Volume 031-3 - July 1977 (8 pages)

<a The Nevada City High School Orchestra in 1914. Left to right: Standing, Verne Pasco, Melvyn Frandy, Harold Hartung Seated, Alvin Richards, Bernice Powell, Joseph Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Leiter. The Choral Club added greatly to the program by singing several selections. After the exercises, the visitors were shown through the building. They all admired the large sunny rooms with the many windows, from most of which either Banner or Sugar Loaf may be seen. I think they all agreed with us it is the best of buildings.” M. E. E. ‘14 THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT The commercial department was organized in 1910 with Frances Weaver as the teacher. The upper floor of Hibernia Hall (Shaw’s Antiques, 210 Main St.) was fitted up as a classrcom. The center was filled with desks and study tables were placed at each end. Three tables for the typewriters were put at the back of the room and the teacher’s desk at the front overlooking Main Street. The first commercial class was composed of thirty-four students. Some had spent one year in the high school, some two, some three, and others had just graduated from the grammar school. The course was composed of penmanship, bookkeeping, shorthand and typing. The students worked under great difficulties in the way of equipment, for all the work had to be carried on in one room. The typewriters clicked away, while the teacher tried to instruct the shorthand class in the other end of the room, and answer questions from the 4, bookkeeping group. Jack Peters (1912) wrote of that first year, “One can see how hardit was to teach and to learn, but, nevertheless, we have learned and some of us are going to graduate this year with the lordly Seniors.” 1911 1952 THE NEVADA CITY HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA The first orchestra was organized in 1911 and consisted of three members: Irvine Seaman (‘13) violin, Evelyn McGrath (‘12) piano, and Mervyn Frandy (‘12) cornet. Joseph Roberts who had been hired as Janitor for the new school was an accomplished musician and took on the responsibility of instructing this newly-organized group and adding his trombone to the trio. During its first three years, underclassmen were recruited to fill those spots vacated by graduating members. Luther Marsh, piano and Melvyn Frandy, cornet (‘13); Verne Pasco and Harold Hartung (‘16) violins, Bernice Powell (‘15) piano and Alvin Richards (‘16) the drums. A great loss occurred in 1916 with the death of Joe Roberts, a favorite with the students, a kindly and helpful man, a confidente among his young associates who listened to their problems with sympathy and understanding. By 1952 when the school doors closed for the last time, there were forty-three members in the High School Band under the leadership of Willard Goerz and fourteen in Director Franc Luschen’s String Ensemble. 1903 1952 THE QUILL HISTORY by Elaine Mobley, Class of 1920 “The Quill,” as the residents of Nevada City well know, is the paper published annually in June, by the Student Body of our High School. The paper is entirely the work of the students and shows in what activities the high school students of the present day are interested. Since, with this issue, our annual has now attained the age of “‘sweet sixteen,’ we deem it appropriate to record its history. The first Quill was published by the class of 1903 and proved a greatsuccess. It contained ten pages with a white cover upon which was written in red “The Quill’? and below this was a large red quill. The cover was designed by a member of the staff and unanimously accepted by the class. Thus our annual was founded and named. Desiring a name more characteristic, the class of 1904 named their paper ‘‘The Banner,’ for Banner Mountain; one of the most prominent features of Nevada County. ‘‘The

<a The Nevada City High School Orchestra in 1914. Left to right: Standing, Verne Pasco, Melvyn Frandy, Harold Hartung Seated, Alvin Richards, Bernice Powell, Joseph Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Leiter. The Choral Club added greatly to the program by singing several selections. After the exercises, the visitors were shown through the building. They all admired the large sunny rooms with the many windows, from most of which either Banner or Sugar Loaf may be seen. I think they all agreed with us it is the best of buildings.” M. E. E. ‘14 THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT The commercial department was organized in 1910 with Frances Weaver as the teacher. The upper floor of Hibernia Hall (Shaw’s Antiques, 210 Main St.) was fitted up as a classrcom. The center was filled with desks and study tables were placed at each end. Three tables for the typewriters were put at the back of the room and the teacher’s desk at the front overlooking Main Street. The first commercial class was composed of thirty-four students. Some had spent one year in the high school, some two, some three, and others had just graduated from the grammar school. The course was composed of penmanship, bookkeeping, shorthand and typing. The students worked under great difficulties in the way of equipment, for all the work had to be carried on in one room. The typewriters clicked away, while the teacher tried to instruct the shorthand class in the other end of the room, and answer questions from the 4, bookkeeping group. Jack Peters (1912) wrote of that first year, “One can see how hardit was to teach and to learn, but, nevertheless, we have learned and some of us are going to graduate this year with the lordly Seniors.” 1911 1952 THE NEVADA CITY HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA The first orchestra was organized in 1911 and consisted of three members: Irvine Seaman (‘13) violin, Evelyn McGrath (‘12) piano, and Mervyn Frandy (‘12) cornet.

Joseph Roberts who had been hired as Janitor for the new school was an accomplished musician and took on the responsibility of instructing this newly-organized group and adding his trombone to the trio. During its first three years, underclassmen were recruited to fill those spots vacated by graduating members. Luther Marsh, piano and Melvyn Frandy, cornet (‘13); Verne Pasco and Harold Hartung (‘16) violins, Bernice Powell (‘15) piano and Alvin Richards (‘16) the drums. A great loss occurred in 1916 with the death of Joe Roberts, a favorite with the students, a kindly and helpful man, a confidente among his young associates who listened to their problems with sympathy and understanding. By 1952 when the school doors closed for the last time, there were forty-three members in the High School Band under the leadership of Willard Goerz and fourteen in Director Franc Luschen’s String Ensemble. 1903 1952 THE QUILL HISTORY by Elaine Mobley, Class of 1920 “The Quill,” as the residents of Nevada City well know, is the paper published annually in June, by the Student Body of our High School. The paper is entirely the work of the students and shows in what activities the high school students of the present day are interested. Since, with this issue, our annual has now attained the age of “‘sweet sixteen,’ we deem it appropriate to record its history. The first Quill was published by the class of 1903 and proved a greatsuccess. It contained ten pages with a white cover upon which was written in red “The Quill’? and below this was a large red quill. The cover was designed by a member of the staff and unanimously accepted by the class. Thus our annual was founded and named. Desiring a name more characteristic, the class of 1904 named their paper ‘‘The Banner,’ for Banner Mountain; one of the most prominent features of Nevada County. ‘‘The