Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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‘What Youth Owes the World at War’ Is Theme For Twenty-third Commencement Seniors Numbering 205 Present All-Student Program In School Auditorium, May 26 at 8 o’clock. Victory Optic Reaches Out To Four Corners of United States Through the exchange department headed by Christine Cain and Wilma Himes, the VICTORY OPTIC has reached the four corners of the United States. Papers have been exchanged with the high schools and colleges from Fort Dodge and Olgona, Iowa; Milton and Miami, Florida; Akron, Athens, and Niles, Ohio; Charleston, South Carolina; New York and Brooklyn, New York; Taylorsville, Illinois; Bell and Hollywood, California; Norfolk, Virginia; Washington and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The VICTORY OPTIC has been good reading material for sailors, soldiers, and marines which have received the paper every month. Class Day Observed May 22 By Seniors Class day and move-up day, looked forward to by all seniors as, the juniors and sophomores, was held Thursday May 21 during the regular assembly period. The program was presented in an extraordinary style. The class prophecy was presented by three witches, Nina Merle Bussey, Christine Bray, Betty Haller. Francis Newbrough, president of the senior class, presented the key to the junior class president, Louis Fratto. Presentation of the mantle was made by the class secretary, Patricia Coleman, to the junior class secretary, Betty Wyatt. As the program ended, the seniors marched out of the auditorium leaving the juniors to take their seats, the sophomore class vacated the “shelf and marched downstairs to the junior section. “What Youth Owes the World at War” is theme for the twenty-third commencement to be held at 8:00 on Tuesday, May 26, in the school auditorium. For the third consecutive year the exercises will consist of an all-student program. The 205 seniors will be ushered in by Louis Fratto, president of the junior class, and Betty Wyatt, secretary-treasurer. The Victory orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Orin Ford, will play the processional march, “Knights of Chivalry.” This is the first time that the school orchestra has ever played for commencement exercises. Following the processional Nina Merle Bussey will give the invocation. The salutatory address. “What the Youth Owes the World at War.” will be given by Eleanor Whiteman. Frances Newbrough. class president will speak on “Mass Production and the War.” Following this message by the class president, Anna Christafore will deliver the valedictory address entitled Our Faith Is in America.” Arnett Lamb will pronounce the benediction. Mr. Charles Taylor will be in charge of vocal selections. Sugar is Rationed for First Time in History of Country Never in the history of the United States has any commodity been rationed on a systematic scale as sugar was on April 28. When sugar rationing began, the teachers at Victory High School were divided into two groups. One group registered retail stores and wholesale houses, while the other registered restaurant. Approximately forty-five certificates were awarded to merchants and restaurants. Public registration was done on May 4, 5, 6, and 7, at the junior high and grade schools.

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OPTIC STAFF OF ’42 Reading from left to right: First row—Josephine Diaz, Christine Cain, Edwin Poling, Patricia Coleman, Betty Hoover, Christine Bray, Pauline Anderson, Dorothy Spatafore. Second row—Betty Wyatt, Ila Garrett, Delores Fernandez, Sara Lopez, Russell Posey, Evelyn Phares, Mina Stenger, Irene Anderson, Miss Helen Davisson, Leona Westfall, Amelia Basile. Wilma Hinton. Anna Christafore Betty Bray.

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Reading from left to right: First row—Miss Lucy Bailey, Principal; Mr. Lane Daugherty, Miss Helen Davisson, Mr. Charles Taylor, Miss Eleanor Curry, Mrs. Wilma Norman, Miss Susan Montgomery. Second row—Mrs. Howard Robinson, Francis Newbrough, Patricia Coleman, Charles Cueto, Manuel Alvarez, Betty Hoover, James Lambrow. Third row—Christine Cain. Ray Hurley, Bette Haller, Thomas Stuart, Ruth Frush, Robert Smith, Rosemary Schetzel. Fourth row—Ralph McIntyre, Josephine Diaz, Manuel Arias, Mary Boyles, Joseph Secret, Betty Yates, Luther Williams. Fifth row—Nina Belle Pratt. Anthony Cueto, Christine Bray, Joseph Capicola, Dorothy Spatafore, Clayce Gerrard, Virginia Armstrong Nuzum. Sixth row—Manuel Garoia. Mary Vargo, Robert Linville. Lora Insani. John Lucente. Anna Lee Leuliette, John Rapp. Seventh row—Anna Christafore, Wakem Simon. Wilma Himes, Franklir Wycoff, Beulah McCoy, Robert Martino, Pauline Anderson.