Thornton Township High School - Thorntonite Yearbook (Harvey, IL)

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THORNTONITE Albert Holding, Robert Neill. Steve Nlolnar, Walter Heidenrelch, Michael Giocondo, James Miller, Kenneth-'Chapman,'Gilbert Wotherspoon, Louis Hall, Henry Hall. Richard Searle, Chester Landis, Dudley Smith, Louis Hanson, Howard Geib, Theodore Paarlberg, Raymond ,M-cfiehee, Jack Hansen. Edward Gibbons, Owen Lunderinark, Raymond Walker, Dan Conant, Harry lldzic- Donald, Andrew Madsey, Oswald Tattum, Robert Patty, Jay Gilchrist, Roger Anderson, Rudolph Zajicek, Donald Trimble, Thomas Hammond, Charles Kennedy, Adam Int-Hour. Boys' Glee Club The Boys' Glee club of Thornton Township high school and junior college under the able direction of Miss Florence W. Samuels has accomplished excellent work this year. Although the club lost many of its best singers as a result of last year's graduation, the new members were able effectively to fill the gaps. Miss Samuels deserves credit for molding an extremely large number of inexperi- enced voices suitable for this type of Work. The Christmas program given December 19 in the auditorium was the most difficult ever essayed by the combined Glee clubs and was undoubtedly the most effective. It was presented for the Par- ent-Teacher association and later repeated for the juniors and seniors in an assembly. The traditional custom of singing carols in the cor- ridors before Christmas holidays was again carried out this year. The Boys' Glee club appeared on the program of the annual spring concert held in May. They sang a group of numbers alone and then combined with the girls. Some of the selections were Keep in the Middle of the Road, a negro spiritual, and the Pilgrim Chorus from the opera Tannhauser. The members of the club were chosen from members of the stu- dent body of the high school and junior college. The group consists of thirty-six members. The oflicers were Theodore Paarlberg, libra- rian, and Charles Kennedy, secretary. Page Sixty-one

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THOR T hy my MM Santefort, Olive Connell, Grace Andresen, Margaret Armitage, Fannie Cowing, Marjorielee Hampton, Kathleen Gibbons, Delores Kipley, Virginia Stanley, Jeanette Jeannette McVey, Joan Bottema. Jane Ann Treen, Janet VanDerAa, Ethel Rafchick, Ann Hohrek, Elaine Osbergz, Eloise Chezem, Lillian Price, Betty Henderson, Mary Ellen Gunter, Ruth Hinkle. May Belle Riddle, Emma Lou Riddle, Jean Smith, Margaret Park Joffe, Mar-garet Phelan, Kirsten Richards, Lillian Ambert: Dorothy Cornwall. Virginia McClure, Margaret Miller, Winifred Potts, Elizabeth Fray, Beth Condit, Mary Allen, Vivian Gilbert, Eoline Julian. Girls' Glee Club l Chapman, M,oze1l l l Edna Cox, Anna Harriet Heiner, Virginia Conner, 1 Under the direction of Miss Florence W. Samuels the Girls' Glee club this year proved in every way to be one of the most interesting and enjoyable organizations in work of its kind. The ofiicers were Margaret Armitage, treasurer, and Elizabeth Fray, secretary. First sopranos were Virginia Conner, Lillian Ambert, Eloise Chezem, Elizabeth Fray, Mozell Gunter, Harriet Heiner, Betty Hen- derson, Ruth Hinkle, Anna Joffe, Dolores Kipley, Jeannette McVey, Lillian Barrus, Winifred Potts, Kirsten Richards, Elaine Osiberg, Ethel Rafchick. Second sopranos were Mary Allen, Grace Andresen, Margaret Armitage, Joan Bottema, Mary Ellen Chapman, Eoline Julian, Vir- ginia McClure, Margaret Miller, Margaret Park, Emma Lou Riddle, Jean Smith, Jane Ann Treen, Janet Van Der Aa, Doris Wise, Janice Simpson. Beth Condit, Edna Cox, Dorothy Cornwall, Kathleen Gibbons, Vivian Gilbert, Mfarjorielee Hohrek, Lillian Price, Marion Sachs, Rose Sachs, fort, Virginia Stanley, May Belle Riddle, Olive Flanagan were the altos. Page Sixty Fannie Cowing, Hampton, Ann Jeanette Sante- Connell, Evelyn

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THORNTONITE Standing: Wilburn Bonnell, John Hurson A Seated: Frank Bielawski, Robert Foster, Charles Schoeler, William Hurson Kenneth Gregory, Maurice Schmidt, Harrison Turner. Musical Kings As social musicales conducted at various intervals will create an eagerness in the student body to look forward to an afternoon of pleasure with classmates, and because Thornton might be lacking in this extra school spirit, a dance orchestra was organized. This or- chestra is known as The Musical Kings and is under the super, vision of Miss Florence Samuels, an able director of musical or- ganizations, popular and classical. Selections are made from students of the high school and junior college. Members of the 'high school in the orchestra were Harrison Turner, saxophone, Maurice Schmidt, saxophone and clari- net, Kenneth Gregory, saxophone, Charles Schoeler, cornet, John Hurson, tuba, Wilburn Bonnell, trombone, Frank Bielawski, piano. Junior college members were Robert Foster, cornet, William Hur- son, drums, Gordon Claussen, piano. The school organizations, in order to finance their orchestra, made an agreement with the latter to furnish the music for them if the orchestra would play for all the social activities and func- tions of the school. The Musical Kings made their first appear- ance at the junior-senior HalloWe'en and Christmas party held in November. Later they played at many of the afternoon socials sponsored by the various classes, at teas given by the junior college, and at the Boys' club stag. The Musical Kings had a most successful year and reached a peak of perfection which was a credit not only to them but to the entire student body as well. Page Sixty-two