Wasco Union High School - Wasconian Yearbook (Wasco, CA)

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' I 1 WASCCDNIAN '35 1' I ' f ' 'Q ' llrli, STRITNQ1 LNDIQIVHELU, fx small but interested group could be found hard at Work each morning in the first period studying music arranged from the Masters for two violins, cello, and piano. These were Luelld Elmes, Clay Hadlock, Miriam Raven, end Carolyn Fidlar, with Hrs. Hicks directing. Good ensemble was early secured and the four played with distinction at the following events: the junior play, school and church Christmas programs, the Girl Reserves convontion in Bakersfield, the program honoring Shaftcr, the reciprocity luncheon of the Wesco Women's Club, Baccalaureate, and the music recital during commencement week. The voice department under Mrs. Ruby D. Hicks captured highest honors in,e contest sponsored by the California-Western Schocl Music Conference. The purpose of this contest was to select the best soluists from high schools, junior colleges, colleges, and universi- ties within the Conference urea, California, Nevada, Arizona, Philippine and Hawaiian Islands. , Preliminary auditions for the central section CKern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Merced, end Mariposa counties, were held in Fresno on February l7. Glen Bergthold won first place and Margaret Funk, third. Thelma Prather and E'Laine Andersen hadumade prepara- tion also, but illness prevented their participation. ' ' 4

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I J 35 WASCONIAN lpespite the fact that our school has always been an unusally fine one, it was not complete until last year, when s band was organized under the direction of Mrs. Hicks. Since noon was the only available period in which everyone who wished could take band, it was necessary to use that hour. Throughout the year we played for basket- ball games, assemblies, play day, a P. T. A. program, and the Lost Hills commencement. On play day we appeared in uniform for the first time. This year it was planned to have both a junior and a senior band, taught in the first and the second periods respectively. With this arrangement, there were two students enrolled-for senior band, and a few more for the junior section. So the noon period was resumed for the instruction of the band. After hard work and many weeks of practice, we played at the following events: football and basketball games, play day, Community Theatre play, and the student body play. Thus a band was thoroughly established in the Wasco Union High School, and may it progress rapidly in the years to come. I

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y 35 WASCONfAN XXI, Pl-1 A H l'Y The first Hi-Y in the Wasco High School was organ- ized early in the school year 1933-34 with Lloyd Cromer as president. The interest and enthusiasm among the boys for such an institution led to the organization of a second Hi-Y during the first six- Weeks' period of 1934-35. Soon after the division, the original Hi-Y adopted the name of Alpha, while the new organization took the name Crusaders. Early this year, with Kenneth Little as our president, we initiated twelve fellows, and had an introduction banquet and afterwards an induction ceremony. The banquet was made possible by our mothers and by donations of the different members. With Russell Brown as our president and Mr. Court as our leader, We have been having an unusually good year. One outstanding event was the conference at Selma, Where seven members represented the Wasce nlpha Hi-Y. Dr. Crandall led us in study and discussion from the outline The Christ Way of Living, by Fred Putter. With such a successful past, We are looking for- ward to a much brighter future.