Milton Union High School - Blackhawk Yearbook (Milton, WI)

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Let us sing, for music is 143 18 '1 -9 rx. va- ig.. Row one. Miss Klose direct h - or, S irley Krizsan, Marilyn Jones, Darlene Knott, Nancy Davis, Nola Gray, Marlene Edwardson, Donna Kumlien, Roberta Randolph, Row two: Mary Neils, Betty Rudisill, Kathleen Striegl, Anne Randolph, Janet Soergel, Elnoe Campbell, Edwin Green. Row three: Helen Holmes, Phoebe Gray, Donna Chatfield, Patricia Gregoire, Orpha Johnson, Eva Mae Arnold, Leo Manogue, Charles Robertson. Row four: Catherine Corkhill, Ann Schmeling, Betty Extrom, Lucy Gray, Kathleen Myszewslci, Lelia Manogue, Doris Master- son, Donald Dorr. In the year of T952-53, the Milton Union High School school children also participated in this program. The Choir, under the direction of Miss Phyliss Klose, was theme of the concert was A Christmas Card . Gigantic composed of sixty-six members, with a waiting list of Christmas cards were shown on the stage, symbolizing over twenty. As the year progressed, more pupils each carol that was being sung by the choir. The nar- vvere admitted. rative of A Christmas Card was done by John Grif- At the beginning of the year, Miss Klose started fin, a senior. Our gym was filled to capacity, and out with the usual period of try-outs. The choir is di- everyone enioyed the program immensely. vided into four sections, soprano, alto, tenor and bass. On March T5 a choir and band SpringvBenefit Con- In comparing the divisions the girls outnumbered the cert was held in the high school gym. The purpose of boys by far. There are tvvo good reasons for this. The this concert was to raise money for the expenses of volume of a boy's voice is much greater than a girl's. our music festival. The festival was held in Milton dur- Also, the percentage of boys to try out for choir is ing April and May and benefits from the concert were small, used to pay iudges fees, A contest was held among Our first choir program for the season vvas the an- the sections of the choir to sell tickets. The altos and nual Christmas Concert, held on December l8. The bass vvon the contest and were treated at a party given Milton Union Band, Junior Choir, and the Milton grade by the defeated tenors and sopranos. T R I O Nancy Davis, Patricia Holliday, Roberta Randolph i f Q U A R T E T Marilyn Jones, Marlene Edvvardson , Betty Rudisill, Kathleen Striegl .dig K Q is Ta lc' 2 l N 1 W, y i x be , J I 3' i , Q, 0 . PAGE TVVENTY-EIGHT

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respected by oll who know her. i T otitis S i 5 c f 5 I E? Row one: Sully M:1nof:m-, l':ilrivi:i Holliiiziy, .Kdulinv Nitz, .li2lilTl4'l'll Myszi-wski, Tie-tty Riuiisill. .Xnnv lizindolptt. lflili-en Gin-i.:'vr. ilt':u'i- Uolemain. Row two: Gordon I7rziki-, 'I'hotn:is Yogxi-l, .lurtitli llnll, Slllllllllt' tiiwsslilig, lxulliliri-tt Strii-g.:'l, l31ll'll'l10 Knoll, llontixi iluitlii-lri, ltimulil Mi-Nlillzin. Row three: l'il'Zlllli Ms'i'iillm'li, lic-Hoy .Xmli-rzsnn, .lumvs Fl2ll'I'lS0ll, lliliiri-cl tlolu-rly, l'vti-1' Yun Horn, Phyllis XYollini.5i-r, .lnhn O'Ns-ill, NV:iyno llziilvr, Row four: Mary lilllm-n ltir-liliutl, .li-un lin-g'uil'v, Klurilyn Kildow, Airs. I'ritf'l1ett-dirvr-lol', ltonzild llorr, llmiuzi liumlivn, Hnwairil .lolmslum .lumps tlainumztn, Ilonmi Xxhtson, G1-railri lti-clit-i', l'Ivi-lyn Hoi-sf-liiiix, Imnziltt 1'uli-man. The annual ioint Christmas program with the choir was held in the gym iust before the holiday recess. Many religious chorals, carols, and traditional Christ- mas music was played. The program was brought to a close with Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, and, for an added touch, real sleigh bells were used in the piece. There had been rumors flying concerning the 1953 Music Tournament, but nothing was settled until Mrs. Pritchett announced that Milton would be host to as many bands and choirs that could and would com- pete this year. This made all the music department ioyous and preparations were under way before we realized it. Of course, the first thing to do was to elect officers. During a band rehearsal, the following officers were elected: President, Gordon Drake, Vice- President, Roberta Randolph, Treasurer, Don Colemang Secretary, Nancy Davis, and Business Manager, Donald Dorr. The biggest item seemed to be financial backing, for the rental of buildings, payment of iudges, and transportation. The most logical thing to do was present a concert. So, on March 5, the band and choir presented a ioint benefit concert in the gym. No specific means of advertisement was used, but the band was divided into two teams, Brass and Percussion and Woodwinds. The main idea was to see which team could sell the most tickets and the losing team had to throw a party for the winners. The brass team won by three dollars, but a good time was had by all the members. We tallied an amount of about 5200. Not bad at all! The tournament days were set for April 23 and May TA. The first day was for all solos and ensembles, Mil- ton having about seventy. On May 14, the bands and choirs made their showings. Bands attending the tournament were: Clinton High School, South Wayne High School, Salem High School, St. Catherine's High School of Racine, Wisconsin Acad- emy of Columbus, Milton Union High School, Milton and Milton Junction Graded Schools. The pieces played by the band at tournament were: Symphony in E Flat, Saint Saensg Overture-Jolly Rob- bers, von Suppeg March-Footlifter, Fillmore, and March-Show Boy, Huff. All in all, this was a very inspiring year for the band, full of activity and good times. l A X a .1 if s 1 1, l viii? A 1 'T gfliftig 2 7 i ff. ' 1. f , F 4 fp .. 3-'Ti Mary Ellen Dickhoff

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soid to be the speech of ongels. TS Q K? 9,- ,B '27 of.. Row one: Eileen Gieger, Marlene Hahn, Patricia D'Angelo, Hildred Moberly, Kathleen Man- ogue, Mary Gotchling, Beverly Schultz, Jean Gregoire. Row two: Lawrence Addie, James Harrison, Eugene Wenham, James Hanaman, Dale Green, Patricia Holliday, Nancy Hulett, Sally Manogue. Row three: Ronald Stubbendick, Richard Wendorf, Wendell Kumlien, Jea- nette Babcock, Della Fern Lippincott, Adeline Nitz, Bergine Haakenson. Row four: Warren Spangler, Kenneth Marshall, Wayne Bauer, William Steitzer, Evelyn Goessling, Donna Deck- er, Janet Drake, Sally Shadel, Marjorie Whitford. We were asked to sing at a Parent-Teachers Associa- tion meeting on March 17, lQ53. At this concert, some of our favorite numbers were sung including Russian Picnic, The Pilgrims Song, Battle Hymn of The Republic, and May The Good Lord Bless and Keep You, ln April we gave an exchange concert with the Lake Mills choir. Next year, many more of these ex- change concerts are being planned. lt gives us an op- portunity to listen to other high school choirs, to meet other boys and girls, and to gain new experiences in the field of music. On April 24, the festival for soloists and small en- sembles was held in Milton and Milton Junction, with many other high schools participating. Then, on May TA, the choir and band festival was held. For many FRESHMAN GIRLS' QUARTET Lucy Gray, Nancy Hulett, Jeanette Babcock, Marlene Hahn years in succession, our choir has been in Class A rat- ing, and we hope to keep it in that class. Beside the choir, there were small groups, ensem- bles, and soloists, who sang at the festival and at dif- ferent concerts given throughout the year. These groups met noon hours, during their free per- iods, and after school to practice. The climax of our choir year was singing at the high School Commencement exercises. Although we regret- ted losing many Seniors, some of whom were prize soloists, we were thinking ahead of the Freshmen who will be with us in the year of T953-54. Officers for the year were as follows: Donna Jean Chatfielcl, president, Leo Manogue, vice-president, and Lelia Manogue, secretary-treasurer. BOYS' QUARTET James Harrison, William Steitzer, David Gregoire, Lawrence Addie NX r K R ,L a JN ' 9 Ss ' ' . as N- , X ,E s -X -s -1.41