Mannington High School - Mirabile Yearbook (Mannington, WV)

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1949 Mzaadde DRAMATIC CLUB OFFICERS President . DOROTHY SINE Vice President RICHARD GARCIA Secretary JOANNE HALL Treasurer MARY LOU GARCIA HISTORY The Dramatic Club was formed in the fall of 1941 for the purpose of pro- moting interest in dramatics in Mannington High School. Under the sponsorship of Miss Lazear, the group has done excellent work in the art of acting. The members are divided into several small groups, each working on a one-act play. At the close of the school year as a reward for good work, the best play is presented in assembly. The members include: jean Ashcraft, Betty Lou Bordner, Mary Lou Garcia, Phyllis Masters, Joanne Hall, Shirley Hendershot, Clara Mae Pethtel, Elizabeth Raber, Richard Garcia, Donald Fielden, Robert Smith, Twila Fluharty, Jean Blank- enship, Norma Bowyer, Violet Baker, Eleanor Yost, Joan Cole and Genevieve Stetz. -Joanne Hall. 48

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1949 Maude HI-Y CLUB -OFFICERS President . , . DON AYERS Vice President . .. RICHARD GARCIA Secretary , , . PHIL HESS Treasurer , , . ,... ., EDWARD HOOD Historian . HARLAN BROADWATER HISTORY The Hi-Y Club of Mannington High School was organized in 1929 as a branch ot the Young Men's Christian Association. It is concerned with promoting high ideals of Christian character in the school and throughout the community. This year,s activities included several joint meetings of the Hi-Y and the Girl Reserves, a formal initiation of new members which was held during the weekly assembly period, and the sale of programs at the home basketball games. The group also participated in the annual Club Dance. The members are: Don Ayers, Edward Hood, Phil Hess, Don Bowyer, Robert Stewart, Philip Francis, William Moore, Jesse Shuman, James Lemley, Richard Garcia, Jack Porter, Kenneth Daniel, James Moore, James Dye, Ronald Eisman, Larry Hickman and Harlan Broadwater. The new members include: Robert Fluharty, Dewey Kerns, Mike Capelety, Robert Michael, Joe Boughner, Maurice Postlethwaite, James Hayes, James Stewart, Donald Blankenship, Joseph Politoske, Claud Kendall, George Murphy, David Wilson, Harold Gump, Harry Shaw, Virgil Jones, Floyd Lake, John West and William Thorne. -Harlan Broadwater. 47

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1949 lulhafile NATIONAL THESPIAN SOCIETY OFFICERS President . , . . . . DONNIE BOWYER Vice President . , . .. ,. .. HDORIS BALLEW Secretary ., . MARGARET ANN SIMPSON Trcasurcr , ,. , REBECCA STILLINGS Historhn .. DONALD FIELDEN HISTORY The charter for Troupe No. 218 of the National Thespian Dramatic Society was granted to Mannington High School in 1943. Each year the Thespians present a play or a group of plays before the student body. Also each year a Best Thespian is chosen by the sponsor, Miss Lazear. Talent and activities determine the choice, and the winner is awarded a Best Thespian felt letter. This year the group presented two plays, We Give Thanlcsl' fa Thanksgiving radio-playj and Romany Chif' The membership included: Phillis Armstrong, Donnie Bowyer, Beverly Hen- nen, Betty jo Lambert, Donald Fielden, Margaret Ann Michael, Margaret Ann Simpson, Rebecca Stillings, Dorothy Sine and Doris Ballew. -Donald Fielden. 49