St Marys High School - Purple and Gold Yearbook (St Marys, WV)

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SENIOR CLASS Not to progress-is to regress, Not to win is but to tail. Let us strive to be successful As So proudly we all haill Let us strive to hold high honors, And for freedom let us fight. May we never lose our prestige, Honor ever Red and White. Many friendships we all cherish POEM That the past four years have brought. We've been given Faith and Courage From the lessons that were taught. Faith and Courage for the future, Freedom reign for evermore, And we proudly hail to Victory, We, the Class of Forty-tour. -Glenna Waugh

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Class of '44 Review in Rhyme Back in nineteen forty-one A brand new class came on the run. Because of its mighty brawn and mien They were known as The Fighting Freshmen. And then in the year of forty-two We showed our colors were true blue. When we came back to even the score We were named The Slugging Sophomores. Next in the year ot forty-three Our class so very haughtily Upheld our motto in manner llaunty That we were called The Juniors Jaunty. In this historic forty-four Midst trials ne'er experienced before, We've surpassed almost everything seen Because we are The Seniors Supreme. In Band and Orchestra we took the prize Because each was good, regardless of size. At practice or festival we had others beat, And when we came home there was plenty of treat Scholastic honors added to our class reputation, Geniuses we have, and this isn't exaggeration. Latin was hard, and Trig. wasn't easy, But Physical Ed. was just plain breezy. On the gridiron, and cage floor, too, Our class had champions that really came through. They played the game in Blue Devil style While fans applauded them all the while. Last, but not least, come battle fronts tar Where the class of forty-four has many a star. Duty has called them, and school work is done Until that final battle is won. -Charles R. Hayhurst

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the class oi nineteen hundred and forty-four, being prescribed and acknowledged as reasonably sound of mind and bodies, do hereby make and announce this our last will and testament. SECTION I To our advisors, Miss Williams, Miss Barkwill, and Miss Riggs, we leave our thanks and appreciation for their help in publishing our annual, assisting with our class play, and for their untailing interest in all our activities. SECTION II To the Juniors we leave our throne of authority, and our aim to catch the scattered credits of high school and bind them together for diplomas. SECTION III To our sister class, the Sophomores, we leave some advice. Remember, you are all still very young. SECTION IV To the Freshmen we leave our noble example. Follow it closely, and some day you may be able to fill the place we are vacating. SECTION V l. To all future Romeos and Juliets we leave Hetty Hendrick's and Jack Hammond's loving example. 2. Phyllis Mitchell wills to Roberta Kerr her right to come to school only when she feels like it. 3. To Beulah Bumgardner, Alice Wells leave her title Helen Hayes lI. 4. Robert Core leave his girl-shyness to Bill Northrup. 5. Joe Reynolds leaves his successful record in bluffing all the teachers to Bob Barclay. 6. Harry Morgan wills his ability to entertain the band members to Bill Clovis. 7. To Bill Snyder, Bob Harper bequeaths his interest in the Parkersburg damsels. 8. John William Hammett leaves to Mahlon Fauss his interest in their jalopy. 9. To Betty Coen, Emma Fell wills her charming dimple. 10. Carlton Lyne wills his shy disposition to Eddie Davis. ll. To Patty Farren, Margie Winters leaves her devotion to Sam Grimes. 12. Elsie Sweeney and Myron Cunningham leave their right to make love in the halls to Charolette Golden and Mahlon Pauss. 13. To Ann Zipf, Cyrus Hoy leaves his tardy certificate. 14. Betty Turner wills her right to wear a diamond to Phyllis Reynolds.