Clarksburg High School - Chanticleer Yearbook (Clarksburg, OH)

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CLARKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL '- - - - - - -' -' - - '- - '-I'-H -' - - -- '-'---I--I - - - -I - --------1' I MUSIC I Frank Ilarrington Don Anderson Ilzirn ett Leach Hmrarcl Ater llowznrcl Smith Ozitlicr Skinner Lilurk XYICIQCIISIIIICI' Vnrter Muinlurc MUSIC IN THE SCHOOLS YL x incl lixumlmlx ltnmrn innsiczil uI'g'ElI1lZ1llIU1l:i in the sclnml. it lu llll,lC the uctette here given nieriterl pimiiiiiieiice is prulmzilvly the must j wiclelr: iz ' -' ' no intnns iiinmmpulizts tht in - nsiczil stage. lfm' swine years I1 small tn'eliesti':1 has heen inziintzlinecl. wllivli. rlnring the past three Years. hzls hcen emnhinecl with the urcliestrzt ul Atlzintzi lligh Sclnml. lim stunt s ' , - years years, two, attention has heen given tu special inns' 'z i it il tezitnres. 'l'ht-se :irc- sn intimately zissociaterl with clrznnzitics that they :ire nientimicrl c-lsewlic-i'c'. Two years ago the zitlviszlhility nl cnipluying' :1 clirectnr nl' ninsic lmeczniie su well estzihlishenl that Miss I Jllie M, Ater was einpltwerl to lc-:ul the rlewcln i- . I inc-nt ul' :1 splenclicl musiczil prugrzxiii tln'ung'liunt the entire selnml s lXliss .-Xter is :L gizlclnnte of Ohio Northern LvI1lX'Cl'SIlY'5 1 s' ystein. nn, it' tlCllZlI'lIIICIll. Zllltl is llll zlluninzt ut' ti. ll. S.. clevuting her energies tu instilling' innsieztl ippi tion :incl flevelu minn' ' , K . z 'evin- 1 A musical talent zlniniig the lmys :tml girls nl' her limne Ctllllllllllllly. The lmvs who furin the high h stliuul clunlule male quzxrtette have i't'ceix'efl generous and SI1Sl.2lllICtl applause 1 A notnhle success was at the urzlt :incl mrzuse wlierever they hzivc zlppezirc-cl. urical contest this year at I I'zmkl'oi't, where they responded to several encores.

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12 CLARKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL DRAMATICS gpg-n-n1un-n-ns--in-nu--10-ll1n-la1un1n1n..-n1un-ll-nv-nn-:ln-am1u1u1ul1ll1ln1ll-lu1n fd LARKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL has always emphasized the value of literary programs. Back in the earlier days of the school the literary l fl society, divided generally into three sections, presented bi-weekly pro- grams to the student body and visitors. No training in dramatics for general public programs was attempted, however, and inter-school debates and programs were almost unknown. But after the formal commencement orations had given way to class plays, introduced by Superintendent Fortney in 1910, more interest in dramatics and public performances was shown by both the students and the public. In recent years there have been produced plays of the best quality at commencement. Royalty plays are selected, the first having been And Home Came Tedn in 1922. This was followed by Clarence in 1923, then by Mrs, Bumpstead Leigh in 1924, Happiness in 1925, and Seventeen in 1926. The average annual attendance at these plays is about six hundred, a tribute to the performers and to the discriminating appreciation of the community. So closely has music become associated with public programs that each year, beginning with Charles H. Gabriel's Merry Milkmaidsu, the school has given an operetta, achieving a very favorable reputation. Miss Cherry- blossom was presented in 1924, The Gypsy Rover in 1925, and The Lass of Limerick Town in 1926. Our friends of the Atlanta and New Holland High Schools have also staged similar productions, which they have ex- changed with us in public performances. This year, under the able direction of our music instructor, Miss Ollie Ater, fone-half of whose time the Atlanta schools claimj the high school of that village presented Once in a Blue Moon , while New Holland High gave The Belle of Barcelona . All were enthusiastically received by the audiences at each point. The literary society has met each year with creditable programs. A very entertaining program was presented in October by the public speaking class under the direction of Miss Juanita Bullock. It consisted chiefly of two short, plays, Atmosphere and Finishing Touches. Music was an added feature at this program as well as at another in April, when the same class presented two more plays, Sauce for the Goslings and A Girl to Order . All these activities have helped to give Clarksburg High School a merited recognition among the schools of Ross County. 4.

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14 CLARKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL u1an-ll-gp-.u1n1u-.u-u--u..-q-1u-..1q-u1.....--...-.q--q..-n- ,1gg1g.1gg1gn1gl 9 ATHLETICS THE BEGINNINGS AND DEVELOPMENT OF ATHLETICS IN CLARKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL ' ' LARKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL presents a varied and interesting I athletic record. Its inter-school participation has its beginning in the 5 county athletic meet held at Richmond Dale in the spring of 1921. In the following spring we were represented in four of the events in the Centralia meet, as compared to one in the previous meet. The initiation of football as a high school sport in Clarksburg dates to about 1916 and was re- vised the fall of 1921. That year three games were played. The first inter- school basketball contests did not begin until the year 1922-1923. In 1922 through the efforts of public spirited citizens the Clarksburg community house was completed. This afforded ample room for a basket- ball court as well as other group activities. In the fall of this same year the Board of Education employed the First athletic director in the history of Clarksburg High School. The purchase of an additional plot of ground on the northwest side of the school plant in 1921 gave the much needed space for athletic activities in grade and high school. The grading and tiling of this plot gave Clarksburg a gridiron of regulation size and highly convenient -promoting and encouraging football interests in high school and commun- ity. As a result of these efforts one of the best center tracks, two turns and one-fifth mile in length, resulted. For the field events such as jumping, pole vaulting, the weight events, etc., ample space is allotted and equipment built. , In the fall of 1925 through the efforts of the Parent-Teachers Association playground equipment purchase and installation was inaugurated. The pur- chase of an ocean wave marked the first step along this line. Other equip- ment is to be added from time to time as funds become available. The track, the gridiron, horseshoe pits, horizontal bars, jumping pit and volley ball have a tendency to attract attention of the youngster and teach him clean sports and cooperative playing.