The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-21
EAIRNEW TEAM
ANDBIG GAMES
Debate as to Team
Entering Valley Tour
amer This Year

FAIRVfEW, Jan. Whether
Tor not Fairytaw high schoollbasket-
ball team Will enter the Mononga.
hela Valley tournament which Is to
be staged in Fairmont the latter
part of February, Is under discus
sion in every public gathering in
this community. With the best
team in the history Of the school, It
rs argued she can not but make n
igood showing, but IL seems that the
breaks In these tournaments have
ever gone against her. The team Is
anxious to enter, but with certain.
s%ttpulations as to drawing and elm.
ination. It would seem from argu-
Iments advanced by the opposition
that teams have been advanced or
held back from morning 10 evening
as a drawing card to the fans. The
players are favorable to playing as
drawn. Should Fairview not enter,
the gate receipts OF the tournament
would be materially lessened as
LFairview fans spend several hun.
dreds dollars each year to see these
games.
Game Tonight.
A;great deal OF interest is being
manifested in the game Of basket
ball scheduled to be played In the
local gymnasium tonight when the
fast Clarksburg Collegians meet the
Fairyiew independents. The locals
lack practice, but the showing that
they have made in the games al
ready played this year and with
several former college stars in the
IClarksburg lineup, the game prom
Uses to be a speedy one. So far
the locals have suffered but one de-
feat and that at the hands Of the
West Virginia Collegians. Fair.
views lineup Will probably be as
follows: Stewart and Mitchell, for.
wards; Gilleland, center; Snod.
grass and Eddy, guards. Clarks.
burg's lineup Is not known. but Bob
Higgins. formerly Wesleyan coach.
will be seen in the game.
Entertainments Galore,
The schools of Paw Paw district
have put on the most extensive and
the most interesting series Of en-
ttertainments this year ever known
I'm the district. Local talent has
been at work and principals have
brought in every form OF entertain.
ment known to the educational
world. In addition TO plays by high
school classes, Fairview and Grant
Town have staged and arc staging
loperettas and musicals; Fairview,
Riyesvflle and Baxter haxe seen the
Nipple Concert company, the Swiss
Yodlers, the Del Mars and still the
program is not complete. January
27, the noted lecturer, Milton
Brown will appear in the Riyesville
high school auditorium; February
81, Selma Lenhart will be at Fair.
view; John Plat Jones at Grant
Town; March Z, the Harp Singers
will take Baxter people by storm:
and the finish will be made at
Fairview when the famous musical
Charles R. Taggart, will
appear with his ever present violin.
The courses have proven both at.
tractiye and instructive, and will BIO
staged more deliberately next year.
Moving Picture Arrives.
The moving picture machine re.
Gently purchased by the Parent.
Teachers, organization has arrived.
and Isl being installed In the local
high school auditorium today. The
machine is a standard Powers and
lis q beauty. It will be used chiefly
in visual education in tho schools,
but will also be used in the campaign
for putting over the bond issue for
the new high school building.
0lan McCray aud others made a
business trip to Downs yesterday,
Several local high. school boys
Fare attending tho Hi.Y conference
IN Fairmont today.
Miss Ada Parrish; local high
school teacher is depending tho week
end In Manningtn.
Miss Aldene Miller attended the
Ballah chapel revival last evening.
Chip Toothman was a business
Visltortto Fairmont yesterday.
Miss Edna Parrish, teacher III
THE Rivesvtlle schools, is spending
the week end With her parents In
Fatrrtew,