Triadelphia High School - Triadelphian Yearbook (Wheeling, WV)

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Miss Mary A. Erskine izdecficalfion L55 Worry . C35 ine Known for her competency, versatility, friendliness, cmd humor, Miss Mary A. Erskine is an outstanding teacher and on invaluable asset at Triadelphia High School. Whether correcting a speech student or discussing English literature, she invariably adds spice and enthusiasm to every class period. She takes an understanding interest in each of her students and, however busy she may be, finds time to guide him up the ladder of scholastic achievement. Miss Erskine gives freely of her time and talents to such extracurricular activities as Masquers, Thespians, Junior Town Meeting of the Air, l Speak for Democracy, and the senior play. Many of Triadelphia's most memorable assemblies have been sparked by her extraordinary skill as a director and by her vast knowledge of the stage and its techniques. Her expert coaching has mode Tridel's dramatic productions stand for above those of the typical high school. Excelling in such fields as photography, music, acting, and painting, Miss Erskine has also traveled extensively in both the United States and Europe. She truly exemplifies the adage, Variety is the spice of life. As a token of admiration for a teacher who has abundantly given her students knowledge, friendship, and inspiration, the staff of The 1958 Triad dedicates this volume to an instructor who has exceptional ability, an artist who possesses manifold talents, and a personality who radiates the zest and ioy of living. 10

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GALO i QI all 2 in ,J ar 4 765 - BOARD OF EDUCATION-Standing, left to right: J .Ira Steele, maintenance supervisory J. P. McHenry, su- perintendent, Levering C. Bonar, assistant superintendent in charge of iunior and senior high schools, H. D. Wilfong, assistant superintendent in charge of elementary schools. Seated: John H. Clark, Clyde W. Camp- bell, Wrn. F. Garden, President Robert C. Hazlett, Mrs. Richard T. McCoy. I Qllnfy S' 004 POJIOBI' HHJGV gf1,iJ6Ll'LCO 0 QWMIO ,.,... flpls ' i fezfi. . 4i1,1.e.'-a. . . we-.ii'Jf T sip: ,fl J i To decide the issues and to stem the tide of an ever- growing cry for broader civil tutelage, the Ohio County Board of Education ably performs its duties of maintain- ing the scholastic standards and teaching facilities of the county's school system. Among the plentitude of functions performed by the Board of Education are the responsibilities of keeping Ohio County's public schools in constant repair, furnish- ing 'Free transportation for students living farther than two miles from their schools, and supplying textbooks for class instruction. This non-partisan unit includes the five-member school board plus Ohio County's three superintendents. Policy is decided and plans are prepared at meetings in the Board of Education building, 2130 Chapline Street, Wheeling, on the third Thursday of every month. Through the efforts of this group Triodelphia High School has been provided with such recent improvements as a gas furnace and a remodeled cafeteria. Under the expert leadership of this capable team, Ohio County's public schools have become the qualified, high-ranking institutions that they are today. SUPERINTENDENTS-Left to Right: Levering C. Bonar, H. D. Wilfong, and J. P. McHenry.