United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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J ' - - iL % % ' : V M Standing: Leasure, Wright, Newport, Dewey, Ruhe, Bennett, Huffman, Phillips, Frankenburger. Stated: Straker, Miller Rader, Hoffman, Pavne, Whalen, Castillo, Durette MANDOLIN CLUB AT this year ' s Musical Show an entirely rejuven- i. ated and novel Mandolin Club was presented to the Regiment. Although the singing strings still form the basis of the organization, several new and different instruments made their appearance, adding a new attraction to the Club ' s performance. With the largest membership in eighteen years, the Mandolin Club has acquired versatility. Their music may vary from the most rhythmic hit of Tin Pan Alley to the most sublime melody of Strauss. On a practice evening one may hear the whisper- ing strains of the steel guitars intermingled with the soft, measured strummings of the ukeleles. It may be a rehearsal for a show, or it may be one of the Club ' s informal gatherings or sessions. Here is found the most timid beginner playing enthusiastically with a near-expert. The experienced mem- ber is as willing to help as the recruit is eager to learn. The pleas- ure derived from playing, the love of music, the instructive practice obtained, or the desire for relaxa- tion may influence a midshipman to join the Club. Once he is a mem- ber, he very rarely drops out, for there is a great satisfaction in being a part of one of the most congenial organizations in the W. A. Payne, Leader Regiment. T M£.w+

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Standing: Chilton, Wilson, McCormirk, Savidge, Anderson, Foote, Jones. Seated: Johnson, A. F. , Johnson, R. E., Seed, Duncan, Bog ley, Stevens, Carter, Reigart, Ballou. GLEE CLUB MOST of the strange sounds that emanate from the basement of the First Battalion start with the Glee Club. Twice a week a group of the boys meet to mix the strains of The Blue Danube with those of more modern tunes. Most choruses are organized for those with good voices and a desire to keep in training, but our policy is to afford those who like to sing an opportunity to satisfy their yearning. We live in hopes that the have-nots will be drowned out by the haves when public appearances are made. So generous a policy produced a bang-up gang of sailors and lasses for Pinafore. Bouquets to Jack Bogley and Professor Crosley. Activities were not limited to one production. Those who were privileged to attend the After Dinner Speaking in honor of Admiral Sellers will, no doubt, never forget the bar- room quartet that brought down the leaves from the bulkheads of the dining room. For it ' s always fair weather when good fellows get together, and under such a flag the Glee Club will alford the midshipman one of the informal activities of the Academy, into which he is welcomed without qualifications. If in search of a good time, this is the place to lind it. Bogley, Leader 488

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CHOIR SOME eighty yodelers comprise the choir. They are the picked voices of all the classes in the Regiment, chosen from the plebe choir which Professor Crosley organizes every summer. Each Sunday morning they furnish the music for the chapel service. Despite complaints about the sleepy Sunday morning countenances of some of its members, the choir is generally held in good repute. Occasionally they render an anthem really well — especially when some de- termined group has made a suicide pact to attack in tempo. Rehearsals are held in place of a Thursday or Saturday drill and for half an hour before the service each Sunday. All hands can be sure that they will be kindly and generously Prof. Croslby, Choirmaster IEHHK M M 9 H it • « Back Row: Schwab, Woltes, Noll, Ballou, Banvard, Reindollar, Howard, Burke, Hooper, Lee, Wood, Condit, Hunt, Cassel, Smith, Chisholm, Penrod. Fourth Row: Reigart, Renfro, Glenn, Engle, Sherwin, Tackaberry, Walsh, Whitney, Ford, Farrell, Lenz, Nelson, Hanna, Schreider, Alford. Third Row: Wussow, Milliken, Fuller, Cross, Snyder, Stultz, Duncan, Guinn, Miller, McCarthy, Bunting, Danforth. Second Row: Grawburg, Hemingway, Schmierer, Carlson, Capps, Quinn, Farrior, Whalen, Stevens, Berns, Mac-Murray, Johns, Goodman, Cady, Harby, Dexter. Front Row: Bogley, Duncan, Carter, Allen, Paller, St. John, Shaw, Brown, Jarman, Poel, Ingham, Elwood, Westbrook, Andrews, Stevens. treated by Professor Crosley at these rehearsals. His bad habit of forgetting his glasses sometimes tickles choir funny-bones, for in the press of circumstances he will invariably drop his music to the floor in order to read it. Good old prof! Caroling at Christmas — or for Navy Blue and Gold — and sing- ing in the National Cathedral at Washington are points of unusual interest in the choir year. 490