Saint Albans High School - Dragonian Yearbook (St Albans, WV)

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Page Twenty sxx DRAGONIAN POETS PAGE THE' WRONG AMBITION S ac ,reople say they lrke to work B at no not me Id rather shrrkf Ther e s just no work that I could do I feel so la y through and through The doctor s prlls don t pep me up Ao one drops money rn my cup Now don t you thrnl folks do me wr ony? Wherczcr I go I get thc gong I don t care hon they haze me classed I just can t mov around so fast I tale thznys easy all the day And uork rs ner er rn my way I dont lrke work I d rather sleep I dorr t lrke problems that are deep I uouldn t work and be a sap For there s nothzng lake a pleasant nap But sttll no money can I make My head just seems to always ache My ambztzon ts not to haze a job But to frncl an easy bank to rob' Ronald Racer +++ SUCCESS Suppose success dont come at frrst What are you gorng to do Throw down your pole chuck out your bazt And say your wrshrns through? You bet you arnt youre gotng to fight An frght an frght an uazt Urztrl at last you galn your hope Or use up all your bazt And rf the other guy should wrn Wrll you get sad and blue Throw up your sponge and ktck yoursel And growl and fret and stew? You bet you aznt you r e gorng to frght An fraht an frght ayarrr Untzl success uzll brte your hook For grrt rs sur e to wrn Malcolm Racer HONOR You may be rrch You may be gay Outwardly all the uay but Buddy dzd you czcr say Who am I anyway? I our wzalth ts perzshable Anl humor fragrle Your h a th wzll m It lrke harl But horror Buddy uzll beat the gale Llngwhcrc along the razl Roy Akers +++ NATURE S AWAKENING Mother Nature her stores unrolls And wzth sweet perfume frlls the arr Then watch man qurt hzs easy charr The forest comes to lrfe once more The brrds make musrc ererywhere Nature her self you seem to adore As you ga e upon her beauty fazr Nature rs farr est tn features wzld From her bosom let me take my frll Though changing 'ln her aspects mild Nature rs the kzndest mother stzll Dorsel Hensley +++ MUSINGS I love to srt alone and dream Wrth all thc lrghts turned low Of earller days when I uas younr And the people I used to know But best of all I lrke to thrrzk Ot all the thrngs I 2 e done And regretfully thrnk how my lrfe was s Now that my race ts run I uzsh that I could be young agatn And know what I know now I would see thas old age comlng on And change my lzfe Somehow Bill Leasure I pent I , Q . 1 I. J! L I I V , t , 1 - f , y 1 1 In L f, , , . , 1 I , ,,. l. - 1 - . . , . . 1 , . I , ' , - . . 1, - , . - . K, K, 1 '2 .' , KK V rl, 1,1 ,I , r 7 .1 1.1 f lf ' , . ' Q I , 7 ,, ' , . f , '. ' 1 I ' I J w l 'f A ' A . ' . ,, ' ' , D ' ' . 1 f , L 1 I . 1,1 .1 f , -, yr. - I I . ,- -' I Y A I ' ' 7 7 A X 1 A 2 ' , ' 1 1 l ' ' 1 ' 7 D . ' . , ,J , 'P l ' I ' T- , ,f l . y 1 .I 1 1 I I , . . 1 ' , . f . . L 7 I 7 r 1 ,1 I , I ,. , , 1 I . - 1 ' ' ' . -- 1 ,I I . l ' rx n n 1 rp , 1 ' Q ' 1 . She shows us beauty yet untold, 1 ' 1 . ' '. '. - 1 I I I ' . . 1 , 1 rl . .h I I ' 1 . 1 X' 1 y If I . 11 ,fl ' 1 . .. ' 7 ' 1 1 .' Z , l 1 . I., l . . I h , -1 . , . . ,. ' ,- .1 . . . 'I ,' - , . - - 1 P. ,' , .. , 2- g y . - I ' . I' I ' l J 'I tw . , ' ' ' 1,' . , J , ' I . f , f 1 i ' VV ' ls M . 1 . - ' 1 , I ' , . .fr I ., I 1 1 ' ' ' .v - 1 1, ' ' U. , ' . , , , . . . . , .. , . . , , -' . 1 1 ,' . I 1- 1' I ' f' i. J , ,rs n ' . ' . 3 ' .-. . -1 .

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D R A G O N IAN Pave Twenty five FRESHMAN CLASS Claes Sponeoo Q Miss COWL, MR LRIGHTY, MRS KREBS, MR ALFORD P1 eszdenf FRANK RoUsE Vzce President Jenmngs Arbaugh Freda Arthur Laura Mae Bartlett Herman Bell Anna Ruth Blrd June B1rd Wanda Browder Nlna Cadd Woots Cames Earl Carter Louls Carter Rahma Carter Ann Courtney L1ll1an Coury Anna Laura C6011 Dorothy Davls Dorothy Gllbert Elizabeth Harshbarger Peggy Hereford Franklm H111 Helen Hoover Geneva Houghton Mary Leasure Ollle Martm Ehzabeth Moore Alberta Roberts Ellzabeth Shamblm Howard Smlth Leo Spurlock Jesse Stutler Sec? etfzry T1 casureo Wxlllam Pauley Emma Woodard Roy Akers James Atkms Vmson Atkms Gllbxa Beane Justus Blrd Norma Sue Brewer Ruth Chaney Kathleen Chapman Marguerlte Clendenln George Cobern Bobby Dillon Donald Dodd Glenn Dunlap Slbyl Ellis Elfreda Flggatt Nancy Grogan Mildred Hardway Betty Johanson James Kmder Dorothy Mltchell Vlfglnla Mynes Frances Osborne Harold Pattxson Mary Lee Snow Reta Stull Margaret Valllencourt Laura Mae Wmter Mxldred Zmn JIMMY WADE BOBBY GRAHAM Frances Arthur June Backus EISIS Beckett Raymond Campbell Peggy Chapman Martha Crow Mary Lou Cyrus Betty Ernest Joe Howard Doyle Keellng Mable Kuhn W1ll1am McNeely Dorothy Mlles Jack Mullms Jaumta Newell Frank Rouse Mary Jo Smlth Verna Smlth Marle Tackeft Ruth Taylor Rlchard Terry E1leen Thompson Rlchard Walker Donald Wandlmg W1lI1am Whlte Frances Wlsman Reba Wolford Wllfred Barker Cllfford Barnette W1ll1am Browder CCont1nued on page forty two? Don Brumfleld Edward Crouoh Thomas Davls Francis Dawson Dalton Ferrell James Fowlkes Howard Gandxe Robert Garrett Delbert Glbson George Good Robert Graham Vardle Gunnoe Charles Hardln Isabella H111 Hershel Johnson Jaumta Johnson Emma Jane Malden Jack Martm Frank Melton Bxlly Nelson Roy Reveal Marxan Robertson Wllllam Sparks Evelyn Swyers Vlctor Taylor Jack Teasley Douglas Tulloh Thomas Vaughan James Wade Cobby Webb Wanda Woodle

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D R A G 0 N IA N Page Twenty-seven HIGH SCHOOL BAND Trombones B111 McNeely Fred Calllhan Bob Robmson John Stanley Julnor Davls Jonn Ollum Wllford Barker Ben Gflfflth Gene Ackles Cornets Roy Reveal Jack Mullens Bllly Brothers Marllynn May Ira Louden James Harold Trowbrldge Tommy Davls Paul Joe Calllhan James Peyton Norma Sue Brewer Venetta Young Dalton Young Clarmets Hudson Mooney G raldme Erwm Geraldme Pettlt John Hamfm Ernestlne Moore Mary Klrk Buddy Pattlson Jean Grlfflth Geraldme Wllhamson Phylhs Robertson The band organllatlon 1sn t a very old one as a mat er of fact it was organmed 1n October of 1935 by Mr Harold B Lelghty That was lle same year he came here and started a movement fol a band organlzatlon came but lt was newer made a success In December, two months after 1t was organ 1Z6d th y had then flrst concert whlch was composed of about thlrty five 1nstruments Throughcut last summer the band gave frequent open an concerts on the Central school grounds TWICE durlng thlq serles the band had 1o1nt concert w1th the South Charleston band The best and most color ful showmg of the St Albans band durlng the Vacatlon was 1n August when they paraded from Kanawha stleet to Laldley Fleld at Roy L1tton Lovell Meadors Goldle Bowles French Horns Betty McNeely Thomas Bowles Georgette Rangos Bob Mlller Mabel Kuhn Tommy Echols Phyllls Bays Flutes Mary Allce Curry Dorothy Brothers Betty Smlth Laura Mae Bartlett Georgla Coalter Nora Kate Mooney Basses Oboe Earl Taylor Ehzabeth Harshbarger Mlllard Perry Saxophones Drums W11son Bryan Charles MacComas Tom Stolllngs Joe Brooks Margaret Scott Clyde Edleman bass drumW1ll1am Thornton Cymbals Bob Nelson Charleston ln the Amerlcan Leglon parade Concerts 1n the gymnaslum were often glven by the band to help raise money for umforms and thelr flrst full length concert was given December 1937 1n the gymnaslum band broadsast on the radlo Somethlng that we shall never forget, 1n whlch the band played an 1mportant part, IS the celebrat1on of the homecommg football game wlth South Charleston It paraded down Slxth avenue and between halves of the game It paladed down the football f1eld January .J members began earnmg polnts 1n muslc to enable them to partlclpate 1n the all state band'fest1val held 1n May at Hunt mgton, W Va The band masters assocla QContmued on page forty two? S 1 S Y ' . ' . , . l There was some talk of a band before he For the first time, November 8, 1937, the 1 Q Q 1 .D S ' . . . A . . . . ' ' I . v - R o I - .- - Z! . . . ' , ,