Morgantown High School - Mohigan Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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ffl ff: R. . M UH ' GAN , P P 1- Q G A.. M U s 1 C 5 .li- 2' 1 Q . . o Yea, music IS the poet's art, 1, E Among the gifts that God hath sent 1 One of the most magnificent. I I -Longfellow. f I l I ' H. C. Stump ' ' I - Twenty years ago a small handful of ardent Juniors and -Seniors ,t i banded together in the auditorium of the old high school building and 4 I formed a Glee Club, the first musical organization in the school.. The 1 , members have graduated and long since forgotten that first meetlng 1n I S the dusky auditorium where were sown the seeds of a department that 'v 3- now boasts over two hundred fifty members. 4 ' 4 ., Soon another division was added to the music department. In nine- 1: 2 teen hundred twelve, under the direction of Miss Virginia Mulvy, then , instructor of music, an orchestra of six pieces was introduced. This work 1 I was carried on by Miss Hermine Wilking who succeeded Miss Mulvy, In I t nineteen hundred sixteen the Orchestra fell into the capable hands of . Mender T. Brunetti under whom it flourished until nineteen hundred Q 3 eighteen when Mr. Brunetti was succeeded by Miss Alda Jones. , i Mr. Charles Stump, the present instructor, took over his work in xg nineteen hundred twenty-four. Through his energetic efforts the depart- if 5. ment has increased in size and importance until now it is a group which E 5 the entire community as well as the student body may point to with pride. E I The Orchestra cheerfully lends its services to school functions and is :Q J highly appreciated by the student body. Through the untiring efforts of 5 1 Mr. Stump, a band has become an important addition to the department. 'Q A The Boys' Glee Club, although the oldest organizatlon, has l1m1ted its s E ' membership to twenty. By far the largest group in the department is the 2 Girls' Glee Club. Until last year this department was also under the E 5 charge of Mr. Stump, but it is now directed by Miss Louise Shoup, music E 1 instructor of the Junior High School. In ! 4 - The music department is one of the most active in the school and does . much to promote school spirit. A very progressive program is planned is and the entire department is working towards participation in the Spring 1, . Concert, the grand finale of the music year. U l d With the excellent advantages offered by the new high school plant 1 l an at he rate at which the different groups are advancing, it cannot be ' p long until our music department is second to none in the state. 1 I . -John Hite Morris. ' 5 1 . 4' ZVTT1 ' 'T rm ' O ' Q 4 A Q ' ' ffm irfi 'Page one hundred sixteen 7

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1 I4 is 'N 11'ulu s. Ei'!T1F THE CALL OF THE BANSI-IEE ' it they were to make their 1n1t1a1 bow to the public as an organization - A number of plays were considered and discarded Something different something startling somethlng which would bring the club before the L critical eyes and pass with fiying colors Nothing more suitable than A Hepenstall s and Culllnans The Call of the Banshee could have been chosen A large cast of characters with distinct and well drawn types gave the members an opportunity for dramatlc actlng ranging from melo drama to farce The Call of the Banshee possessed the weird atmos phere of The Cat and the Canary the swift surprlses and unexpected humor of The Bat and spectacular effects in abundance A well organ 1Z6d management saw that the wheels moved smoothly and each member - of the organization had a part in the success of the play The direction was in the hands of Mrs Esther Williams Green who is the faculty sponsor of the club The Characters of the Play 'r ' Dr. Neville Lacey, Peter's cousin ....... P P , QC 1 4 1 I L J, . Peter Adair .................................,.,........ ..........-.Robert Douthut Hazel Orpen, his adopted niece ..,..,......,......... Gene Crawford 4 1 Mrs. Grimes, his housekeeper .,........... Tom Scott, his deaf servant ................ ..........Gera1d Llewellyn 1 Dr Markowitz, his physician .............. .Mary Rebecca Scanlon ...........gJohn H. MOFTIS ', Blanche Lamb, his colored servant ......l... Margaret Robinson ' Tibby Lamb, Blanche's mother ..,.......,........... Martha O'Gilvie - 4 4 Clem Durward, affianced to Hazel Hilda, Joan's maid ...................... Abner Heckenshell, sheriff ....... 1 Walter Payne, his deputy ..... Linda Perkins ...................... 4 l 1 4 1 Yuru, his Indian servant ....................... ......, W illiam Hesen , ..... .......... Roger Scott If Joan Walters, Hazel's friend ............... ..........Pete Comuntzis P A E IE ...,......Jane Weaver ....,....Regina Cochran ............George Pyle , 1, E E ,.,.....Ernie Roberts ........Louise Roth E fx!-TX' lx 'Q -'fix -ll iw' Y! N A li 1 Q 1 1 N . - 1 . I ,NT . , V 3 , lv 1 , fhmW7Q-iM,w- .!ELMF7W-, Wm N l 1: E 11' -2 , Af' cc n 'P Q 1' Q 1: Q The Cast play for 1929 was a matter of great importance. With , . . . . . . . . , - ' Y h 3 . . , . . . Q . . . . . . Q - - E 9 ' 9 as n l 11 . . . 1: . X . 1 n . I, 1 . 1 2 Cf 7? - , 411 H ,, . . 1, Q 7 5 CK !! ' - . 5ll . L, 41, . . . . . lf '1 . . . . E 41 . ' 4: 4 ,r ' 1 1 ,v 1' ' 1 4 43 . I r ' . ' ' 1 ' 1' 2 I 5 41, l E 1 4 P5 W1 ' rm ' 1 ' Q 'Z' P781 f i Vim Wm Y ' Page one hundred fifteen

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E 5 ff MoHncAN H5 5 ii i -legjfpg. L, q E - ' f fj1 ?' fi' ' E i GIRLS' GLEE CLUB The Girls' Glee Club, the largest as well as one of the oldest organiza- tions inthe school, boasts a membership of one hundred sixty-nine. Be- cause of inadequate facilities to handle so large a group the club is divided into two sections, one hundred members being in the first and sixty-four in the second. Through the capable instruction of Miss Louise Shoup two and three part songs of the familiar, classical, and patriotic types are taught. The first public appearance of the club was during the Monongahela Valley Round Table, March, nineteen hundred twenty-nine. The girls are planning a special program to be given in class during Shubert Week and also an operetta to be given during National Music Week the first of May. We are all waiting to hear the girls when they appear in the Spring Concert, and we wish to congratulate Miss Shoup on her excellent han- dling of so large an organization. -J . H. M. -v- vw we -'. .,', ', ,,-',f, ,--, , ,Q ,Y UV Uv . . . . , . Y ll I l il xlhil!i.l!41!h.lh' !.il!.hi!l14' ilhillikif-ifhillgxlhilliilligil.ii!.il!.illi .1 l I I Page one hundred seventeen