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New Teacher and Coach
With the opening of school next fall Mr. Eugene E. Barnum will take over his duties as basketball coach and head of the science department.
Mr. Barnum, who is at present an interviewer for the United States Employment Service, has officiated many of the local football and bas- ketball games, and holds several awards in basketball.
He was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, in 1910, and attended Par- kersburg High School, where he played football, basketball, and track;
and was Assistant Physical Director of the Y. M. C. A.
After graduating he accepted a position with the Lynchburg Y. M. C. A., instructing gym classes, calis- thenics, tumbling, and swimming . He also played with the Independent Basketball Club.
Mr. Barnum attended Lynchburg College, graduating in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology. During this time he played football, basketball, and track, lettering in all three sports. He helped coach bas- ketball and track during his senior year. He made Tri-State forward (Va., N. C., S. C.), and was second high scorer in the state for three years.
Mr. Barnum taught science in Ap- pomattox High School and was head coach for a year. He returned to West Virginia where he held a simi- lar position a t Parkersburg High School for two years. After this he worked three years for the Mead Corporation in Lynchburg, and coached athletics.
Three years ago he accepted his present position with the United States Employment Service. During
the fall Mr. Barnum officiates foot- ball games, and in the winter referees basketball games.
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