the ex- periences of the basket ball team on the trip to Buckhannon. March 30. We were all very much pleased when Reverend Gold ap- peared. His subject was very appropriate. It was Vision or Ideals, and to illustrate his first point he told us of the seven wonders of the world, both ancient and modern. He told us how it was necessary to have a vision in order that these things might be produced. He also pointed out the dif- ference between the ancient wonders of the world and the modern ones. He also talked to us on Service, and how to serve, mentioning some of the great men who had already served their country. To illustrate his point he told us the story of the Great Stone Face. Page .vixly-nine

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lei- rl The Party at Davis On Friday night, March 23, after a basket ball game at Davis, W. Va., Miss Maud Weimer, of that place, entertained the boys and girls teams from Piedmont High School. As it was one of those last minute parties and there were no definite plans to be followed for amusement, everyone was turned loose to find any diversion which might possibly be had. This arrangement seemed to please the crowd, for it was not long before everyone had found some means of whiling away the time. Refreshments were served at an early hour, as the Piedmont boys had to retire early because of a stiff game which was to be played the follow- ing night, and the hostess was considerate enough to understand that the boys, especially Melvin and Bubbles, would not like to leave without hav- ing consumed a goodly portion of the goodies. The party was unanimously voted a success and the crowd left, each one Wishing the other a cheerful good-night. The Junior Prom The annual Junior Prom was celebrated on Monday, May 226, 1924, when the Juniors took the Seniors to Burlington, where a big feed was indulged in. At exactly seven o'clock the party left Piedmont in automo- biles and about half past eight reached Burlington. A chicken supper was served immediately upon reaching the Old Home- stead. When the meal was announced, the Seniors, who were a rowdy crowd, made a grand rush for the dining room, upsetting several chairs and also a well arranged program. The latter circumstance, however, was not regret- ted by the Juniors, who considered themselves lucky dogs at getting out of it so easily. Even the committee's welcome speech was nipvped in the bud, to the delight of the said committee. ' When the ravenous appetites of the party had been aplpeased and the dining hall was at last deserted, the crowd divided. Some roamed about the grounds, others rode Kiddie Kars, while the rest of the crowd danced. At an early hour Mr. Neff gave the signal to start home. After a great deal of bustling we were finally ensconced in cars and the homeward journey began. Upon reaching Piedmont the crowd was mustered out, each one to his respective home and each one feeling that another fine time had been added to his list. ' The Freshman Reception Friday, September 20, what was the cause of the unusual restlessness in the high school, especially among the Freshies ? Ah, I have it. The annual Freshman reception was booked for that night. No wonder the Page :evenly-one