Abilene High School - Orange and Brown Yearbook (Abilene, KS)

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Madrigal Club ROW 1--Glick, Sutton, Brown, Moot, Nottorf, Wit- ter, Welsh, Larson, Morri- son, Makins. ROW 2-Bu- chanan, Nottorf, Bowcrsox Bowell, Buchanan, Letting- well, Johnson, Hartenstcin Nelson, Weaver, Bishop Klager, Snyder. ROW 3- Blaesi, Picking, Holmes Mclianna, Scott, Griswold, Tinkler, Jordan, Tinkler, Wells, Rawalt. v v v v VERY RANCH has its yodeling cowboys, and A, H. S. has its Madrigal Club. It is an organization of the best voices in the boys' and girls' vocal music departlnent. The club has two meetings a month. One is a practice meeting after school at which mixed chorus numbers were sung. The other is given in the evening. At this meeting programs are given by the members. The Madrigal Club was organized in high school several years ago but did not receive its charter until last year. Three chapels were given by the club this year. The first one was an exchange chapel with Herington in Dc- :-ember. Tl1e other two were given in the Abilene SCIIUOIS at the senior and junior schools. The programs given were nlade up of solos, group nuinbers, readings, and tap dances. A niodernistic banquet was given in January for the inenihers and their guests, The tl1t'lll0 was, A Rhapsody in Black, and the decorations were black and silver. La Verne Weaver was toast master, The club entered the Central Kansas League Music Contest at Salina a11d sang the contest selection, Lo, How a Rose E'er llloomingfy by Praetorius. Loy Letting- well placed first in the boys' low voice contest. Nadine VVells was awarded second place in the girls' low voice contest. In the boys' high voice contest, Bishop Ander- son won third place. The boys! quartette also Won third place. The Madrigal Club ended their activities of the year with a picnic at Brown's Lake. The officers of the club are Nadine VVells, presidentg Lois XVelsh, vice-president: Nadine Holmes, secretary- treasurerg Maxine liishop, librariang Iona May Morrison, publicity managerg Renee Johnson, social chairnntng Ruth Mary Nelson, program chairmang and Renee Johnson, ac- companist, Miss Griswold was sponsor. Symphonium Club S lll'I SYMPHONIUM Club, organized in 1930, by Mr. e llarold George, has renewed its activities through- out the school year of 32-33. The purpose of this organization is to foster higher ideals of music and music appreciation, and to develop interest in further study of music and musical history for students who are members of the band or orchestra and who are interested in more active work than the band or orchestra alone can offerj The aim and project of the club is for the furtherance ot interest in solo events, and every effort is made to en- courage students to appear in solo performances. Every year the musical organizations are entered in the C. K. L. contest in which band, orchestra, and solo events play an important part., The orchestra and band have made several appearances both in chapels for the school and concerts for the pub- ROW l--Woolverton, Zook, Dahnke, Zook, Jones. ROW 2 -Coulson, Ford, Dull, George, Graff, Machen. Tyler, Phillips... now 3 - osbom, Huqg, A Campbell, Vance, Schrader, White, Shearer, Hollar, Kerns, HOW 4-Bushey, Gamlier, Miller, Hollenback, Miller, Kelley, Goodwin, Bath, Med- ley, Rawalt. lic. The orchestra appeared in Clay ,Center for a chapel. This was the first time that the orchestm has ever made an appearance in a neighboring town. ' ' Throughout the year, meetings of the club were held every two Weeks during the orchestra period, at which time members of the club appeared in solo performances and discussions on various musical topics and books, In previous years the Sy1nphonium'Club'has had an annual banquet, at' which members iandinvited guests were present. The annual entertainment this year was changed into an all-day picnic which members and guests attended. The officers selected at the beginning of the year Were: Harold Kelley, presidentg Percy Keller, vice-presidentg Lois Schrader, secretaryg Jean Goodwin, treasurer: Her- man Bath, student council representative.

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Glee Clubs HE GIRLS' GLEE CLUB is a vocal class which is trained in theory, appreciation, vocal culture, ear training, vocal solo, and ensemble. There are thirty- two members in the daily class, but only twenty-seven are members of the club. This group or part of it has ap- peared at many gatherings during the year, namely: Presbyterian Church, lVomen's Federation, Ladies' Liter- ary League, Gardening School, Evangelical Missionary So- ciety. They also sang during an interlude at the Junior Play, 'tHer Friend, the King. Later they motored to the Herington High School to give an exchange chapel. The entire glee club made this trip. They then appeared at the Lions Club, Abilene Music Club, and they later broadcast over radio station KFBI. On April 6, the music elimination tryouts were held in the high school auditorium, The winners of this intra- school contest represented Abilene in Salina. Two glee club members were winners in the vocal solo tryouts. Nadine Wells received first in the alto solo, and Willmith Scott was awarded first place in her soprano solo. The contestants chose their own accompanist and were graded by percentage on score sheets made out for the purpose. The judges were from Kansas Wesleyan college in Salina. Prof. C. F. Jessen, piano instructor of the college, and Lucile Haymen, Helen Overturf, and Paul McNutt, students, were the judges. The Central Kansas League Music Contest was held in Salina, Friday, April 21. The results of this contest are as follows: Nadine Wells won second place on girls' low voiceg Willmith Scott received sixth place on girls' high voiceg the girls' sextet tied for fifth place, and the Girls' Glee Club received fourth place. The girls' sextet chosen from the glee club is Willmith Scott, Nadine Wells, Nadine Holmes, Iona May Morrison, Katherine Moot, and Maxine Bishop. The accompanist is Annette Klager. HE BOYS' GLEE CLUB began its work at the begin- ning of the school year under a new schedule. A di- vision was made so that there would be one class for all of the boys. The membership was also changed. There are thirty-two i11 the class, but only twenty-five were chosen to represent Abilene in the music contest, The Boys' Glee Club is like that of the girls'. They are trained in theory, appreciation, vocal culture, ear- training, vocal solo, and ensemble. This group has also appeared at many different gatherings throughout the year such as the North American Club, Lions Club, junior play interlude, NVomen's Federation, junior high school chapel, and then at the high school chapel, where they put on a very interesting program of vocal selections. One of their main features of the year was the broadcast- ing of solos, quartets, and sextets over radio station KFBI, The boys quartet is composed of Oliver Hartenstein, Alfred Makins, Loy Leffingwell, and Allan Nottorf. The boys had their local elimination tryouts at the same time that the girls held theirs. The winners of this intra- school contest also represented Abilene at the music con- test. The winners of the vocal tryouts were as follows: Bish- op Anderson won first in the tenor solo, and Loy Leffing- well was first in the bass solo. At the Central Kansas League music contest held in Salina, the Boys' Glee Club got seventh place, our boys' quartet received third place, while the mixed chorus was awarded sixth place. The only first place Abilene 'won at the contest was the boys' low voice which was won by Tfov Leffingwell, a sophomore. Bishop Anderson won third place in the boys' high voice, Under this efficient training by Miss Griswold, thc young men who were privileged to enjoy this class, are being fitted for a larger place in life after graduation. Training in reading music, voice culture, and ability to face audiences go a long way in helping the pupils in their future life. GIRLS' GLEE CLUB ROW 1-Sutton, Snyder, Klager, Howland, Jordan, Scott, Wells, Fair, Holmes, Monroe, Buchanan. ROW 2 -Emig, Snyder, Whittier, Mason, Kauffman, Moot. Howie, Tinkler, Shetter, Shetter, Hensley. ROW 3- Buchanan, Nelson, Hoover, Johnson, Morris, Gris- wold, Welsh, Blaesi, Lam- beth, Bishop, Larson. BOYS' GLEE CLUB ROW 1-Whitehair, Todd, Bowell, Larsen, McDonald, ROW 2-Blachly, Lauer, Glick, Tinkler, Nottorf, Black, Woolverton, Tinkler, Makins, Lenhart. ROW 3- Nottorf, Pientka, Harten- stein, Leffingwell, Johnson, Weaver, Schiller, Bonfield, Frey, Jenson. Row 4- Brown, Picking, Norman, walt, Bogart, S n i d e r, Woolverton, Anderson. Mc Kanna, Griswold, Ra- i

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Fr ' W I i 1 i l 1 i l. I I i i P t i Girl Reserves Cabinet T THE FIRST cabinet meeting of the year the Girl Reserves decided to choose 'tGardens for the theme of the year 't32 and 33 , and started car- rying it out on the first day of school by presenting each teacher with a small bouquet. Throughout the year posters and the semi-monthly pro- grams carried out the theme very effectively and all year flowers had their place. At the Thanksgiving season the service committee fixed up baskets from contributions from members of the club for two families. At Christmas the annual G, R.-Hi-Y white gift chapel was given and the gifts received were sent to the Indians of the Rainbow Baptist Mission at Keillles Canyon, Ari- zona. Candy sales, the book exchange, the brass sale, and membership dues furnished the national and state assess- ments and camp and conference funds. The City Federation of W'omen's Clubs furnished the city quota of one hundred dollars, The Lions and Rotary Club also made money donations. Forget-me-not sisters, in line with the theme. were used this year. The names were drawn before Christ- mas and on Valentine's Day a meeting was given over to revealing the forget-me-not sisters after which light re- freshments were served. As in the previous years the girls divided themselves into several groups and at the Christmas season sold candles and sang Christmas carols Outdoor meetings were introduced this year, and two were heldg both at Mary-Dell Camp. The first one in the early fall was under the supervision of the girls who had attended the Girl Reserve summer camps and was con- ducted much like the campfire meetings of these camps. The second outdoor meeting was in the spring and was an Indian ceremonial on the moon-lit banks of Brown's Lake. This meeting was put on by the girls who at- tended Okoboji camp in Iowa where they put on the same program. These meetings gave variety to the semi- monthly meetings and did much to inspire the girls. Entertainment for the year was found by the Girl Re- serves first at the Big and Little Sister party, This party was given for all the new girls in school. Each upper classman took as her guest to this party, a freshman or new girl. Next the girls entertained their dads at the Dad and Daughter party, They were told of the doings of G. R. and were taught many new songs and games, giv- en plenty to eat and sent home. At the last of the school year came the annual Mother- Daughter banquet. At this banquet a lovely program was given and the new officers and new cabinetavere officially installed. The officers for the year were: Pres- ident, Ruth Fengelg vice-president, Virginia Emigg secre- ROW 1-Wells, Engle, Emig, Fengel, Goodwin, Keel, Hoo- ver. ROW 2-Steininger, Hurd, Stants, Hees, Reynolds, Hawkins, Case, Baer. tary, Jean Goodwing treasurer, Faye Verla Engleg student council representatives, Lois Welsh and Lennice Jean Baer. The eight committees were unusually active this year. The membership committee finished the quilt, started several years ago, for the rest room. The finance com- mittee were quite successful with the book-exchange and candy sales. With the help of the service committee the Thanksgiving baskets and also the Christmas gifts to the Indians were made possible. The publicity committee kept G, R. before girls with posters, and the devotions for every meeting were given by members of the devotions committee. All programs were planned by the program committee and the music committee. All entertainments for the club were plan- ned and executed by the social committee. The committee chairmen Were: Program, Jane Caseg membership, Virginia Emigg finance, Ruth Hurd, music, Nadine WVellsg devotions, Velma Hoover: publicity, Verda Stantsg social, Jane Keelg service, Alice Hees. A Mother Goose entertainment was given during the winter for all the grade school children in the high school auditorium after school and five cents admission was charged. The program was given by all of the commit- tees. each committee being responsible for one act of the performance. The skits were, Little Black Sambo, Red Riding Hood, Three Bears, Old Woman in the Shoe, and several other clever nursery rhymes. These rhymes were acted out by members of the various com- mittees. As a special project the club sent several Friend- ship Folders to China. These folders contained data about the high school, pictures of the school and of the G. R. members. Each year the club tries to have one special project and the Friendship Folders were decided upon for this year. There was much enthusiasm shown by the girls who attended the summer camps and conferences and they received many worthwhile inspirations and ideas for the club. There were ten girls and one sponsor who attended the summer camp at Camp Wood. Two girls and one sponsor were sent to the Y. W. C. A. camp at Lake Okobo- 31. Special programs given this year out side of the meet- ings held at the high school consisted of one at the Lions Club. one at Rotary Club, and one for the City Federation of Women's Clubs, The sponsors this year were Misses Vera Steiningcr. Juanda Hawkins, and Lorene Reynolds. The officers for the year 1934 are: Hazel WVeber, presi- dentg Vivian Stevens, vice-presidentg Faye Verla Engle, secretary: Betty Jean Jones, treasurer. An advisory board composed of twenty-five members and under the presidency of Mrs. Browning offered their help and advice to the club. .