Washington Irving High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Clarksburg, WV)

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18 MEMOIRS OF 1934 SENIOR COMMERCIAL CLUB de ll Yi sri lz- six .... .' l A ,. MISS K YLE Le Fleur de Lys La Fleur de Lys, the oldest for- eign language club of the school, is under the guidance of Miss Margaret V. Kyle, the faculty sponsor. It is the pride of the club that at all meetings only French is spoken. Each member has a French name and answers roll call with some French expression. For the year Alphonse Genin served as president, Virginia Stealey, Vice president, Virginia Downs, secretary: and Betty Buz- zard, treasurer. Other members of the club were: Mary Ann Cooper, Eleanor Ohlnian, Jane Ohlman, Dionifs Geppert, John Semenak, Julia Coffman, Hazel Ilinger, Donald NVilson, Eleanor Davis, Mildred Gregory, Anne Babb, Genevieve Matheny, Mar- garet Conlon, Elaine Matheny, Audrey Auten, Olive Freeman, Margaret Ann Tetrick, Charles Toompas, Lois Mick, and Jean Talbott. k W M

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fa MEMOIRS OF 1934 17 BMC FLA ,, of NATIONAL N Tassvuws SFIGNIC Iflllikf I1I.ACK l I.ABlIN1l0 6'THlE BLACK FLAMLNGO9' On February 15, the National Thespians presented f'The Black Flamingo , a three-act melodrama. The action of the play was centered around an old inn located in the north of France during the rev- olution. All the actors and actresses wore costumes of the period, and special lighting and effects all com- bined to make it one of the best amateur performances ever given in this school, according to the critics. Special praise should be given to Miss Bauer, the director of the Thespians, for her unlimited patience and hard work. Credit should also be given to the army of stage hands, carpenters, electri- cians, prop men, scene painters, and others without whose assistance no play could be properly pre- sented. All in all, 1934 was a good year for dl'llllLltlfZS in Vvashington Irving. THE NATIONAL THESPLANS---Troupe 226 The National Thespians. the highest honorary society for high school dramatics, was organized in NVashington Irving by Miss Lillie Mae Hauer in 1932. Membership in this club is obtained through good work in some field of dramatics. The main aims of the society are: to develop a spirit of active and intelligent interest in dramatics among high school boys and girlsg to assist directors and students in the selection and presentation of worth-while high school plays and endeavor to facilitate inttny of the problems connected with rehearsals and general stage worltg to provide a suitable reward t'or ex- cellence attained in high school dramatics and to at-.tuaint directors and students with the general prog- ress made in dramatics among other high schools and to encourage the exchange of ideas among thc various members of the society. The club meets at least once every month, and new members are taken in twice during the year. SENIOR DRAMATLC CLUB The Senior Dramatic Club was organized this year under the leadership of Miss Grace Albright. At the first meeting the club elected the following oflic-ers: .lim Long, presidentg Elaine Matheny. vice-presidentg Ruth Myer, secretaryg and Mary Jean DeCamp, treasurer. Under the capable direction of Miss Albright the club presented The Three Grace.s for the benefit of the Hilltop fund. Later in the year Miss Albright coached the senior class play, a comedy on American family life, Skidding.

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nf MEMOIRS OF 1934 Be Square The Be Square Club, an honor- ary social club for senior girls, is one of the most prominent to which seniors may belong. Each year twenty-one junior girls are selected by members of the club to carry on the Work in the succeed- ing year. These new members are selected for their character, abili- ty, and outstanding contributions to the school. The purposes of Be Square are to Work cheerfully alld Well, and to make some human heart a little better, wiser, and happier. The officers of Be Square for 1934 were Mary McGahan, presi- dent, Margery Wright, vice-presi- dent, Ella Grace Kyle, secretary, Mara Etta Lawson, treasurer. The sponsor was Miss Helen Crile. ii SENIOR COMMERCIAL CLUB The Senior Commercial Club, a social organization to which all commercial seniors may belong, has this year been sponsored by Miss Adams, Miss George, and Miss Hollins. The present membership includes Jack Azelvandre, Thelma Brown, Margaret Call, Pauline Cool, Virginia Cowgill, Mary Mar- garet Cuckler, Flora Bitonti, Bernard Klyza, Elvena Holdsworth, Dorothy Garrett, Pauline Miller, Madeline McCartney, Leola Swiger, Conrad Fischer, Margaret Saas, Virginia Westfall, Frances Smith, Edith Nichols. VJenny Fiora. Mildred Heater, Louise Isner, Rosa Rago, VVilda Nutter, Frances Phil- lips, Tenshie lSquires, Helen Gango, Virginia Menard, Ruth Myer, Lillian Shahan King, Mary Jo Burgess, Arlene Brown. Ruth Horton, Virginia Fragele. Madge Bush, Genevieve Stuart, and Manfred Cogar.