Nitro High School - Nitronian Yearbook (Nitro, WV)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1940 volume:

THE SPY GLASS 1940 Published by The Senior Class NITRO HIGH SCHOOL NITRO, WEST VIRGINIA Page Two THE SPY GLASS FOREWORD 1940 WE, the Staff, have compiled the “1940 Spy Glass”-Nitro High School’s third annual, as a fitting climax to four years of enjoyable work here. May this record be a continuous source of pleasure in coming days when pleasant memories of high school achievements will amount to infinitely more than those of later life. TUE SPY GLASS Page Three DEDICATION The publication of this annual has been made pos- sible by the advertisers whose names are listed below. In appreciation of their splendid cooperation the SPY GLASS dedicates this edition to the following business concerns and professional Southern Supply American Viscose Corp. Monsanto Chemical Co. A. W. Cox Dept. Store Cooke Funeral Home Elite Laundry Temple Drug Store Taylor’s Studio Ohio Apex, Inc. E. E. Higginbotham Fulknier Hardware Nitro Ice Company Dawson Auto Company Charleston School of Com. Allison’s Lunch Comstock Furniture Co. Bank of Dunbar Pocatalico Insurance Carter’s Drug Store Farmers’ Hardware Nitro Pencil Company Valley Motor Service O. Z. Wiley Permanent Wave Shop men: Charles Kittle Nitro Cleaners O. J. Kautz A. Q. Wiley Witrys Food Market Lakeview Inn Dawson Printing Co. Lyric Theater Royal Billiards F. E. Grover Service Station Home Electric Appliances Melody Manor Cobb’s Skating Rink S. G. Harmon L, H. Kessel T. H. Harmon The Tea Room Wallace Confectionery Dr. L. I. Hoke Dr. A. W. Milhoan Dr. J. L. Dunlap, Jr. Dr. J. W. Skaggs Dr. C. B. Marshall Nitro Industrial Corp. Page Four THE SPY G LAS S VALEDICTORIAN SALUTATORY Ralph Wallace Aloise Skaggs Baccalaureate Sermon Processional High School Orchestra Invocation Rev. J. H. Burchett Scripture Reading and Prayer Rev. Payne Brown “Psalm 150”—Frang-Gainer A Capella Choir Sermon _________________ Rev. A. F. Shomo “Emitte Spiritum Tuum” Schuetky-Singenberger A Capella Choir Benediction Rev. J. H. Burchett Recessional_____ High School Orchestra Commencement Processional High School Orchestra Invocation Rev. A. F. Shomo “Commencement Song”—Murray-Sawyer ________________ High School Glee Club Salutatory Aloise Skaggs “Merry Widow Waltz”—F. Lebar High School Orchestra Valedictory Ralph Wallace Vocal Solo Virginia W'intz Address Rabbi Ariel Goldburg Presentation of Graduating Class Mr. W. F. Snyder, Prin. Nitro High School Presentation of Diplomas Mr. R. J. Gorman Asst. Supt. of Kanawha County Schools Recessional High School Orchestra Page Five T R E S P Y GLASS FACULTY JULIANA CLAY POOL Librarian; A.B. West Virginia University; B S. Peabody College; came to N.H.S. in 1939. IDA RICHARDS Science, Mathematics; A.B. West Virginia Wesleyan; came to N.H.S. in 193D. LEONA SHIPLEY Music. Bethany. Marshall. Morris Harvey; came to N.H.S. in 1936. HAROLD B. LEIGHTY Band and Orchestra; A.B. Ohio University; came to N.H.S. in 1938. PAULINE PRATT English; A.B. West Virginia Uni- versity; AM. Columbia; came to N.H.S. in 1931. WALTER F. SNYDER A.B. and A. M.; West Virginia University; Graduate work Univer- sity of Illinois; came to N.H S. in 1937. Page Six THE SPY GLASS FACULTY LOUISE HART Latin; A.B. Georgia Wesleyan; A.M. Emory University; came to N.H.S. in 1934. BRUCE REPPERT Science; Public Speaking; A.B. West Virginia Wesleyan; A.M. West Virginia University; came to N.H.S in 1928. FRED HUFF Business Training. World History. Physical Education; A.B. Marshall; A.M. Springfield; came to N.H.S. in 1934. SUE SHELTON Commercial; A. B. Dennison Uni- versity; came to N.H.S. in 1938. CLARA WOODYARI) English; A.B Marshall; A.M. Co- lumbia; came to N.H.S. in 1932. HELEN HOUDYSCHELL Mathematics; A B. Marshall; came to N.H.S. in 1937. THE SPY GLASS Page Seven FACULTY VIRGINIA MILLER Home Economics; A.B. Marshall; came to N.H S. in 1938. SAMUEL SHIPLEY Business Training. General Sci- ence; A.B. Bethany College; camo to N.H.S. in 1936. PAULINE RICHARDSON Social Science; A B. Marshall; came to NTIS in 1328. JOSEPH BARGER Industrial Arts; B.S. University of Illinois; came to N.H.S. in 1934. MARGARET GLASS English. Social Scienc- ; New River Stale College; A B Marshall; e::me to N.H S. in 1CC8. Page Eight THE SPY GLASS ALMA MATER HISTORY OF NITRO HIGH SCHOOL Perhaps no other high school in the State of West Virginia has such an interesting origin, such a varied history as Nitro High School. Erected hurriedly by the United States government in 1917-18, along with the town of Nitro, during the exciting days of the World War, its architectural design shows the handwork of mass production and hurried construction which is also typical of the town itself. The school, built as a model, is unique in that it is all located on one floor. Every room has two exits, one into the central hall and one to the outside. The building is sep- arated by fire walls and doors to prevent a possible fire from spreading. There are three large central halls which were original- ly used as recreation and assembly halls. When these became too small, a large gym- nasium and auditorium combined, one of the best in the state, was completed by the citi- zens of Nitro. There are thirty class rooms in the building, 13 of which are used for high school classes. During the course of twenty years three separate governmental units and one private corporation have owned and controlled the Nitro school. After being built by the federal government and operated by it until 1920. the school plant was taken over by the Char- leston Industrial Corporation, a private en- terprise, which operated the school free of taxes, until 1923. It was during this year that the Nitro Independent District was formed which purchased the entire school plant from the Charleston Industrial Corpor- ation for about 810,000. Now under the county unit, ownership of the school has passed to its fourth owner, Kanawha county. Another distinctive feature of the Nitro school is that the same building houses all pupils from the first grade through the twelfth. Under the ownership of the federal government and the Charleston Industrial Corporation only two years of high school were offered. In 1923 under the independent district there was organized a six-year high school, under which plan the school operates today. Original courses given at Nitro were: American and European history, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, English, Spanish, and Latin. In addition to all of these with the exception of Spanish, the following subjects are now taught: public speaking, chemistry, physics, biology, general science, mechanical drawing, music, typing, shorthand, book- keeping, commercial geography, physical training, economies, sociolgy, civics, occupa- tions, manual training, business training, and domestic science. The courses of physics and mechanical drawing were installed this year. Nitro schools are unique in that one prin- cipal has charge of the entire system—an elementary school, a junior high school, and a senior high school—with 531 enrolled in the first six grades and 402 in the high school. The teaching personnel consists of 17 teachers, 6 of whom have Master degrees. Those on the high school faculty are: Walter F. Snyder, principal; Pauline Pratt, English: B. H. Reppert, physics, chemistry, biology, and public speaking; Samuel Shipley, social science and mathematics; J. L. Barger, man- ual training and mechanical drawing; Paul- ine Richardson, geography and civics; Louis Hart, Latin, and social science; Fred Huff, physical training, social studies and athletic director; Helen Houdysehell, mathematics; Virginia Miller, home economics; Sue Shel- (Continued on page thirty-three) T H E SPY G LAS S Page Nine SENIOR CLASS ROLL Bailey. Thomas Burdette. Leslie Burdette. Uthel Carr, Wanda Carrier. Anna Mae Cole. Florence Creasy. Letcher Crist. Dorothy Edwards. Robert Eskew. Margaret Estep. Earl Foley. Stella Fowler. Elsie Fowler. Quentin Gaylor. Tom Gott, Ernest Graves. Donald Hammond. Nancy Harman. George Harmon. Harvey Harmon. Howard Hayes, Myrtle Hooper. Juanita Keener. Mable Luikart. Kenneth Magoun, Warren McKinney, Clifton Mullins. Janice Priddy, Jimmie Quinn, Hobart Rawlings. Frances Santrock, Beatrice Selby. Harry Sharp. Frank Sharp. Louise Shipley. Charles Sibley. Herbert Skaggs. Aloise Smith. Marjorie Smith. Ruth Stephens. Mildred Vassar. Pauline Waldorf. Hansford Walker. Elizabeth Wallace. Ralph Wears. Ada Wintz. Virginia Yates. James Faculty Advisors Miss Pratt and Miss Shelton Earl Estep President Howard Harmon Vice-President Myrtle Hayes Secretary-Treasurer Kenneth Luikart Student Council Representative SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the year of 1935 a very brilliant and prospective group entered the freshman cla ss. The first class officers were: president. Ralph Wallace; vice president, George Harman; secretary, Aloise Skaggs; and treasurer, Thomas Bailey. Soon came the time for the great event, our class party. The teachers commented that the party was a great success. As the year passed we found ourselves ready to pass the “green freshman” stage and become sophomores. In our sophomore year, Charles Shipley was elected president, Howard Harman, vice president, and Thomas Bailey, secretary-treasurer. Most of the members of the class belonged to some club. Six girls belonged to Girl Re- serves and six boys belonged to Hi-Y. That year quickly slipped from us and we were called “jolly juniors.” The class lead- ers were: Paul Munday, president; Ralph Wallace, vice president; and Myrtle Hayes, secretary-treasurer. At the end of the first semester, Paul Munday moved and Ralph Wallace automatically became the leader. The class ordered their much longed-for rings. It was then almost time for the junior- senior banquet for which the class had work- ed so hard. They secured money for the banquet by presenting a play, “Bashful Mr. Bobbs,” selling candy, stationery and Christ- mas cards, and by sponsoring a movie, “Stolen Heaven,” at the Lyric theatre. We are now dignified seniors, the name for which we have striven eleven long years. The class has already sponsored a movie, “First Love” and now we are getting ready to present our class play, “June Mad.” Soon the Commencement exercises will end our Nitro high school days. Page Ten THE SPY GLASS SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS President Vice-President See reta ry- Trea s urer EARL BRUCE ESTEP. Jr. —•‘Bubbles’ President of Senior Class; Presi- dent of Hi-Y 4; Varsity N” 4; Dra- matic Club 4; Glee Club 3; Student Council 4; Football 1. 2. 3; Search for the Wing Wong Jar 1; Bash- ful Mr. Bobbs” 3; Minstrel 1; Spy Glass staff 3. 4; Annual staff 4; President of Sophomore Class; June Mad 4. MYRTLE HAYES Myrt” Secretary-treasurer of Junior Class; Secretary-treasurer of Senior Class; Vice President of Girl Re- serves 4; Dramatic Club 4; Spy Glass staff 4; Annual staff 4; Na- tional Honor Society 4; Basketball 2; June Mad 4. HOWARD D. HARMON— H.D. Vice President of Sophomore Class; Vice President of Photogra- phy Club 2; Spy Glass staff 3; Hi-Y 3; Bashful Mr. Bobbs 3; Vice President of Senior Class; Vice President of Hi-Y 4; National Hon- or Society 4. CLASS POEM The (food ship “Class forty” has docked at the bar On this bright happy morning in May. Four years of hard sailing through rough seas of tvork Have brought us commencement day. IPs taken our courage and most of our faith To brave all the subjects called “stiff,” That first year of science, why it nearly swamped Our fmil little “green freshie” skiff. Great storms of hard work assailing our bark Have tossed us on high waves of doubt. But we’ve loved all the journey, the good and the bad From the start, and today we’ve icon out. But our hearts are not heavy, this isn’t the end Though our days of high school are o’er. So we joyfully charter and start on our course That leads to a higher life’s shore. —Janice Mullins Page Eleven GEORGE HARMAN: Football 3. 4; Varsity “N” 4; Glee Club 3. 4; Vice President of Class 1; Annual staff 4: Spy Glass staff 3. 4. FLORENCE COLE—“Peggy Dramatic Club 4; Home Econom- ics 4; Girl Reserves 4; Girl Athletic •Club 4. CLIFTON McKINNEY ‘Curley” Basketball 2. 3, 4; Softball 2; Golf 3. 4. MARGUERITE ESKEW •‘Peggy’' Girl Reserves 3. 4; Music Club 1. 2. LETCHER CREASY—“Junior” Glee Club 1. 2. 3; “Go West Young Man” 2; School Boy Patrol 2: Dra- matic Club 4. NANCY LEE HAMMOND —“Shorty Masque Club 1: Home Room Club 1; Camera Club 2; Band 4; Presi- dent of Dramatic Club 4; Secretary- treasurer of Student Council 3: An- nual staff 3, 4; “Bashful Mr. Bobbs” 3: Spy Glass staff 4; Cheer Leader 3. 4; “June Mad 4; Editor An- nual. 4. T II K SPY GLASS CLASS OF '40 CLASS OF '40 WANDA CARR “Buddy Girl Reserves 4; Dramatic Club 4. THOMAS BAILEY—“Tom” Football 1. 2. 3. 4; Vice President Varsity “N 4; “Go West Young Man 2; Treasurer of freshman class; Secretary-treasurer of sopho- more class: Asst. Manager in basket ball 4. LOUIS SHARP “Blondie” Glee Club 1, 2. 3; Basketball 2; Dramatic Club 4. CHARLES S. SHIPLEY—“Tod Hi-Y 2. 3. 4; Basketball 1, 2; Pres- ident of Sophomore Class. ELIZABETH WALKER Sister” President of Home Economics Club 2; Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Secretary of Home Economics 3; “Soul of Ann Rutledge 1. HOBART QUINN “Bee Hi-Y 4; Varsity “N” 4; Basketball 2. 3. 4; Softball 2. Page Twelve WARREN MAGOUN- “Goonie Orchestra 1; Golf 3, 4. DOROTHY DIXON CRIST —“Dickie President of Home Economics Club; Glee Club 1, 2. 3; Basketball 2; Girl Reserves 4; Dramatic Club 4. QUENTIN FOWLER: Varsity N 4; Football 2, 3, 4; Basketball 2. 3. ADA WEARS: Glee Club 1. 2. 3; Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4. ROBERT EDWARDS Bud Hi-Y 3. 4; Dramatic Club 4. BEATRICE SANTROCK “Bea Home Economics Club 1. 2; Girl Reserves 4; Dramatic Club 4; Or- chestra 1, 2. T HK SPY GLASS CLASS OF 40 CLASS OF '40 MABLE KEENER—“Gert Camera Club 2; Glee Club 1. 2, 3. 4; Athletic Club 4; Dramatic Club 4; Basketball 2, 3; Spy Glass staff 4. TOM GAYLOR—“Tag Secretary-treasurer of Varsity ‘N’ 4; Glee Club 4; Camera Club 2; Hi-Y 3, 4; Dramatic Club 4; Basketball 3, 4; “Bashful Mr. Bobbs 3; “June Mad” 4: Annual staff 4. UTHEL BURDETTE: Girl Reserves 3. 4; Dramatic Club 3. 4; National Honor Society 4. JAMES PRIDDY “Lucy Football 1, 2, 3. 4; Basketball 3. 4; Glee Club 2; Varsity “N 4. MILDRED STEVENS— Millie Glee Club 1. 2, 3; Dramatic Club 4; Basketball 2; Windmills of Hol- land 3; The Search for the Wing Wong Jar 1. ERNEST GOTT Hossie Glee Club 1, 2. 3; President of Varsity “N 4; Football 2. 3, 4; Manager of Basketball 4. THE SPY GLASS Page Thirteen MARJORIE SMITH: Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Girl Reserves 2. 3. 4; Dramatic Club 4; “Windmills of Holland 3; “Bashful Mr. Bobbs 3; Riding Down the Sky 4; Spy Glass staff 4; Annual staff 4. KENNETH LUIKART: Dramatic Club 4; Hi-Y 3.4; Secre- tary-treasurer of Hi-Y 4; “Bashful Mr. Bobbs 3; Student Council 4; Spy Glass staff 4; June Mad. JANICE MULLINS— Jan” FRANK SHARP—“F Hi-Y 3. 4; Dramatic Club 4. STELLA FOLEY “Sis Glee Club 1. 2. 3; Camera Club 2; Dramatic Club 4; Home Economics 3; Windmills of Holland 3. HARVEY LEE HARMON: Photography Club 2; Dramatic Club 4; June Mad.” CLASS OF '40 CLASS OF '40 LESLIE ALLEN BURDETTE —“Rip Camera Club 2: School Boy Patrol 3. 4. PAULINE VASSAR “Polly Glee Club 1. 2. 3: Photography 2; Dramatic Club 4; Girl Reserves 2, 3. 4; Basketball 2: Spy Glass staff 3: “Search for the Wing Wong Jar 1; “Windmills of Holland 3; Bashful Mr. Bobbs” 3: “June Mad 4. DONALD GRAVES Don Hi-Y 3. 4; Dramatic Club 4; Spy Glass staff 3: Annual staff 4. VIRGINIA WINTZ “Sis Glee Club 1. 2. 3. 4; Camera Club 2; Windmills of Holland 3; “Search for the Wing Wong Jar” 1: Spy Glass staff 3. 4; Annual staff 4; “June Mad. HANSFORD WALDORF—“Hansy Dramatic Club 4: “June Mad 4. RUTH SMITH: Glee Club 2. 3. 4; President of Glee Club 4: Girl Reserve 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 4; National Honor Society 3. 4. Windmills of Holland 3: Bashful Mr. Bobbs 3; “Riding Down the Sky 4; Spy Glass staff 3. 4: “June Mad 4; Annual Staff 4. Page Fourteen ANNA MAE CARRIER •Annie” Girl Reserve 4; Camera Club 2; President of Athletic Club 4; Bas- ketball 3, 4; Dramatic Club 4; “Go West Young Man” 2: Cheer Leader 4. JAMES YATES—“Spark Football 2. 3. 4: Varsity “N” 4; Dramatic Club 4: Annual staff 4. RALPH WALLACE—“Mickey” President Class 1; Vice President 3; Vice President Hi-Y 3; Editor Spy Glass 3, 4; Member Hi-Y 2, 3. 4; Dramatic Club 4; National Honor Society 3. 4; President Student Council 4; Student Council 3; “June Mad” 4. T H E S P Y G L A S S CLASS OF '40 ELSIE FOWLER: Camera Club 2; Glee Club 1, 2. 3. 4: Dramati: Club 4; “Riding Down the Sky 4. HERBERT SIBLEY—“Sonny Secretary-treasurer Hi-Y 2; Mem- ber of Hi-Y 2, 3, 4; Dramatic Club 4; Orchestra 2, 3. 4; “June Mad 4. FRANCES RAWLINGS—“Cricket- Athletic Club 4; Dramatic Club 4: Secretary-treasurer of Girl Reserves 3. 4. ALOISE SKAGGS—“Alie” Secretary Class 1: Girl Reserve 2. 3. 4; President of Girl Reserves 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Camera Club 2; Basketball 2; Spy Glass staff 4; “Bashful Mr. Bobbs” 3; “Windmills of Holland” 3; Dramatic Club 4; Na- tional Honor Society 3. 4; Annual Staff 4; “June Mad” 4. CLASS OF '40 THE SPY GLASS Page Fifteen WHO’S WHO IN SENIOR CLASS Most Popular Girl Nancy Hammond Most Popular Boy Ralph Wallace Most Thoughtful Gentleman Ralph Wallace Loudest Sport Elizabeth Walker Biggest Bluffer (Girl) Mabel Keener Biggest Bluffer (Boy) James Yates Biggest Drag with Faculty Ralph Wallace Most Likely to Succeed (girl) Aloise Skaggs Most Likely to Succeed (Boy) Ralph Wallace Needs It Most (Girl) Dorothy Crist Needs It Most (Boy) Harry Selby Laziest Girl Virginia Wintz Laziest Boy Earl Estep Biggest Gloom (Girl) Juanita Hopper Biggest Gloom (Boy) Harry Selby Most Handsome Boy Howard Harmon Biggest Fusser (Girl) Marjorie Smith Biggest Fusser (Boy) James Yates Most Talkative (Girl) Virginia Wintz Most Talkative (Boy) James Yates School Baby ...Warren Magoun Talks Most, Says Least Dorothy Crist Most Unusual Wanda Carr Seen Most Together Marjorie Smith and Frank Sharp Typical Senior Boy Ralph Wallace Typical Senior Girl Nancy Hammond Senior Nuisance Warren Magoun Greatest Social Light Virginia Wintz Thinks He is Biggest Shiek Howard Harmon Most Lady Like Aloise Skaggs Biggest Windjammer ..... James Yates Done Most for Class Ralph Wallace Best Student (Girl) Aloise Skaggs Best Student (Boy) Ralph Wallace Quietest Boy Harry Selby Quietest Girl ......— Wanda Carr Prettiest Girl Marjorie Smith Best All Around Girl Nancy Hammond Best All Around Boy Ralph Wallace SENIOR CHARACTERISTICS Name Nickname Noted for Ambition Mildred S-evens ...........‘‘Millie .............Slenderness ................Be a good housewife Marjorie Smith ............ Marge”...............Beauly......................Secretary Pauline Vassar ............ Polly ...............Talkativeness ..............News reporter Dorothy Crist ............. Dickie”..............Giggles.....................Nurse Stella_Foley .............. Sis”.................Her eyes ............Have a football team rttrl KstepJ................. Bubbles”.............Wit.........................Travel 'Beatrice Santrock ........ Bea”.................Quietness...................Professional dancer Nancy Hammond .............“Shorty ..............Meanness.................... Shyster1 lawyer Ruth Smith ................ Pee Wee .............Neatness....................Secretary Charles Shipley ........... Tad”.................Big feet ...................Be a band director Myrtle Hayes .............. Myrt.................Figure......................Professional bar tender Howard Harmon ............. H. D.” ..............Good looks .................Be a butcher boy .............. .....................Blushing....................To charm all girls (Ernest GottJ................“Hossie”..............Poetry......................Play pro football Harve - Harmon ..................................Ability to chew gum.........Photographer (James Priddy).. ............ Lucy ................Athletic ability ...........Get married (Quen11n Fowler)........... Que”.................Artistic ability............Be a politician Donald Graves ............. Don .................Bye lashes .................Be a race driver Florence Cole .............‘Peggy”...............Hot dogs....................To get married Elsie Fowler ....................................Silent recitations .........Be a dancer Wanda Carr ................ Buddy”...............Citizenship.................Be a movie actress Frances Rawlings .......... Cricket .............Tinyness....................Help Jimmy out Elizabeth Walker .......... Sister”..............Loudness....................Beautician' Virginia Wintz ............ Sis”.................Gift of gab.................To model Clifton, McKinney ......... Curley ..............Ability to take care of ‘ Bee”. .Be a chef Qlfigrgc Harman)............. Periwinkle”..........Red hair....................io graduate Letcher Greasy ............ Junior”..............His Ford ...................Construction work Leslie Burdette ........... Rip”.................Public speaking ............Own chain of movie houses Gthel Burdette ..................................Shyness.....................Have a gooilooking boss Ralph Wallace ............. Mickey ..............Leadership..................Be a lawyer Aloise Skaggs .............“Alie”................Pleasing personality .......Be a chemist Herbert Sibley ............ Sonny ...............Violin playing ............Be a doctor Mable Keener .............. Gert”................Quarreling..................To go to Hollywood Ada Wears .......................................Domestic ability .........Be a housewife Hansford Waldorf .......... Hansy”...............Lack of energy..............To sleep the year round Marguerite Eskew .......... Peggy”...............Clerking....................Be a secretary Janice Mullins ............‘Jan .................Sweet disposition ..........Nurse Warren Magoun ............. Goonie”..............Way with women..............Be a man about town” Kenneth Luikart ........... Keno ................Journalistic ability .......To act on stage Robert Edwards ............ Bud”.................Laziness....................Be an engineer Louise Sharp ................Blondie”..............Jitterbugging...............To drive a car ..........T°.m................Stubbornness...............To walk and walk ........ SpiV.ie .............Arguing....................To be an artist Hobart Quinn ..............“Be3”-;...............Basketball playing..........Man on the flying trapeze Anna Mae Carrier ..........“Annie”...............Campaign speaker ...........To get her man Frank Sharp ...............“Turkey”..............Freckles....................To have red hair Juanita Hopper ..................................Fear........................To be a good housewife Mary Selby ................ Fat Stuff ...........Wood carving ...............To have a beard LChomas BaileyD Ukuqes Yates J.. JUNIOR CLASS Warren Bailey, Gerry Baker. Isobel Blodgett. Earl Boggess, Fay Burdette. Winifred Carrier. James Cole. Kimball Drake. Macil Frazier. Paul Frazier. Johnny Goodall. Walter Hanna. Paul Harman. Ruth Hayes. Marjorie Hill. Stephen Honaker, George Hyden, Robert Johnson. Robert Kautz, Earl Lanham. George Linn. Madge Lyons, Lawrence Mace. Mae Marshall. Rosalie Mattox. Vincil Meadows. Earl Oldham. Helen Palkovic, Warren Peck. Sue Pickens, Joe Priddy. Russell Priddy, Ern- est Skelton, Dwight Steele, Curtis Sturgeon. Billy Walker, John Witry. and Paul Woods. 0 - n n CO S' r n 3 s ft: CO Cl C Co Co h B°KRcss c ’l“ta B0 KeSS, Lloyd Boggess, Ellen Collins. Eugene Collins. George Cook. Mary F Crawford Mnx C� IW tVKenne hpDa,V S’ Cherries Dohh'iis. Joe Donegan. Dorothy Eskew. Bernard Estep. Ada Fisher. Elizabeth Fowle ttari,GIn!Z™y'nFTl ??y j r' C? V,n ?'ihcspic' Harty Gillispie. Frances Harmon. Charles Hayes, Gladys Hayes. Billy Hendel Mathes On:? ' Mstinv ‘ Rii v McKmnT u K‘”f Carl LittIe' Lillian Lovc- Darrell Luikart Carl Mathes. Kenneth u McKinney. Maxine Mollohan. Florence O’Dell, Madeline Painter, Thomas Quinn. Virginia Quinn “X M? roe Randolph Arthur Baynes, Beulah Baynes. Eleanor Reynolds. Clayton Samples. Thomas Sanders Isabelle F Gi-ralthne ShafTer. Erwin Shipley. Jean Shomo, Dari us Silman. Charles Simpson. Jack Skelton. Earl Smith L-ighton Smith, Earl Snyder, Eleanor Talbert, Mary B. Tormey. John Waldorf, Carol W allace. Okey Wiley, and Norma Young 8 on 0 TD 1 o £ o 70 n i— u on s 3 Cq 03 ■tl Is 03 03 I 0 P K M A A 3 A A 3 Erwin Bailey. Thomas Bartram. Dclphia Black. Leroy Boggess. Revn Boggess. James Brace. Norman Bush. Donald Carr. Wanda Carrier Josephine Collins, Margaret Cook. James Crewdson, Mildred Dobbins, Robert Dorman, Geraldine Drake. Gale I bidding Edith Eowler. Catherine Gott. Elizabeth Gowen. Charles Harman. Margaret Hartranft. Beulah Hayes. Eulah Hayes. Nora Hayes. Richard Hayes. Emogene Hedrick. Harold Kessel. Arlene King. Peggy Lawson George Magoun. John Mar- shall Margaret Martin. Ruth Martin. Ronald Matheny, Earl Mathes. Robert Melton. Dwight Moody Rex Mullens Eugene Null Ruby OGormar, Edwllla Osborne. Helen Osborne. Garnet Pauley. Estella Pomeroy. Robert Prlddy. Sam Ramellu. Gar- net Rhodes. Leon Rhodes. Phyllis Rhodes. Margaret Saffel. Edna Spence. William Staton Ashford Stiff. Patsy Walker. Robert West, Clyde Willard. Curtis Willard, Doris Woods, Maxine Wyant. Berta Jane Wysong, William utes and Rosalie Young. � w o M M 3 a a 3 -n 73 co X £ n r— co co Page Nineteen T H E SPY G LA S S EIGHTH GRADE Delphine Bailes. Nancy Bartram. Betty Baumgartner. Josephine Bird. Walton Boggess. Robert Bricker. Billy Britton. Mary Bucklew. Selva Burdette. Virgin a Carrier. Edavene Casto. Kenneth Casto. Betty Lou Craven. Kermit Drake. Phyllis Drake. Chester Edwards. Kenneth Estep. Barbara Fentress Ruth Fletcbe Mickey Foley. Charles Frazier. Robert Galloway. Ray Gibson. Wilmuth Hanna. Mary Harman. Betty Har- rison. James Hayes, Cleo Hudnall, Loraine Jeffers, b lorence Jividen. John Johnson. Peggy Jones. Maxine Kessel, Betty Lyons. Geneva Mace. George McCallister. Lenora McKinney. Peggy Melton. Kathleen Molio- han. Lola Moore. June Null. Hazel O’Dell. Agnes Patton. Norma Phelps'. Leona Phipps Charles PostD- waite. Elmer Priddy. William Priddy. Winnie Putney. Pete Ramella. James Raynes. Helen Raynes. Wil- liam Raynes, Lethia Rhodes. Harold Rousey. James Saffle. Delrose Samples. Homer Santrock. Walter Saunders. Juanita Scarberry. Romie Serg nt. Muriel Shank. Hazel Shomo. Eleanor Sibley. Reb;i Skaggs Glendale Smith, Vera Lou Smith. Dorothy Spears, William Thacker. Robert Tormey. Dick Waldorf Dori-i Walker, and Jerry Walker. Leonard AshworthTJoann Bailey. Len Bailey. Marion Bailey. Marjorie Barrickman. Ernest Boling. Juanita Boggess. Robert Bncker. Emogene Brubaker Juanita Buckland. Clarence Burdette, Marie Burns, Harold Carr, Lillian Carter. Betty Lou Casto. Clara Chalk. Jack Clark Harvey H Collins. David Comstock, Earl Cook. Irene Covert, Richard Crcwdson. Anna Mary Crcwdson. Charles Davis. Denzil Detamore Vcrdeen Duff, Alberta Edwards. Ralph Edwards, Harold Eseue, Frenchie Estep, Claude Frazier. John Garrett. Ray Gibson Helen Gillispie. James Gillispie. Alice Greathouse, Velda Greathouse. Harry Gunter. Houston Gunter, Helen Holly. Henry Hammond Garland Hanna, Crystal Harman, Elizabeth Harman, Albert Hayes. George Hayes, Mural Hayes. James Higginbotharn. Lucille Hill James Johnson. Charles Jones. Betty Keffer, Edith Kelley. Mildred King. Leonard Lamb. Reba Lanham. Dorothy Lewis'! Naomi Lyons. James Marshall. George Martin. Rita Matheny, Joe Mattox. Leona McCoy. Harry Miller. Thomas Morns. Jean Mul- lens Norma Newland, Evelyn Null, Frances Null. Lois Osborne, Dale Parsons. Thelma Randolph. Rcthia Rhodes, Theresa Rhodes. Mary Saunders, Charles Selbe. Bob Shamblin, Jimmie Sharp. Ernest Sovine. Lois Spence. Tom Stalnaker Roy Steele. Harry Stover. Betty Turley, Eloise Turley, Imogene Wilkinson. James Witt, Elizabeth Woods, Edra Workman, Betty Yates, William Young, and James Young. co m m Z —I I o 73 O m o t -3 Co ■ Cl C Co Co Page Twenty-one THE SPY GLASS STUDENT COUNCIL HISTORY COUNCIL PRESIDENT r Ralph Wallace The spring of 1938 marked the beginning of the Student Council. A constitution was adopted by the school and James Cook was chosen as president for the school year of 1938-1939. The Student Council completed its first year with the word “success,” trailing behind. Some of the accomplishments were: choosing the cheerleaders for that year, establishment of a traffic system for the upper hall, establishment of a sys- tem for entering and leaving assembly, purchasing of a Cit- izenship Trophy for the school, arranging for the publishing of school handbooks, and establishment of a Lost and Found Department. The Council began this year with Ralph Wallace as presi- dent. Some of its achievements this year have been: the improvement of sportsmanship at basketball games, the choos- ing of the school cheerleaders, an amendment to the consti- tution, the procuring of Miss Richardson as adviser, the sell- ing of school buttons, setting up of regulations for school dances, and have occasionally held hearings for students guilty of misconduct. The Student Council of this year finishes its year with the sincere wish that they have been worthy of the respect and cooperation of the students and that the Council of next year will be able to do more for the good of the student body. First row. left to right: Kenneth Luikart, Anna Mary Crewdson, Robert Galloway. Max Galloway, Marjorie Barrickman. James Crewdson. Frances Gaylor. and Miss Richardson. Second row: Norma Phelps. Earl Estep, Ralph Wallace, George Hyden, Billy Staton, and Marjorie Hill. Faculty Adviser ............................. ... Miss Richardson President Ralph Wallace Vice President______________________________ Earl Estep Secretary-Treasurer ...........Frances Gaylor Page Twenty-two THE SPY GLASS ANNUAL STAFF First row, left to right: Ruth Smith, Virginia Wintz. Nancy Hammond, Sue Pickens, and Aloise Skaggs. Sec- ond row: Donald Graves. Marjorie Smith. Myrtle Hayes. Earl Estep, and James Yates. Third row: George Harman, Jimmie Priddy, Tom Gaylor. and Hobart Quinn. CAST OF JUNE MAD'' First row: Harvey Harmon. Ruth Smith. Kenneth Luikart. Aloise Skaggs. Herbert Sibley. Second row: Virginia Wintz. Nancy Hammond. Third row: Earl Estep. Pauline Vassar, Hansford Waldorf. Fourth row: Ralph Wallace. Myrtle Hayes. Tom Gaylor. THE SPY G LAS S Page Twenty-five GIRL RESERVES First row, left to right: Carol Wallace. Ruby Ragle. Jerry Baker, Frances Rawlings, Florence Cole. Sue Pickens. Margaret Eskew. Pauline Vessar, and Aloise Skaggs. Second row: Miss Shelton. Beatrice Santrock, Faye Burdette, Uthel Burdette, Marjorie Smith. Celesta Boggess, Frances Harmon, Anna Mae Carrier. Janice Mulins. and Rosalie Mattox. Third row: Mae Marshall. Juanita Hopper. Lillian Love. Myrtle Hayes. Jean Shomo. Doris Ingram. Wanda Carr, Ruth Smith. Elizabeth Fow- ler and Mary Frances Crawford. Hl-Y CLUB First row. left to right: Ernest Skelton. George Hyden. Warren Peck, Robert Kautz. James Cole. Herbert Sibley and Kenneth Luikart. Second row: Tom Gay lor. Robert Edwards. Frank Sharp. Robert Johnson. Johnny Bill Goodall. Tom Sanders, and Hobart Quinn. Third row: Mr. Reppert. Howard Harmon. Charles Shipley. Earl Estep. Ralph Wallace. John Witry. and Donald Graves. Page Twenty-six THE SPY GLASS BOOSTER CLUB First row. left to right: Mrs. Houdyschell. Frances Giylor. Carol Wallace. Virginia Quinn. Okie Wiley. Dorothy Eskew. Edna Spence. Peggy Lawless, and Berta Jane Wysong. Second row: Ruby Ragle, Dirk Hayes. Tom Sanders. Jean Shomo. Mary Frances Crawford. Elizabeth Fowler. Eleanor Reynolds, and Maxi- ine Mollohan. Third row: Charles Simpson. Joe Donegan, Jack Bailey. Vincil Meadows. Charles Hayes, Charles Dobbins. Norman Bush, and Tommy Bartr: m. SCHOOL BOY PATROL First row. left to right: Leslie Burdette. Kenneth Casto. Billy Raynes. Warren Bailey. James Crewdson. Everett Krantz. Henry Hammond. Ashford Stiff, and Tom Bailey. Second row: Eugene Collins. Dwight Moody. Robert Dorman. James Saffel, Russell Priddy, Max Galloway. Paul Frazier. Robert Kautz, Earl Snydc.. and Tommy Bartram. Page Twenty-seven THE SPY GLASS_____ NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY First row. left to right: Ruth Smith. Uthel Burdette. Howard Harmon. Rosalie Mattox and Mrs. Richards. Second Row: Charles Shipley. Myrtle Haynes. Ralph Wallace and Aloise Skaggs. DRAMATIC CLUB First row. left to right: Miss Pratt. Frances Rawlings. Beatrice Santrock, Florence Cole. Virginia Wintz Pauline Vassar Aloise Skaggs. Nancy Hammond, and Marjorie Smith. Second row: Ruth Smith. Wanda Carr. Elsie Fowler Mable Keener Uthel Burdette. Anna Mae Carrier. Elizabeth Walker. Dorothy Crist. Stella Foley, Myrtle Hayes and Mildred Stephens Third row: Harvey Harmon. Donald Graves. Tom Gaylor. Ralph Wallace. Earl Estep. Hansford’ Waldorf. James Yates. Frank Sharp. Kenneth Luikart, and Quentin Fowler. Page Twenty-eight THE S P Y GLASS HOME ECONOMICS CLUB First row, left to right: Florence Cole. Madge Lyons. Lillian Love. Jerry Baker. Margaret Saffel, Beulah Boggess. and Mrs. Miller. Second row: Elizabeth Walker. Darius S.lman, Mae Marshall. Isobel Blodgett. Rosalie Mattox, and Frances Harmon. BOOKCRAFT CLUB First row left to right: Mildred Dobbins. Betty Keffer. Agnes Patton. Miss Claypool. Peg- gy Melton. Juanita Scarberry. and Lenora McKinney. Second row: Hazel Shomo, Hazel O'Dell, June Null, and Norma Jane Young. Third row: Larraine Jeffers, Emogene Sam- ples, Darius Silman, and Garnet Pauley. THE SPY GLASS Page Thirty-three ORCHESTRA Mary Bernice Tormey. Jean Shomo. Edna Spence, Max Galloway, Charles Simpson. Warren Peek, James Crewdson, Sue Pickens. Herbert Sibley, Reba Lee Skaggs, Ruth Skaggs. Doris Woods, George Martin, Elea- nor Sibley, Frances Gaylor, Earl Oldham, Beulah Hayes, Tom Bartram, and Betty Baumgartner. HISTORY OF SCHOOLS (Continued from page eight) ton, commercial subjects; Clara Woodyard, English, and Margaret Glass, English, his- tory and commercial geography; Harold B. Leighty, band and orchestra; Leona Shipley, music; Juliana Claypool, librarian; and Ida Richards, geometry, math, and biology. 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 last year. Equip- ment for a physics laboratory and new li- brary books were obtained this year. Extra-curricular activities and organiza- tions have an important place on the school program. Nine clubs: Dramatics, Hi-Y, Girl Reserves, Varsity “N,” Booster, Nation- al Honor Society, Home Economics, Book- craft, and Glee Club are supervised by mem- bers of the faculty. Besides these clubs Nitro boasts a newspaper, The Spy Glass, which is published by members of the senior English class, and an annual which is spon- sored by the members of the senior class. Nitro high school also has a band and orch- estra to which any student may belong. The school is governed by a group of selected stu- dents forming a Student Council. The administration of the school has been under the supervision of six individuals in the last twenty-three 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 be- tween the years of 1921 and 1924, the exact number of years each served not being known. Fourth was Mr. Warner who was here for five years between 1924-29. Mr. Grose succeeded him from 1929 to 1937 and Mr. W. F. Snyder from 1937 to the present time. THE SPY GLASS •. ! i i i i j AUTOGRAPHS i • ! i • i i • ! i • ! i i ! i i 1 i i ! i i 1 i i i i j 1 j • ) ! i i i I i i i i i i • 1 i i 1 ! ( 1 i i i 1 i 1 i « ! ! i j « i i t • COMPLIMENTS OF NITRO INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION ' ' THE SPY GLASS COMPLIMENTS . . .OF. . . SOUTHERN SUPPLY COMPANY (Incorporated) Lumber and Building Material “EVERYTHING—FOUNDATION TO CHIMNEY” PHONE—NITRO 15 NITRO, WEST VIRGINIA THE SPY GLASS ! i j i 1 i COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS 1 i i i ... OF .. ! i HOME ELECTRIC .. . OF . . . I i APPLIANCE L. H. KESSEL 1 i i COMPANY ! i ! i i i i I COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS .. . OF . .. .. . OF . . . i 1 ! j MELODY MANOR T. H. HARMON i i i SKATE AT CONGRATULATIONS i CLASS OF ’40 1 i i COBB ROLLER RINK MIDWAY TEA ROOM PHONE 99 1 i t i i 1 miie beiow Eleanor, Route 35 2601 First Avenue 9 j 1 i i i 1 i i i COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS . . .OF . . . .. . OF . . . S. G. HARMON Wallace Confectionery j i 1 1 • ! i 1 1 1 i COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS . . . OF . . . . . . OF . . . DR. C. B. MARSHALL i j i DR. J. W. SKAGGS i Compliments of MONSANTO CHEMICAL CO. Rubber Service Division THE SPY GLASS COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS .. . OF . .. .. . OF . . . VALLEY MOTOR 0. Z. WILEY SERVICE COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS .. . OF . .. .. . OF . . . PERMANENT WAVE CHARLES H. KITTLE SHOP i Nitro Cleaners Tailors i 1 Cleaning- - Pressing - Altering Dyeing Men’s Suits 39c up Trousers 29c up Top Coats 69c up Ladies Dresses 49c up Skirts 29c up Cloth Coats 69c up CASH and CARRY Open 8:00 A.M. till 6:00 P.M. Saturdays till 8:30 P.M. Compliments . .. of. . . 0. J. KAUTZ i i i i i i i i i [ j I i COMPLIMENTS i i 1 i ... OF i j NITRO PENCIL COMPANY • 1 1 1 i 1 i COMPLIMENTS OF AMERICAN VISCOSE CORPORATION THE SPY GLASS COMPLIMENTS . ..OF. .. FRED COOKE S FUNERAL HOME AMBULANCE SERVICE DAY and NIGHT PHONE 82 Compliments ...of... Mrs. Allison s Lunchroom PLANT AREA MAYTAG FURNITURE NORGE COMSTOCK FURNITURE COMPANY TWENTY-FIRST ST. Phone 25 NITRO, WEST VIRGINIA THE SPY GLASS A Photograph in your cap and gown will be a lasting reminder of your graduation. TAYLOR'S STUDIO “MAKERS OF PHOTOGRAPHS THAT LIVE (Interurban Bldg.) PHONE 14 ST. ALBANS, W. VA. COMPLIMENTS . . . OF. . . TEMPLE DRUG STORE THE SPY GLASS V I I I • I I I I I I I I I I ! i i I i i i i i i i Compliments ... of... BANK of Carter’s Penetrating Oils For the Relief of Colds - Croup Bronchial Congestion Sinus Irritation DUNBAR DUNBAR, W. VA. Carter s Drug Store FIRST AVENUE NITRO, WEST VIRGINIA i Compliments . . . of .. . Compliments ., . of . . . 1 1 i 1 i 1 i i POCATALICO INSURANCE AGENCY Farmers Hardware and SEED COMPANY VIRGINIA ST. CHARLESTON, W. VA. i 1 j j 1 1 l j ( I 1 1 i 1 i 1 i THE SPY GLASS COMPLIMENTS OF OHIO APEX, Inc. COMPLIENTS OF E. E. HIGGINBOTHAM GROCERY and MARKET Phone 128 Free Delivery THE SPY GLASS Compliments . . . of .. . COMPLIMENTS . .. of. . . NITRO ICE COMPANY DAWSON AUTO SERVICE COMPLIMENTS .. . OF . . . C. W. FULKNIER HARDWARE G. E. Appliances Radios Furniture Hardware CHARLESTON SCHOOL OF COMMERCE THE SPY GLASS CHEER UP ELITE LAUNDRY CO. Phone: Dial 21-125 SANITONE - GARMENT CLEANING RUG CLEANING - EXCELLENT DYE WORK CHARLESTON, W. VA. COMPLIMENTS . ..OF. . . A. W. COX DEPARTMENT STORE T HE SPY GLASS t-------------------------------- COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS .. . OF . .. A. Q. WILEY .. . OF. .. WITRY’S FOOD MARKET COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS .. . OF . .. .. . OF . . . DR. A. W. MILHOAN LAKE VIEW INN COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS . . . OF . . . DAWSON PRINTING CO. ST. ALBANS. W. VA. .. . OF . . . LYRIC THEATRE COMPLIMENTS COMPLIMENTS .. . OF . . . . . . OF . . . L. I. HOKE DR. DUNLAP, Jr. Best Wishes To The COMPLIMENTS CLASS OF ’40 . . . OF . . . F. E. Grover Service Station ROYAL BILLIARDS I