Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 162, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 31, 1954 Page: 21 of 24
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Sunday, January 31, 1054
Sunday, January 24, 1984
Chora! Work Started With
Production Of Operetta
i narul work, in ii* present term, | Traughber, assisted by Dorsy | public relation* man for the high ing this year the choral depart-
.,fgan its work in an ooeretta j Fleming. The operetta was ‘‘Miss school formed a 20-member choir
,i,t the directorship of Lvw 1CCulwell, who wulfw^k iver^o^B? airi ^
ment, assisted by Miss Amalie
Severin, Mrs. J. J. Traughber, and
Dossy Fleming produced the ope
retta ' Belle of Barcelona.”
) James E. Hawk became head of
the music department in 1937,
and served in the choral depart-
ment, with Miss Henrietta Tallant
as junior high choral director.
This work continued into 1938,
with the operetta "Hansel and
aretel" being produced. The cho-
ral group in the junior high dur-
ing that year consisted of 20 girls.
Miss Tallant assumed the leader-
ship of the choral department in
1039 and continued until 1943. In
1940 the choral groups, which con-
sisted of a 42-voiced girls choir
and a 10-voiced boys choral group
"•■esented the operetta “Lelawala.”
The mixed choir work in 1941
THE SWING CHOIR is an organization formed from the membership of the Senior High Choral Group of the high school and is directed by Ken Bennett. This group has
made many appearance* this year in different programs Members are. Pat Williams. Ann Warwick, Martha Williams, Linda Whatley, Helen Pursel, Sally* Mitchell, Kay
Roberts. Lloyd Ann Browning, Anita Cowan, Pat Patterson, Peggy Overman, Ann McMillen, Mary Jane Heidelberg, Phyllis Sharp, Dolores Brock, Alice Mainer, Phyllis
Black. Agatha Baggett, Billy Vernon, Jerry Connally. Royce Blackburn, Lorene Price, Don Branum, Melvin Pate, John Moore, Gearron Sublett, Venoy Wright, Charles
A vast and James Borman. * ‘ , i.
contained a total of 12 people, five
boyi and aoven girls. However,
during this time there was a girls
chorus of 29 voices and a boys
group of 27. Miss Tallant had a
mixed group containing 27 girls
and 14 boys the following year.
The war years seem to have cast
a mark on choral work. In 1943
Marian E. Carlyon became high
school choral director, and Miss
Merrill Stone had the junior high
choirs. There was a 40-voiced mix-
ed choir in high school that year.
In 1944 Miss Ruby Beviel, high
school choral director, had a 32-
voiced mixed choir. That same
year Miss Marion Spain worked
with the junior high group. 1943
found this group reduced to a mix-
ed voiced choir in high school of
22, with only one boy participat-
ing. Miss Betty Canole became
junior high director for that year.
Miss Mary Wade became choral
director in 1946 and was followed
in 1947 by Miss Virginia Nelson,
and choral work began to grow
again. Miss Nelson remained with
the department until 1951 and the
choir performed many types of
musical .programs in that period,
including the operetta, “Martha."
In 1951 Miss Jenny Ruth Reed be-
came choral director.
At the beginning of the year of
1952 the choir conatined 22 girls
and one boy. Ken Bennett as-
sumed the duties as a choral di-
rector of both high school and jun-
ior high. At the end of the year a
60-voiced mixed choir from high
school and a 45-voiced choir from
junior high entered the Interscho-
lastic League contests.
Bennett is still with the choral
department and at this time the
high school choir contains 130
voices. The junior high school
choir is being divided into two
groups, one of which will contain
43 voices and the other 65.
In 1953 the high school choir
toured to the west coast appear-
ing at veterans hospitals on the
way, and appeared on two net-
work shows. They are planning a
similar tour this summer to the
east coast, also appearing at vet-
erans hospitals.
The junior high school choir,
besides its several appearances in
concert has also produced the ope-
retta “The Singing Freshman.” In
1953 they were invited to the High-
land Park Festival as one of the
choirs to represent the ten choirs
of the state. Honor has been added
to the group this year in that the
Swing Choir, a part of the large
choir, has been invited to partici-
pate in the all State Clinic.
HOMES NEAR AUTOMATIC
NEW YORK. (U.R) — The auto-
matic home is a step nearer. Now
it’s an automatic timer which will
turn house lights on or off at set
times, defrost the refrigerator,
turn on the room air-conditioner,
ot heat the baby’s bottle. Any
household appliance can be at-
tached to the unit.
NEW SLEEVE AIDS IRONING
NEW YORK. (U.R)—A new press-
ing form takes the awkwardness
out of ironing puffed sleeves. It
consists of a metal bracket which
clamps to the ironing board and
has interchangeable “heads” in
both adult and children’s sizes.
Elementary Classified As Separate
School When Oil Was Discovered -
The Gladewater Elementary
School was not classified as a sep-
arate' elementary school until oil
was discovered and until the scho-
lastic population justified a sep-
arate department. The principal of
the school prior to the great in-
flux of people In 1931 was the
principal of the entire school. Aft-
er the discovery of oil It was ne-
cessary to have an elementary
school seperate from the high
school with a seperate administra-
tion. The growth in enrollment
from month to month and day to
day was very unpredictable.
Herbert Brewer served as prin-
cipal from 1929 to 1931 and is
now living at East Mountain.
From 1931 to 1933 J. J. Traugh-
ber who is now in business in
Gladewater was principal of the
elementary school and taught ir,
the high school.
C. F. Welbom was elementary
school principal during the boom
era of 1933-36. During Welborn’s
tenure crowded conditions existed
on the school campus and the pres-
ent elementary school was built
with the exception of the kinder-
garten-first grade building that
was constructed in 1949. Welbom
is now practicing law in Glade-
Water.
The principal from 1936 to 1940
was Mr. A. E. (Polly) Wells who
is now superintendent of schools
at Abilene.
Next came Chester N. Jarrell
from 1940 to 1944 who is now liv-
ing in Houston. ^Jarrell married
Miss Lucile Victory, now deceased;
her father was John Victory of
Gladewater, al*o, deceased.
Fcllowlng Jarrell was J. L.
bon*, 1944-47. Gibbons is now
elementary principal in Dallas.
Calvin Brannen, tpe pr""
elementary school principal,
lowed Mr Gibbons who lelt
August 1947,
Mrs Lillian Brutache was
first supervisor, or coorriinatajj
and was here from 1935 to 1947.
Mrs Brutsehe is now living in
San Antonio, Texas and is coun-
selor of the Alamo Heights
mentary schools.
Mrs. Ouida H. Milner, the pr
ent coordinator, followed 1L_
Brutsehe and began her present
duty in 1947.
During the crowded days of
oil boom, classes were held on
one-half day sessions with several
grades in order to take care of th*
children. The teachers had a group
in the morning and another group
in the afternoon. Also, manjp
teachers taught special subject!
like art, science, music, Ubravf;
physical education, and auditdi*
ium. The platoon system was soon
abandoned when building space
was provided. J
A new elementary school is now
being built to relieve the crowded
conditions that now exist There
are 973 children now enrolled at
the elementary school. Forty
cent of these children will go _
tlie new school when completed.
Progress in elementary educa-
tion will continue to be made
when people join hands in meet*-
ing the needs of our young peop#e
in our time.
\
JACK HEARRELL came to Gladewater in May of 1931 and was
appointed to the Gladewater School Board in 1951 to replace Sam
Moore who resigned. Hearrell served as City Engineer and ia
presently dealing in oil properties, maintaining his office in the
Everett building. The Hearrells have two children, Nancy and
Jackie. They reside at 505 Post Street.
The Gladewater High School A Capella Choir
IS PROUD TO BE A PART OF ALL
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School and Community projects
IN WHICH WE ARE NEEDED
A CS
RANCE CARR, President
We wish to express our appreciation to the parents, business people, and others who are assisting us In our work toward our summer tour. We fee! that our entertainment w© will supply m
our visits at Little Rock, Ark. - Roanoke, Va. - Washington, D. C. - Brooklyn, N. Y. - Richmond, Va. - Salisbury, N. C. - Jacksboro, Miss., will bring happiness and cheer to the
hospitalized in veterans hospitals and many others and reflect go6d will and good reputation to our twon and its citizens.
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WE ESPECIALLY THANK THE CHORAL PARENTS C|LUB FOR THEIR SPLENDID EFFORTS IN OUR BEHALFHr
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Belk, Jeanne. Gladewater Daily Mirror (Gladewater, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 162, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 31, 1954, newspaper, January 31, 1954; Gladewater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1021314/m1/21/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lee Public Library.