Nitro High School - Nitronian Yearbook (Nitro, WV)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1944 volume:

w I THE PUBLISHED BY THE SENIOR CLRSS OF NITRO HIGH SCHOOL M iTRO , WEST VIRGINIA THE SENIOR CLASS OP 1944 DEDICATES THIS ANNUAL TO THE ALUMNI MEMBERS AND FORMER STUDENTS OF NITRO HIGH SCHOOL WHO ARE NOW SO GALLANTLY SERVING AND FIGHTING WITH THE ARMED FORCES TO PRESERVE THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE. ALHA HAT€R 3 HISTORV Of NITRO HIGH The history oi' Nitro High School is different in many ways from the history of other schools. It was built by the United States government during the First World War. The architectural design of the school is typical handiwork of the town of Nitro. As most other buildings in Nitro, all the school is built on one floor. There are three large central halls,originally recreation and assembly halls, which are separated by large fire doors and a few stairs. The citizens of Nitro built a large gymnasium-auditorium which is one of the largest in the state. In 1941 the P. T. A. and other organizations of the school had an amplifying set installed in the auditorium. There are twenty-seven class rooms, fourteen of these being used by the high school. The school also has a kitchen, a sewing room,shop for manual training, biology, chemistry, and physics laboratory, a library. Red Cross room, a principal’s office, girls’ and boys dressing rooms,and three build- ings which have been built for the 0rade school recently. Nitro High School has been owned and controlled by tliree government or- ganizations and one private corporation in the ast twenty-six years. It was owned and operated by the Federal Government until 1920, when the Charleston Industrial Corporation, a private enterprise, took it over and operated the school free of taxes. In 1923 the Nitro Industrial Corporation bought the school. It is now owned by Kanawha County. Tliree attempts were made for membership in the North Central Associ- ation, but the school was not accepted until April, 1940. Original courses taught in Nitro High School were American and world history, algebra, geometry, Latin, ilnglish, and Spanish. Now all these sub- jects, with the exception of Spanish, are taught. Physics,biology, chemis- (Continued on Page 39) FACULTY WALTER F. SNYDER A.B. and M.A.; West Virginia University; Graduate work University of Illinois; came to N. H. S. in 1S37. Fred Huft Physical Educa- tion; Coaoh;A.B., Marshall; M.A., Springfield Col- lege, came to N. H. S. in 1934. Joseph Barger Industrial Arts; B.S., University of 111inois;came to N. H. S. in 1934. Louise Hart Latin; Social Studies; A. B., Georgia Wesleyan; M. A., Emory Uni- versity; came to N. H.S. in 1924. Pauline Richardson Sooial Soienoe; A. B., Marshall; came to N. H. S. in 1928. Virginia Witry Social Studies; A. B., Marshall; came to N. H. S. in 1943. FACULTY 5 Samuel Shipley Business Training; General Soienoe; A B.,Bethany College; oame to N. H. S. in 1936. Jean Collins A.B.; West Virginia Institute of Tech- nology; oame to N. H. S. in 1942. Harold B. Leighty Band and Orchestra; A.B., Ohio Univer- sity; oame to N. H. S. in 1938 Leola Warner School Secretary; came to N. H. S. in 1941. Cecilia Torney Commerce; B. C. S. Bcsrling Green Busi- ness University; Western Kentucky St. Normal; came to N. H. S. in 1943. Ida Richards Mathematics; A.B., West Virginia Wes- leyan; came to N. H. S. in 1939. Louise Stewart English; Social Studie8;A.B.,Fair- mont State College; oame to N.H.S. in 1942. Clara Woodyard English;A.B.; Mar- shall;M.A.; Colum- bia University; came to N.H.S. in 1932. (o FACULTY Margaret Glass English, Few River State College;A.B., Marshall;oarae to N. H• 3. In 1938. Pay Harper Physical and Bio- logioal Science; B. S., W.Va. Wesleyan; M. S.fW.Va.Univers- ity; came to N.H.S. in 1943. Bath Woodson Mathematics; A. B., Itirshall College; Columbia University; came to N. H. S. in 1943. Peggy Harris Physical Education and Health;A.B.,Con- oord College; came to 17. H. S. in 1943. Virginia Miller Home Economics; A. B., Jfershall; came to N. S. S. in 1925. V Rose Wilson English; A.B.,Wash- ington University; came to 17. H. S. in 1944. Leona Shipley Unsio,Art; Bethany, Marshall, Morris Harvey; came to N H. S. in 1936. Isabelle Bennett Arline Smith ifethemat ios;Soience; English; Journal ism; Biology; A. B., New A.B., W.Va.Univers River State College; ity; came to N.H.S. M.S., W.Va.Univers- in 1943. ity; came to N.H.S. in 1943. VALEDICTORIAN Peggy Jones SALUTATORIAN Barbara Fentress SERVING- OUR COUNTRY Dwight Woody Carl Chapman Curtis Vuillard U. S. Navy U. S. Marine Corps U. S. Army Kenneth Casto - U. S. Army Air Force A picture of Kenneth was not available when the annual was sent for publication. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Robert Bricker President Robert Tormoy Vice President FAREWELL TO N. E. S. Farev ell to friends and teachers, too. To desks where we carved our names, Farev ell to high school parties. So long to basketball games. Farewell to halls, to books, to fun. To teachers pleasant faces. Hello to work, to a new life— New friends, new work, new places. Farewell, we say, lt s not ‘good-bye For good-bye means forever United seniors proudly shout— Forget N. K. S.? NEVER ill t ■Betty Ernest 9 Peggy Jones Jones Girl Reserves 3,4 Aruba Club 3 G. A. A. 4 National Honor Society 3,4 Spy Glass Staff 3 Annual Staff 4 Art Club 4 CLASS OF 4 Mehrel Shank Napoleon Camera Club 1,2 Stamp Club 1,2 Visual Education 2 National Honor Sooiety.Pres.4 Annual Staff 4 Reba Skaggs Skaggsie Band 1,2,3,4 Girl Reserves 2,3,Seo.4 G. A. A. 2.3.4 Orohestra 1,2,3 Minstrel 2 Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Aruba Club 2 Annual Staff 4 National Honor Society 3, Art Club 4 Girl's Choir 2 All State Band 2, Orohestra2,3 Ray Boggess Pooday Victory Club 3 Barbara Fentress Barb Girl Reserve 3,4 National Honor Society 3,Vioe- Pres.4, 8ecrTreas.4 Spy Glass Staff 3 Aruba Club 2 Annual Staff 4 Band 1,2,3,4 G. A. A. 4 Robert Tormey Fireball Football 3,4 Hi-Y 3, Vioe Pres.4 Band 2,3 Orohestra 1,2 Glee Club l,2,3,Seo.-Treas.4 Aruba Club 2 Spy Glass Staff 3 Varsity N 3,4 Minstrel 2 Annual Staff 4 Visual Education 3,Vioe Pres.4 Stamp Club 1 Mary Anna Harmsm Lawrence Powell Polly Betty Lyons Bet Aruba Club 2 Victory Corps 3 Varsity Cheerleader 3,4 Hatel O'Dell Red Girl Reserves 2,3,4 G. A. A. 1,2,3,4 Glee Club 2,3,4 Band 1,2,3,4 Aruba Club 2 Bookoraft Club 1 Minstrel 2 Lorene Thorn Flippy Cnterad from Mannington, 4 Elmer Priddy Mousey Football 3,4 Glea Club 5 Visual Eduoation 3,4 Varsity N 3,4 National Honor Sooiaty 3,4 Student Counoil 4 Camara Club 1 Spy Glass Staff 3 Annual Staff 4 Agnes Patton Aggie Glaa Club 1,2,3,4 Girl's Choir 2 A Capella Choir 2 Homs Eo. Club 2 Girl Reserves 3 bookoraft Club 1 G. A. A. 4 Minstrel 2 Glenna Knight Shorty Home Eo. Club 3,4 Nonsa Phelps Ginger Home Eo. Club 3,4 Girl Reserves 3 Spy Glass Staff 3 Glee Club 1,2 G. A. A. 3 10 CUSS OF '44 Juanita Soarberry Nita Viotory Corps 3 Aruba Club 2 Betty Baumgartner Bummie Band 1,2,3,4 Orchestra 1,2,3 A Capella Choir 1,2 Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Girl Reserves 3,4 G. A. A. 1,2 All State Band 2,3 Annual Staff 4 Home Eo. Club 3 Girl's Choir 2 Aruba Club 2 Minstrel 2 Leona Phipps Happy Home Eo. Club 3,4 June Sutherland Tiny Entered from Hurricane, 4 Mary Buokalew Glee Club 4 11 Joaephina C. Wyant Joe Robert Galloway Bob Football 3,4 Basketball 4 Varsity N 3,4 Band 1,3 Student Counoil 3,Pres.4 Hi-Y 3,4 Spy Glass 3 Orchestra 3 Annual Staff 4 Lois Fraser Skeetix Band 1,2,3,4 Riohard Waldorf Diok Glee Club 1 Football 2,3,4 Basketball 2,3,4 Varsity H 2,3,4 Spy Glass Staff 4 Betty Ernest Bright Eyes Glee Club 3,4 Girl Reserves 3,4 Annual Staff 4 Spy Glass Staff 3 G. A. A. 2,3,4 CLASS OF '44 Edna Rose Blondie” Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Hone Eo. Club 3,4 Girl Reserves 2,3,Vice Pres.4 G. A. A. 1,2,4 Minstrel 2 Annual Staff 4 Aruba Club 2 A Capella Choir 2 William Baldridge Billie Ray Glee Club 3,4 Hi-Y 2,3,4 Drum Major 3,4 Visual Education 3,4 Ann Fraser Aruba Club 2 12 CLASS OF‘44 Lorraine Joffors Jeff Girl Reservas 3,Pres.4 Hone Bo. Club 2,3,Vioe Pres.4 National Honor Society 3,4 Bookoraft Club 1 William Raynes Longway Band 1,2,3 Stamp Club 1, Pres.2 Visual Education 3,4 Glee Club 3,4 Sohool Boy Patrol 1,2 Hi-Y 4 Spy Glass Staff 3 Vera Lou Smith Totohee Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Band Majorette 1,2,3,4 Girl Reserves 3,4 Aruba Club 1,2 Minstrel 2 Spy Glass Staff 3 Annual Staff 4 G. A. A. 4 Girl's Choir 2 Lewis Burdette Frog Glee Club 4 Football 4 Hi-Y 4 Dixie MoCoy Dix G. A. A. 1 Victory Corps 3 Edith Howard Edie Entered from Yeagerstown High Sohool, Pa., 3 Bill Britton Red Hi-Y Seo.-Treas.4 Boy's Choir 1,2 Sohool Boy Patrol 1,2 Football 4 Glee Club 3,4 Stamp Club 1, Vice Pres.2 Aruba Club 2 Betty Harrison Half-pint Band 1,2,3,4 Glee Club 2,3,4 G. A. A. 1,2,4 Orohestra 1,2,3 Minstrel 2 National Honor Sooiety 3,4 All State Chorus 2 Girl's Choir 2 Bob Brioker Musoles Band 1,2,3 Orohestra 2,3 Hi-Y 2,3,4 Glee Club 1,3,4 Student Counoil 2,4 Aruba Club 1,2 Annual Staff 4 Delphine Balles' Jelly Bean Aruba Club 1 Girl Reserves 3,4 13 CLASS OF '4+ Peggy “«Iton Peg Leona Jivlden Blondie Glee Club 1� 2,3,4 G. A. A. 2,3,Pres.4 Home Bo. Club 2 3,Pres.4 Minstrel 2 Girl Reservea 2,3,4 Aruba Club 2 Junior Rad Cross Counoil 4 Girl's Choir 2 Charles Ellis Gootoh Entered from Stonewall Jaokson 3 Victory Corps 3 Girl Reserves 4 June Hull Flo Girl Reserves 2,3,4 G. A. A. 2,4 Glee Club l,2,3,Pree.4 A Capella Choir 1,2 Aruba Club 2 Minstrel 2 Annual Staff 4 Home Eo. Club 3 National Honor Society 4 Girl's Choir 2 Spy Glass Staff 3 Victory Corps 3 James W. Hayes Bill School Boy Patrol 2 Stamp Club 2 Spy Glass Staff 3 Boy's Choir 1 Virginia Carrier Ginny Glee Club 2,3,4 Home Eo. Club 2,3, Seo.-Treas. 4 Bookoraft Club 1 G. A. A. 2 Girl Reserves 2 Anna May Oldham Annie Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Band 1,2,3,4 Aruba Club 1,2 Minstrel 2 Spy Glass Staff 3 Annual Staff 4 G. A. A. 1,2,3,4 All State Chorus 3 Girl's Choir 2 Kenneth Estep Ken Varsity N 3,4 Spy Glass Staff 3 Football 3 Basketball 3,4 Annual Staff 4 Florence Jivlden Florenoie Girl Reserves 3,4 National Honor Sooiety 3,4 14 Hazel C. Frasier Red Glee Club 4 G. A. A. 1 Junior Red Cross Council 4 Phyllis Drake Red Girl Reserves 2,3 G. A. A. 2,3,4 Glee Club 2 Band 1,2,3 Hcne Eo. Club 3 CLASS OF '44 Genevieve Wolfe Jean Girl Reserves 2,3,4 G, A. A. 4 Minstrel 2 Glee Club 2,3,4 Aruba Club 2 Annual Staff 4 Viotory Corps 3 national Honor Sooiety 3,4 Spy Glass Staff 3 Winnie Putney Put-Put Visual Eduoation 3,Sec.Trees. 4 G. A. A. 1,2,3,4 Minstrel 2 Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Art Club 4 Annual Staff 4 Girl Reserves 2,4 Girl's Choir 1 Aruba Club 2 National Honor Sooiety 4 All State Chorus 3 SENIOR CLASS HISTORY The freshmen of 40, that’s us. We were probably the brightest group of students a teacher ever had. So we thought. We elected Anny May Oldham president, and Norma Phelps was our student council representative. Having struggled with us for nine months, the teachers finally decided we should be called sophomores. Those who ruled next to the teachers were Glendale Smith, president, and our representative in the student council was Bob Bricker. We really strutted that year. The sophomore boys were runners up In the basketball class tournament, and the sophomore girls defeated the seniors and were hailed as the champions. Two years had rolled by and we were now juniors. Carl Chapman was pres- ident; June Null, secretary-treasure and Bob Galloway, student council rep- resentative. We decided to have a prom for the seniors instead of the banquet. We sold dish towels, stationery, Christmas cards and sponsored the movie. The Spoilers , to earn money for this great event. The old saying, history repeats Itself proved true In our case. The junior boys were run- ners up, and the junior girls were champions again in the class tournament. Bob Galloway was elected president of the student council for the comina year. At last we were seniors and very cocky, so thought some of the sopho- mores. Bob Bricker was elected president; June Null, secretary-treasure, and Elmer Priddy, representative. The class rings, which we ordered in our junior year, finally arrived. Several class members went into various bran- ches of the service. Although we became discouraged many times during those four years, we wouldn’t have traded places with anyone, and we hope the succeeding classes enjoy theirs as much as we did ours. CLASS PROPHECY 15 Nitro, West Virginia May 28, 1952 Dear Friend, It was just ten years ago today that you and I and 53 otner members of tne class of '44 marched up the aisle for our final appearance as students of Nitro High. A lot has happened to all of us since tha - graduation night. Soon after the war, Betty Baumgartner and Kenneth Ca . o teamed u’p and now are doing a landslide business. Betty is a doctor, Kenneth a mortician. Anna May Oldham, known in Hollywood as Ann Marlin, is still trying to make up her mind about Charles Jones, Kroger executive, and Donald O’Connor, Hollywood's great lover. June Null finally reached her goal. She worked as a private secretary for several years and then married her handsome boss. Now she has settled down to being a housewife and mother. Delphine Bailes is also married. After the war she married Johnny from Fairmont.'1 Bill Playboy Prlddy has been living in Texas for several years. Last year he struck oil and now he's having a wonderful time trying to live up to his nickname. Bob Tormey, who always wanted to be successful, has become a miserable failure. The first time he sang in public the audience decided he should be as far away as possible. The last time we heard from him, he (tar, feathers, and all) was still traveling South. Florence Jividen earned the title of Champion Pie Eater of 1950. Bob Galloway, whom everyone thought would get into politics, is still pleasing the ladies, only now it's the housewives. He is a Fuller Brush salesman. Two of our classmates really fooled us. Mary Anna Harmon, (the lady of our class), is a great Broadway actress, and Hazel Songbird O'Dell is singing at the Met. Betty Ruth Harrison didn't surprise us a bit. She was selected Ameri- ca's Sweater Girl for 1949. Reba Skaggs is our first lady president. In her cabinet she has Barbara Fentress and Edith Howard. Lorraine Jeffers and Phyllis Drake also work for the government as typists. Bill Britton is Secretary of the Treasury. Bill always did love money. He spends three hours eacn day at the mint playing with the money. Shank Shoes is now owned and operated by our own Mehrel Shank. Mehrel saved his money and now he is a very prosperous business man. Charles Ellis is owner of a tin mine in Bolivia, South America. He lives at LaPaz and seems to be settin' purty. Josephine Wyant is kept pretty busy with her little family. Dick Waldorf is now married to Verba Sanson, and they have enough boys for a basketball squad. To quote Dick, Sure hope we have enough for a football team soon. Things Just didn't work out for Vera Lou and Elmer. Elmer was married to Winnie last month, and Vera is still trying to convince us that it was always Norman for her. (Continued on Page 39) 16 SENIOR CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of Nitro High School, being in full possession of such mental faculties as we possess or claim to possess, do hereby devise, will, bequeath,and convey our various earthly possessions, and all the dang- les and trimmings belonging to the enfeebled intellects of our successors, the juniors, sophomores, freshmen, etc., to be held by them and cherished 1 till somebody takes them away. It is hereby stated that there must be no loud crying if receivers fail to be pleased with the presents willed them. Signed this twenty-seventh day of May in the year of heavy rains 1944. Now be it witnessed by all readers that the duly recorded wishes of the senior class of 1944 are about to be passed out. Keba Skaggs bequeaths her ability to win friends and influence people to Edra Workman. Mary Anna Harmon conveys her quiet lady-like ways to Lois Spence. Peggy Melton wills her engagement ring to June Lea Cain. Betty Baumgartner wills her ability to fuss to Helen Holly. Vera Smith wills her way of collecting pins and medals to anybody slick enough to get away with it. Agnes Patton leaves her school girl figure to Helen Gillespie. Hazel 0 Dell conveys her pleasant laugh to Emogene Brubaker. Barbara Fentress leaves her clarinet to any dope who wants it. Betty Lyons wills her cheerleading ability to Betty Keffer. Norma Phelps wills her long curly locks to Orita Carney. Phyllis Drake leaves her carrot red hair to Mildred Barnes. Delphine Balles conveys her neatness and timidness to Norma Newland. Lois Fraser wills her pleasing personality to Velda Greathouse. Virginia Carrier leaves her sense of humor to Juanita Buckland. Hazel Frazier wills her pep to Barbara Hoke. Leona Jividen and Dixie McCoy leave their glamor to the Osborne sisters. Anna Mae Oldham wills her largeness to Betty Jane Turley. Betty Ernest loaves her singing ability to Imogens Hayes. Peggy Jones leaves her dark complexion to Carol Cooke. Betty Harrison bequeathes her gloomy looks to Reba Lanham Edna Ruth Rose wills her graceful walk to Crystle Harmon. June Null leaves her ability to blush to any person who wants it. Martha Ernest wills her romantic ways to Marjorie Barrickman. Winnie Putney leaves her bottle of peroxide to Jimmy Sharpe. Elmer Priddy devises his physique to Sandy Santrock. Bob Bricker wills his height to Bob Brick. Kenneth Casto leaves his way with the teachers to Joe Mattox. Kenneth Estep wills his sports writing ability to David Comstock. Lawrence Powell leaves his nimbleness to Jack Hill. Bill 3ritton conveys his freckles to Ruth Drake. Bill Priddy wills his alarm clock to Ruth Craft and hopes she 11 use it to get to school on time. Dick 'Waldorf leaves his basketball and football ability to Tommy Hayes. Bob Tormey leaves his handsomeness to James Ransom. Bob Galloway conveys his neatness to Charles Davis. Leona Phipps devises her printing ability to Bill Sublette. Lorraine Jeffers wills her pancake make-up to Lucille Hill. Lorene Thorn wills her pretty, long eyelashes to Jo Ann Wysong. Bill Raynes leaves his ability to be a nuisance to Billy Kautz. Bill Baldridge leaves his ability to jitterbug to Sandy Carr. In testimony whereof, we hereunto set hands and seal, and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-four. Signed, WHO'S WHO t 17 Most Popular Girl............. Most Popular Boy.............. Most Thoughtful Gentleman.... Most Lady Like................ Biggest Bluffer (Girl)........ Biggest Bluffer (Boy)......... Most Likely to Succeed (Girl) Most Likely to Succeed (Boy). Best Dancer (Girl)............ Best Dancer (Boy)............. Laziest Girl.................. Laziest Boy................... Biggest Gloom (Girl).......... Biggest Gloom (Boy)........... Prettiest Girl................ Most Handsome Boy............. Biggest Fusser (Girl)......... Biggest Fusaer (Boy).......... Most Talkative Girl........... Most Talkative Boy............ School Baby................... Talks Most, Says Least........ Most Unusual.................. Seen Most Together............ Typical Senior Girl........... Typical Senior Boy............ Senior Nuisance............... Greatest Social Light......... Biggest Windjammer............ Best Student (Girl)........... Best Student (Boy)............ Quietest Girl................. Quietest Boy.................. Best All Around Girl.......... Best All Around Boy........... ......................Melton, Skaggs ..............................Bricker .......................Tomey, Shank .......................Thorn, Harmon .................Baumgartner, Drake .......................Casto, Raynes .......................Skaggs, Jones ......................Shank, Bricker ....................Smith, Fentress ...................Waldorf, Bricker .......................Drake, O'Dell .....................Powell, Waldorf .......................Jones, Drake ....................Powell, Baldridge ......................Phelps, Oldham .....................Tormey, Waldorf .................Baumgartner, Howard ...................Baldridge, Casto ......................Melton, Patton .......................Casto, Rayne3 ......................Ernest, Skaggs .......................Casto, Drake .......................Thorn, McCoy McCoy and Jividen, Priddy and Smith ......................Skaggs, Null ....................Bricker, Galloway ......................Raynes, Casto ....................Galloway, O'Dell .......................Casto, Raynes .......................Jones, Skaggs ......................Shank, Galloway ......................Harmon, McCoy .......................Estep, Shank ......................Melton, Wolfe ....................Bricker, Galloway SENIOR NdW e Martha Ernest Mary Buckalew Lorraine Jeffers Peggy Jones Kenneth Casto Betty Harrison Bob Galloway Genevieve Wolfe H obby writing to Clifford collecting cacti collecting pitchers women playing boogie woogie model airplanes collecting odd rocks Am bi t i ot graduate (I) get married find out why girls swoon over Prank Sinatra own an airplane become a good pilot wear a strapless gown be a Powers girl wear a 5 shoe Bob Tormey Bob Bricker Lois Fraser Ann Fraser Lawrence Powell Bill Hayes Betty Baumgartner Charles Ellis Bill Baldridge Bill Britton Bill Raynes Winnie Putney Elmer Priddy Hazel O'Dell Anna May Oldham Vera Smith Mehrel Shank Edith Howard Agnes Patton Virginia Carrier Hazel C. Frazier Norma Phelps Josephine Wyant June Null Barbara Fentress Phyllis Drake Peggy Melton Florence Jividen Delphine Balles Mary Harmon Leona Phipps Dixie McCoy Leona Jividen Juanita Scarberry Glenna Knight Bill Priddy Ray Boggess Kenneth Estep Dick Waldorf Betty Ernest driving wolfing outdoor sports listening to radio doing nothing stamp collecting collecting wish bones girls model airplanes model airplanes reckless driving art photography collecting horses doo-dads photography writing letters collecting bottles taking pictures traveling drawing taking pictures talking about Eugene bowling collecting friends' pictures collecting pocketbooks be a cadet nurse mechanics be a secretary collecting pennants be a Wave cats be a nurse collecting pictures go to college collecting pictures own a Jeep writing letters and ride a motorcycle notes” sewing be a defense worker James Thomas Join the Waves bowling get out of Nitro gardening be a soldier collecting tires drive a Nitro school bus shooting pool own a car collecting poems be a famous singer be successful look like Tarzan be a laboratory technician be a nurse travel around the world Join the navy be a mortician be a conservation agent be an Air Corps pilot be an Air Corps pilot be a 1st Lt. in Air Corps sing with Kay Kyser's band be a good Marine to go over seas work at Krogers be a beautician take picture of Betty Grable un- der favorable conditions be a bookkeeper to go to Met live happily ever after to play piano have ten children be a housewife be a private secretary and marry boss see what corner of Hollywood and Vine is really like learn all the facts about Bill Betty Lyons June Sutherland Reba Skaggs Lewis Burdette Edna Ruth Rose James Young Lorene Thorn writing letters collecting elephants art women picture post-cards farming classical music to graduate (I) work at Krogers be a commercial artist be a Lt. in Air Corps get married be a.Marine be a concert pianist F vo itc “oowg Always In My Heart Shoo Shoo Baby 1 11 Be Around CHARACTERISTICS Noted FoY blue eyes being true to Clifford ability to fix coiffures Favorite Sport swimming dancing basketball Everything 1 Love Rio Rita Clair-de-lune Blues in the Night Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms Shoo Shoo Baby Sunrise Serenade My Heart Tells Me My Shining Hour Forth-five Minutes From Broadway My Ideal Poinciana Old Man River Put Your Arms Around Me As Time Goes By Sweet Adeline A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening Shoo Shoo Baby Miss You Besame Mucho Stardust Josephine For Me and My Gal Ciribiribln Good Night Soldier Stardust Yours Pistol Packin' Mamma He's My Guy hair styles corny Jokes tight sweaters blonde hair knowing all the answers red hair tallness laziness squeaky voice laziness soda jerking dimples bright remarks temper red hair big mouth singing G. I. haircuts laughing figure egotism that voice pretty teeth laughing red hair long hair shortness blushing basketball hunting bowling football swimming football basketball football baseball baseball tennis swimming hiking basketball football necking bowling football basketball ice skating bowling bowling swimming skating skating basketball basketball football dancing Besame Mucho dancing I'll Be Around Close to You Tales From the Vienna Woods Anchors Awelgh Mairzy Doats I'll Be Around Say A Prayer Sing Me A Song of the Islands soda jerking friendliness reluctance cute smile quietness shortness likeness to Dollie silence ice skating dancing basketball baseball basketball basketball bowling swimming basketball They Took the Stars Out of Heaven Here Comes the Navy As Time Goes By For Me and My Gal Up Jumped the Devil Shoo Shoo Baby Happiness is Just a Thing Called Joe Miss You Pistol Packin' Mamma Moon Glow Oh What a Beautiful Momin' Say a Prayer Boogie Woogle Begin the Begulne quietness shortness likeness to Bob tardiness ability to play basketball handsomeness all the right answers dancing dancing basketball softball basketball football basketball cheerleading quietness pleasing personality whistling in geography clas blonde hair manly voice neatness dancing badminton dancing s football basketball football badminton 20 HONOR ROLL OF NITRO HIGH ALUMNI '26 '37 '41 Kent Warner Granville Jividen James Cole Eugene Keener Paul Frazier '27 Leland Mullins John Bill Goodall Voras Meeks William Shipley Paul Harman Quentin Wiley Stephen Honaker «28 Jack Moody Robert Kautz William Vivian Billy Raynes Earl Lanham Robert Woods George Linn '29 Wray Shipley Lawrence Mace Voncial Lyons Warren Peck '30 '38 Joe Prlddy Ernest Skelton Barbara Morton James Frasier Curtiss Sturgeon Ember Walker Stanton Gaylor William D. Walker Bernard Morton John W i try '31 0. C. Sanders Walter Hanna John Grose Tom Waldorf Earl Boggess James Whittington Conner Erwin '42 Donald Stover James Roark Jack Bailey '32 Eugene Collins Arthur Dorman George Cook '39 Charles Dobbins Russel Carrier Joseph Donegan '33 James Cook Bernard Estep Ronald Burnett Clifford Cole Charles Hayes Rexford Javins James Dorman Randolph Jividen John Walker Russell Hudnall Dewey King Oliver Hawkins Glendale Rawlings Darrell Luikart Woody Haynes Earl Oldham Ronald Smith Thomas Quinn '34 Monte Talbert Clayton Samples Grenfell Estep Edman Toler Thomas Sanders Ralph Harrison Edward Sharp Erwin Shipley Arnold Owsley Charles Simpson Rutherford Hill Jack Skelton Robert Sibley '40 Leighton Smith John Hopper Thomas Bailey Dwight Steel Letcher Creasy John Waldorf '35 Robert Edwards Earl Estep '43 Henry Custer Quentin Fowler Norman Bush Earl Dorman Ernest Gott Donald Carr Angelo Leshon Donald Graves James Crowdson Brent Vivian Harvey Harmon Robert Dorman John Santrock Howard Harmon Richard Hayes Denver Rawlings Warren Magoun Arthur Raynes Clifton McKinney William Staton Robert Quinn Ashford Stiff '36 Frank Sharp Robert West Curtis Brewer Charles Shipley Clyde Willard Aubrey Dean Herbert Sibley Eugene Null Howard Janey Hansford Waldorf Richard Howard John Raynes Ralph Wallace John Marshall Jean Steele James Yates George Magoun Billy Y.intz George Harman James Fowler JUNIOR CLASS 21 EIGHTH GRADE BOYS SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS SCIENCE CLUB First Rowi J. Skaggs, R. Thomas, J. Westfall, N. Kenworthy, D. Drake; Second Row V. Bur- ford, B. M gaw, B. Hoke, D. Hutohinson, M. Maddox; Third Rowi R. Hill, J. Crawford, Mr. Shipley, Sponsor. ANNURL STAFF 25 First Rows Left to Right; E. Rose, J. Null, B. Ernest, B. Baumgartner, W. Putney; Second Rows Mrs. Tormey, A. Oldham, M. Ernest, V. Smith, G. Wolfe, P. Jones, Mrs. Riohards; Third Rows R. Skaggs, B. Tormey, B. Galloway, B. Brioker, E. Priddy, M. Shank, P. Melton. Barbara Fentress and Kenneth Estep were absent. First Rows N. Lyons, J. Maddox, E. Brubaker; Second Rows M. Martin, J. Buckland, L Spence, L. Hill; Third Rows R. Edwards, D. Waldorf, Mrs. Smith, Adwisor, B. Briok. 26 BAND First Row Director, Mr. Leighty; D. Putney, V. Smith, H. Halley, J. Cain, D. White, R. Skaggs, 3. Hoke, J. A. Wysong, L. Spence, R. Skaggs, M. Raynes, D. Gaylor, N. Kenworthy, J. Hud nail, A. Oldham, D. Kerr; Third Rows W. Dudding, J. Rinmer, E. Krants, R. Hill, J. Gilbert, H. Miller, D Hutohinson, B. Riramer, B. Higginbotham; Fourth Row F. Pauley, J. Skaggs, G. Burdett, B. Brick, H. O'Dell, C, Burdett, M. McCoy, and M. Barnes; B. Fentress, B. Baumgartner, and B. Harrison were absent. GLEE CLUB GIRL RESERVES 27 First Row: Left to Right; R. Lanham, E. Rose, R. Skaggs, L. Spence, D. Bailes, V. Smith, A Bailes, N. Donegan; Second Row V, Carrier, A. Patton, P. Melton, W. Putney, M. Reina- oher, B. Keffer, H. O'Dell, B. Wolfe, B. Baumgartner, P. Jones; Third Row: Mrs. Collins, Sponsor, B. Jeffers, J. Buckland, B. Yates, G. Wolfe, B. Fentress. H l Y First Row: B. Britton, C. Hedrick, C. Davis, T. Hayes,D. Comstock, B. Gallcsray, B. Tormey; Second Row: W. Showen, B. Raynes, B. Baldridge, L. Burdett, H. Miller; Third Row: B. Brioker, B. Briok, Mr. Harper, Sponsor, J. Rinner. 28 SCHOOL BOY PATROL First Row J. Skaggs, E. Firnkoess, £• Jones, B. Hannon, J. Jeffers, J. Howard, D. Buroh, Second Rows J. Comstook, W. Hess, E. Hudson, J. Meadows, J. DeWeese; Third Rowx Mr. Barg- er, D. White, E. Taylor, B. Casto; Fourth Row� H. Willard, R. Bftrriokraan, C. Jones. JR. RED CROSS coimc u First Row� A. Workman, B. Casto, J. Ingram, F. Pauley, B. Brubaker, P. Yates, D. Drake; Second Row W. Haniiaaok, Mrs. Miller, S. Angel, I. Simms, W. McKee; Third Rows H. C. Fra- sier, L. Spence, W. Dudding, P. Molton; Fourth Rows A. M. Crewdson, R. Lanham, R. Skaggs. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY 29 First Row: Barbara Fentress, Peggy Jones, Betty Harrison, Florence Jividen, June ul1J ond Row Mrs. Richards, Frenohle Estep, Betty ates, Elmer Priddy, Genevieve Wolfe; Third Row: Robert Burge, Reba Skaggs, Tapley Daughtery; Fourth Row, Mehrel Shank, Winnie Putney. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB First Row: E. Rose, P. Melton, R. Lanham, L. Spence, B. Keffer, V. Carrier, W. Pryor; Sec- ond Row: L. Osborne, E. Null, A • Patton, E. Turley; Third Row: I. Casto, P. Drake, Mrs. Miller. 30 GIRLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION First Row: D. Drake; Third Row: P. Jones; Brubaker; L. Thomas, B. Keffer, Hiss Harris, P. Melton,J. Null, L. Souder, N. Kenworthy, seoond Row1 R. Skaggs, B. Hoke, E. Rose, L. Hill, G. Wolfe, J. Hullins.B. Wolfe; o-Ju.u1«ham H’ 0'De11' E Null A Crewdson, B. Woods, C. Harmon, B. Fentress, Fifth Row: F. Wysong, J. Hudnall, D. Tinney, W. MoKee, H. Cole, L. Jeffers, E. Sixth Row: J, Westfall, H. Reinacher, M. Raynes, W. Putney, VARSITY “NT First Row: C, Hedriok, J, Maddox, D, Ccaastook, B, Estep, J, Ransom; Second Rowt C. Davis, L. Burdette, E. Priddy, B. Galloway, G. Loring; Third Row: K. Estep, B. Sublette, D. Wal- dorf, H. Carr, B. Tormey; Fourth Row: W. Lamb, J. Hill, B. Brick, Coach Huff. VISUAL EDUCATION 31 Laft to Righti Robert Burge, Harry Miller, Bill Baldridge, Winnie Putney, Robert Torney, Bill Raynee, Elmer Priddy, Miss Bennett. ART CLUB First Row Mrs. Shipley, I. Sinms, D. Smith, N. Donegan, S. Raynes, J. Gilbert, A. Work- man, E. Fowler, S. Spenoe; Seoond Row B. Saffel, A. M. Crewdson, P. Woodall, J. Dudding, L. Hill, B. Hammond, S. Alexander, J. Marshall, J. Davenport; Third Row R. Hill,P. Jones, N. Newland, R. Skaggs, J. Lynoh, W. Putney, E. Angel, FOOTBALL TEANI First Rcart B. Turley, B. Higginbotham, D. Barnette, B. Quinn, B. Craddook, R. Edwards, F Comstock, T. Hayes, B. Raynes, R. Burge, J. McKee. B. Martini Second Rows Manager, B. Es- tep. J. Ransom. G. Loring. H. Carr, C. Davis, J. Maddox, R. Raynes, C, Hedrick, D. Com- stock, D. Crewdson, B. Priddy, C. Carte, Coach Fred Huff; Third Rows B. Galloway, J. Hill L. Burdette, D. Waldorf, B. Tormey, W. Lamb, E. Priddy, C. Ruford, W. McLaughlin, B. est B Sublette. All candidates for Nltro High School'd 1943 football team were notified to report to Coach Huff on Wednesday, August 25,to begin practice for a hard eight game schedule. The prospects were none too bright as most of the boys were light and inexperienced. Nitro opened the season when they traveled to Dupont to play Coach Har- ry Douglas's Dupont Panthers on Friday, September 10. Dupont scored first when Tony Marshall threw a short pass to Alvin Thompson, who carried it six yards for a touchdown. .Marshall scored the extra point on a line play. Soon after the second half started,Marshall ran 14 yards for Dupont's last score. With the score 13 to 0 in favor of Dupont, Nltro began a passing attack that ended in a touchdown. Bob Tormey scored on a 12 yard pass from Sandy'' Carr. Nltro's extra point was made by Waldorf who scored on a pass from Carr. The game ended shortly afterward with Dupont ahead 13 to 7. On the following Saturday the Poca Dots 'came to Nitro to play one of the hardest-fought games in the long rivalry between the two schools. Nltro scored first when Bill Sublette, after a 60 yard drive, went over from the six yard line on an off-tackle play. Waldorf scored the extra point on a pass from Carr. Both teams battled on even terms until the third quarter when Gene Loring ran 40 yards and lateraled to Bill Sublette who went on to score. With five minutes to play. Bob Martin, Poca fullback, threw a touchdown pass to Big Bob Davis. Martin scored the extra point on a line buck to make the final score Nltro 13, Poca 7. Featuring a dangerous passing attack, the Nitro Wildcats invaded St. Albans to play the undefeated and much heavier St. Albans Red Dragon. It was a long, hard afternoon for the Cats with the final score favoring St. Albans 54 to 13. (Continued on Pago 38) BASKET BALL TEAM 33 First Rowt Bill Sublette, Bob Galloway, Wayne Lamb, Bob Briok, Bobby Estep, Joe Maddox, Harold Carr, Diok Waldorf, Kenneth Estep, Jaok Hill; Seoond Rows Coaoh Fred Huff, Robert Hill, Billy Priddy, James Gilbert, Walter Showen, John Garrett, Dempsie Gibson, Bill West, Willis Dudding, Darrel Mullins, Bobby Higginbotham, Manager. RECORD OF '43-'4! Nitro High School's 1944 basketball team came through a tough twenty game schedule with eight wins and twelve losses. Bob Brick led the squad in scoring, while Bill Sublette and Joe Maddox were tied for second place. Dick Waldorf was selected as honorary Captain by Coach Fred Huff. Tuesday, December 14 Tuesday, December 21 Tuesday, January 4 Friday, January 7 Tuesday, January 11 Friday, January 14 Tuesday, January 18 Wednesday, January 19 Friday, January 21 Tuesday, January 25 Friday, January 28 Tuesday, February 1 Friday, February 4 Tuesday, February 8 Friday, February 11 Tuesday, February 15 Friday, February 18 Tuesday, February 22 Friday, February 25 Tuesday, February 29 Nitro defeated Buffalo 29 to 22, at Eleanor. In a return game Nitro won from Buffalo 33 to 23. Dupont defeated Nitro 31 to 26 in a close game. Coach Huff's team lost to the Dunbar Bulldogs 34 to 23. The Wildcats defeated Elkview 45 to 19, at Nitro. St. Albans ran over Kitro 49 to 22. Nitro v on from the Poca Dots 29 to 21. Playing at Hurricane, the Cats won 49 to 44. The Sissonville Indians were defeated 42 to 27. The East Bank Pioneers defeated Nitro 50 to 26. Nitro easily won from Elkview 50 to 26. The strong Clendenin Cardinals defeated Nitro 47 to 16. In a close game. Nitro won from Poca 35 to 34. Nltro was upset by the Sissonville Indians 38 to 37. Nitro invaded Dupont and was defeated 43 to 32. Hurricane upset Nitro on the Cats floor 27 to 14. Charleston Catholic won a close 43-37 victory. Dunbar defeated Nltro 49 to 35 on Dunbar's floor. St. Albans handed Nitro it's worst defeat, 45 to 13. Nitro was defeated by Stonewall Jackson 44 to 27. Tournament, March 2, 3 ’Washington District was beaten by Nltro 38 to 28. South Charleston won a very close game 34 to 28. 34 STUDENT COUW.ll Firit Row: F Ferrari, D. Landers, N Larabee, D. Smith, C Foster; Second R wr: E. Prid- dy, B. Estep, D Gaylor, J Ransom; Third Row: B. Briok, B. Bricker, C, Davis (History of Student Council on Page 38) JUNIOR CHOIR First Row: L Thomas, 0. Westfall, E. Reedy, B. Raynes, J Dudding, J. Ragel, J Daven- port, S. Alexander, B. Hanna; Second Row: Mrs, Shipley, P. Woodell, G. Walker, B Crad- dock, J. King, M. Lanham, A. Bailey, B. Walker, E. Shamblin, S Moore; Third Row: F. Pau- ley, B. T, 0,Gorman, J Lynch, D. Davis, H Turley; Fourth Row: R, Burch, R. Harmon, F,An- derson, C. Burdette, C Draper, J Harris, B, Lamb. SERVING- OUR COUNTRY SERVING OUR COUNTRY - SNAPSHOTS 38 HISTORY OF STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council of Nitro High School was organized in the year 38- 39. It was organized by the students and faculty members in order that the high school students might participate in the administration of the school. The Council is made up of a president and a representative from each class. A new amendment recently voted on by the student body will give each hone room a representative. The presidents of the Student Council to date are as follows: 38-39, Janes Cook; 59-40, Kalph Wallace; 40-41, Kimball Drake; 41-42, Jack Baily, 42-43, James Crowdson; 43-44, 3ob Galloway. The Student Council purchased a citizenship trophy which is given to the student chosen by the student body as the best citizen of the school year. FOOTBALL (Continued from Page 32) After a well-earned rest. Coach Huff's 'wildcats upset the strong Liadi- son Skyhawks 7 to 0 before one of the largest crowds of the season. The only touchdown of the game came as a result of a pass from Carr to Sublette in the second quarter. Carr made the extra point with a perfect placekick. On Saturday, October 16, Nitro traveled to Poca to play a return game with the vastly improved Poca Dots. Captain Bob fclartin led Poca to a 19 to 0 upset victory in a sea of mud. The 7 infield Wildcats invaded Nitro to tangle with the Nitro eleven on Friday, October 25. Behind good blocking. Gone Loring ran 35 yards to score Nitro's first touchdown. After Carr's passes had put Nitro in a scoring po- sition, 3ill Sublette crashed off-tackle to make the score Nitro 13, Win- field 0. Charlie Davis scored both extra points on short line bucks. Nitro had a field day on Wednesday, October 29, when they trounced the Hurricane Redskins 32 to 0 on the Nitro gridiron. Gene Loring scored the first two touchdowns on passes from Carr and Sublette. Carr scored the third touchdown when he sneaked down the sideline and ran 35 yards to score. Dick Waldorf and Charlie Davis scored the other touchdowns on passes from Carr and Sublette. Nitro closed a successful season when they met Coach Paul Workman's Clenuenin Cardinals on Saturday, November 6. i arly in the first quarter the Cats drove down to Clendenin's 15 yard line where Sublette threw a 15 yard touchdown pass to Waldorf. arly in the second quarter Loring scored on a beautiful douole-reverse play that covered 65 yards. Sublette crashed off tackle to score the extra point. Late in the third quarter Carr threw a short pass to Sublette who ran 18 yards for the third touchdown. Dick Wal- dorf made the score 25 to 0 when he scored on a lateral from Sublette on a play that covered 38 yaras. The extra point was made by hard-driving Char- lie Davis on a line play. Nitro ended the season with five wins and three losses and outscored their opponents 111 to 93 points. Coach Iluff produced a hard-driving team with a dangerous passing attack out of material that was none too goodt SCHOOL HISTORY 39 (Continued from Page 3) try, general science, adYanoed algebra, math, music, art, business training, typing, short- hand, bookkeeping, physical education, social economics, geography, civics, and journalism have been added Six principals have supervised litro School since its beginning about twenty-six years ago They were Mr. Neal, 1918; Mr. Stuoer and Mrs. Grace Gelder, 1921-24, exact dates not known for these; Mr. Warner, 1924- 29; Mr. Grose, 1929-37; and Walter F Snyder, 1937 until the present year Other organizations and extra-ourricular activities have an important plaoe in school. Each organization is supervised by a member of the faculty. CLASS PROPHECY (Continued from Page 15) Bob Brioker never graduated. He borrowed (?) a car and some gas to go to the prom, but the government oaught him, and now he's serv- ing his time at Alcatraz. Peggy Jones, a June bride back in 44, has been divorced three times and is near planning for another June wedding. Poor Bill Baldridge 111111 When he was a senior, everyone thought hefd become a famous singer. Bill tried to take Frank Sinatra's place, but he just couldn't make the grade. Now he's a Nitro street cleaner. Bill Ealdridge's right hand woman is Peggy Melton. Peggy18 old friend Edna Rose is selling lilacs on Broadway. Two of our classmates have succeeded as models. Agnes Patton models sweaters, and Ginny Carrier models slacks. They all work in June Sutherland's dress shop in Sattes. The Fraser girls are doing what they al- ways hoped they would. Lois is a laboratory technician. Ann is in training at Charleston General Hospital. One of our classmates made fame on the radio. Kenneth Estep is known from coast to coast as the great sports announcer for the San-man Bran Flakes program. The inseparables, Leona and Dixie, are new printers in New York City. Genevieve Wolfe and Glerma Knight are the owners and editors of the Nitro Tribune. Norma Phelps vowed she'd never cut her hair again. That was back in '43. The gov- ernment sent out a call in 1946 for hair just the oolor and length of Norma's. Yea, Norma did a great thing for her oountry, but she still wears a wig. Hazel Frazier is living in a shanty by the railroad tracks with Paul and their twelve children. You have probably heard all about Martha Ernest Smith. She, Glen Dale (who is now a oolonel), • and the four little Smiths are re- siding in Berlin, Germany, where G. D. is stationed with the U. S. Army. Betty Lyons now owns four theaters in Nitro. Mary Buokalew is one of her cashiers. Bill Pest Raynes is working at con- struction work somewhere in the West. Bill Hayes is the proud owner of Hayes's Drug Store, formerly Temple's Drug Store. Leona Phipps has been trying to prove that women can do the same jobs as men even in peace times. She is a streetcar conductor in London. 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