Suffield High School - Sagitta / Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Suffield, CT)

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MIXED CHORUS QUARTET This group started the year This selected quartet, first tenor Alfred Malinoski, second with an enrollment of forty ' five tenor Charles Gardner, first bass Kenneth Edmonds and or fifty. Each week saw an increas ' second bass Richard Loomis, has made several appear ' ing number of students asking for ad ' ances in Suffield, and also sang at the annual Bloom ' mittance until the number was swelled to field High School Concert. Since two of the eighty. The chorus has been Mrs. Mann’s members are seniors and graduate this year, “pride and joy” because of their enthusiasm, will ' there will be openings for two new voices ingness to work, and their musical ability. They next year. Since Kenneth Edmonds have sung successfully such difficult numbers as “The was absent when the picture was Pilgrim ' s Chorus” by Wagner, “Morning” by Speaks, and taken, Chester Piejko took his “Lo, A Voice” by Bortniansky. place. 27

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ORCHESTRA The Suffield High School orchestra, now in its second year, has shown the result of faithful practice. Private lessons on woodwinds and horns have been given by Mr. GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB This is another musical group which grew in size as the weeks went by. Word was passed along that “the glee club is making quite a Wilder Goodale, and Mrs. Camilla Estelle Eddy name for itself, and having a lot of fun do- gave instruction on stringed instruments. In § The musicall y inquisitive came to find out and be convinced. Three-part work with beau¬ ty of tone has been the chief objective of the girls in Thursday after school. all of their vocal efforts. Mrs. Mann directed the ensemble each 26

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GIRLS’ BASKETBALL BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM The Suffield High School had two girls ' basketball teams; namely, the Blue team, (in the front row) with Julia This 1940-1941 basketball team was a worthy competitor in its class. This statement is proved, more or less, Bednaz as its captain, and the White team, (back row) with Bede Belfit as its captain. The Blues won the first game, which was played on Jan ' uary 10, score 15 to 9, and the Whites won the second game, on February 21, score by the fact that in winning seven games and losing ten, Suffield outscored its op ponents by 505 478. Six of the ten games lost were lost by the margin of six or less points. Suffield relied upon several boys this year who will be missing when the call to arms is given next fall. 15 to 17, so a play-off was played on March 20; the score was 23 to 19, in favor of the Blue team. Offensively, this year ' s team had its brilliant nights. The team did, however, lack drive in the last period of several games. William Duni was elected honorary captain of Suffield High ' s ' 40 ' 41 basketball team.