Clarksburg High School - Chanticleer Yearbook (Clarksburg, OH)

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.-45... MUSIC Music was first introduced into the curriculum of the Clarksburg Schools in 1924, when Miss Ollie Ater was employ- ed as instructor. She has remained here ever since, and has been instrumental in making this school very outstanding in this department, Miss Ater specialized in vocal music and so in 1955, Mr. H. G. Neely was employed to teach instrumental music. Mr. Neeley also taught in several other schools in Ross County. He had one large band composed of members from Frankfort, Bainbridge, and Clarksburg. Each year a concert was held in each of the three communities from which the band members came. In 1956 Mr. Neeley was replaced by Mr. G. E. Warren, who in turn was replaced by Mr. Paul Rose in 1957. Clarksburg has been more active in vocal music than in instrumental music. For the past two years a group of students from Atlanta and Clarksburg have presented a program for the entertainment of the war veterans at Camp Sherman. The prog- ram consisted of solos, duets, quartottes, and various chorus numbers. For several years, Clarksburg has contributed musical talent to the Ross County Musical and Oratorical Contest. These annual contests have promoted great interest in the musical field. In 1957, several pupils, including Robert Dawson, Wendell Morrison, Willis Taylor, Maxine Carter, and Harold Mace participated in the instrumental contest and re- ceived special merit for their work. In 1956, Evelyn Wicken- simer received second in the girl's solo, sharing equal honors with the mixed chorus. The Clarksburg quartette received first place that year. This capable foursome was composed of Evelyn Wickensimer, Cathlene Eycke, Helen Anderson, and Ethel Templin. In 1957, the district contest was held at Clarksburg and we finished with flying colors, winning every musical number but the quartette. Clarksburg maintained this standard equally well in the finalsg Mary Ellen Dawson winning first in the girls solo, and Joan Graham and Nell Martin carrying off first honors in the duet, Glenn Elwood Ater rated third in the boy's solo, with our chorus winning second place. Due to an arrangement by the superintendents of the county schools, there was no contest this year. The Clarksburg pupils are very much interested in seeing and hearing good musical programs by which they may benefit. They have attended many outstanding musical programs. Among these was a concert by the clebrated Capital University Choir, of which a former Clarksburg graduate, Miss Olive Bookwalter, is a member. Another of these was the concert given by the Russian Cossacks, under the direction of Serge Jaroff, at Mees Hall Capital University. Also many other smaller attract- ions have,been attended, such as the operettas NMikadoH and Nlolantheu which were given by the students of Chillicothe High School.

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-44 Clarksburg High School has discontinued presenting operettas, the last one being given in 1955. This operetta was NAn Old Spanish Customn, a story of Mexican and American life on a ranch in southern California. The lead was played by John Martin, who made a very good Mexican bandit. C.H.S. is well known throughout the county for its musical ability. A gir1's quartette composed of Joan Graham, Maxine Carter, Nell Martin, and Margaret Hyde, have given their services on any occasions. There are several boy's quartettes, and both boy's and girl's octettes. Everyone in C.H.S. who is interested in music is given an active part in our various musical groups, and both the boys and girls have glee clubs. A very outstanding male octette is composed of Wendell Morrison, Don Hyer, Donald Harmount, Joe Ater, Robert Dawson, Willis Taylor, Robert Hamman and Robert Anderson. Clarksburg has produced many good soloists, the present ones being Mary Ellen Dawson and Wendell Morrison. These two are especially wellknown in the county for their efficient solo work, Another girl recently discovered for her effective solo work, is Miss June Faye. , Each year a contest is held between Atlanta and Clarks- burg. Clarksburg won first place this year with sixty-five points, while Atlanta received fifty-seven. Some of the students who contributed to the oints for Clarksburg were Robert Anderson, boys' bass solo ?Give A Man A Horse He Can Rideh' Wendell Morrison, boys' tenor solo COn The Road To Mandalaysg Edna Sommers, eighth grade girls' solo CBeautiful Dreamerlg Jack Ater, eighth grade boys' solo CGood Luck Mister Fishermanlg Ned Ater, seventh grade boys' solo CGood Luck Mister Fishermanlg Maxine Carter, piano solo CThe Scarf Dancel. The boys' chorus, boys' double quartette, and the double mixed quartette also won. A large crowd attended the contest. The adjudicator was Mr. Dale Haven, formerly an instructor in Ohio State University The students of the past have received much training and also pleasure from music. It is hoped that the students of the future take as much interest in music as the students of the past have shown, and that they keep up the outstanding musical work which has continued through past years,