Clarksburg High School - Chanticleer Yearbook (Clarksburg, OH)

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-33- .I THE COURSE OF STUDY Clarksburg High'School has endeavored to keep pace with changing courses of study through the years. During the first two decades of its existence the school offered only the customary or Htraditionaln classical branches, consisting chiefly of Latin, mathematics, English, and some sciences. Latin was studied for four years, mathematics for at least two, English for four, and science fdr at least two. Virtually all branches were compulsory, so that there was practically no choice of subjects which a ' pupil might elect. ' Gradually the expansion of the curriculum has brought a greater selection and freedom of choice of studies. Home econom- ics, manual training, bookkeeping, typewriting, stenography, music, social sciences, art, and foreign languages other than Latin have found a merited place in our school. The community house, erected in 1922, was one of the first auditorium-gym- nasiums in the county, and has been the agency by which our srbcol could extend its program in hysical education. The following subjects are offered in Clarksburg High School: Junior High: Geography, arithmetic, English, science, history, manual training, home economics, music, art. Senior High: English, algebra, general science, biology, Vgovernments, Latin, geometry, American and world history, agriculture, problems of American Democracy, physiology- hygiene, typewriting, bookkeeping, stenography, sociology economics, business training, commercial geography, physics, home economics, industrial arts, music, art. New courses to be offered in l938-1939 are consumers goods, psychology, and public speaking. Several of these subjects are offered on alternate years, when pupils of two classes combine in one class. For instance, the juniors and seniors study American literature one year, and English literature the next. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION A The members of the Board of Education of Deerfield Township, both present and past, have been sanely progressive in their pro- grams. Financially, they have preferred a pay-as-you-go policy insofar as possible, educationally, they prefer to venture into new territory only after changes have been time-tried and when the means are available. Mr. J. O. Dalton, president of the Board, has served con- tinuously since l926, when the present graduating class was in the first grade. He was also a member of the Board in 1912-1914, when the old high school building was erected. Mr. Neil Anderson, clerk,,has served since January, 1952. Mr. Glenn Ater was sworn into office in January, 1934, and Mr. Ralph Stitt and Mr. John Mossbarger began serving in January, 1958.

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-52 CLASS PLAYS OF CLARKSBURG HIGH The first class play ever presented in Clarksburg High School was NThe Merchant of Venice Up-To-Date,U staged by the Class of 1910, under the direction of Superintendent J. L. Fortney. Even at that relatively late date there was consid- erable opposition to the theater, and Mr. Fortney met with some undue criticism for venturing into the field of dramatics. For a few years no other class play was undertaken. Final ly, in-1918, under the direction of Mr. J. G. White, the grad- uates presented nBubbles.u This play and the three following it were given on commencement night as an introductory perform- ance before or after the address and the presentation of diploh mas. Obviously, they were not very long. Not until 1922 did any class have a play on a night set aside for it alone. The plays of the various years were: - 1919 - The Winning Widow 1920 - A Royal Cinch 1921 - Daddy 1922 - And Home Came Ted 1925 1924 1925 - Happiness - Seventeen ' - A Pair of Sixes 1926 1927 - Clarence - Mrs. Bumpstead-Leigh 1928 1929 1950 1951 -. 1952 1953 1954 .1935 1956 1957 Nothing But the Truth Daddy Long Legs A Prince There Was Backbone Brewster's-Millions Nancy Ann - The Country Cousin The Charm School The Whole Town's Talking Let's Get Rich The,Class of 1938 presented HGrowing Painsn on May 5. This New York production was very enjoyable and well received. It maintained the high standard set by other classes in former years. THE CAST George Mclntyre --- ------ ---- Mrs. McIntyre --u ------------ -- Professor McIntyre ---- --------- Terry McIntyre --------- ---------- Brian ------------ --- Hal ---------- Omar - -------- Dutch: --------- - Mrs. Patterson -- Elsie Patterson A- Prudence Darling --- Patty ------------ --- Jane -------- H ---- ---- Miriam --------- -- Sophie --------- 4 Peter ----- + ------ - Traffic Officer f ---- f-- Vivian - ---------- -f--F- -- Robert Dawson --- Dorothy Garrison ----- Donald Harmount --- Nell Martin -- Grant McDonald -- Robert Anderson -- Paul Willis ' -- Eugene Friar --- Margery Adams ' --- Francis Kerns- T fe- Anna L. Bryant - -- Jennie M. Weidinger .--.Helissa.Jobe --- Mary Ann Driapsa Margery Adams --- ---- ---- Paul Willis 1 1 rJunior, C. H. S. -e--- Bert Dawson U -- Jean Eyckes . 1 A . - 1

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