Piedmont High School - Tris Yearbook (Piedmont, WV)

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L...-LJ P , no .-J-,I ,meg O Urns 0 Qllbapel 3Rnte5 OCT. 12, 1926-SENIORS Song ............................................ Come Thou Almighty King Bible Reading ........ ...,....................... T helma Coddington Prayer Song ..........,................................... .................. A merica Early Life of Columbus ........... .......... W innie Butler Recitation ................,..................... ................. L orna Cole Saxophone Solo ......,.........,.........i............. Kingsley Skidmore Columbus Crossing the Atlantic .................. Bessie Weaver Debate-Resolved: That America should have been nam- ed Columbus instead of America. Affirmative, Margaret Pinnell Negative, Lola Hardegen Piano solo ...................,.......i.............................. Louise Dixon OCT. 19, 1926 Mr. L. D. Case, Secretary of Tri-Towns Chamber of Commerce, who was with us today, gave a very interesting talk on The Influence We Have On One Another. Numerous references were made to astronomy. NOV. 9, 1926 The Part Played by Those at Home as Well as Those at War, was the theme of the Armistice Day speech which Rev. Mr. Gold gave to us. NOV. 23, 1926-JUNIORS Song ..,..,....................,................................................, Rejoice Bible Reading ........ .........................,......... G ertrude Dancer Prayer Song ...,............. .............. H ow Firm a Foundation Recitation ........ ................... E lizabeth Walsh Violin Solo .......... ...................... A nnie Butler Recitation ....,... ....... G eraldine Harvey Piano Solo ...,.... ,................ E ula Freeman Recitation ......,. .............. L eona Schoppert Song .......... .........................., O ver the Summer Lea DEC. 10, 1926 A special assembly was held today, Major Harry Webb Farrington, a former resident of Piedmont, being the speaker. Reference was made to the four Walls of the country, using Washington, Lincoln, Franklin and Roosevelt for examples. The reciting of some of his poems was especially pleasing to all. Page eighty

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ln:.4..4QQ1l P , 1 A , Ffa QHS , Titus 0 i DEC. 21, 1926 President Allen of Davis and Elkins College pleased the high school with a very interesting talk on The Value of Higher Education. Dr. Deahl of the Department of Education, West Virginia University, was also a visitor to Piedmont High School on this date. FEB. 1, 1927 Mr. Harry Kight, traveling passenger agent for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, presented to the- students and faculty of Piedmont High School a series of views of Washington. The purpose of this visit was to influence 'gie Senior Class of P. H. S. to go on a tour to Washington. Seniors, Let's 0. ' FEB. 22, 1927-SOPHOMORES Song .,...............................,.............. America, the Beautiful Bible Reading ......... .,.......................,........... E dith Adams Prayer Recitation ........................................... ...... O lga Johnson Essay on Washington ....... ....... ........ A l ice Howard Recitation ....................... .............. P aul Fike Piano Solo .................... ........ E lsie Metcalf Recitation ....... ...... S usie Cherry Song ........... .............................. ........... A m erica MAR. 22, 1927 The students and faculty of Piedmont High School had with them to- day three students from West Virginia University. The speakers Were: Mr. Browning, student of law, Mr. Chancellor, student of agriculture, and Mr. Beall, student of medicine. Mr. Browning gave a very interesting and Witty talk on the history of the school. Mr. Chancellor gave us some idea of the social activities, which include fraternities, sororities and other hon- orary societies. The last speaker, Mr. Beall, presented to us some of the freshman laws, and gave us an approximate figure as to what it would cost to keep an average student in the university for one year. After hearing these able students tell of the school, more students of P. H. S. have a de- sire to go to West Virginia University. Page eighty-one