Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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' --.-- -:nys-'ws-any-1 iv- , will E---if THE VICTORY ANNUAL 1925 McIntyre was an elocutionist. Wilburn Phares coach of Victoryg Mickey McClung was elected Captain of University of Michigan Basket Ball Team. Dorothy Powell was a famous Composer of musicg and Irene Rolland was stenographer of Rolland Glass Factory. Robert Ford was a Proprietor of chain Restaurants. Clay Hardesty Was teaching in foreign countriesg and Virgil Leaf is a cadet at West Point. Dora Strong was a housekeeper, and Lelia Fornash was Working in the confectionery in Bristol Gasoline Station at Adamston. Kathryn Hoffman was Latin teacher at Shinnston High School. Brooks Reed found his liking in the Radio Research Work. Rose Smith was stenographer for Judge Southern whom We recall as our class sponserg Octavia Sims has Won a place among the faculty of West Virginia University g and Rose Heater was a nurse in the St. Mary's .Hos- pital. Beulah Grapes was the wife of a well to do farmer. Marie Hapbn- stall is the Supervisor of the Primary Department in Clarksburg Public Schools. W. V. H. S. is now signing off. i While trying to get other stations we heard the returns from Basket Ball games and among them Victory had Won from their old rival W. I. H. S. by the score of 31-30 after three extra five minute periodsg and that the University of Michigan had won from Ohio State by the long shots made by Mickey McC1ung. The station signed otf and we wished that we could once more be back at Victory taking part in all of its activities. GLADYS CRIMM AND FLORA FLORIANA. TWENTY-NINE '

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'EY' THE VICTORY ANNUAL 1925 Senior Class Prophecy Station K. D. K. A. Pittsburg now broadcasting. The first number on our program this evening will be a violin solo by James Taylor, the next number Freda Minter and Noel Maderia, famous Metropolitan singers, will sing selections from Carmen. We listened intently and we were aston- ished at the way they had developed their musical talents. We listened to several other numbers, but they did not interest us as did the numbers rendered by our formfer classmates. We then turned to station W. E. A. F. New York which was just ani nouncing that Virginia Martin would sing Mother Machree accompanied by Glenna Haskins. The next number, Dr. Marie Primm would give a lec- turue on Heridity and Environment. This recalled to us the heated arguments Primmy had, at Victory on the same subject. While trying to get station W. O. S. Jefferson City we got a new station W. V. H. S. We heard the name of Howard Robinson which we immediately recognized as our class Pres-dent. We found that this station was located at Victory High School in the meeting rpom of the Crystal Club. Howard was to tell what each member of the class of 1925 had contributed to the World. We heard him say that William Rhul Carr was now a doctor in John Hopkins Hospital 3 Mary and Lena Fox are at the head of the English Department in the largest school in the United States, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Donovan Faust was our assistant chemist at Victoryg and Betty Warren fs Head Chemist at West Virginia University. Pauline Goff was keeping house for some lucky man, Charles Hamrick was writ- ing poetryg Anna Johnson married a wealthy farmer. John Kirkpatrick heard the call of The West and was now back in his home town. Betty E. Morrison is a stenographer for Karl Showalter who is President of the Empire National Bank at Clarksburg. Hensil McDaniel is an electrician. Freda Minter, Virginia Martin, and Philip Cammer are famous Opera. Sin- gers: Gladys Crimm is teaching Domestic Science at Vassar College, and Flora Floriana is Head of the Physical Education Department, Betty Morrison is Dean of Women at Columbia University, Adjenor Fevrier was a Pharmacist, Myrtle Redfox owns an exclusive hat hop in New York. Neil Bennet and Flossie James own the Keith Circuit, Lester Bolhman is an Autojunk dealer for the Bond firm, Ethel Fornash was the wife of a prominent farmer, Guy Powell was a teacher of Mechanical Drawing at Victory High School 3 Frankie 'Barnes was teaching at the .public school at Crooked Run. Harold Crimm was a famous oratorg' Nellie Murray was teaching Mathematics in Bridgeport High School. We then heard shouting and we wondered what news, but then we soon announce to the radio fans that Lyle Murphy had carried the third sena- torial district by a thousand votes from Paul Funk, whom we recalled as the President of the Junior class of 1925. Frances McDaniel is now the owner of a popular Tea Room and Ona Tomes had married Rolland Vernon, and, that Mollie Shaw had won for herself a record as a teacher. Louis Bauld was Professor of Mathematics in Harvard University. Katherine TWENTY-EIGHT , . , A V g i . 1 , -.,, ' . I -' i ii , ' i

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T.. .E 4- if-, 1 I THE VICTORY ANNUQL 1925 A Senior's Reminiscence Hearken, my children, and I shall tell Of the happy days I knew so well. 'Twas-the flrst semester of twenty-flve, And many a Senior is now alive Who still remembers the old hall bell And the classmates dear he loved so well. Many a one will recall with ease How hard some teachers were to please, How long the lessons, how short the hours Were given to try his utmost powers, How hard the tests, how long' the exams, How keen the teachers. to see his shams. Well he remembers tlie Hallowe en pranks, And the parties so few, with depleted ranks: He laughs at the thought of his Senior Joys, And wonders where are the dear old boys Who strolled so gaily down the hall And cheered so wildly at basketball. Also the girls so charming and sweet With their merry bobbed' locks and their happy feet, With their gay young voices, some soft and some shrill: Is it any,wonder they made our hearts thrill? K Their cheeks were so rosy, their eyes were so bright, The gloomlest day they fllled with delight. And there was the Principal with locks so rare You scarce could tell he's any hairy ' And Janitors, too, one short and one long, Whose duties were many, whose arms were strong: And the School Board, too, with members three, To hire the best teachers their efforts must be. And there was the coach, with Red his nickname, To teach us to shoot baskets and play a square game. At coaching and speechmaking he was equally adept To fill us with ginger and give us the pep. The years that have passed seem buta dream Since he and the cheerleaders were getting up steam. And now that the hours have so swiftly fled, I-lie ye, my children, and get you to bed. May your dreams be pleasant, as dreams should be, While I breathe a prayer for my classmate and me, And sit fondly dreaming in the dim burning light, And wish I were a boy 'ln Victory tonight. V. W.H f' I ll x , T .-- .1 s- . .'K7' , Hi -i , 13':EEl.u,,,frAslk.1s . .... , - . Sri 15: