Mannington High School - Mirabile Yearbook (Mannington, WV)

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1949 Mhaiile IUNIOR GLEE CLUB A Because of the large number enrolling in Cilee Club last September, it was necessary for the instructor, Mrs. Carl Moran, to form a second group composed entirely of Freshmen. The Junior Glee Club has worked hard, displaying much promise and enthusa iasm. The singers have appeared in several assembly programs and were in rhe chorus of the Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera, 'tThe Mikado. The sopranos are: Mary Cross, Nellie Dunn, Rose Ann Fragale, Melba Glover, Ethel Hayes, Mary .Io Heldreth, Lillian Moore, Nedra Santee, Virginia Smith and Beverly Troy. The altos include: Phyllis Basnett, Edith Cole, Betty Lou Dawson, Carol Glass- coclc, Muriel Hart, Ann Hibbs, Mary Beth Porter, Barbara Roberts, Carolyn Shamblen, Agnes Stetz, Barbara Stewart and Etta Mae Webb. Paul Clark and Charles Ross are tenors, and the basses are Jack Floyd and Howard Furbee. -Alma Beatty 53

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1949 Mawdde SENIOR GLEE CLUB OFFICERS President .. DON FIELDEN Vice President PHILLIS ARMSTRONG Secretary-Treasurer . DOROTHY SINE Historian ALMA BEATTY Sergeant-at-arms . .JAMES MOORE HISTORY For many years the Glee Club has been one of the most outstanding organiza- tions in the school. This year the group has made much progress under the direction of Mrs. Carl Moran. Presenting Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, The Mikado, appearing before various civic groups and singing for the student body at weekly assemblies were some of the activities of the Glee Club. Also, robes were purchased with profits from the operetta. Membership includes the following: Susie Anderson, Helen Ballinger, Mary Clark, Patty Clark, Betty Lou Glover, Thelma Holbert, Rose Ann Jones, Clarice Simms, Winnie Snyder, Jean West, Gladys McGill and Dorothy Sine fsopranosl: Alma Beatty, Betty Lou Bordner, Eloise Dunn, Phillis Armstrong, June French, Peggy Longstreth, Jeanne Dillon and Betty Jo Shrader faltoslg and Don Fielden, Robert Fluharty, Wayne Glover, Paul Mariner and James Moore fbassesl. Shirley Henclershot is the accompanist. -Alma Beatty. 52

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1949 Maude LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT M. H. S. The building housing the Mannington Cen- tral School and the Mannington High School is the largest school structure in the county. Mannington High School is the only school in the county to transport students to and from physical education classes. The old building is one of the few schools in the state to be protected by an automatic sprinkler system. The floors of the old and the new buildings are not even, those of the new building being a few feet lower. The old unit was constructed in 1902. The new auditorium was first used in 1935. There are forty class rooms in the building. Included in the high school faculty are twenty-six teachers. Fifteen teachers have seventh period classes. Nine teachers have eight o'clock classes. Enrolled in grades seven to twelve are 592 students. The ninth grade has the largest enrollment, the number being 126. There are sixty-four in the twelfth grade. Approximately 2,965 text books have been checked out of the book room and rented to the students during the school year. The school library contains about 3,500 vol- umes. Nine drinking fountains quench the thirst of students and teachers. The auditorium seats 725. There are 578 steps in both units of the building. In the girls, locker room are 202 lockers. In the boys' locker room are 203 lockers. In addition to numerous arm chairs in Room 8, twenty-one long tables in the lower hall are needed to accommodate the bus students at lunch time. Nine tables seating six and eight are found in the library. There are 2,636 names inscribed on the World War II Honor Roll located on the sec- ond floor. There are twenty-six typewriters in the typing room. The feminine name appearing most often in the class registers is Mary. The most popular masculine name is James. The surname Hays or Hayes is the most com- mon, fifteen students answering to it. The most unusual first name seems to be Phydellas. About 216 boys and 245 girls are enrolled in physical education classes. Edward Holbert travels the greatest distance each day. Those living closest to the school are the Mc- Murrays, Robert Stewart, the Moseleys and the Furbees. The corner stone of the new unit was laid in 1920. The fine mural in the art room was painted in 1944-45. Back in 1941 Mannington was the undefeated county champion in football. Four janitors are needed to keep the building clean. -Betty Lou Bordner Betty Edgell.