West Fairmont High School - Maple Leaves Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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li f i Z IFT- AMQCE 17055 177 Ellie gllfiill lllglqirl BLUE TRIANGLE RECOGNITION SERVICE The Blue Triangle girls held a recognition service on the evening of No- vember l8 at the Episcopal Church, followed by a dinner at the Y. W. C. A. MAPLE LEAVES PARTY The Maple Leaves staff and their friends were entertained at the home of Mary Crane Hartley, Saturday evening, November 28. Dancing and games were the main features of the entertainment. Refresh- ments, consisting of sandwiches, candy and pop, were served at the close of the evening. Miss Dorthey Watson and Miss Margaret Smith, advisors of the staff, were the chaperones. BLUE TRIANGLE AND HI-Y HALLOWEEN PARTY On Saturday, October 31, at the Y. M. C. A., a masquerade party was given by the members of the Girl Reserves and Hi-Y Clubs of the Fairmont and East Side High Schools. The program opened with the Fun Factory, which was followed by spe- cialty dances given by Mary Hagan and Holland Engle. Later ghost stories were told, and novelty games were played in the pool. Everyone returned to the gym, where refreshments. consisting of doughnuts, apples and cider, were served. KIBO DANCE On December 18th the Kibo Club of Fairmont High School gave a dance in the Fairmont Theatre Ballroom. About fifty attended. The Manhattan Or- chestra played for the dance. The chaperones were Mrs. Fred Fisher, Mrs. L. N. Satterlield and Miss Bessie Crystal, BLUE TRIANGLE AND HI-Y CLUBS THUSE AND BEAN FEED In preparation for East Side, West Side annual football clash, the Hi-Y and Blue Triangle Clubs of F. H. S. held a bean feed, followed by a thuse, Thurs- day evening, November 12, at the Y. M. C. A. Holland Engle presided as toastmaster. The program consisted of a talk praising the fighting spirit of the team by Coach Ice, a sermon on school spirit by Ira Smith and a play, entitled, The Burial of East Side, presented by the Skull Club. Music was furnished by an orchestra under the direction of Clark Breckenridge. The evening ended with the singing of school songs and cheering. COLONIAL BALL The Blue Triangle Club of the Fairmont High School gave a Colonial Ball at the Parish Hall on the night of February 16, 1926, with women of the Page 144

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Ii Ili? I IE 6lPpLGLEflUE3i ' g 'fill Little Bobby was in a store with his moth- er. when he was given candy by one of the clerks. What must you say, Bobby? Charge it. Mrs. Smith Cafter ten minutes conversa- tionl- Well, Mrs. Brown, I must be get- ting along to the plumber. My husband's home with his thumb on a burst pipe, wait- ing till he comes. Hello Brown! Are you using your lawn- mower this afternoon? Yes, I'm afraid I am. Splendidl Then you won't be wanting your tennis racket-I've broken minel Teacher fpointing at the picture of Wash- ington crossing the Delawarel -- Johnny, what would be a good name for that pic- ture? Johnny- Sit down, you're rocking the boat. Two men were arguing about which one of their cities was the coldest. First Man- In our city it is so cold a man stooped over to tie his shoe string and he froze in that position. Second Man- That's nothing. You know that statue of Lincoln with his hand on the little nigger's head? Well, it got so cold that he took his hand from the little boy's head and stuck it in his pocket. Holland Engle- I wish I could revise the alphabet. Virginia Mae- Why, what would you do? Holland Engle- I'd put U and I closer together. Morris Funt ftrying to get awayj -- You know you're the first intelligent per- son I've met this morning. Tensel Tenent- Well, you certainly are more fortunate than I am. Miss Crystal- Can anyone quote from the Declaration of Independence? Alex Ronay- Our Father who art in Heaven-that doesn't sound right! Fred Glover- John M. is so tight he would never buy a pack of cigarettes. Brady K.- Zat so? Fred Glover- Yes, he'd even ask the goat for a butt. Bill K.- Are you going to be busy to- night? Florence J.- I don't know. This is my tirst date with him. Your're an awful pain in the neck, said the convict to the hangman. Leila Smith '- Jimmy, I wish you wouldn't drive with one arm! James McLeary- Only too glad to park, my dear. Sister- Why did you leave your girl's home so early tonight? Dumb Brother- 'Cause the lights went out and I didn't want to sit there in the dark. One- John stopped the car last night on a muddy road- Two lbreathlesslyj - Yes 7 One--'AAnd tried to pet. Two- The brute. Did you walk home? ff 1277! -35,634 '.'- X, ri-H332-v 1 H it 'N l Page 14-I

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tw- Y-' lf -f H ' mmtrsfcs will faculty as guests of honor. The dress of Colonial times was carried out by those attending, and games were the main features of entertainment. An or- chestra, composed of high school students, furnished the music during the evening, Prizes were awarded the best dressed couple and the best dressed individual. FATHER AND DAUGHTER BANQUET Father and Daughter Night was observed by members of the Blue Tri- angle Club, who held a banquet at 6 o'clock, on March 15, in the Y. W. C. A. Building. A majority of the girls were accompanied by their fathers. The program included a toast, to which Charles W. Evans replied. Betty Car- penter, Mildred Lively, Ruth Wyckoff, Martha Boyers, Alma Orr. Leslie Martin, Ruth Amos and Frances Haney were the girls taking part in the program. Kathleen McCray acted as toastmistress. PHYSICAL EDUCATION EXHIBITION On March 26, in the gymnasium of the High School, a Physical Exhibition was given under the direction of the physical education teachers, Miss Louise Conn and Mr. Frank Ice. The program was as follows: 1 Spectacular Marching ..... ........ G irls 2 Calisthentics ............... .... .................. ........ B o y s 3 Mimetics ......,.......... ............................. ........ C1 i rls Clj Bowling C42 Jumping C25 Shot Put C5j Paddling C3j Fencing C65 Spring Start 4 Apparatus Stunts ........ ........................................ B oys 5 Indian Club Drill .....,.. ..................................... C1 irls 6 Pyramid Building ,......,. ..... ............................. B o ys 7 Folk Dancing ...................,. ........................................... G irls CID Seven Jumps C31 Kamarinskaia CDanishJ CRussianj CZD Sellinger's Round C4j Sailor's I-lornpipe COld Englishj CEnglishj 8 Tumbling ,...........................,.,...............,...............,............. Boys BIRD MASQUE A new feature of Fairmont High School this year is a bird masque, being presented in Loop Park by the Biology and Botany Classes, taught by Miss Jennie Harshbarger. Miss Louise Conn is directing the dances, which make up the greater part of the program. Miss L. Amy Riggle is in charge of the dramatic parts. Music for the dances will be furnished by an orchestra under the leadership of Mr. Charles Pflock, and the choruses are under the direction of Miss Pauline Kirk. Miss Lena Hunsaker is designing the costumes. The Bird Masque is an appeal for bird welfare, and incidentally for human welfare, moth aesthetic and practical. Page 145