Modesto Junior College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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r i T Page 70 Buccaneer I936 GLEE CLUBS SING ON NBC HOOK-UPS Men's and Women's Glee Clubs, Under The DirecTion of Roberf W. McKnighT, Make Many Appearances Over Raclio, ln ConTesTs and AT Various Schools. STALWART SONGSTERS OF THE CAMPUS A mosT acTive year was enioy- ed by The lvlen's and Women's Glee clubs oT lvlodesTo Junior College under The di'recTion of RoberT lvlcKnighT. L The year's program was TeaTur- ed by radio broadcasTs, The men's club singing Twice Through- ouT The year on KPO in San Fran- cisco, while The women's group broadcasT several Times over KTRB in lvlodesTo, and over KFRC in San Francisco. The Two organizaTions also sang beTore enThusiasTic assemblies aT The Lodi, l-lughson, Ceres, Tur- lock, Newman, PaTTerson, and Sonora High schools. An ocTeTTe Trom The Men's Glee Club composed of l-larold Wine, l-lomer Messmer, l-lerman Kliclc, Ivan l-larms, Bernard Lar- sen, Charles Allen, Franklin Mer- shon, and Thomas Clinkenbeard sang over KPO. The accompan- isT was Ferne SmiTh. The Two glee clubs appeared in several numbers in The Spring Music l:esTival held aT San JoseTor The junior colleges oT This region. DAZZLE SCHOOL WITH NEW UNIFORMS

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Buccaneer I936 Page 69 The minorleads oT The opera were played by Leona Car- michael, Franklin lvlershon, BeTTy Torosian, Thomas Clinkenbeard, T-lelen SmiTh and Charles Allan. RhyThms oT ITalian dances were direcTed by lvliss CaTherine Fin- layson. A special dance was giv- en by Charles Oakley and'Doro- Thy lvliTchell. A chorus oT TwenTy- Tive voices conTribuTed greaTly To The success oT The producTion. A gorgeous VeneTian window and backdrop were painTed by Rose WebsTer. The scenery was consTrucTed under The supervision oT lvliss Jean Williams and C. l.. Green. James Usher was sTage manager. The drama was direcTed by lvlrs. lrene C. l-loch. l-lale and Klick, The Oondoliers, perTormed The sTaTely gavoTTe, a courT dance, wiTh Misses Baker and Turner, The Duchess and her daughTer. e The chorus led by Oakley and lvliss lVliTchell danced The sTeps oT A M --A 1 ls - X swsf sv' ' - T -I ev -'if : ...:-:a,' T . C T123 'T i ' zf l'.a2:'5fF 2 .232 T g ri l- - -. ' f , f ef'Z-Siemev I ROBERT W. MCKNKSHT . . . popular clirecfor The Cachucha as a parT oT The palace revelry. I The,Two seTs created The beau- Ty oT a 'VeneTian plaza wiTh The TradiTional canal and bordering palaces. A greaT deal oT crediT is due To RoberT W. lvlcKnighT Tor his splendid direcTorship ol: a suc- cessiculloperal ' g THE CAST OF THE GONDOLIERSH TAKES A BOW -

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Buccaneer I936 Page 7l MUSICIANS GO 'ROUND AND 'ROUND Band Enlivens Foolball Season: Orcheslra Furnishes Music Al School Plays, Opera and Easler Sunrise Services ln Yosemile Valley and Breaks lnlo lhe Movies. ' W T '-' fy'-EW? 494: f '1'f 'u? S?E'i'Q545'.s:2i1'F'nf'.75 5 ffrwfi- .rf 1 ... -. T .MER W..-r -fy... . ., ..., Saw -ef... 2. . A Q, ., , . . ',.1:mlV'raY1.,-:s'l,.Tf :ae '2 v1Q?f:. iiT1 ,.,. 3 , Tl: 1 71 ' 'ilff-1'l'll'i7w-4525.1 it-:Y K H- 5 1' ,'f'1'fT, .b . Q 5 Yfzfzf-5 ' 'Q -ff' ' -. 51 - :Eye 'Q , 'wif'-jg A I'-'-.,'gE::s'N5i' ,. - is ..1.:,:-,: 3,.:y5LQX . . - ' .5 : -2: ,A-rx' I aj, 1: '-'I-'f 5'1:'e.:..f..::- .: li' vr ':1:- .I ll? 'if' - 'is 1 ' '. ':. 'i' ' ff- il fi --1.-::' - J1':,f' 'T -' ,., ' . sf fl.. -- fl , ' 4: 'if Y - 1 9' ,.,:1:2e : Al- 1 ' . ,.,. l f' :- ':. . .- -f: ,: .V ' lf ' 4 -. wr-.lv .5 'J . 259, 'F-::. .,-,., ' ,Tir '-5 W:-1 Y f , .. ,. A .C - ., ,isindqfqgs S- '- aah . 'fi 3. A .Q -s: A 'l :' - Milf: .. iI:z. ' X is . '-::' ' ll , ' if-': f .- - .f J 1 .,1,'- ,acids 5 ' . jf, gl: -115.-2' - ff .:,,. . ' 3 ,' . ff ' ' ' 2. A 4- -- : .5 L - H ' '-1 i 'T - . . ' . -r P- .. Y ' . mr 7 , ,- U . . ,.,.1 -W .. MJC'S BAND SALUTES YOU The MJC band and orcheslra, under Frank Mancini has been aclive in many ol lhe school aclivilies. During lhe lall Ernesl Shipley, sludenl leader ol lhe band, as- sisled by Belly Allen, direcled lhe members in lhe band man- euvers which were perlormed on lhe lield lor speclalors al lhe loolball games. lVlJC's orcheslra played on lhe KnowVYour College hour over KTRB and al lhe Weslern Schools' lvlusic Conlerence on KFRC al San Francisco, and sev- eral members look parl in broad- casls over KPO. The orcheslra lurnished music al lhe perlormances ol The Queen's Husband and Once in a l.ilelime and played lhe music ol The Gondoliersf' lhe annual opera. The MJC band wenl lo lhe Sacramenlo game besides play- ing al lhe home games. An oclelle was senl lo lhe Easler morning services al Yosemile. BUSY ENTERTAINERS-EVERYONE OF THEM