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The 1969 Optic Published by the Journalism Class Victory High School Clarksburg, West Virginia LANE LAUDERMAN, Editor MRS. B. J. NOAH, Advisor
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Fiftieth Anniversary We, the students of Victory High School. . . On September 18, 1917, two hundred-fifty freshmen began their high school years at Washington Irving High School. These students had the same anxiety as do other freshmen and carried on the year as such. Some of the students, not being accustomed to high school, found it rather difficult, but the majority of the students had no trouble passing on to the class of the Sophomores. Maybe, as for some, the Sophomore year seemed dull for there was no more teasing from the Seniors and the Sophomores felt unimportant. The next year, though, as Juniors, they looked at the past with pleasant memories. But now, they felt just as important as the Seniors. Pledge ourselves to love our school, to obey its regulations, to uphold its ideals . . . While these students carried on the trials of Sophomores and Juniors, a new school was being built in Coal District, Adamston. The name Victory was chosen, a very appropriate name for symbolizing the U.S. victory in Europe. In September of 1919, 15 Seniors transferred from Washington Irving to Victory High School. The principal Fred V. Bouic certainly had no trouble in arousing the spirit which has become so much a part of Victory’s tradition. The students were proud to be the first Seniors in a brand new modern school. On May 10, 1920, the fifteen Seniors descended the front steps for the last time and thus ended the first year of Victory High School. To support its code of morals and respect and maintain its good name . . . 2
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