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

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Following the presentation of ‘‘lolanthe ' ' in the fall of 1947, the Glee Club, under the capable direction of Mr. William S. Troxell, looked upon a very successful spring. It participated in the annual Spring Music Festival held in Richmond, and, although from a class C school, it performed class B and class A earning a rating of “excellent , the second highest obtainable. To conclude the season it gave a joint concert with the Band free of charge. A cast of sixty Glee Club members put on the “Gondoliers” in the fall of 1948. This operetta is second from the longest composed by Gilbert and Sullivan and calls for seventeen leads. With only seven weeks in which to work on it, the members of the cast themselves were amazed at the overwhelming success of their efforts. Following the operetta, the Glee Club furnished music for the Christmas pageant given by the Village Theatre. An octette, made up of Glee Club members, put on a Christmas program for the Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion in the college chapel. Mr. Troxell also expects to use this octette to put on a program for the P.T.A. in the near future. Since Christmas the Glee Club has been experimenting with various types of music and is looking forward to entering the iMusic Festival again in the spring. [ 39 ]

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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.

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BIOS CLUB Organized last year at Henry Cllay Higli School for the first time, the honorary Bios Club is continuing. To become eligible for membership a student must obtain an “A” average in biology and maintain a “C” or above in other academic courses. Having met these reciuirements, the new members must display a genuine interest in biology and be a potential scientific contributor. The recognized club works toward the following objectives: to sponsor activities for the benefit of the science department, to give each member an opportunity to further his scientific studies if he so desires, and to stimulate interest in science. Last year this organization contributed to the science department, models of the heait, the eye, and the ear. We hope that the Bios Club will continue to stiimdate interest in the scientific field. Front row - left to right: C.ynthia White, Anne Meriitt. Second row: jean Melton, Anne Mallory. Frances Moreland, Ben Smith, President : Betty Dowdy, Frances ' Frevvett. Carlene Mitchell, Betty Brown, Secretary- ' Frea - urer. Third row: Overton Pollard. Michael H ade, Hoy Southwoith, Jimmy (Have. Bill Lang- ner, John Scrivener, hen Myers, Vice- President; Taylor Sanford, Jr., Dick Scrivener. UOJ