Huntington High School - Huntingtonian Yearbook (Newport News, VA)

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THE SKULL'S CLUB Composed of young men only, the Skull's Club was formed to aid in the developing of refinement and culture in male students of Hunt- ington. Its name was chosen be- cause the skull is the container | of the brain, which is the seat of man's intellectual powers and the basis of his advancement. ‘There- fore, the Skull's Club was com - prised of the best scholastic elements in Huntington. Male students who were intelligent, refined, and had a scholastic average of ''C in every subject were eligible for membership in this club. THE CAMILLE YOUNG LITERARY SOCIETY Thirteen young people representing all of the classes at that time met for the purpose of representing Huntington in a literary capacity. They met to organize the Camille Young Literary Society. This society was an outgrowth of a ie We desire to memorialize the memory oe ie 5 of Miss Camille Young who was , “ee a hates loved by all and held in the highest esteem. Camille Young Literary Society CAMILLE YOUNG LITERARY SOCIETY X cant 4 Saaee” oe, Co THE SCIENCE AND RADIO CLUB With Mr. Charles F. McGhee as its sponsor, the Science and Radio ¥oe ' — ge , ase Club worked to stimu- yl 7 ™ late student interest in X q C ae? Jf f So © S Ls radios and electronics and to form a class that would study other scien- tific adventures. Ne ‘ oe 3a ey gree

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HUNTINGTONIAN STAFF Twelve y oung people comprised the HUNTING - TONIAN staff and met for the purpose of depict- ing Huntington High School in a literary light. DEBATING TEAM Se ee : 4 2 cinwcsaatereetee Osis tis Setesninaiteepesiasiiniapiadttiaitane, Te TONGUE AND PEN SOCIETY | The Tongue and Pen Society set as its aims the promotion of better oral and written English and higher ideals among Huntington High School students. These ideals it sought to accomplish by dividing the club into a debating chapter, a dramatic chapter, and a prose and short story chapter. In so doing the Society attracted many members into the various organizations.

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TAYLOR CHORAL UNION OCT STAN HUNTINGPON Hb SCbOOy MUSICAL ACTIVITIES Musical organizations of yesteryear included the Coleridge Taylor Choral Society, Men's and Girls’ Glee Clubs and an orches- tra. These served as lab- oratories for the students to develop their musical talents. The Coleridge Taylor cho- ral Society, under the di- rection of Miss Rosamond Bryant, served as Hunting- ton's first choir. Aiding the choir in its musical renditions were the girls’ and men's glee clubs. Bringing up the rear with accompaniment for the choir and glee clubs was the school orchestra. It being few in members did not af- fect the beauty of the strands of music which it rendered. THE HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA a n =e 0U[}F Ue i —— ee eS ee ee ee ee ————