Henry Clay High School - Slashes Yearbook (Ashland, VA)

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COMMERCIAL NEWS STAFF Front row — left to right: Russell Lowry, June Covington, Frances Moreland, Peggy Huttelmayer, Lois Bowles, Marge Bioncto, Ruth Melton, Come Gillespie. Second row: Forrest Mills, Thelma Simms, Bill Langner, Tommy Rafter y. Assistants: Ben Smith, Betty Brown, Jimmy Glave, Jean Mills, Peggie Eyler, and Virginia Gay M ' hite.

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COMMERCIAL CLUB Organized last year for the first time in tlie school’s history, the Commercial Club is continuing. Students now taking or having taken any commercial course may join. I ' hc club sponsors speakers, skits, and movies for improving oneself in all phases of commer- cial work. Under the supervision of Miss Ola Murray wc have continued the publication of a school paper, the Commercial News. Front row — left to ri.ght: Russell Lowry. President ; Ned Stiles, Secretary; Betty Leadbetter, Anne Bumpass, Thelma Aiit- chell, Lois Bowles, Aiiss Aiurray, June Covington, Ruth Alelton, Gaynell Lowry. Peggy Eyler, Peggy Huttelmayer, Treas- urer; Alarge Biondo, Vice-President. Second row: Afar gar et Nuckols, Anne Aier- ritt, Cynthia White, Barbara Jean Han- nah, Sara Jane H ' hite, Virginia Gay White, Forrest Afills, Tommy Raftery, Aiichael Wade, Ottellia Teibel, Jane Aiallory, Etta Stanley, Betty Brown, Anne Goodman. Third row: Overton Pollard, Jean Afelton. Ben Smith. Hudson Hall, Roy Southworth. Fourth row: Tommy Chilton, Edgar Wick- ham, Dick Scrivener, Bill Langner, Nancy Barker. Caroyln Smith, Alice Chisholm, Carolyn Dickson, Afary Clements, Car- lene Afitchell, Elsie Coakley, Charlotte Barker, Thelma Simms, Joyce Samuel. [ 36 }

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BAND Bill Clave Xed Stiles President ' ice-President Russell Lowry Ben Smith Secretary-Treasurer Tommy Chilton Librarian Manager CLARINETS Frances Trevvett Ken Myers Ben Smith Cvnthia White Joe Halev jane Dejarnette Eugenia Borum Margaret Myers Barbara Quarles Anita Heflin Shirley Wright Arlene Henlev FLUTE Dale Maddox PICCOLO Virginia Mabry OBOE Jimmy Clave IROMBONE Linvvood Attkisson BARI TONE HORN Ned Stiles TUBA Russell Lowrv SNARE DRUMS Keith Tavlor Duane Eggleston BASS DRUM Dick Scrivener DRUM MAJORETTES riel Booker Peggy Smith SAXOPHONES Fred Sawyer, alto. Roy Haley, alto. James .Allen, alto. Philip Sawyer, alto. Forrest Mills, tenor Bill Langner, baritone RUMPETS Bill Clave Tommv Chilton David Hughes Dickie McNeal Ralph Echols John Packard ' Tommv Butzner Charley Blair Billv Thomas Director. Air. H ' illiam Troxell ' The Band, under the direction of Mr. William Troxell, had a very successful season during 1948. Last spring the band played in the district festival, in which a rating of good was received, and performed with the Clee Club in a Spring Concert for the school P. ’T. . . The two thousand dollars given by the Kiwanis Club was spent to buy snappy blue uniforms, much needed instruments and equipment. We now have forty-seven instruments being used by the beginners down through the fifth grade which will provide replacements for those that graduate and should insure membership of thirt - or forty constantly. In addition to having played for all high school home games, we played for Randolph- Macon. and on one occasion for Hampdcn-Sydnev, the latter turning out to be a fine trip for the band. Member Ned Stiles, again made -All-State Band for the second year and in competition with all high schools in the Eastern Division was rated first chair on the baritone horn. He also represented Virginia in the National F. F. .A. Band in Kansas City for the second consecutive time. Plans are now under way to enter again in the district music festival, and hopes are high for another good season this year.