East Night High School - Rostrum Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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GDTUIIR Glllflltlll llE5llMIlllE5 Usic is the universal language of the soul. It is the one luxury which may be secured by all people. Position, rank, class, or station does not enter into it. From the poorest waif of the streets to the richest man of the land it may be possessed by all. People through all ages have found something in music that can be found in no other place. Music is the expression of the soul, an outlet for thoughts and emotions which would otherwise be kept within the secret soul of mankind. Man has ever been affected by its charm. Music is an important factor in most of the bigger things of life. Religion, patriotism, art, joy, love, hate, sorrow, crime, and vice have all been affected in some manner by this thing we call music. Even the savage in his uncultivated state has found expression in a certain form of music. The weird beating of the tom- tom and the rhythm of the dance are the music of the savage soul. The beautiful symphonies and operas are an expression of the higher culture of the civilized indi- vidual. This modern age with its ideas of freedom, liberty, and speed has expressed itself in what is commonly known as jazz. Even jazz may be said to contain beauty if one understands that it is a music free from the shackles of set rule of either rhythm or harmony. It would be safe to say that there are very few individuals whose lives have not been touched either directly or indirectly by this, man's greatest gift. Cincinnati is a musical center. We of this fair city have been greatly blessed in opportunities for studying and enjoying music of the highest type. We have at our disposal the College of Music, the Conservatory, the symphony concerts at Music Hall, the free concerts in all the public parks,,and the operas at the Cin- cinnati Zoo for all those who wish to take advantage of these affairs, and last, but not least, are the numerous radio stations which send out a variety of programs which affect our lives in many ways. These last years have foundlus more interested in music than ever before in the history of the United States. This so-called depression has been a blessing in that people have had more time to enjoy these blessings,'which we in our hurry and bustle have thus far overlooked. Our eyes have been opened to the beauty that lies so near our doors. We have been forced to live at a slower pace and have turned our thoughts to the more important things in life. Because of the fact that Cincinnati is a musical center with numerous oppor- tunities open to the public, and because of the influence music has had upon our own lives, we have chosen music as the theme of our ANNUAL for nineteen thirty- three, with the sincere wish that teachers and pupils will be impressed anew with its importance. It is our fond hope that we shall ever avail ourselves of the marvelous oppor- tunities of music lore. May our lives be ever enriched with the divine blessings of living music. '-LOUISE CREAMER. 16

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GIEIIDIIXIIIGIIIIESINIIGIIIS OO O VIEWS ADMINISTRATION GRADUATES CLASSES ACTIVITIES ATHLETICS STUDENT LIFE DIRECTORY

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