Hurricane High School - Yearbook (Hurricane, WV)

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HISTORY OF HURRICANE HIGH SCHOOL Curry District High School Kreferred to in late years as Hurricane High Schoolj was founded in 1920 with approximately S0 students Classes met above A N Sumner's store in rooms which are now the I O 0 F and K of P lodge rooms There were two teachers, Mr W T Stuckey, principal, and Miss Carrie Buckner llater Mrs Gordon Duddingj, GBCGBBSQ The pupils who made up this first student body had been going to school in the upstairs of the old graded school building They had remained in the 8th grade for two or more years because they had no high school to which to go Mr W E Thompson was principal of the graded school at this time The school was organized through efforts of a group headed by Mr Ben society for the Kiff, sr , npw deceased In meetings of a weekly debating Mr Kiff always talked for higher education a result of these efforts a bond election was held in 1919 purpose of raising money to build a high school building The bond carried, and the construction was started in 1921 In the fall of 1920 a group of boys scalped the ball diamond with hoes Mr H C Graham was manager of the baseball team and worked on this project There was an old tobacco barn standing where the high school now is located The barn was used as a dress ing room for ball teams Water was carried from Hurricane Creek In September, 1921, about 80 or 90 pupils attended classes in the two lower part of Hurricane known as Midway The classrooms were dwelling houses owned by Mr W P Davis and C E Whitten Cdeceasedl, Miss Kathryn Plymale, and Mr T D Roper Miss Plymale later married Mr Roper, who is now a chief chemist with Carbide and carbon Chemicals in South Charleston The fall of variousparts of building, with a room Students 1922 found the students town Some classes met chemistry class meeting attending classes in the old graded in the old nCec1l also used a store building located on the school Rogers corner where B L Henderson now has a wareroom About 150 160 students were enrolled tnis term in addition to some SO teachers who came in for a spring normal The faculty included Principal Stuckey, Mrs Edna Ball Mr Harold MacKn1ght, Mr John Fitzgerald, Miss Kathryn Plymale, Miss Catherine Brown, Mr Thomas D Roper, and Mr Edward C Bennett Elmer Locke served as janitor at S125 per month with H C Graham as his assistant at S25 per month A favorite motto of faculty member Bennett now hangs in Mr Graham's class r00m The motto is nwhat we attain too cheap, we esteem too lightlyu lThomas Painej In January, 1923, the students moved into the new high school buildlng on the Midland Trail In June, 1923, twenty three students received diplomas from Curry District High School in its first graduation ceremonies There was no football team at this time, but the baseball team was very active The local nine played such schools as Grifflthsville Hamlin, East Bank, Logan, Dunbar, Morris Harvey Academy, Becklev, etc There was also an outstanding track team which 5001! TZOP hon'-'JI'3 in the county The first ba ketball team in HHS met Milton in their opening encounter As The faculty consisted of Mr. stuckSy,'pr1nc1pa1, uQs.'Edna Ball in VI . , . .

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The office in 1923 was an open place on the floor level about where the outer off1ce now stanis In the basement there was a home economics kitchen, laboratory fwhere room 2 is nowj, an engine roomfthe building was then heated with a gas furnace which was later removedf, and restrooms The library was in what is now room lO and the typing room in what is now room 9 Many plays were given during the early school years Among e productions presented were Deacon Dubbsu, HA Little Clodhopper an N ay Down East' Plays were given in the old tobacco ware house Practicing was done at night in the homes The group took one play to Winfield and presented it in the courthouse The proceeds from these plays were used to buy a piano and to equip fully the baseball team The first school paper entitled nThe Spectatorn was published in 1923 The first school bus was run in 1927 with Herbert Graham ag the driver This 12 15 passenger bus ran as far as Lonie E111sv As to curriculum the first four years of HHS found these subjects being offered Enplish, American History, Plane and Solid Geometry, Biology, Business and Mental Arithmetic, Ancient and Medieval History, Commercial Law, Chemistry, Algebra I and II, Com ercial and Historical Geography, Latin, Spanish, Typing, Book keeping, Shorthand, Physics, Home Economics, and Physical Education The school grew steadily through the years under different principals and faculty members Men who have acted as principal of Hurricane High School are as follows Stuckey Roper Jeffers Sovine Xithers Nine Pauley Casto 1920 1926 1928 1 19 8 19 2 19 6 19 9 LL 1+ Various coaches have guided the athletic programs of HHS In the order of their tenure they are T D Roper, Harold MacKnight, Arthur Rezzonico, George Queen, M F Smith, H S Conner, John Graham, Clyde Alford, Ray Basham, and Nelson Bragg In 1925 HHS won the State High School Basketball Tournament, Division B The games were played at Marshall College under the coaching of Art Rezzonico Members of the championship team included Hubert Davis, Henry Hodges Truman Graham, Herbert Ford, Elmer Holstein, and nFritzR Grossl The first Junior high commencement was held in 1930 Caps and gowns were introduced for the first time this year for the senior high The Quill and Scroll honorary journalistic society, was organ ized in 1938 The student Council originated in 1937 with Vasco Morrison as sponsor Under the direction of K O Judy Vocational Agriculture was started in 1938 The school had an orchestra in 1938 with Mr Wilbur Howard as director HHS was admitted to the North Central Association May 8, 1939 The school had been under the observation of the NGA since 1937 th II . ll d w '. - w. T. -26 T. D. -28 T. E. -3 c. H. winners 193 -3 J. c. 93 - 8 c. H. v . . - 2 E. G. M - 6 B. G. - 9 C. o. A - I