The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-17
Pennington HIGH.
CLOSES FOOTBALL
SEASON THIS WEEK
Plans Started for Basketball
Season-..Team Will Be
Light One.


Pennington High school is con-
cerned. The last game was a week
sSe last Saturday. Several prac-
IN sessions have been held since
then, for 1t was hoped that an
other game could be arranged, but
nothing has developed, so begin
I atiing this week, the season has
been officially declared over.
'The high school huskies, while
they are waiting for colder wea-
| iSer and basketball season, are
ut idle. however, Several Of theGl
mare taking boxing lessons under
the direction of Coach stroheckcr
and others are doing track work
In order to keep fitfor the Prlnci-
pal II. n. Williamson OF the high
sehool says that II more spirit Is
not manifested towards basket
ball than there was towards foot
eball, there will be no basketball
team.
Basketball. though. has long
been the major sport here, anu
spirit has never been lacking
when the proper time
came around 10 manifest
II, while football is now
sport here and can hardly De
expected to enlist the unanimous
support OF the student BODY, when
many of them have never seen a
zane. There Is little doubt that
the proper school spirit will show
itself when the season opens and
some games are played on Laa
home floor. The fact that not orc
i, single game OF football was play
ed on the home field is one of the
things to which the lack Of spirit
d n football may no attributed. This
handicap Will not be present liz
Basketball. for Pennington
boasts Of one Of the best yym-
naslums Of any school Of Its size
NJ the vicinity.
IS n football. Warren strn-
lesS,r and Paul r. Opp OF thG
hlEh school faculty will do tbs
4 coaching, go the team will, lack
nothing In the way OF proper
guidance. at least. The same d.
advantage will be experienced.
however, In basketball as In foot
hall namely, that OF tho light
oirdupols Of the team, This
/ handicap was largely responsible
for tho failure OF the football
team 10 score victory during the
entire season. Its effect In basket
ball will not be SO great, though.
3t speed can be made to take lis
place. and this is the goal the
(qtoaches will try to reach.
According to appearances. the
girl's team will start the season
with q better prospect OF landing
nigh IN the state race than the
boys. More old material is aYalln-
ble.sand what the boys seem TO be
lacking In the way OF spirit Ia
Smote than made up for In the
Mills For weeks, many OF the
glrls have been spending a greater
part Of the noon hour In the gym
nasium practicinS basketball. This
IS beginning to have Its results.
for some Of them are developing
q high degree of efficiency in
sheoting goals.
Entertalns Friends.
| Percy conaway entertained a
Number Of his friends at his home
IN West Pennington Saturday eve.
Wing; at a delightful party. Tho
eSening was spent in interesting
games, which were followed later
IN the evening by delicious refresh.
lSerits. Among those present were
tie Misses Pearl Downs, Madeline
Slocum, Margaret Winnie, Ruth
Hamilton, Irene Tough, Anna Var.
70, Mary and Ruby Linn of Benton
lForry, Marjorie Parks, Helen MI
nor, Bernice Martin. Mary HART.
son, Rella Hess. and Messrs. Del.
bert Kerns, Adds Clelland, Law.
renee Kerns, John Capet, Drexel
Freeiand, Wilbur Hatzel, Harry
Nuenon, William Leatherby, Wal.
Nee GallIen, Charles Hagerty, Hall
Gallien, Dale Cole, Jimmie Celland
and Percy Conway.
Notice RebeeeaS.
The Golden Rod Reoecca Lodge
30. 81 will hold weiner roast
Monday.
Report Cards Given Out
Report cards for tho first niuo
weeks OF tho school year were
gjYcn out at the high school Tues
day afternoon. The mid-semestcr
examinations were held last week,
land this week the second quarter
or the school term was begun. In
connection with the giving out VI
the reports, another very import
ant event, particularly for those
etudents whose work has not been
up 10 standard, was held. A pink
ten, as some OF the students call
II, was held, in which the delin-
uuents were invited to appear be-
fore the faculty and give the rea-
sons for their failure TO do good
Work. This matter occupied about
an hour. and the result in the case
b nearly every student who ap.
peared was a promise to try to do
batter work In the future. The re-
~ Is will be tested during the
few weeks.