Chisholm High School - Ranger Yearbook (Chisholm, MN)

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Boys' Chorus Top row: Erickson, Pahule, Lehman, Peterson, E. Anderson, Powers. Second row: Leslie Paav- ola, Humppi, Regis, Stepan, Ruparcich, Levchak. First row: Samsa, Kack, Shuster, Kordish, C. Anderson, Ruosch. THE BOYS' CHORUS IN THE CHRISTMAS CANTATA Our boys, too, had a separate chorus. They practiced every Monday and Friday with sectional rehearsals once a week before school. On February 20, they entertained at assembly. Swinging in on Marching Along Togeth- er , they continued with America and Stouthearted Men . Eight members amused the listeners with Sopho- moric Philosophy , with words that go the more you learn, the more you forgetg the more you forget the less you knowg and the less you learn, the less you forget, the less you forget, the more you know, and so forth. Very interesting but I'm afraid just an optical illusion. The boys sang other favorites including I Ain't Going to Study VVar No More , All God's Chillun Got VVings , and The Marines' Hymn. The most important Christmas event in gur School is the traditional Christmas C0nC9I't with the A Cappella Choir, the glee Clubs, and the orchestra taking part, The vocal music was under the direction of Miss Alice Daw- son: intrurnental music, Mr. Louis Regisg tableaux, Miss Virginia McNich01aS: and Stage. MP. ViCt0!' Hackbarth. The theme as last year, was a cathedral Christmas service with the stage Setting designed to represent the choir stalls and the altar of a great church. The scenery was complete with stained windows and a pipe organ. I shall tell you just how this concert was presented, First two small boys dressed in altar boy's robes lighted the candles- The choir then entered singing Adestes F'idelis . They Sang other favorite Carols and Songs in- cluding Today There is Ringing and Beautiful Savior . Soloists were Leontina Castagneri, Amelia Bozanich, and Goldie Mihclich. Between selections, seven tableaux relating the Story of Nativity were presented with John Indi- har as narrator. The concert concluded with the favorite Silent Night Sung by the Ch0ir and played by the or- chestra. I hope you will be able to see and hear one of these concerts sometime.

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1 - fl. - A A CAPPELLA Top row: Spenko, Erickson Pahule, Lehman, Orlich, Peterson, Anderson, Powers, Cossetta. Third row: Koscak, Samsay Kack, Paavola, Humppi, Stepan, Ruparcich, Ruosch, Shuster, Hulme. Second row: Gcrsich, Perise, First row: Luomala, Mazich, GIRLS' CHORUS T row: Cossctta, Mlachnik, Papi, Bozanich, VValsh, Berg, Vaida,Be1'tnick. Gole, Castagneri, Bozanich, Regis, Stolpe, NValsh, Papi, Stornik, Mlachnik. Pagliaccetti, Ir. Bonicelli, Lahti, Id. Bonicelli, Hanson, Balantich, Mihelich. OP ' elli Ir Bonieelll Forsell Stolpe Hanson Spenko, Stornik. Third row: Castagneri, Id. Bomc , . . , , - , . . . P 1. . C. Second row: Kurak, Radosevich, Dombrowski, Hulme, Mazich, agiaccetti, iatti. First row: Mihelich, Varda, Gersich, Gole, Koscak, Luomala, Perise, Balantich. THE A CAPPELLA CHOIR AND GIRL'S CHORUS Th A Cappella Choir is the coveted goal of the Chisholm music students, for only a limited number of sing e ers are selected for membership by Director Alice Dawson. The many finished performances the group presented this year did not proceed from black magic. The we developed harmonies resulted from the earnest rehearsals held regularly twice a. week and more often before im portant programs. . . Of the many entertainments they presented this year, the solemn Christmas Concert and the all-American 'n Concert stood out because of their unusual beauty bpmTie A Cappella members also adopted their official 'pin this year, a harp with a tiny guard, Below, you see our Del- phi Club. The girls studied musical background as well as vocal music this year. The extra course included musical theory, basic harmony, and the study of opera stories and music. The girls met twice a week in small divisions and once a week for a combined class, singers with special talent studied solo work to develop their voices. Accompanied by Marjory Hulme, the Girls' Chorus took part in our Christmas and Spring concerts and sev- eral auditorium programs. Songs that were favorites with the audience and the singers as well were The Snow fElgarJ and The Sha- dow March QProtheraeJ.

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OUR SPRING CONCERT WAS ALL-AMERICAN I wish you could have heard our spring concert on May 8. Since we did not have a concert last year, this one was doubly enjoyable for' the waiting. Miss Alice Dawson directed the vocal music, Mr. Louis Regis, the instrumental music. To Mr, Victor Hackbarth goes the credit of designing a beautiful Southern stage setting. Miss Ann Hines and Miss Louise Thouin supervised the dance: Miss Lena Bertadatto, the costumes. Now for the concert. The theme: I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear . The orchestra began by playing Allegro from The New World Symphony . The A Cappella Choir sang Exhaltation CGibbl, Lost in the Night CChristiansonJ with Lorraine Frykman as soloist, and Send Forth Thy Light KSchuetkyJ. After the Girls' Choral Club had sung Cradle Song of the Fisherman's Wife CDawsonl, and Shadow March CProtherael, the boys' octet sang the favorite Old Man River CKernJ. The first part ended with Dark Water iJamesJ, Robert Powers as soloist, All God's Chillun Got Wings , and Ezekiel Saw de Whee1 by the A Cappella Choir and the Boys' Glee Club. The orchestra opened the second part of the prograam with Grand American Fantasia iMoses-Tobanil. The theme for this portion of the concert was Gale Rice's poem, Spring has come from the South again, And dreams are in her eyes And music in her mouth again And immortality! As the curtain rose, several couples waltzed round and round while the rest visited informally. The girls wore hoops under their long, full skirts, the Scarlet O'I-Iara type, you know. When the dance ended, the A Cappella Choir swung into Some Folks CFoster7. Leontina Castagneri then stepped forward to sing Mah Lindy Lou 6StricklandJ. When Goldie Mihelich and George Schoonover had 'blended their voices in Carry Me Back To Old Virginia QBlandl, Marjorie Hulme, the sophomore nightengale, sang the lilting Listen to the Mocking Bird fHawthorne-Dawsonb. Following the girls' sextet rendition of Stephen Foster's rnornful Massa's in de Cold, Cold Ground , the A Cappella Choir sang another of his songs, O Susanna . Amelia Boz- anich warbled the delightful The Wind's in the South CSprossD. Then 'George Schoonover sang Beauttifu1 Dreamer with the girls' ensemble, and the A Cappella Choir concluded the second part with Southern Mem- ories and My Old Kentucky Home . In the third part, the combined chorus with Amelia Bozanich, soloist, first sang I Hear America Singing . Accompanied by the orchestra, the chorus concluded with America CBlockD. Credit must go to Nancy Ann Stolpe, Marjorie Hulme, and Ruth Hanson for their excellent accompaniments. Now that you've read the program, you know that we really did hear America singing right in our own auditorium.