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

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V-v L 9 MEMOIRS OF 1934 was 1 N , 7' ' 2 I K l z 1 f ' Y' 2 , 1 ai l f 5 1 ' ' Lu ,M-I K . r p.. Ezv I I Na f cfiw J 1'L i lq si W tr s 4 A 'A W 1 Y f' ....' . w s I My ew A lm 522 L X H1555 at - N Girls Athletics Mary McGahan A glance at Mary's athletic rec- ord during her four years here is ample proof that she has been out- standing in girls' sports. As the sports manager for girls, forward at basketball, pitcher at baseball, and handball champ, she topped off her senior year by winning her letter-sweater, something no other girl has yet won. ,-hulrcy Auron 4 Audrey has been an active mem- ber in all sports of the girls, de- partment for the past four years. She received her numeral in her sophomore year and received her letter this year. During her junior year Audrey was a gym class as- sistantg she has succeeded in all her athletic activities. Ruth XVhite Ruth entered into girls' athlet- ics i11 her junior year and receiv- ed her numeral this year. Ruth proved herself to be the soaring ace of the basketball team as well as active in other sports. Ella Grace Kyle For four years Ella Grace has Hlled the position as basketball center eliiciently. This year she received her numeral for her ef- forts. Although active in other sports she excelled in basketball. Rebecca Atzrodt Becky Worked her Way in and out of all girls' sports during her four years. She occupied the po- sition as swimming assistant, at which she was exceedingly good, until she proved herself necessary to 'the basketball team as guard. Becky was also a class assistant in her junior year. Mildred Heater A regular in all sports was the position Mildred held for four years. She was an active class member and a good sport. Mil- dred received a numeral in her junior year. Flora Bitonti Flora was a class assistant in her junior year. She played three years on the basketball team and four years on the volleyball team. She is a good sport and an active gym member. Flora received a numeral her junior year. fContinued on page 255

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MEMOIRS OF 1934 i l BOYS GU-EE CLUB Although the VVashington Irving Glee Club has been rather small this year, it has maintained if not exceeded the high standards set for it by the preceding glee clubs. This may be accounted for partially by the fact that the organization lost only three -of its members last year through gradua- tion. Several under-classmen were unable to belong this year because the rehearsals were held twice a week as a regular class. This club, too, participates in all school concerts, and has been especially commended for its fine work. It is a member of the West Virginia State Federation of Music Clubs. The oflicers for this year were: Presidents, Frederick Stuart and John Sernenakg secretary-treas- urer, .lohn Semenak and Charles Toompasg librarian, Horace VVellsg and pianist, Leeru Brown. CADMAN CHURAJL CLUB Cadman Choral Club, named for the modern composer, Charles XVaketield Cadman, was organ- ized by Mr. Arms in 1919. Its membership is limited to sixty-four girls who are required to pass cer- tain musical eligibility tests. For some years Cadman has been an active member of the State Federation of Music Clubs, and has donated prize money for individual contestants. This clirb always participates in any concerts the music department gives during the year. The main purpose of the club is to advance interest in music. In addition several times during the year it has some social function. The officers for this year were: President, Julia Coffman first semester and Elizabeth Hornor second semesterg secretary, Betty Buzzard first semester and Jean Smith second semesterg treasurer, Rebecca Atzrodt iirst semester and Margaret .lean Smith second semester, librarian, Aim Babb Hrst semester and Barbara Hornor second semester: pianist, Julia Coffman. ORCHESTRA The VVashington Irving Concert Orchestra is one ofthe best developed o1'ganizations of the school. Under the direction of Mr. Arms, it has done much to increase musical appreciation in the community. Six successive years the concert orchestra entered the state contest, and each time was declared winner. The organization is entering the contest this year, hoping to gain more laurels for the school. 1 1 1 'Q .l i l ,4 1 .J

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,E I MEMOIRS OF 1934 23 TRACK---1933 The 1933 track season started very successfully, one hundred men answering the call of Coach Dick Talbott. There were five lettermen back, including Captain Bill Funderburk, dash man, Carl Ramella, dash man, Luke Drummond, 440 dash man, John Sands, hurdler, and Herman Dilly, 440 yard dash and relay man. The squad was handicapped by the loss of Hoy Greynolds, who left school. Hoy was the best dis- tance man in the state. The inter-class games were run off smoothly. John Sands was high point man with 17M points. He won the high and low hurdles, and the high jump, and ran on two relay teams. Funderburk was a close second with 1611, points. He won the 100, 222, and 440, and ran anchor on the sprint relay team. The Monongahela Valley Invitation Meet was second, and the card was won very handily from a large field of competition, the score being, VV. I. 109, Elkins 67, and Grafton 27. Bill Courtney, valuable hurdle man and Haskell Fruity Pears were injured and were unable to compete for the remainder of the season. The third contest, the Big Ten meet, also at Elkins, was won with less trouble than the first. The score: W. I., 112 2f3g Elkins, 56 1,f10, Morgantown, 32 1f2g and Grafton 16 2f5. In this meet several records were broken. Lowell Drummond broke the javelin throw mark with a heave of 153' 3 g William Lee Seckman, Jr., tied the high jump, with a leap of 5' 5 , and Bill Funderburk smashed the one hundred dash record of 10.2, his new mark being 10.1. Frank McGahan continued this winning streak to set the Conference record at 2:10 for the half mile. The crack mile relay team knocked the old record of 3:46 for a loop and established the new time of 3:44.6. The shuttle hurdle team also set a new mark of 1:05.8. This team was composed of George Goff, Charles Taylor, Shi Jarvis, and John Sands. VV. I. won the Sectional Meet by the score of 78-74 2f3. The track was in bad shape for this meet and as a result only one record was broken. VV. I.'s fast-improving mile relay team tore around the oval in the remarkable time of 3:04.4. The members of this quartet were Ramella, Seckman, Taylor, and Drummond. The feature of the afternoon was the game finish of Frank McGahan, anchor man on the long 880 stretch of the medley relay. Frank was running his second half mile with an hour on a Held that made the going doubly hard. He was behind and apparently weakening on the back turn, but his fighting heart carried him into the lead coming into the home stretch and he won going away. The fifth meet brought to a close the activities of the most -outstanding track team in the history of the school. W. I. had qualified their twelve entries in the Sectional and hoped to win at Morgan- town. The competition proved to be very stiff, however, and the 'best that could be gotten was a third place. The members of the mile relay team were the only ones to return with gold medals. They led the field in that event by 50 yards. Cava placed second in the shot and discus while the rest of the points were garnered 'by 3rd, 4th, and 5th places. The final score was, Huntington 40, Parkersburg 31 1f3, W. I. 29 2!3. On returning home, letter awards were given to Cava, King, Call, Drummond, Sands, Courtney, Long, Funderfburk, West, lSeckman, Taylor, Jarvis, and Ramella and White, Goff and McGahan, and Manager Charles Schaffer. After-three ballots by the lettermen, Dick King and John Sands were elected co-captains for 1934. 1. as Q41 -A