The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-26
FARNNGTONHIRH
READYEORGANIE.
First Football Team Of School
to Meet Monongah High
School Friday.

FARMINEToN. Sept. 25..-I
Pennington High School will pry
off the lid Of the 1922 football
season next Friday Afternoon a.
Monongah, and at the same time
1t Will be venturlng forth into a
new field Of athletic endeavor. For
the first time the local school IS
supporting a football team and al
though the material is green and
light much interest is being man.
Tested in the coming game. Pre-.
dictions as to the outcome are i'm
possible, for, according to reports,
West Monongah High is Just be.
ginning football too but II pep
and determination have anything |
to do with 1t. the locals have a
good chance Of starting off their !
football history with a victory. !
Practice is being held daily anu
Coaches Strohecker and Opp arc
drilling the fundamentals OF the
game into the squad OF twenty.
two men, SO that even those who
had never Seen football before
are showing great promise. Sew
eral followers have already an.
nounced their intention of accom-.
panying the team to Monongah. !
To Resign From Ministry
The Rev. F. NJ. Malcolm
preached his farewell sermon 10
the congregation OF the First NJ, |
.. Church Sunday morning. Tho
Reverend Mr.. Malcolm. who has
been pastor OF the local church for
the last four years, will tender his
resignation at the NJ. L. confer. /
ence to be held in Fairmont this
week, and will retire from tn
ministry. He will however. con /
ttnue his residence in Pennington.
In his sermon he expressed an.
probation for the fine treatment
he has always received here, aud
ended b ymaking plea for the
support of the new minister.
For thirty two years, Mr.. Nal.
colin has been faithfully serving
his church. having attended his
first conference in 1890.
Birthday Party
A pleasant surprise party was
given Saturday night celebrating
the fifty-seventh birthday of Mr..
Cleon Brand, president of the
Board Of Education. The party
which was composed Of relative.
and friends Of the family inclut.
ing the teachers of the local high
school, nfotored' out from Farming
ton to the home Of Mr.. Brand, at
Plumb Run, aud under cover Of
darkness, stole up to the house.
The surprise was complete which
fact In itself contributed largely
TO the success of the party. Re.
treshmGnts were served after an
interesting program OF games
and contests.
Those In attendance were Mr.
and Mrs. p. c. Brand and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Murray
Rosemary Murray; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. NJ. Foose, Miss Hoffert, Mrs
Frank Lyons, Misses Helen and
Faye Lyons, Miss Jennie Brand,
Mrs. and Mrs. II. NJ. William.
son, MIR. and Mrs. Leo Morgan,
Misses Maxine and Thelma Nor
gan. Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Ride.
nour, Mr.. and Mrs. S. l.. McGeeHI
Mr.. Warren Strohbccker, Mr..
Opp, and the members of Mr..
Brands family. Mrs. Doys
Brand, Louise. Hugh and Cteon,
and Jim Michael and Roy Mich
ael.
Outlook Bright
With high school completing its
third week and the grade school
its first, each with record at.
tendance, the outlook for the
school year is very bright. Ore
new feature this year is the fact
that text books are being furnish.
ed by the schools. the only cost
to the students being deposit
u: $500 as a damage fee,
which will be refunded ut the eni
of the year II the books
are returned in good condition.
On account Of the crowded con
ditions, the library Of the higl
school has been moved into one
corner Of the auditorium. Tho
new sectional bookcases, which
were ordered some time ago, have
arrived and Mrs. Williamson, tbs
librarian. is beginning to bring
order out Of chaos, getting the
books tabulated and arranged.
Local items
MIR. \. NJ. Foose OF Morgan.
town is spending the weekend
hero visiting his wife. Mrs. Foose
is teacher Of homo economics 10
the local high school. Mr.. Foose
is completing his course in law
ut West Virginia University.
Mrs. G! E. Mcdaniel OF Keysec,
W. Va, is spending a few DAYS
in Huntington with her daughter,
Mrs. S. L. MCGEE.
Mr.. II. NJ. Williamson, prlnci-
pal, and MIR. Opp, Instructor OF
English in the high school, motor.
ed to Morgantown Saturday. They
returned Saturday evening.
Mr.. Harold Fleming, who Is at
tending school in Morgantown re-
turned to spend Sunday at his
home here.
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