Victory High School - Optic Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

Text from Pages 1 - 62 of the 1952 volume:

Miss Grace Van Horn, by her offers of helpful assistance, her recommendations, words of encouragement, and hints for carrying on our activities, has helped us more than we can ever express. In all of the years that we have known her, we have never been able to repay her for her sincere interest. Therefore, as a small token of gratitude and appreciation, we would like to dedicate this book to Miss Van Horn. She has been a real friend and an inspiration to us at all times. L JAMES DAUGHERTY Preparatory Course President WILLIAM ALLEN Technical Course Vice President NANCY J. BOW Preparatory Course Secretary BARBARA LOUGH Preparatory Course Treasurer TOM ANANIA Technical Course PAUL ANDERSON, JR. Preparatory Course HOWARD G. ASHCRAFT Distributive Education MYRLE ASHCRAFT Commercial Course RONALD ASHCRAFT Distributive Education FRANCES L. BAILEY Preparatory Course MARVIN BAKER General Course ROSE MARY BARBERIO Preparatory Course THEODORE R. BARNES Distributive Education NATHAN BAULD Preparatory Course ELINOR BEE Commercial Course RICHARD CALDWELL Technical Course ANTHONY BELLOTTE, JR. General Course J. MAXINE BOOTH Distributive Education LONA BELLE BRYNER Commercial Course SAMUEL J. BRUNETTI Distributive Education JOYCE BULLOUGH Commercial Course JAMES L. BURKHAMMER General Course VINCENT CARFORA Preparatory Course FRED CHILDERS Distributive Education WILLIAM M. COMPTON Technical Course JEAN ANN CORK Commercial Course ERNEST L. COSTILOW General Course ANNA COX General Course DENNIS CUNNINGHAM Technical Course CHARLES DAVIS Preparatory Course DELPHIA V. DAVIS General Course AUGUSTINE DE FAZIO Distributive Education WILLIAM DESIST Preparatory Course SHIRLEY JEAN DINGO Preparatory Course MAE LOUISE DODD Distributive Education TWILA DODD Commercial Course MARTHA DRUMMOND Preparatory Course LOIS JEAN DRUMPUS Commercial Course RONDEL DUNCAN Preparatory Course EVA J. DEWITT Commercial Course WANDA EDDY Commercial Course I KATHRYN ESTE Commercial Course NORMA EWART Commercial Course DOROTHY E. FARNSWORTH Distributive Education RACHEL M. FAZZINI Commercial Course DORIS LEE FERNANDEZ Commercial Course LESLIE A. FERRELL Preparatory Course JOANN FITTRO Commercial Course PATRICIA FLINT Commercial Course JOYCE FLOYD Preparatory Course PEGGY JOAN FOX Commercial Course PATTY A. FRUM Distributive Education EDWIN FULTZ Technical Course PAIGE FURBEE Technical Course JAMES GAINES Technical Course ANDY GARCIA General Course GLENN HAMRIC Technical Course ROBERT GASTON General Course MARY ELLEN GEORGE General Course JUNIOR GIAQUINTO Preparatory Course ANDREW GOLDSMITH Distributive Education HOWARD GOODWIN Distributive Education CAROLYN W. HANNA General Course MARY LOIS HANNAH Commercial Course NINA HARDMAN Commercial Course ROSALIE HARDING Distributive Education CLOVIS HELDRETH Preparatory Course PEARL GRIFFITH Commercial Course NORMA LEE HOLBERT Preparatory Course RALPH HOLDER Technical Course MARILYN A. HOUSE Commercial Course ARTLENE HOUSER Commercial Course CAROLYN HUPP Commercial Course JAMES HURST Preparatory Course JEAN HYMAN Commercial Course MARY ANN JULIAN Preparatory Course ROBERT KENNY General Course NORMA JEAN KIRK Distributive Education EDNA KNIGHT Technical Course PHYLLIS D. KNIGHT Commercial Course GEORGEAN KOURPAS Commercial Course STEVE E. KOVACH Preparatory Course ROY B. LAMB Distributive Education ALICE LASKO Preparatory Course THELMA LOUGH Commercial Course NORMA JEAN LAYFIELD Commercial Course DORTHY MARSHALL Commercial Course VIRGINIA LINCH General Course HESTER MARTIN Commercial Course WANDA LINCH Commercial Course CATHERINE LOPEZ Commercial Course VIRGINIA McFARLIN Preparatory Course TOM MERANDI Preparatory Course VIRGINIA LORIA Commercial Course ROY MESSARIS Preparatory Course KENNA LAYFIELD General Course ALICE A. MALE Distributive Education PATRICIA NUTTER Preparatory Course SAM OLIVERIO Technical Course JOHN PANTHER Technical Course EDWARD L. PASTERNAK General Course CLISTA PATTERSON Preparatory Course MARY MARTHA PERRI Commercial Course MARLENE PHILLIPS Technical Course JOANN PICCOLO Commercial Course MARY POE General Course JUANITA PRATT Distributive Education JOHN PROPST Technical Course JAMES PUKEY General Course WILLIAM B. REEVES Technical Course IRENE REYNOLDS Distributive Education PEGGY REYNOLDS Commercial Course MARGARET J. RICHARDS General Course OKEY RICHARDS Technical Course CARL RIGGS General Course KENT RIGGS Preparatory Course CARMEN ROMANO Preparatory Course PHILIP ROSSANO Technical Course MARY EILEEN SAYRE General Course CAROLYN SHORT Commercial Course ELEANOR SMALLWOOD Commercial Course DAVID F. ROBERTS Technical Course SUE ROGERS General Course WILLIAM SMITH Preparatory Course PAUL STARKEY Commercial Course BETTY MESSINGER Commercial Course JOAN MICHAEL Commercial Course PAULINE MILLER Commercial Course FRANCIS M1RROTTO General Course JANE MOATS Commercial Course JEAN MOORE General Course JON MOORE Technical Course KATHRYN MOORE Commercial Course NINA MOORE Commercial Course PATTY MORRIS Commercial Course PATRICIA NEWBROUGH Commercial Course MAXINE NORMAN Distributive Education CLIFFORD NUTTER Technical Course NORMAN STEELE Commercial Course DONALD TIPPER General Course JAMES STEWART Technical Course EUGENE STREETS Technical Course JOAN G. SYLVESTER Preparatory Course GERRY F. TENNEY Distributive Education PHYLLIS J. TENDA Distributive Education PHYLLIS TOMES General Course THELMA E. TRAUGH Distributive Education JO ANN TRUSLER Preparatory Course RONALD VARGO Technical Course LUCY VIZZARI Commercial Course DOROTHY THOMAS General Course DELORIS M. W i foON Distributive Education WANDA WHALEY Commercial Course JAMES WILKES, JR. Technical Course PARTICIA WYCKOFF General Course BEVERLY WOLFE Commercial Course GERALDINE WRIGHT General Course SENIOR CLASS ADVISERS MR. BERNARD SULLIVAN MRS. LILY MORGAN SENATOR WALTER HOLDEN MISS ANTOINETTE ERNST MR. CHARLES CHILDERS MISS GRACE VAN HORN CLASS WILL We The Senior Class of Victory High School, considering ourselves well drilled in English and Modern Problems, knowing that we are the most enthusiastic or possibly the noisiest class ever to leave our beloved school, leave our last will and testament to be executed in the order that follows: Article X, To the Faculty To our principal, MR. J. EDWARD POWELL, we leave our gratitude for his helpful understanding. To MRS. COLGROVE, our school secretary, we leave our thanks for her efficient help. To MRS. MORGAN, we leave our thoughts and impressions of Mr. Shakespeare to pass on to next year's seniors. To MISS GRAY, we leave our sympathies in trying to teach next year's class. To MISS XENAKIS, we leave a room full of empty seats, hoping that they will be filled with quieter students. To MRS. MARTIN, we leave our thanks for the help she's given us throughout our years at Victory. To MRS. BELL, we leave another outstanding choir. To MISS UPTON, we leave all the figures, angles, co-sines and sines to figure out for herself. To MISS VAN HORN, we leave our hopes that the seniors of next year will remember to turn in reference books sooner than we. To MRS. PYLE, we leave our hopes that she will have more luck in trying to teach the characters in Shorthand. To MISS ANGLIN, we the Journalism Class, leave our thanks and appreciation for the help that she has given us in making this yearbook possible. Article 11, To the Classes To the JUNIORS, we leave the privilege to walk in and out of the front door. To the SOPHOMORES, we leave our hopes for a very successful highschool career. To the classes in general, we leave a great school. Article III, To Individuals I, JIM DAUGHERTY, being of sound? mind and body do bequeath my jokes and good times with the Joy Boys to my brother BOB and hope that he will be as lucky as I have been in Victory. Sadly, I leave. I, LESLIE FARRELL, will to CHARLES ORVILLE MOORE my Joy Boys hat with all the trimmings. I, PHIL ROSSANO, will my ability to wear a hat at anytime with the permission of Miss Van Horn. I hope he can get away with it. I, BILL DESIST, will my boots and spurs to any junior whoTl get the point. I, JIM GAINES, leave my Whiskey Still and bottling machine to TOM SHARP. I, KATHYRN MOORE, bequeath my ability to borrow typing and shorthand paper to all the juniors who are afraid to rob banks. I, JOANN PICCOLO, will my quietness and ability to sit still for more than two minutes to MARY CATHERINE BARBERIO. I, JUNIORGIAQUINTA, leave my golfing ability to MISS BABE XENAKISand MR. SAM YOUNG. I, CAROLYN HUPP, will my fickleness and ability to change boy friends every week to any junior who thinks she can keep up the pace. I, DORIS LEE FERNANDEZ, relinquish my infectuous giggle to PATTY WEST. I, MARY MARTHA PERRI, will my ability to hiccup to anyone who has to have a sip of water every period to keep him going. I, VIRGINIA LORIA, leave my enthusiasm to my brother ANTHONY. He needs it! I I I, CARL RIGGS, leave to the unlucky juniors my ability to come out of the office every time with a white absence excuse. I, JEAN DRUMPUS, do hereby bequeath my favorite spots around Victory to my sister CAROLE. Note--this does not include NORMAN STEELE, who is my favorite fellow. I, DENNY CUNNINGHAM, leave my ability to take exercises and still thumb rides while in front of Ray's to anyone who thinks he can do it. I, RACHAEL FAZZINI, will to MISS GRAY my rich uncle to end her romantic problems. I, FRISKIE MIROTTO, request as follows: When I die, bury me deep. Put my Modern Problems at my feet. Put my English at my chest. Tell my teachers I did my best. I, CAROLYN HANNA, hereby will my position as drum majorette to the person chosen. I, OKEY RICHARDS, will to JANICE GILL all of my Modern Problems, and I do mean problems III!! I, VIRGINIA LYNCH, will my place at the Public Library to any junior who has the mistaken idea that he wants it. I, BILL ALLEN, do hereby will all the fun and great times and especially my position among the headhunters and good boys to my good pal, ROBERT ROBERTI. . I, BETTY MESSINGER, being insane, will my position as the school crack-pot to anyone who has big enough feet; it might be my brother, PHILLIP. I, BILL COMPTON, will my curly locks to any newcomer arriving at this dear school of ours. I, MARY ANN JULIAN, do hereby will my position as majorette to any girl willing and able to fill my boots--and my uniform. I, NATE BAULD, leave my Modern Problems and English notebooks to GENE HICKMAN. I hope he finishes them I! 1 I, NINA HARDMAN, will my ability to get out of doing things without letting the -sweet teachers catch on to my beloved brother NOEL. I, STEVE KOVACH, hereby bequeath my ability to keep from the girls to all the poor souls who can’t. We. ALICE LASKO, DOTTIE MARSHALL, LUCY VIZZARI, and GEORGEAN KOURPAS, regret that we are leaving. We will our ability to make noise and to laugh to all those who take life too seriously. I, EUGENE STREETS, do hereby will my wavy hair to EUGENE KIGHT if he can keep up its reputation. I, EDWARD PASTERNAK, leave my luck with any person who will need it. (I’ll probably be here next year to claim it myself.) I, JEAN ANN CORK, leave to PATTY DENNISON the thrill of waiting for the holidays to come around. I, DAVID ROBERTS, leave my love of Hillbilly songs and records to MRS. BELL so that she may learn to appreciate music. I, JOANN FITTRO, not knowing what I am saying, hate to leave dear old V.H.S. I, TOMMY MERANDI, do leave my third base spot on the baseball team to my little brother ALBERT, who will be here next year-like to keep it in the family, you know. I, ROSALIE CUMMINGS, leave my knowledge of Henry the Eighth to all junior boys interested in having six wives, and I, BEVERLY WOLFE, leave my knowledge of that particular king to all junior boys interested in knowing how to get rid of them. I, PAUL PEE WEE ANDERSON, bequeath my talent to get those girls to a very bashful sophomore, DAVID KNIGHT. I, MARLENE PHILLIPS, will the Optic Nerve to anyone who can dig up enough dirt to put in it. I, TONY BELLOTTE, leave my beard to EDDIE ASH since he wishes he had one and only gets to shave once a week. WE, PHYLLIS KNIGHT and ELEANOR SMALLWOOD, do hereby will our great ability to make our teachers think we know it all to two junior pals who are as close as we. I, ROBERT KENNY, leave my power of speech to JOHN SIMMONETTE. WE, JOAN FOX and NINA MOORE, do hereby will our seats on the school bus to any girls who are to put up with JIM FURY I, DICK CALDWELL, leave my famous wolf-howl to any junior who can duplicate it successfully. I, HESTER MARTIN, will my wonderful teacher and seat in our A Capella to my best friend, GUY VENTURA. WE, PAUL STARKEY and NORMAN STEELE, will our hotspots in Commercial Law and Bookkeeping classes to any junior boys crazy enough to take the Commercial Course. I, PEARL GRIFFITH, hereby will my ability to behave on the school bus to JORETTARELKO. I, RALPH HOLDER, leave my two seats on the bleachers to BOB BYRNES and NANCY ZECK. WE, NANCY BOW and JOYCE FLOYD, sorrowfully leave and wish to will to all the juniors and sophomores our Victory spirit. I, EDWIN FULTZ, leave my nose guard to any football player so dumb as to get his nose in the wrong place. I, NORMA LAYFIELD, will gladly leave. I, ERNEST COSTILOW, leave to some unfortunate sophomore the right to sit in class and wait for the bell to ring. I, CATHERINE LOPEZ, do hereby will to an intelligent junior the pleasure of reading the announcements at 8:45 every morning. I, CLIFFORD NUTTER, will my ability to get along with Miss Greene at the Public Library to anyone who needs to, and believe me, you will! 11 1, CORNELIUS MIHALIAK, will my name corny to anyone thinking that he can stand it. I, CLOVIS HELDRITH, hereby bequeath my ability to ask more questions of Mrs. Morgan than anv other senior in our class to any junior who thinks that he can keep up the steady flow. I, SAM OLIVERIO, will my ability to borrow pencils to HOLLIS HIGGINBOTHAM and hope that he doesn’t have as hard as time as I did in my senior year. I, NORMA LEE HOLBERT, do hereby will my way with the sophomore boys to some sophomore girl who will make better use of it than I did. I, JAMES PUKEY, leave my ability to just get by- and barely slip under- in English and Modern Problems to JOHN WELKS. I, ROSE BARBERIO, leave my seat in ACapellato anyone who will miss it as much as I will after graduation. I, BILL REEVES, leave my position on the Audio-Visual Staff to GORDON FAT-BOY BOWMAN. WE, JOYCE BULLOUGH and CAROLYN SHORT, the Toni Twins, leave in order not to confuse the juniors again. I, JOHN PROPST, will my good looks to any unfortunate fellow who needs them. I, KENNA LAYFIELD, leave all my aches and pains from football to MIKE FAHERTY. I, DONALD TIPPER, leave my build to MOON WETZEL. I, ANDY GARCIA, will my nicknames to any sophomore by the name of Arthur van Snorten. He has my sympathy 111 I, GLENN HAMRIC, leave my ghost to haunt MISS GRAY. We the Senior Class of 1952 leave in hopes that the juniors and the sophomores will preserve the Victory spirit and uphold its great reputation. Signed, published and acknowledged by Miss Joann Gambazza as for their last wills, in the presence of us, who, in my presence and in the presence of each other; and at each request have here unto subscribed our names as witnesses. Rosalie Cummings Marlene Phillips Paul Anderson Tom Merandi CLASS PROPHECY Many years have gone by since we were all together at dear old Victory High School. The building has grown old and out of style. We still don't have a swimming pool, but anyone who wants to keep cool can go down to the American history room. The nice draft along with the daily shower down there will surely cool one off. The city of Clarksburg has extended its limits so far that the business district now surrounds our school. There are only four of the old teachers left at Victory, those being MISS VAN HORN, MRS. PYLE, MISS GRAY, and MRS. MORGAN, who are determined to outlive Father Time himself. These four pillars of strength vow that they will be there until the very end. ROY MESSARIS, one of our old classmates, is teaching history at Victory although he spends much of his time trying to convince a cute little gal from Texas that the Lone Star state isn’t bounded on the north by Canada and on the south by Mexico. EDNA KNIGHT now teaches plane geometry and physics, and she has carried out the resolution made in her highschool days, There’ll be some changes made . We now leave the old school and look out over the city. An eighty-nine story hotel is being erected by the MARVIN BAKER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. This hotel was designed by CORNELIUS MIHALIAK and is owned by that multi-millionaire, JAMES HURST. A mild sensation was caused last week when a water pipe burst and flooded the basement of the hotel. However, no damage was done as two of Clarksburg's foremost plumbers, OKEY RICHARDS and his partner, ROBERT GASTON, rushed to the scene and capably remedied the situation. The -Telegram’S ace reporter, FRISKIE MIRROTTO, wearing a pair of swimming trunks as was suitable for such an occasion, was seen wading in and out of the water trying to get all the angles of the story. MARY EILEEN SAYRE also spent a busy afternoon taking pictures of Friskie-s attire and the flooded basement. Both received a well-deserved bonus from their boss, GLENN HAMRIC, who now publishes the paper. Society editor JOANN GAMBAZZA recently attended the wedding of celebrities, JON MOORE and THELMA LOUGH. They’ve just won the national doubles championship in tennis. ROSALIE CUMMINGS, a foreign correspondent, is now writing articles to keep MISS EURA GRAY informed on the male situation in New Zealand, where she hopes to retire. CAROLYN HUPP is secretary to the President of the United States, JIM DAUGHERTY. President Daugherty claims he is not partisan to any group, but he recommended as his running mate, BILL ALLEN, who in his position as Vice President, helped him in the selection of some of the Cabinet members. Among them are LESLIE FARRELL and BILL SMITH. Leslie is the Secretary of Labor and has developed a temper to match his hair and arguments to match those of John L. Lewis. Although an outstanding Secretary of Defense, Bill Smith has done little to further Anglo-American relations. He refuses any appropiations of money to England, claiming that they haven't paid us what they owed from the World War in addition to the Revolution in 1775. A few members of our class are taking the country by laughs. LUCY VIZZARI, the Joan Davis of present day Hollywood, is now starring in that sensational comedy, The Loves of Lucy . BETTY MESSINGER, DAVID WATKINS, and RONALD VARGO have a radio program of their own. It closely resembles that of Judy Canova’s many years ago. It seems that every Saturday night, a knock is heard, followed by a slow Texan drawl, -It’s me, your boyfriend, Lu-kie . It so happens that the St. Louis Cardinals have quite a few of the Victory graduates of 52. TOM MERANDI is player coach and is drawing a salary which makes the one received by Stan Musial, that old Cardinal star, look like pocket money. ANDY GARCIA plays third base on the team. Turtle Garcia doesn't have much speed, but his pep and corny jokes keep up the moral of the team. PEE WEE ANDERSON also plays for the Cards and is one of the most colorful players in the game with his steady flow of chatter from behine home plate. Another sports star who made good is JIMMY GAINES, who has taken George Mikan's place in pro basketball. Coaches consider Jimmy a great player because of his ability to stand under the basket and drop the ball in. Victory's own CARMAN ROMANO has also made a great name for himself in the sports world. He is the coach of the Clarksburg Midgets, the greatest pro basketball team ever to set foot on any court. BILL COMPTON, a speed demon and one of the fastest drivers on any track, now owns the Indianapolis Race Track. Bill has changed the name to Compton Speedway. The featured drivers in the races are CLIFFORD NUTTER and DICK CALDWELL. Their cars are especially designed by ROY LAMB and are kept in tip-top condition by JAMES STEWART and TED BARNES. After becoming a success in the field of architecture, DAVE ROBERTS sold his company to SAM OLIVERIO and went into the music profession. Some of the members of his all-girl band are PEARL GRIFFITH, the gem of the band, for whom Dave has a particularly keen eye, DORIS LEE FERNANDEZ, RACHAEL FAZZINI, and CLISTA PATTERSON. The featured vocalist of the band is a pretty miss by the name of JEAN DRUMPUS. DENNY CUNNINGHAM also has his own jazz band. Critics consider his version of Rye Whiskey- the zaniest thing they've heard since Spike Jones recorded Chinese Mule Train . Many of the girls in our class have taken nursing as a career. Among the women in white are GERALDINE WRIGHT, CLOVIS HELDRITH, ANNA COX, WANDA EDDY, VIRGINIA LYNCH, KATHYRN ESTE, LONA BELLE BRYNER, and THELMA TRAUGH. Their ability to administer miracle drugs assured long life to their ageing teachers at Victory. After winning several beauty contest, MARY ANN JULIAN decided to become a nurse and is now kept busy at the Clarksburg Veterans Hospital. JEAN DINGO is a famous psychiatrist in New York City. Two of her most frequent patients are PHILLIP ROSSANO and Groucho Marx. Jean reports that neither Phil or Groucho want any personal check-ups, but they make secret visits to her to find out how the other one can be so crazy. ARTLENE HOUSER, ELINOR BEE, MARILYN HOUSE, MARTHA DRUMMOND, VIRGINIA McFARLIN VIOLET GRANDSTAFF, PHYLLIS TENDA, and WANDA LYNCH are in Washington, D C. , working as private secretaries to the Congressmen from West Virginia. PATTY EAVENSON is a famous skater in the Skaters Revue, and HESTER MARTIN is known to millions as the noted torch singer of the Stork Club. In our class we had some tall girls; most of them have put their height to good use. At present PHYLLIS KNIGHT, JOYCE FLOYD, NINA HARDMAN, and PATTY MORRIS are being seen on the front cover of Life Magazine. They are representing the four seasons. ALICE LASKO is now one of the most famous models in France. Alice was only in Paris a few weeks when she met a tall, dark, and handsome Frenchman. Alice hasn’t stopped singing her praises of France yet!!! PATTY WYCKOFF is now Mrs. Bill Nichols and is usually seen taking care of the four little Nichols. Some of the other girls who stop to chat with her on their way home from the grocery store are MRS. PATTY GERARD FRUM and MRS. NORMA JEAN WARD KIRK. It seems that vaudeville is in full swing. There is a show at the local theater starring CARL RIGGS and having a chorus line composed of IRENE REYNOLDS, PATTY NEWBROUGH, EVA JACOBS, ROSALIE HARDING, JUANITA PRATT, and DELPHIA DAVIS. CAROLYN HANNA and LOIS HANNAH are at present producing a Negro minstrel. DOTTY THOMAS, MARY POE, PEGGY REYNOLDS, and MYRLE ASHCRAFT are members of the -Rise and Shine- routine. We haven't seen much of PATTY FLINT, JOANN FITTRO, and MARY GEORGE. It seems that they haven't been heard of since the last semester exam in English. There is grave fear that they did not survive. JAMES WILKES and LAVONSISLER have a company to make rocket planes. The first test-night is made by that famous dare-devil, TONY BELLOTTE. He always wanted to make a trip to the moonl 11 Two of the classmates, ANDREW GOLDSMITH and JOHN PANTHER, are ambassadors to foreign countries. Ambassador Goldsmith is now in France. He -parleys- French quite fluently and is having a wonderful time there, especially with the pretty French girls. Ambassador Panther is in Russia. As he cannot speak Russian and few of the Russians speak English, they have very interesting meetings. PAUL STARKEY, NORMAN STEELE, FRED CHILDERS, and HOWARD ASHCRAFT are the four owners of a commercial air line. Two of the ace pilots are HOWARD GOODWIN and BILL DESIST. The hostesses on the planes are all members of our class, ALICE ASHCRAFT, JOAN FOX, MARGARET RICHARDS, SUE ROGERS, MAXINE NORMAN, and MARLENE PHILLIPS. Some of those gals really keep their pilots on little pink clouds. JAMES BURKHAMMER is now a famous stunt flyer. James was always a quiet boy in school, but now he has developed into a rather daring fellow. It must be the fresh airlM Coming back to Clarksburg, I see that a new college has been built. The President is NATE BAULD. Nate has been in the news quite frequently because he co-edited a new dictionary. That famous self-made genius, Clifton Webb, helped Nate to edit the new Webb-Bauld Dictionary. TOM AN ANIA coaches the football team which is so good that Tommy has decided to play Notre Dame next year. It seems that the women have taken over the city since we graduated. The new city manager is GERALDINE FRESHOUR, and PATTY NUTTER is the Chief of Police. Chief Nutter makes everyone of the patrolmen walk the chalk-line. WANDA WHALEY is the Sheriff of Harrison County. Sheriff Whaley, with her famous six-shooter, -Lazy Susan-, puts tt.ror in the hearts of crooks for miles around. At a recent meeting of the Clarksburg Moose Lodge, the great orator, EDWARD TERNAK, delivered the speech of gratitude on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of forrr - P-csdent Harry S. Truman. AUGUSTINE DEFAZIO owns the Sunset Drive-in Theatre. A few weeks ago there was a motion picture at the theatre with BARBARA LOUGH and Dennis Day. They are co-starring in the new musical, We’re from Dublin . JUNIOR GIAQUINTA is a world famous golfer. He has replaced his brother Frank as the captain of the American Golf Team. Some of the golfers who are still trying to swing an iron on his new golf course in NorthCarolina are Ruth Anglin, Helen Xenakis. Dick Young, and Pappy Hess. CHUCK DAVIS has become a dentist. He is now supplying the false teeth for our old teachers. SAM BRUNETTI has taken over his father’s barbershop in North View. You can usually see him cutting the few hairs that Mr. Childers and Mr. Brummage have left and nicking the faces of his former classmates. ERNEST COSTILOW owns the Kew Bee Bread Company and is at present making plenty of dough. MARY MARTHA PERRI is still reading her love letters which have accumulated throughout the years. JOAN MICHAEL is making changes and repairing Peanut Heaven at the Moore’s Opera House as she is now the manager. DONALD TIPPER has fulfilled his life-long ambition to be a coach. He is now at Peeltree Junior High School. With such an expert coaching the Peeltree Peelers, they should have an excellent team. RALPH HOLDER has taken over Ralph Kiner's place as first basemanof the Pittsburgh Pirates, Those faithful Pirate fans finally have something to crow about as the Pirates are in first place at last. In a recent interview Ralph said his biggest thrill is seeing Rosy Rose well, now old and feeble, take out his whistle and yell, Open the window, Aunto Minnie, and throw out the garden hose. JIM CARFORA and EDDIE FULTZ now own a big cattle ranch in the West. Neither of them sells any of his beef-steaks. They have to use them all to satisfy their own appetites. I saw a recent article in the paper the other day that read Layfield Overcome by Fumes.. KENNA LAYFIELD, one of Clarksburg’s foremost citizens, was almost asphyxiated yesterday when he was watching a plumber fix a gas line in his home. Mr. Layfield is recovering now in a local hospital. Doctors say his good condition is due to the quick thinking of PAIGE FURBEE, the chief engineer of the Hope Gas Company. Paige always was rather conscientious in school. JANE MOATS and Paul Wayne Haggerty are in the fur business. Jane gets all the minks that she wants now. That lucky girl I! I NORMA EWART has a ballet studio. Norma wanted to be different, so she decided to teach only young men at the studio. At first none of them were very interested, but Norma didn’t let that get her down. She put pictures of her dancing instructresses outside of the studio. Now they flock there in droves. Incidentally, the pretty tutors are CAROLYN SHORT, TWYLA DODD, NORMA LEE HOLBERT, VIRGINIA LORIA, DOROTHY MARSHALL, and ELEANOR SMALLWOOD. I see that a carnival has come to town. It is at Norwood Park. There are big crowds every night as people are anxious to see the Death-Defying Trio composed of BILL REEVES, BOB KENNY and EUGENE STREETS. They ride around the walls of a cylinder on motorcycles. Most of the more timid ladies listen to a certain fast-talking lady, JOANN TRUSLER. Miss Trusler is talking on the subject, How to Get a Man . I guess that she is pretty well versed in that certain topic, or she wouldn't be there. NINA and JEAN MOORE are also in the carnival. They are known as the Phiz Kids , and they guarantee to answer any questions which they are asked. One lady asked them what most little girls wanted to do when they got as big as their mother. Nina answered promptly, Most little girls know exactly what they are going to do when they get as big as mother—diet. JEAN HYMAN and FRANCES BAILEY are noted artists. Last year they were in Europe to paint Princess Margaret Rose's four little boys. The Princess, as unpredictable as ever, married a sun-tanned millionaire from Florida. Those English just can't resist us Americans. PHYLLIS TOMES is married and has six children. She says that they are all book-worms and admits that they don't take after her. Said Phyllis, Looking back over my high school days, I feel my heart begin to soften. If only time hadn't passed so fast, and I had passed more often. JOANN PICCOLO and BEVERLY WOLFE work in an orphanage. They always were sweet and gentle, but some of the children try their patience, especially three little boys who like to play cowboys and Indians. Joann and Beverly don't mind being the Indians, but who likes to be scalped in addition. STEVE KOVACH is a Royal Canadian Mountie. JEAN ANN CORK and JOYCE BULLOUGH recently went to Canada to learn to ski, and they met Steve, who tried to teach them how to ride a horse. With all the riding and skiing, neither girl has sat down for a week. RONDEL DUNCAN owns the William Tell Archery School. Two of his pupils are CATHERINE LOPEZ and PAULINE MILLER, Rondel likes to make like William Tell and practice on the gals once in awhile. They don't mind the feel of Cupid's arrows, but one of Ronnie's is a different story. JOHN PROPST is one of the ten best dressed men in America since Mr. Truman can no longer compete. Because Johnny has the good looks to go along with it, he is idolized by the bobbysox-ers of the nation. JIMMY PUKEY has a shoe shine stand. GEORGEAN KOURPAS and DOROTHY FARNSWORTH stand outside on the sidewalk and attract the customers by singing that old song, -Chattanooga Shoeshine Boy . KENT RIGGS is in Alaska. He often goes there to hunt. Kent says that he likes everything about Alaska except the custom of rubbing noses when you want to kiss your girl goodnight. NANCY BOW is physical education teacher at Adamston. When Nancy went to school there, they didn’t have any physical education for girls, and Nancy decided to do something about it. MAXINE BOOTH teaches Fencing at Summit Park. When all of those girls get together at Victory, they will be able to twist the boys around their little fingers. There are only a few of the members of our class left. ROSE BARBERIO, MAE DODD and KATHERINE MOORE have gone to live in Kentucky. It's not that they like those hills better; they just like that Southern drawl. Well, that puts an end to our reminiscings. The Victory Class of fifty-two Have shown you what they'll really do. Have you decided what you'll be. Senior class of fifty-three? SENIOR CLASS HISTORY We, the senior class of '52 arrived at Victory High School on Tuesday, September 6, 1949. We heard Principal, Lucy Bailey, make the opening address, and most of us realized that the years ahead would be as good as we made them. September 12 came. It was the night of the Sophomore Class party, an evening of having fun and getting acquainted for both the students and faculty. A short time later we elected our class officers. James Daugherty was chosen president; Bill Allen, vice president, and Nancy Bow, secretary and treasurer. Our first project was selling magazines. We sold $1407. 39 and made a profit of $483.47. We elected Carolyn Hupp as our cheerleader. Jim Carfora, Ralph Holder, Paul Anderson, Tom Anania, Don Tipper, Bob Marshall and Bill Allen played their first football for Victory. Our contribution to the varsity squad was Jim Carfora, the only sophomore to start that year. Carmen Romano, Bill Allen, Ralph Holder, and Jim Gaines formed an outstanding reserve basketball team when die season opened in December. The Easter pageant was presented by the sophomore class. On March 30, 1950, we were greatly saddened by the loss of our beloved principal, Miss Lucy Bailey. Although we had only been here a few months, she had made the spirit of Victory a living symbol to us all. Mr. Sullivan efficiently acted as principal for the remainder of the year. Class Day was our next experience. Many of us wondered how we would feel when it was our turn to march out in our caps and gowns. Three months passed and we returned to Victory as juniors. We were happy to have Mr. Powell, former principal of Shinnston, as the new Victory principal. Mr. Young, who had been coach of West Milford, took over the job of coaching our football team. Our class elected as junior officers; Jim Daugherty, president; Bill Allen, vice president; Nancy Bow, secretary; and Barbara Lough, treasurer. Soon after we presented the Thanksgiving program, our Christmas card sale began. We were well over our quota and made $1. 037.00. Our profit was $476.00. The first prize was won by Dorothy Marshall, and Clovis Heldreth and Myrle Ashcraft were tied for second. In December we presented the Junior Play, Spring Journey , which was directed by Miss Helen Xenakis. In our junior year our basketball team went to the state tournament. Carmen Romano, Ralph Holder, Jim Hurst, Bill Allen and Jim Gaines were the juniors on the team. The National Honor Society initiated eight juniors; Nancy Bow, Rosalie Cummings, Joyce Floyd, Joann Piccolo, Bill Allen, Nathan Bauld, Jim Daugherty, and Ralph Holder. The Junior-Senior Prom was held on May 18, 1951, at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. Heinie Hammel's orchestra played. Class Day came again and this time we moved into the senior seats. At last we possessed the long awaited privilege of going in and out of the front door and using the front steps. Then we entered Victory as seniors. Mr. Powell made the opening address. Carolyn Hupp was chosen the senior cheerleader, and Don Tipper, Bob Marshall, Tom Anania, Jim Carfora, Ralph Holder, Bill Allen, and Pee Wee Anderson played their last year of football for Victory. Jim Carfora was elected to the Big Ten football team and Paul Anderson made Honorable Mention. Both Paul and Jim made Honorable Mention on the 1951 All State Football Team. Jim Daugherty was elected class president for the third consecutive year. The other officers were Bill Allen, vice president, Nancy Bow, secretary, and Barbara Lough, treasurer. The National Honor Society initiated sixteen seniors on December 14, 1951. They were Shirley Jean Dingo, Twyla Dodd, Joann Gambazza, Norma Lee Holbert, Edna Knight, Phyllis Knight, Norma Layfield, Barbara Lough, Joan Michael, Mary Martha Perri, Beverly Wolfe, James Hurst, Jon Moore, Kent Riggs, and Bill Smith. We ordered our rings in October 1951 and received them on December 4, 1951. In the meantime Sayre Studio had started to take senior pictures. On December 21, 1951, we had a Christmas party. Seniors and their guests were entertained by games and dancing. PICTURED ARE: FIRST ROW: William Allen, Nathan Bauld, Nancy Bow, James Daugherty, Shirley Jean Dingo, and Twila Dodd. SECOND ROW: Rosalie Cummings, Joyce Floyd, Norma Lee Holbert, Ralph Holder, James Hurst, and Edna Knight. THIRD ROW: Phyllis Knight, Alice Lasko, Norma Layfield, Barbara Lough, Joann Michael, and Jon Moore. FOURTH ROW: Mary Martha Perri, Joann Piccolo, Kent Riggs, William Smith, Joann Sylvester, and Beverly Wolfe. GIRLS' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FIRST ROW: Mrs. Ruth Clevenger. Mary Martha Perri, Mary Ann Julian, Nancy Bow, Joan Michael, Joyce Floyd, Twila Dodd, Patty Husk, Barbara Lantz, Barbara Jo Ritter, Beverly Wyckoff, Barbara Williams. SECOND ROW: Lona Belle Bryner, Clovis Heldreth, Rose Barberio, Catherine Lopez, Janet Caussin, Martha Hammond, Helen J. McCarty, Barbara Martin, Jean Drumpus, Carolyn Hupp, Beverly Wolfe, Geraldine Wright. THIRD ROW: Jean Cutlip, Patty Morris, Dorothy Thomas, Eva Dewitt, Anna Mae Fowler, Carole Drumpus, Joann Piccolo, Carolyn Short, Joann Sylvester, Martha Drummond. FOURTH ROW: Jo Ann Trusler, Corinne Lawrence, Jeanette Pierce, Nina Hardman, Marilyn House, Mary Jayne Snodgrass, Janice Holder, Patty Wetzel, Teresa Perri, Clista Patterson, Patty Wyckoff, and Wanda Whaley. FUTURE TEACHERS of AMERICA FIRST ROW- Edna Knight, Tony Bellott, David Roberts. SECOND ROW: Junior G'aquinto, Carmen Romano,' Ralph Holder. STANDING: Janice Holder, Mary Jayne Snodgrass, Dolly Morano, Ruth Gulas, Miss Eura Gray, Wilma Randolph, Rosalie Cummings, Anna Mae D rby.and Joann Piccolo. rw LANGUAGE CLUB FIRST ROW: Jim Hurst, Jon Moore, Andrew Goldsmith, Leslie Ferrell, Clovis Heldreth, Patty Oliverio. SECOND ROW: Juliana Kopp, Alfreda Compton, Philip Rossano, Barbara Martin, Helen Jean McCarty, Patty Dennison. THIRD ROW; ShirleyLightner, Clarabelle Brown, Delores Loy, Larry Davisson, Darwin Kersn, Robert Knight. FOURTH ROW: Barbara Lough, Alice Lasko, Shirley Denham, Nancy Gaskins, Lona Belle Bryner, Frank Lucente. FIFTH ROW: Betty Tasker, Ruth Gulas, Anna Mae Derby, Shirley Andre, Ruth Hall, Rose Barbario. STANDING:. Mrs. Wanda Martin, Kent Riggs, Jo Ann Trusler, Shirley Jean Dingo, Bud Newbrough, Russell Miller, Ted Hupp, Don Summers, Frank Smith, Denny Cunningham, Nate Bauld, Gene Hickman, Jim Daugherty, Donald Coburn, Bill Smith, Janet Caussin, Marchetta Moats, Totten Reed, John Barker, and Michael Faherty. FIRST ROW: Lester Norris, John Yambrick, Leslie Ferrell, Connie Evangelinos, Don Leasure, Don Tipper. SECOND ROW: Miss Eura Gray, Mary Eileen Sayre, Jane Moats, Shirley Jean Dingo, Clovis Heldreth, Barbara Jo Westfall, Barbara Lough, Nancy. Amsler, Barbara Lantz, and Patty Wetzel. VICTORY CHAPTER ol Hl-V FIRST ROW: Bill Smith, Philip Rossano, Jim Daugherty, Don Tipper, Gene Hickman, George Liptak, Jimmy Lovell. SECOND ROW: Denny Cunningham, Bill Allen, Charles Davis, Michael Faherty, Bob Ash, Dominick Morano, Charles Moore. THIRD ROW: Leslie Ferrell, Francis Mirrotto, Tony Bellotte, Guy Ventura, Andrew Goldsmith, Jim Hurst. FOURTH ROW: Bill Compton, Andy Garcia, Carmen Romano, Junior Giaquinto, Jimmy Schmidt, Ted Hupp, Ralph Thrasher, and Eugene Kight. Y-TEENS FIRST ROW: Eleanor Smallwood. Shirley Jean Dingo, Miss Helen Upton, Martha Perri, Mary Karnis. SECOND ROW: Phyllis Dee Knight, Lona Belle Bryner, Norma Lee Holbert, Shirley Goodwin, Deloris Greathouse. THIRD ROW: Carolyn Short, Betty Tasker, Mildred Anderson, Connie Garcia, Mary Calafitis. FOURTH ROW: Menoka Crawford, Wanda Whaley, Barbara Hayhurst, and Nancy Moore. FIRST ROW: Twila Dodd, Hester Martin, Phyllis Dee Knight, Georgean Kourpas, Virginia McFarland, Rose Barberio, Jean Drumpus, Joyce Shreve. SECOND ROW: Janet Caussin, Joyce Floyd, Barbara Lough, Barbara Gould, Nancy Bow, Carolyn Hanna. THIRD ROW: Michael Audia, Tom Merandi, Phillip Rossano, Harold Napier, John Propst, Kent Riggs. FOURTH ROW; Jim Daugherty, Bill Allen, Paul Starkey, Norman Steele, and Rondell Duncan. A CAPPELLA CHOIR THESPIAN TROUPE NO. 275 FIRST ROW: Jean Drumpus, Mary Eileen Sayre, Betty Messinger, Virginia Loria, Mary Ann Julian. Carolyn Short, Jim Daugherty. SECOND ROW: Mary Martha Perri, George Liptak, Jeannette Pierce Carole Drumpus, Norma Canfield, Joyce Shreve, Rondell Duncan. THIRD nS,™ mi?y Schmidt, Tony Bellotte, Barbara Lough, Eleanor Bolle, Eugene Right. FOURTH ROW: Twila Dodd, Charles Moore, Joan Michael, Leslie Ferrell, Francis Mirrotto, Carmen Romano, and Miss Helen Xenakis. THE OPTIC STAFF Tom Merandi, David Roberts, Marlene Phillips, Roy Phillips, Joyce Shreve, Eleanor Bolle, Patty Wetzel, Junior Giaquinto, Charles Garrett, Joann Sylvester, Paul Anderson, Janice Holder, Donald Coburn, Miss Ruth Anglin and Francis Mirrotto. SPIRIT COMMITTEE FIRST ROW: Darwin Kerns, Archie Glaspell, Clifford Jones, Joann Piccolo, Carolyn Short. SECOND ROW: Judy Rebrook, Virginia Loria, Nancy Bow, Joyce Floyd, Joan Michael, Martha Drummond. STANDING: Beverly Wyckoff, Virginia Moschello, Mary Todd, Lou Flint, Carolyn Hupp, Imogene Skirk, Nancy Zeck, Barbara Williams, Joann Sylvester, John Snyder, Francis Mirrotto, and Jerry Skinner. OFFICE GIRLS and HALL BOYS OFFICE GIRLS AND HALL BOYS: FIRST ROW: Thelma Rigsby. Rose Morano, Virginia Loria and Joan Michael. SECOND ROW: Mary Poe. Kathryn Lopez. Roy Messaris, and jfmes Hurst. THIRD ROW: Wanda Lynch, Joan Piccolo, Paul Anderson and Jon Moore. FOURTH ROW: Eugene Right, Shirley Dingo and Gene Streets. ASSKTANT LIBRARIANS; Clovis Heldreth, Virginia Loria, Rosalie Cummings, Wanda Eddy. Barbara Lough. Marilyn House and Jacob Traugh. Nancy Bow, Bowm� n CIANS: Mr. Bernard Sullivan, Bill Reeves, Archie Glaspell, Tom Sharp, and Gordon STAGE MANAGERS: Walter Fultz, Eugene Right, Tom Anania, and Mr. Kenneth Mittong. BAND MAJORETTES Reading left to right are Carolyn Hanna, Norma Ewart, Martha Drummond, Mary Ann Julian, Jean Drumpus, Catherine Walsh, Virginia Loria, Janice Gill and Mary Ann DeMicco. Reading left to right are Imogene Sirk, Barbara Westfall, Carolyn Hupp. Beverly Wyckoff and Nancy Zeck. SNAP SHOTS VICTORY HIGH SCHOOL BAND Members of the band are James Shingleton, Harry Richards, Harry Stewart, Donald Thorne, Arch Glaspell, Marchetta Moats, Janet Caussin, David Lefevre, Donald Norman, Eugene Jaumot, Denny Cunningham, Carolyn Hanna, Martha Drummond, Janice Gill, Mary Ann Julian, Doris Lee Frendez, Norma Jean Ewart, Alfreda Compton, Sue Johnson, Shirley Swisher, Robert Grim, Joy Bowen, Jeanette Pierce, Carl Riley, Ebbert Morrison, Charles Moore, Ton Sharp, Shirley Bramer, Barbara Martin, Helen Jean McCarty, Delphia Davis, Sam Stewart, Robert Barnes, Robert Flanigan, Bill Reeves, Bonnie Heldreth, Cora Ann Ryder, Teresa Camigliano, Mary Todd, Raymond Romain, Joan Fox, Pearl Griffith, Robert Alton, Ronnie Sandy, Wayne Kidd, Guy-Ventura, Bill Smith, Clista Patterson, Patty Dennison, Jean Drumpus, Helen Pierce, Artlene Houser, Barbara Cunningham, Catherine Walsh, Mary Ann DeMicco, Mike Audia, Robert Patterson, Betty Ann Tasker, Mildred Anderson, Joyce Shreve, Henry Palmer, Nada Montgomery, James Gabbert, James Schmidt, Jo Ann Hannah, Robert Shinn, Bud Newbrough, George Liptak, Betty Messinger, Carolyn Drumpus, Mary Robey. Ruth Hall and Virginia Loria. GRID SQUAD ol 1991 Reading left to right, FIRST ROW, Jim Carfora, Bob Marshall, Kenna Lay field, Donnie Kopp, Charlie Wells, Paul Anderson, Donald Hickman, Clifford Jones, Donald Tipper, Tom Anania, Bill Allen, Ralph Holder, Dale Wheeler. SECOND ROW: Clarence Leggett, Donald Summers, Chuck Moore, Eddie Ash, Edwin Fultz, Totten Reed, Woodrow Coffindaffer, Robert Roberti, Bob Byrnes and Coach Dick Young. THIRD ROW: David Knight, Paul Faherty, Phil Missinger, Don Smith, Bob McCann, Frank Carey, Bud Newbrough, Russ Miller, Ronald Thorn and Tony Loria. FOOTBALL SUMMARY When old man winter rolls around, the leaves begin to fall and the school bell rings, it's time for football. The big boys spent many weeks of hard practice, headaches, heartaches and joys under the coaching of football masters, Coach Dick Young and Assistant Charles Brummage. Victory opened its 1951-52 football season with a 26-0 win over Parsons at the City Football Field located on the east bank of the West Fork River. It was a foggy night in September when the Eagles lost their first football game in a thriller that left Victory on the short end of the score, 19-13, in the last seconds of the game. Journeying to Benwood Union to play against the Ironmen at the Hartwig Memorial Field, the Eagles were once again stopped before they had a chance to start. The Eagles were defeated 33-13. Weston paced by Wyant defeated Victory 12-6 at the City Field September 28. Victory's only score came when Anderson scored on a 79 yard run. Victory came back to win over the Doddridge Bulldogs 26-0 on October 5. In the first game of city championship, the Eagles fell to Roosevelt Wilson 13-7 in a game that was lost in the final seconds. Shinnston repeated for the second year straight with a 24-13 win over the Westenders of Victory as the record stood two wins and five losses. Then on the night of October 26 the East Fairmont Bees came to the City Field and defeated Victory 32-14. When November 2 came the Eagles journeyed to Buckhannon to play the mighty Upshur county boys as we went down to defeat 7-0 in a terrific ball game. The Washington Irving-Victory game was played on the City Field on the afternoon of November 9 before a typical W.I. and Victory crowd. The Hilltoppers won the game 26-7 as the W.I. boys took the city championship title. Cong Congratulations to Paul Anderson and Jim Fury for gaining honorable mention and to Jim Carfora, who made first team on the Big Ten All Conference Team. BASKETBALL TEAM FOR 1951-52 FIRST ROW, left to right: Bob McCann, Donald Smith, James Hurst, Tom Sharpe, Frank Pulice, and Carmen Romano. SECOND ROW, left to right: Coach Charles Brummage, Ralph Holder, Bob Townsend, Carl Thompson, Jim Gaines, Jerry Skinner, Charles Wells, and managers Francis Mirrotto and Robert Wetzel. BASKETBALL SUMMARY As the football season came to a close and with the scent of basketball in the air, it wasn’t long before the Victory Eagle Cagers under Coach Brummage were to open the 1951-52 cage season against Doddridge. On the night of December 20 before a packed Victory gymnasium the Eagles led by their six feet five inch center, Carl Thompson, won a thriller to the tune of 60-50. Taking on the old pros seemed to delight the Westenders as they walked away with a 72-96 ball game that proved that there was still life in the old boys. Ralph Holder, Carl Thompson, and Jim Hurst were the big guns with 18, 15, and 14 respectively. Next came the Fairmont East Bees led by Jim Bumfield with 21 points. The Bees gave the Eagles their first loss of the season. Making it two losses in a row, the Eagles fell to Shinnston 67-51 on the Eagles' home court in a game that was tied nine times. Vincent led the winners with 25 points while Thompson made 17 for the losers. Bouncing back to emerge victorious over the Big Green of Mannington, the Eagles won to the tune of 62-56 on their home court. Victory hit 52.6 percent of their shots from the floor. Oh what a night we had on January 3 when the Minutemen came down from Weston. Carl Thompson, sophomore center, burned the nets for 31 points while Gaines and Skinner got 11 and 10 respectively for a 72-40 win that gave the Eagles a 4-2 season so far. It was a low scoring affair when the Eagles defeated Doddridge 40-33 on me West Union Court with Jim Hurst leading the high scorers for the night with 13 points. On the eve of January 15 the Eagles won the first leg of the city championship by edging out Roosevelt Wilson 37-36 in a heart breaker for the Presidents. Shinnston once again won from the Westenders 48-42 at Fairmont's Colebank gymnasium. Once again the Bees of East Fairmont took the Eagles in a close game 55-50 on the Eagles' court on January 22. Making it three losses in a row, the Hilltoppers of Washington Irving beat the Eagles 60-57 in a thriller all the way with Bob McCarty getting 24 points for W.I. and Thompson getting 26 for Victory. GoingtoElkins to play the Tigers on the new Davis and Elkins gym the Eagles lost 44-36 for the fourth straight loss. Thompson netted 16 points for Victory. Once again Thompson led the scorers, but Victory lost their fifth in a row to Buckhannon on the Eagles' court February 5. Victory bounced back to win over a much improved Weston squad 54-53 at Weston in a good clean game with Thompson getting 18 points for the winners. Victory's getting hot in the first quarter with 29 points while holding the Big Reds from Parkersburg to 13, was the main factor in the Eagles' biggest upset of the season. Victory beat Roosevelt Wilson for the second time with Thompson leading with 21 points in a 58-48 ball game. The Big Reds of Parkersburg avenged the first loss to Victory by taking the Eagles 49-31 at Parkersburg. Buckhannon made it two losses in a row as they defeated Victory 53-45 for the second time in the season on the Buccaneers' home court. It was an improved Victory team that won over Elkins, the Big Ten Leader, February 26, on the Victory court. The Washington Irving Hilltoppers fought off a desperate last minute rally by Victory on February 29 at the Charmichael to cop the City Championship for 1951-52 with a close 62-59 win over the Eagles. Holder was the high scorer for Victory with 17 points. Carl Thompson was high scorer for the Eagles 1951-52 season with a 16 point average throughout the entire season. The Reserve team had a very successful season this year. Robert Roberti was high scorer for the season. ADAMSTON FLAT GLASS CO. ROLLAND GLASS CO. 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