Elgin Academy - Hilltop Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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Bendtsen Collingbourne Stone Eiklor Wrlson Ellis Nelson Kiederlen N Burnett Benton Loomis Lindsay Mulhken Milner I Burnett Terwilliger Twyman Wenzel Conroy Evans Zipprich Ingalls MUSIIC GLU The Elgin Academy Music Club was organized in the fall of l944 with the intention ot bringing together the pupils of Mrs Sellers Mrs Bohl and Miss Turner so that they might compare with one another the Work that they have done in their respective field of music and note their advancement Member ship in the club is also open to any students in the school who are interested member of the Illinois Federation of Music Clubs and this membership entitles the club members to participate in the annual music federation contest which IS held in the spring The meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month in the art gallery The entertainment under the direction of the vice president is pre sented by the students in the club Several times we have been honored with the appearance of members from other music clubs The programs are com posed not only ot music but also discussions of various pro1ects dealing with music made by the students The music club has presented two assem blies at which the students ot the school were able to see the high quality of Work done by the pupils and recognize the high standards of the club The members ot the club have also participated in chapel services Under the able and skillful direction of the music faculty the club has been very successful in achieving its aims 49 in the promotion of musical activity. The Elgin Academy Music Club is a

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AIEIICHILCCDRIIAINIS The soctal act1v1t1es of the Aerchlorlans dtrected by the co presrdents NGOYTII Colhngbourne and Mary Freeburg and under the superv1s1on of Mrs Monahan have been var1ed and many thts year As has been customary to do the g1rls sold refreshments at the football games and sponsored teas grven at Sears Hall after the games At Chrtstmas trme the Academy g1rls sent gtft boxes all over the Unlted States and the world to the graduates of the class of l944 who are 1n serv1ce Letters have been feC61Vd from these alurnn1 expresslng thelr gratltude and appreclatlon The g1rls have also trled to brtng uno to date the record of Academy men and women 1n servrce wh1ch now numbers Well over three hundred The Aetchlonans ushered out the snowy weather W1th therr dance the Snow Ball wh1ch was gtven late 1n February Other than these GCl1V1l1eS the gtrls have kept busy by sponsorlng other teas such as the Chrtstmas tea and the Mothers tea and by checlung wraps at the Forums More than hal of the success can be attrlbuted to the WISG and able supervlslon ot Mrs Manahan McCracken Erklor Bendtsen Watson Baker Freeburg Naoml Collmgbourne Nancy Collmgbourne Lmdsay Watson M Ladd I Ntchol Campbell Mllls Kemler Buehler Forrest Sm1th Hansen Loomls Doherty Pratt Stms Nelson Iuby Stewart Carpenter Wrtght Mulltken Tyson Petrxck Burnett St vens Cleary Wenzel S Ladd C Nlchol SelClk 48 I - I 1 - , . , . 1 A 1 1 L , . 1 1 - 5 , . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A 1 I - I ' I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 -

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M1ll5 Lord McCracken Nrchol Doherty Pratt Helm Petrrck Sefc1k Forrest Carpenter Wenzel Bendtsen Nelson Naomr Coll1ngbo,1rne Buehler Cleary Campbell Hansen Llndsay Loomrs luby Nancy Collmgbourne Baker Ellrs Rrchard Collrnglcourne Orsborn Davrs Evans Terwrllrger Patrlck Allanson McLoud Chapman Nerl Brown Zrpprrch Burnett Copp CIHICDRUS Thrs years chorus Wlth Mrs Bohl drrectlng has done some very frne work The chorus has been kept qu1te busy wlth four performances durrng the year the Thanksgrvrng program on November 19 the Chrrstmas program ln addrtron to these the chorus made several appearances at assemblres and rn chapel M155 Turner and Mr Moore have served as accornpanlsts on these occasrons The oroup Worked on a serres of Russlan songs thls year among whrch were the chant HOSpOd1 Pomllur The Cherubrm Song and My God and l Other songs that were done rnclude Dancmg rn the Dark The Navy Hymn Amerrca My Own Ezekrel Saw de Wheel Madame Ieanette and a group of Stephen Foster songs ln addltron to the regular chorus there were the boys octette called the Whlffenpoofs and the grrls double sextette whlch performed several tlrnes durrng the year on December 20, the music forum on March 2l, and commencement on lune 7. - , , -