Dunbar High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Dunbar, WV)

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Cappella Choir... First Row, left to right: Helen Slaughter, Jackie Lytton, Myrtle Young, Donna Endrieks, Nellegene Stanley, Frances Dudding, Roena McComas, Irene Buekalew, Nell Webster, Anne Carney, Audrey Hamilton. Second Row: Dorotha Faber, Jo Anne Jack, Loretta Ranson, Jeanne Mount, Lilly Hawkins, Katherine Hayes, Patty Arthur, Ann Cross, Wanda Parsons, Doris Mar- tin, Barbara Arthur. A cappella was organized for the purpose of giving advanced music' to those girls selected by the sponsor and the Choir. Candidates for new Choir members must possess a high standard of behavior and voice qualifications. New members serve as substitutes before ber-oming actual choir girls. Throughout the year the choir fills many singing engagements in school and before the publie. Traditionally the choir supplies the Christmas music for the Pioneer Womanls Club, music for the spring concert and for the baccalaureate service. The officers for the first semester were: president, Nellgene Stanley: vice-president, Doris Martin, secretary, Dortha Faber: and Jeanne Mount, treasurer. Anne Cross has been librarian for four years. Second semester! president, Helen Slaughter, vice-president, Pat- ty Arthur: and Loretta Ranson, secretary.

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Nkdody Boys Catherine Greenlee, Kellis Gillispie Charles Riffee accompanist Harold Casto Claude Lanham Singing both popular and sacred music, these boys participate in assembly programs, club meetings, and church service.s. They meet weekly and are sponsored by Violet Hockenberry. This group participated in the program for the Junior-Senior prom which was held February 17. The Boys Glee Club offers a splendid opportunity for all boys interested in singing. This group of vocalists also takes part in the annual spring concert. Their first public appearance this year was with the senior high band on their an- nual assembly program. This marked the first attempt at a combined instrumental and vocal number and was received with enthusiasm by the student body. Officers for both semesters: Claude Lanham, president, Roy Rice, vice-presidentg Charles Riffee, secretary and treasurer, Bill Rader, librarian. First Row, left to right: Raymond Endricks, Robert Williams, Jack Wilson, Jack Dud- ding, Roy Rice, Paul Arthur, Dickie Faber, Ronald Payne, Wilbur Stewart. Second Row: Charles Riffee. George West, William Earl Rader, George Jackson, Kellis Gilles- pie, Charles Gardner, Patrick Woods, Harold Crickenberger, Harold Casto. Third Row: Harold Martin, Ted Hoffmann, Elbert Amick, John Hoffmann, William Leavitt, Claude Lanham, Joe Ferrell, and Jimmie Devers. Boys CHee Club

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1 .S it ,Y Senior High and... Drum Majorettes, left to right: Nellgene Stanley, Anne Smith, Patty Arthur, Nancy Williams, Frances Ann Dudding. First Row: Charles Gardner, Jean Lilly, Ronald Payne, Ronald Campbell, Eleanor Higgins, Eugene McLaughlin, Ray Sayre, Charles Carper, Don Nichols, Keith Virgin, Marcella Mallory, Rea Lathey, Ruth Withrow. Jackie Mundy. Second Row: Jo Ann Johnston, James Blizzard. Katherine Hayes, Dorothy Lucas, Mildred Dawson. Wanda Parsons, Charles Rollyson, Paul McLaughlin, Carmen Hawkins, Joan Garrett, Hulda Leh- mann, Margaret Blizzard, Mrs. Payne. Third Row: Rex Rowsey, Greta Smith, Harold Martin, Harold Petts, Harold Crickenberger, El- bert Amick, Carl Della Flora, James Pierce, Jack Dudding, Patrick Woods. Fourth Row: Claude Lanham, Charles Riffee, Bill Frazier, Ted H0ffmaTm, RaYm01'1d Campbell, Joe Ferrell, Keith Merritt, Bettie Smith. Fifth ROWI Bill Rader, G60I'ge Jackson. John Hoffmann. George West, Dick Masters, Bill Leavitt. John Ripley, Mary Games. The Dunbar High School Band, under the direction of Mrs. R. Jeffers Payne, has recorded for itself another successful year. Last May, at Huntington at the State Band Festival the band received the su- perior rating for its concert performance, the highest rating to any attending band, and an excellent rat- ing in its maneuvers. Six members were awarded first chair placements in the All-State B Band. This year, as is customary, the band presented marching maneuvers at all home football games. It also attended games at East Bank, and Charleston. Drum Major Bob Hancock was called into the service before the last game and Buford Conley, the newly selected strutting drum major of this year, filled the vacancy until he too left for the Navy two months later. Claude Lanham has since then been selected as drum major with Eugene McLaughlin as assistant and successor-to-be. James Pierce succeeds Buford Conley with Jack Dudding as assistant. 5 I I.: , , I jwlr I- f nf 5. is 'ull 'A f F-.- iff 64:5 X N ! l , 4 .r ,f ' -P ' - ff, ...E . I I ll lll. X 'F X! 'J Six members of the band attended the State Band Clinic at Clarksburg, February 1 and 2, and all re- ceived high honors: Charles Riffee, first chair solo concert: John Hoffmann, first chair baritone, bass: Bill Rader, first chair solo trombone: Nellgene Stan- ley, second chair tenor saxophone: Bill Leavitt, sec- ond chair solo clarinet: Ray Sayre, snare drummer. The annual spring concert was held March 20 with an unusually large attendance. In April the band attended the county band festival at Charleston, 17 of its members being selected for the All-County Band: and on May 15 it presented its final concert of the year. Officers: Charles Riffee, president: John Hoff- mann, vice-president: Claude Lanham, quartermas- ter: Patty Arthur and Anne Smith, librarian: Nancy Williams, recorder: Bill Leavitt and Ray Sayre, cab- inet representatives.