Holton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Holton, KS)

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THE RETROSPECT Back rowMRicket, H. Hollis, A. Mumaw, O. Moore, A. Bidwell, Fletcher, Horn, L. Durr. Middle row-R. Allen, Beaman, Loughmiller, Miss Skinner, Ernst, Mirshall, Sharp. Front rcw-J. Johnson, Heed, Keller, T. Faulkender, W. Mannell, Pltsche, Miriam Davis, Ada Eulert. Girls' Glee Club Girb' glee club is an organization formed by open enrollment after which the music supervisor limits the class to those whose ability shows promise for work of this nature. The first four weeks of the school year are devoted to individual tests and try-outs. In this way each individuals ability is determined and personal contact with pupils er121b19S the supervisor to understand the need and give the proper training. From the group of twenty-eight girls, twenty were selected to enter the Big Seven Contest for girls' glee club. As a result of their receiving a superior rating, twenty- four girls entered the Emporia competition. Here they received an excellent rating in the class B division in the state. Four girls in this group were selected as a girls' quartet and were entered in the music contest, Thelma Faulkender, soprano: Helen Ernst, contraltog Lois Sharp, second soprano, and Edith Fletcher, alto. Also Ruth Keller as first soprano and Aleene Bidwell as alto sang in the mixed quartet. Lois Sharp was entered for girls' vocal solo in the Big Seven Music Contest. She was rated good by the judges. Q The girls' club met every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and was directed by Miss Elizabeth Skinner to keep their cheeks up, chins down. weight on the balls of their ieet, and incidentally to sing. .During the year this group was requested to sing at several church entertainments. besides iurnishing several numbers for the student assemblies. Ruth Keller was chosen to act as president of the club. ' ' :.'T:3: ' 1 9 3 2 A - H PAGE 211

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QLD? THE RETROSPECT l l Back row-Guise, Max Drechsler, P. Hinnen, Schreiber, Fowler, D. Wright, W. Sinning, Colby, H. Wright, Middle row-Kempin, Keller, Powell, Greenlee, Miss Skinner, Pcrterfield, Eulert, McFadden, Boyington, C. Myers, Horn. Front row-Reed, Edward Carnahan, B. Ross, H. Sinning, E. Mumaw, Hersh, R. Singer. Orchestra The banging, booming, weeping and wailing that disturbed the regular routine of school each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday was directly traced to the high school orchestra. However, in spite of opposition to this organization as a means of enter- tainment, the orchestra continued to weep and wail until it at last became worthy of recognition in the Big Seven Music czntest as a good orchestra. Several of the members were recruited from the junior division of the high school. Also several soloists were selected from this group to compete in the music contests. Harold Sinning was entered for CO1 net solo at Emporia, Donald Wright for clarinet solo, and Elizabeth Reed for cello. Barbara Kempin competed in the Big Seven Contest in piano solo. The twenty-four piece orchestra was directed by Miss Elizabeth Skinner, music supervisor. Those who performed in the orchestra were: Hrst violin, Harold Sinning, Knoll Hersh, Betty Ross, and Edward Carnahang second violin, Esta Mumaw, Richard Porteriield, Dorothea Eulert, Warda Powell, and Louise Greenleeg viola, Roy Singerg cello, Elizabeth Reed, stringed bass, Barbara Kemping First clarinet, Donald Wright, and Warren Sinningg second clarinet, R. E. Colby, William McFaddeng French horn. Lester Schreiber: Iirst cornet, Philip Hinneng second cornet, Gordon Guise and Max Drechslerp tympani, Mary Horn: piano, Ruth Keller. At various entertainments and programs throughout the year, the school orchestra iurnished numbers, Among these were the baccalaureate and commencement exercises and the May Day breakfast held at the Presbyterian church. giiirimn 5nrggnng lm- -i vw 1 9 3 2 Y '- -M --fe -A--EEEEETTLXLT-5751-lA113i? PAGE 23

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THE RETROSPECTii:EfiE5:gg It Max Davis Atwater Hilgtenfeld C. McKinsey H. Sinning M. Alley Butrum A,'Miss Skinner K. Mannell McFadden Flanders G. Allen G1l1NfIcKinsey H. Kaul Wallace Baskett .-ty Boys ' Glee Club Considerable trouble in the boys' glee club has been experienced this year since the boys of this group were also important members of the football, basket ball, track, tennis, and debate teams. It was necessary for Miss Elizabeth Skinner and the coaches of the sports to cooperate in order to accomplish their work in the various activities. The peculiarly penetrating ning, ning, ning which disturbed class work toward the middle of the afternoons each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday was the usual beginning of each boys' glee club practice. The boys seldom appeared in public, but in spite of their inexperience along this line, they were rated good in the Big Seven Music Contest for this year. Galen McKinsey singing tenor and Harold Sinning singing bass furnished two mem- bers of the mixed quartet. The seventeen members of the group chose John Wallace to act as president, and Max Davis acted as librarian. Several of the boys of the junior chorus were added to the ranks of the glee club for the contest. As a special project for the music department, the glee clubs worked on the songs and dialogue in an operetta The Bo'sn's Bride. A mixed chorus composed of the boys' and girls' glee clubs appeared to sing several numbers of this composition, Several other choruses were worked out, both songs and dances, Since the boys were to represent sailors, there were frequent opportunities offered to use a sailor jig or a jolly sea song. Y, , 4 .A ,r:::tfxv:.,,Wx,r.: .,.. f ., iiuggigimTlqmmimngrigmnmqiy1minmmn 1 9 3 2 g 'rrx1.i iimuu:.::....ii.mj..:.7ru.i.l:..m....:.?....:,.L..5 ..,. PAGE 25