Nitro High School - Nitronian Yearbook (Nitro, WV)

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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.

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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)

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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