Nitro High School - Nitronian Yearbook (Nitro, WV)

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Page Twenty THE SPY GLASS A CAPELLA CHOIR Front row, left to right: Eleanor Reynolds. Peggy Lawless. Frances Gaylor. Jean Shomo. Lillian Love. Margaret Jefferis, Virginia Quinn, Mary Margaret Hartranfi. Hack row, left to right: Mrs. Shipley, direc- tor, Opal Mattox, Margaret Saflfle, Mary Bernice Tormey, Elizabeth Fowler, Doris Ingram. Margaret Cook. A CAPELLA HISTORY This musical organization was first start- ed by a group of junior, high school girls under the direction of Mrs. Leona Shipley who is the sponsor of the choir. Its purpose was to prepare the members for the Glee Club. It has been active during the present school term. The choir robes are red and black, in keep- ing with the school colors. The A Capella choir has made several pub- lic performances; one of them a cantata, “The Frost King’s Daughter,” which was given March 14, 1939.

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Page Nineteen THE SPY GLASS GLEE CLUB First row seated, left to right: Mable Keener. Ruth Smith. Marjorie Smith. Charles Hendel, Earl Estep. Virginia Wintz. George Harmon. Ernest Gott. Dorothy Allison. Helen Ashworth. Second row standing, left to right: Dorothy Crist. Marjorie Hill. Muriel Wa’ters. Mac Marshall. Isobel Blodgett. Mildred Bucklew, Joe Priddy. Stella Foley. Curtis Sturgeon. James Cook. Third row standing. left to right: Dorothea Brew- er, Sue Pickens. Warren Peck, Ruth Hayes. Carmo e,» Withrow, Pauline Vassal-. Aioise Skaggs. Fourth row standing left to right: Berneda Frazier. Russell Carrier. Ronald Smith, Monte Talbert. Earl Oldham, and Junita Patton. History of Nitro High School Continued From Page Five and social science; Fred Huff, physical train- ing and athletic director; Helen Houdyschell, mathematics; Virginia Miller, home econom- ics; Sue Shelton, commercial subjects and mathematics; Clara Edwards, English, and Margaret Gillespie, English, history and com- mercial geography. Nitro high’s athletic program for the year included nine football games, four at home. Basketball, softball, tennis, speedball, ping- pong, and horseshoes completed the program. In addition to the regular classroom equip- ment, the school has biology and chemistry laboratories, a kitchen and sewing room for the domestic science classes, a shop room for manual training, a library, a Red Cross room, principal's office, and dressing rooms with showers for the boys. Twenty six new type- writers were purchased this year. Extra-curricular activities and organiza- tions have an important place on the school program. Seven clubs: dramatics, Hi-Y, Girl Reserves home economics, camera, glee club, and booster are supervised by members of the faculty. Besides these clubs Nitro boasts a newspaper, The Spy Glass, which is published by the members of the journalism class, and an annual which is sponsored by the members of the senior class. The administration of the school has been under the supervision of six individuals in its twenty-one years of service. The first was Mr. Mead who served in the years of 1918-21. Second and third were Mr. Stucci and Mrs. Grace Gelder who served between the years 1921 and 24, the exact number of years each served not being known. Fourth was Mr. arner who was here the five years between 1924-1929. Mr. Grose succeeded him from 1929 to 1937 and Mr. W. F. Snyder from 1937 to the present time.

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THE SPY GLASS Pa e Twenty-one BAND MEMBERS Bartram. Tommy Bricker, Robert Baumgartner, Betty Arrington. Mary Cole, Mary Comstock, David Cole. Clifford Crewdson. James Drake. Phyllis Eskew. Harold Fentress, Barbara Frazier, Claude Gaylor. Dorothy Galloway. Max Galloway, Bob Hammel. Richard Hayes, Charles Hayes, Eulah Hayes, Beulah Hayes. Dick Hartranft, Mary Hedrick, Carl Hayes. Tommy Hammel. Harold Javins, Melba Krantz. Everett Kautz, Robert Marshall. Charles Matheny, Ronald Miller, Harry Oldham, Earl Pickens, Sue Rimmer. Junior Rutherford. Alberta Sturgeon. Curtis Simpson. Charles Smith, Earl Sanders. Tom Shomo, Jean Spence. Lois Spence, Edna Sibley. Eleanor Santrock. Homer Talbert, Monte Tormey, Mary Tormey, Robert Wiley. Okey Wysong. Joan Woods, Doris HISTORY OF The Nitro high school band was organized for the second consecutive year in Septem- bed, 1938, with Mr. H. B. Leighty as leader. Mr. Leighty is also in charge of the St. Al- bans high school band. At the first class there were 20 enrolled; at the present date it has grown to 50 students. During this year much progress has been made, and many new instruments have been acquired—some belonging to individual stu- dents and others purchased by the school. The school purchased two large bass horns in December, 1938, at a total price of S350.00. The senior class sponsored a show and gave the proceeds toward paying for the horns. The Parent-Teacher Association also con- tributed a considerable sum of money to help pay for the horns. The Parent-Teachers Association is also considering the purchase of a bass drum. The Lions Club, High School Glee Club, various BAND clubs and individuals have also contributed to the band. At the closing of school there are 25 clarinets; 1 flute; 1 piccolo; 2 saxa- phones; 12 cornets and trumpets; 4 trom- bones ; 1 alto horn; 2 baritones, and 4 drums, 2 basses. Much interest and encouragement have been shown and given to the members of the band by the people of Nitro. Next year the band hopes to be able to purchase uniforms. On April twentieth the band and orches- tra combined presented a concert in the school auditorium. A large crowd attended and many commented on the progress made this year. The program 'included the following selec- tions by the band: “Ambition Overture,” “Dutch Choral,” the “Regiment Band March.” The orchestra played “Columbia Overture,” and other selections. Solos and ensembles rounded out the concert program.