Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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Brummage Completes Third Victory Year Charles Brummage, who was appointed head football coach after the resignation of Farley Bell, has been associated with Victory for the last three years, during which time he has helped greatly in establishing the school’s present athletic record. Aside from coaching football, he teaches classes in American history and is in charge of the basketball reserve team. He has aided greatly in reviving amateur boxing, not only at Victory but in Clarksburg as well. After graduating from Mannington high school, where he was very active in sports, Brummage attended Davis-Elkins college. He coached wrestling at the Elkins Y. M. C. A. and for three years was physical education director at a private boys’ camp in Canada. Besides all of his other athletic jobs he ably assists “Doc” Hutson in coaching basketball and baseball. COACH BRUMMAGE COACH HUTSON Coach Hutson Does Well In First Year Serving his first year at Victory as head basketball and baseball mentor, Coach Howard Hutson has met with great success in bringing up the school’s standard in both sports. Hutson, who is known to everyone as “Doc”, came to Victory from Weston where he was head coach for two years. Although he attended Elkins high school for two years he graduated from West Union high. Like Coach Brummage, Hutson attended and graduated from Davis-Elkins college. After graduation he became coach of Bridgeport high school, a position he held for six years. Because of his friendly attitude and his fairness to players, “Coach” is admired not only by his athletes but by the entire student body as well. Hats off to “Doc”.

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Juniors Say Good-Bye To Departing Seniors Time seems to double its speed when one is in his ’teens; therefore we must confess that it was two full school terms ago that we entered the brick school house on the corner as uncertain sophomores. Through this period of uncertainty, the upper-classmen were “the big brothers to the underdogs in distress.” We sort of looked toward the day when we could be the upper class. Now that time is almost here, and somehow we wish that we could start all over again as sophomores. Last year we bid the seniors good-bye and they became the group of yesterday. And soon, we, now juniors, must bid the seniors of today good-bye. Somehow we would like to remember that the world is small and paths of friends oftentimes cross but through it all we must look at the facts of life and realize that something precious is fast slipping from our grasp. Next year we too will pass into the school life of yesterday. Life must go on. In consideration of all good times that have gone before, in honor of the Goddess of Victory, and with reverence to the home of the eagle and the orange and black, ws, the seniors of tomorrow, bid you. the seniors of today—farewell. GRADUATION OF A DUDE He learned to shave and powder his fcae He learned to use his manly grace He learned to strut and catch the eye Of every girl passing by. . -i He learned to date two girls at a time And when taking them out spend only a dime— Necking and petting he can’t quituate He’s ready now to graduate. He learned to dqnce with agility He learned to use his manly ability He learned to stay up late at night And drink until he was quite tite; He learned to use his hands w.th ease Just as he learned his A. B, C’s, He learned how each date, to manipulate He’s ready now to graduate . MONALEE CRUTCHFIELD. Seniors Can you hold a well-paying position? Beauty Culture offers employment with profit. Train now for the one business that is good. See Us At Once MAX BERN AT AT SCHOOL A. Mary Jenkins, Owner Telephone 526

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Grid Win Over W, I Stands Out in ’39 The Eagles ’39 football season got off to a fine start with Victory winning its initial game from Lumberport 33-0. The Eagle fans were much impressed by the fighting spirit of the team and looked forward to a great season. A week later the Elkins gridders invaded the Eagles’ nest and returned home claiming a 12-6 victory. Fans believed the loss of this game was due to the lay off the week before. On October 6, Victory played host to the down river Shinnston lads. They proved too much for the Eagles and won by a 21-0 score. It was in this game that Pete Rome, Eagle captain, received a head injury that ended his football career at Victory. Pete was a mainstay on the team for three years and one of the Eagles’ greatest backfield men. Victory journey to Fairmont on October 11 where they met the West Side Polar Bears in a night game. They nosed out the Brum-mage lads by a 6-7 score. The W. I. stadium was the scene of a great battle between Victory and the Huntington Pony Express, with Huntington winning 12-0. A strong West Union clan held the Eagles to a scoreless first half, but the Brum-mage boys proved the better team by scoring 19 points to 0 for Doddridge. Victory and R.-W. fought a scoreless half in the mud at Gore field and it looked as if the game would end in a tie but Vargo pushed over the lone marker in the last quarter. On November 4, the Eagles were defeated by a powerful Weirton team at Weir-ton, 40 to 7. Revenging last year’s defeat which marred their splendid record, the Eagles crushed a visiting Weston team 13-0. A great team climaxed a great season with a decisive 21-14 victory over the highly touted Hilltoppers. Although Washington Irving won the Big Ten, it can never be forgotten that the underrated Victory Eagles defeated the Big Ten Champs. Newlon and Oliverio Win Golden Glove Ring Bouts As a result of the Golden Gloves boxing tournament held at Carmichael auditorium on March 28, 29, 30, two Victory boys, Ralph “Gabby” Newlon and Anthony Oliverio, were crowned champs in their respective classes. After slugging his way through a group of tough aspirants Oliverio decisioned Allen Scott, colored, of Farimont, to win the 112-pound class, while Newlon beat out a close decision over Earl Frankhouser, a former Victory student, in the heavyweight class. Both Oliverio and Newlon appeared on the boxing program at the Victory gym which was a tune-up for the Golden Gloves tourney, and both showed fine form in winning their bouts. Victory was represented by an eight-man team in the tourney with two of them winning the finals. Charlotte Leuliette Ends 5 Years of Cheerleading Charlotte Leuliette, accredited Victory cheerleader, began her career in North View junior high and is finishing high school with five years of cheerleading experience. She is well liked by the student body and has aided greatly in rasiing the level of school spirit and sportsmanship. As this is Charlotte’s last year, we wish her a successful future. Phone 3500 GRAY - DAVIS Funeral Home 216 Washington Ave, Clarksburg, W. Va. Ambulance Service