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The boys' Glee Club of approximately sixty members is divided into two groups, the fresh- man glee club and the advanced glee club. Each club meets once a week. In addition to learn- ing songs in four part harmony to be used on their various programs, music reading and no- tation is also studied. This is part of the training necessary for any good choir singer and is invaluable to the members of the club when they become members of the various church choirs of the city. Many present and former members are now active in church and civic choral organizations of Martinsburg. This year the boys' glee clubs presented an assembly program composed of patriotic, col- Boys' Glee Club lege, and folk songs. As is customary they also had a part in the commencement activities of the school. Paul Willis, Jay Flagg, John Livers, Martin Miller, Harry Adams, Clifford Honsaker, and Donald Clark represented Martinsburg High School at the All-State Chorus this year in Charleston. Together with the representative members of the girls' glee club they received a rating of Very Good in the tryouts before the auditions committee. This is the third con- secutive year Martinsburg High has received this rating. At the close of the school the annual picnic and outing of all the music organizations of the school was enjoyed by all. First Row-Donald Clark, Victor Porterlield, Wallace Swartz, Frank Snyder, Victor Anderson, Robert Grove, Kenneth Tabler, Charles Brown, Jay Flagg, Edgar Trout, and Ralph Willis. Second Row-Amos Turner, Lewis Broy, Robert Otto, Earnest Beard, Edgar Hammersla, Richard Brown, Donald DeHaven, Jack Allen, Roy Cosner, Allen Lacount and Bobby Wilson. Third Row-Clifford Honsaker, Charles Spiker, Charles Barney, John Hollida, Paul Montgomery, Charles Reynolds, Charles Young, Bobby Burkhart, Preston Litton, and Bobby Shipley. Fourth Row--Harold Decker, Newton Bowers, Daniel Davis, Calvin Gregory, Wendell Seibert, Charles Ritenour, Frederick Hamilton, Robert Grubbs, Emery Kline, Martin Miller, James Long, Claude Ritenour, Daniel Pitsnogle, Martin Downey, Jack Rife, Robert Tavenner, Vaughn Culler, and Donald Kisner. Top Row-Bill Moore, Marshall Fellers, and Harry Adams. The Martinsburg High School Band, under the direction of Roderick B. Linger, has played for all the home football and basketball games. In addition to playing for the athletic activi- ties, the band participated in the National To- bacco Festival at South Boston, Virginia: the Tomato Festival at Berkeley Springs, West Vir- ginia: the Turkey Festival at Harrisonburg, Virginia: gave a concert at Shepherdstown, West Virginia, for the dedication of the new Science building of Shepherd College, and pre- sented a concert before the assembly. The band which was organized three years ago will lose only eight members by gradua- tion. These members are Thomas Clapham, High School Band Bill Widmeyer, Harold Castleman, Robert Hob- day, Clarence Long. Sarah Arnett, Donald Clark and LeRoy Hollis. The band has always tried to cooperate with all organizations of the town when called upon to participate in their programs. During the summer the band plans to present concerts in the public square. Sunday, March 29, the band presented a concert in the high school audi- torium. The program included solos by Thom- as Clapham, Merle Beckwith, Charles Fellers, Marvin Cunningham, Lowry Horner, Audrey Clendening and John Livers. Susan Porterfield, who was selected as drum majorette in 1941, continued to lead the band at the festive occasions. First Row-Thomas Clapham, Billy Widmeyer, Harold Castleman, Aud- rey Clendenning, Frank Snyder, Charles Jackson, Donald Freidinger, Allen LaCount, Merle Beckwith, Charles Fellers, Second Row-Charles Brown, Edgar Trout, Rhea Baker, Katharine Snyder, Howard Leighty, Wallace Swartz, Robert Hobday, James Pinder, Emily Kiescombe, Ruth Mish, Lewis Broy, Robert Mason, Leon Everhart, Charles Morrison, Harold Stanley, Junior Rodgers. Third Row-Mildred Clohan, Merva Dye, Jean Brewer, Kenneth Tabler. Wendell Siebert, Donald Bovey, Clarence Long, Victor Porterlield, Clif- ford Honsaker, Ray Ware, Amos Turner, Leon Reid, Jack Chambers, Beverley Brown, Donald DeHaven, Marvin Cunningham, Lowry Horner. Fourth Row -Sarah Arnett, Susan Porterlield, Roderick B. Linger, director. 1
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Tliespians and Dramatic Club The National Thespian Dramatic Honor So- ciety and the local Dramatic Club produced the one-act play, Yes Means No, by Howard Rogers, for two assembly programs. Under the direction of Miss Mary Dean, faculty ad- viser, the Thespians presented the same play, Yes Means No, as a demonstration or an educational project, during the State-wide The- spian Festival held at West Virginia University on April 17 and 18. Recordings of the voices of the students par- ticipating in the play, were made for the pur- pose of improving the quality and diction of each student's voice. Movies were taken in order that the students might see their actions and improve upon them also. The clubs held two joint meetings to hear talks by experts on make-up and stage lighting. Mr. Arthur Carpenter, an art instructor in the county schools, gave an illustrative talk on How to Apply Stage Make-up and Mr. George Penn gave a demonstration on Stage Lighting by using the facilities in the audi- torium. The Thespian cast members were John Liv- ers, Mary Jane Webster, Thomas Clapham, Lottie Belle Cook, Bill Widmeyer. Those in the dramatic club cast included: Paul Sharff, Belle Marie Thurston, Harold Stanley, Fran- ces Robertson and Ellsworth Wilson. Ruth Powell was in charge of the properties for both productions. First Row-Anna Mae Mitchell, Barbara Patterson, Ellsworth Wilson, Mary Sullivan, Mary Jane Webster, Billy Widmeyer, president of Thespian Club: Paul Sharif, Sarah Arnett. Second Row-Irma Long, Jeanette Long, Elva Miles, Dorothy Powell Reid, Belle Thurston, John Livers, Evangeline Ruckman, Harold Stanley. Third Row-Helen Clark, Lottie Belle Cook, Jane Collins, Betty Weller, president of Dramatic Club: Frances Robertson, Jack Chambers. Fourth Row-Bessie Fellers, Mildred Rinker, Sonny Lipsic, Jean Hicks, VivianiWhitelock, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Clapham, Wendell Shrader. Not in Picture-Irving Byers, Donald Clark, Norma Lee Fierro, Earle Johnson, Marion McFerren, David Thornburg, Vernon Dodson. Brown Dow- ney, Frances James, Jean Kerns, Betty Laidlow, Anna Mae Mitchell, Ruth Powell, Grace Thompson, and June Thompson. Junior Music Club The Junior Music Club, under the leader- ship of Mrs. Roger E. Clapham, held its month- ly meetings at the homes of its members. At these meetings each one of the members per- formed at least one time and some twice during the year. A usual program would consist of an instrumental number, one or two vocal num- bers, and four or live piano numbers as a ma- jority of the members play the piano. After the musical part of the program, business pro- ceedings were held, and then the meeting was adjourned for the social hour at which 'the hostess served refreshments. The hostesses this year were Mrs. Roger E. Clapham, Elva Miles, Susan Porterfield, Wilda Laise, Jean Reynolds. The Club climaxed its activities this year with its annual recital held in the Baptist Church. In the middle of the year the club lost its president, Peggy Lou Marsh, as she moved to Hagerstown and as vice president, Jean Rey- nolds, took over the presidency. Elva Miles served quite efhciently as secretary-treasurer. First Row-Jane Magruder, Dorothy Trout, Mary Jeanne McCormick, Iris McMillan, Norma Small, Jean Reynolds, president: Mary Sullivan, Sarah Arnett, Mary Jane Webster, Betty Trout, Betty Lou Hawkins, Audrey Clen- denning. Second Row-Winifred Gardner, Nadia Cohen, Jane Jack, Vivian Whitelock, 'lVilda Laise, Marion Trout, Danese Plotner. Not in Picture-Carrie Lee Busey, Norma Lee Fierro, Jean Hardy, Joy Isenberg, Betty Lewis. Marian McFerran, Elva Miles, Susan Porterfield, Joyce Reynolds, Polly Wood, and Alice Wilson. g 1
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