Crooksville High School - Crux Hi Skan Yearbook (Crooksville, OH)

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REELS OF REAL . . . BAND DRUMMERS—Green, Anderson, Tatman. 1ST ROW Bonifant, Eleanor Pitcock, C. Hull, M. Cannon, Love, Hawk, Lawrence, Pryor, Bowers, J. Hoops, Ruth Ellen McMillan, Peart. 2ND ROW Skinnin, Underwood. H. Hull, Swingle, Hughes. Edwin Pitcock, Chidistcr, Wil' son. Hoover, Baker. 3RD ROW Dunn, Rosalie McMillan, Talbot. D. Cope, Coleman. Tan' ncr, B. Cannon, Chaffin. 4th ROW Alwinc, T. Allen, Marshall, Weese, H. Cope, Warren, D. Allen, R. Cope, France, Cross. ORCHESTRA Violins: Ertel, French, M. Allen, Ruth Ellen McMillan, Duckworth; Clarinets: Hoover, Edwin Pitcock, C. Hull; Saxophones: France. Eveland, Warren, Alwine; French Horns: H. Hull, Swingle; Trumpets: T. Allen, Rosalie McMillan: Trombones: Talbot, Cope; Drums: Skinnin; Sousaphone: Weese; Flute: Eleanor Pitcock: Pianist: Ater; Director: Watkins.

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SHORT SUBJECTS Members 1ST ROW—Underwood, Hall, Mills, Papritan, Brown, Bennett, T, Wilson. 2ND ROW—Allen, Guinslcr, Bailey, French, Roger, G. Wilson. The Sokol Club is a girls’ organization whose purpose is to create enthusiasm in Girls' Intramurals and Physical Education activities. Membership is composed of girls from the different classes who show outstanding ability in sports. During the year the club sponsored various activities. A Faculty play night for the women teachers was held in the Gymnasium. Skating parties were held at Roseville for the girls and their friends. Sokol in the Sports Parade A chili supper for the Boys’ Basketball Teams was served in the Home Economics room following the close of the season. A Valentine party for the members and their boy friends was held in February. The “Gym Klass Knews” was edited by a few members of the club in their desire to publicize the Annual Gym Festival. Officers |EAN BROWN, President. ELLA MILLS, Secretary. HELEN BENNETT, Treasurer. The club ended the year with an all-day outing.

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. . . MUSIC AND SONG Crooksville has long had a hand of some description, but never in its history has it had an active band such as the High School now has under the direction of Miss Mary Watkins, music instructor for the Crooksville schools. Cooperation seems to have been the key word through the four long years of diligent toil on the part of both the Band and Miss Watkins. Beginning in 1936 with a small group of perennial music students, she acquired horns, built spirit into, and generally revised the Band. A few months showed results that not even the most optimistic had hoped for. The Band was beginning to be something more than a figment of Miss Watkins' imagination; it was a workable combination that saw service on several fronts, such as play, parties and special functions that required its services. Not content to relax at this point they proceeded even farther by stimulating interest where ever possible in the school and in the students with potential abilities as musicians. Private lessons on new horns soon sent many replacements into the ranks to fill those vacancies left there by graduation. This year the band has made a great showing at both of the band concerts that it has put on. This spring the Band will again enter the annual music contest at Logan, Ohio—to play as a group and tc feature members as solo: Betty Hoover, clarinet; Rosalie McMillan, cornet; Albert Weese, bass horn. As before, the number of instruments has increased this year by the purchase of a sousaphone by the Band Mothers Fund and the donation of a mellophone by the Student Council. Each year following will probably see these same exceptional increases in both personnel and equipment, building our band into an organization that will always be the pride of community and school alike. Crux-Hi Boasts Best Band In History What's new?” Why, the new swing band of the Crooksville High Music Department. No, it’s not Kay Kyser, but the new “Swing-sters certainly sound like it as they swing out on the latest popular hits. No one can resist swaying to the lilting melodies at the various school dances as Miss Watkins and her ten swingsters put forth what you would really interpret as “rhythm.” This new organization has been recently established by the band instructor, Miss Mary Watkins, in order to provide popular music for the assemblies and school dances. The Swing Band consists of the ten most outstanding students in the Music Department. This type of band is new among the schools, and is one of the very few that have been organized. And now for those of you who prefer classic—the Crooksville High Orchestra specializes in famous compositions. Recently the Student Council purchased a new horn to be added to the Orchestra and presented it as a surprise to Miss Watkins in assembly. This reorganized orchestra presented an excellent performance at the East School Operetta and will again show their musical talent at the Commencement Exercises. Crux-Hi Enjoys Good Music