Auburn High School - Follies Yearbook (Auburn, IN)

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First row; Lige, Thomas, Whitten, Buss, Miss McKinney, Elson, Mason, Keller McClellan Second row: Hersh, Krise, Timberlin, B. Swartz, R. Shoud:l, Wickersham, HofT, M. Craven, Basson Third row: K. Mcftord, F. Close, Sisson, M. Reed, Shull, Goodall, Fribley, N. Freeman CHORUS Each spring a concert is given at Gar- rett by twenty-five to thirty girls from each school in the county. This concert has taken the place of the annual county contest of previous years. On the evening of April 6 this contest was held in the Garrett gymnasium. The harmony expressed by the several groups, both instrumental and vocal, showed careful training of the participants. The Auburn High School girls ' chorus singing Sympathy gave a splendid ex- ample of the art of blending voices. The Auburn Octette also gave the selections Harmony and Lullaby. The final numbers of the program given by the massed chorus, composed of the chorus groups from the seven schools of the county were the outstanidng rendi- tions. They sang The Green Cathedral by Johnston, Glorious Forever by Rach- maninoff, By the Waters of Minneton- ka, and Allah ' s Holiday by Rudolf Friml. The groups practiced together but once, on Thursday afternoon. The manner in which these numbers were ren- dered speaks well for the musical train- ing of the pupils of the DeKalb County Schools. Each group was directed in its special numbers by the instructor for that group. The massed chorus was conducted by Gilbert Coble, supervisor of music in the Garrett Schools, and accompanied by Miss Clarice McKinney, supervisor of music in the Auburn Schools. The double quartette from Auburn, composed of Ruth Lige, Jean Buss, Marian Thomas, Genevieve Elson, Geraldine Ma- son, Pauline Keller, Alice McClellan, and Luella Tallen, chose Lullaby Moon as their selection. This production merited a greater sup- port than it received from the public. In this machine age the youth must be taught to use leisure hours in pursuits which will teach them the value of cooperation and which will bring pleasure to others as well as themselves if they are to be good useful citizens. There is no one depart- ment in our school which accomplishes this to a greater degree than music. 22

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First row: D. Merchanthouse, B. Merchanthouse, E. Anderson, Morris, C. Welch, Lumm, McKenney, Walter Second raw: Stackhouse, W. Kruse, Roth, Mavis, Shook, Kingsbury, Buchanan Third row: D. Brown, A. Hines, Kreider, Renz, J. Rieke, T. Mason, G. Pulver Fourth row: Mcfford, Sockridcr, Rcnncr, L. Anderson, Raub, Mendcnhall, Stump, Berg, M. Rieke BOYS ' Hl-Y The Boys Hi-Y is sponsored by the Young Men ' s Christian Association and supervised by Harry Kreider. This or- ganization is one of the most important boy ' s club in the school. The local or- ganization received its charter in 1922, and adopted the creed: To create, main- tain, and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Chris- tian character. The club holds meetings every Tues- day night at the Y. M. C. A. Every other Tuesday night they have a pot-luck sup- per with some kind of an entertainment. The club, at regular intervals, initiates new members into the organization. There are no Freshmen eligible for the club, Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors only be- ing allowed to take part in it. At present it has 5 3 members in it. Interesting talks were given by differ- ent people during the year. Some of the more interesting discussions were given by Charles Lash on Hypnotism and Mr. Schooley on Sleight-of-Hand. Mr. A. L. Johnson of the Auburn Auto- mobile Company gave an intensely inter- esting talk on his trip of last summer into the far North. Three hundred miles above the Arctic Circle by airplane gave him ample material with which to hold his audience spell-bound. He showed sev- eral reels of motion pictures which he had taken enroute. In the spring, the Ways and Means committee sponsored a play to make money to meet some of the organization ' s expenses. The actors in this play con- sisted solely of boys. Considerable time was spent by the committee to put this play on and without the co- operation of all, the play would have been impossible. The officers during the first semester were: Charles Welch, president; Joe Lumm, vice president; Bob Berg, treasur- er; Harold Stump, secretary; and Lee An- derson, program chairman. Those elect- ed for the second semester were: Emmett Anderson, president; Joe Lumm, vice president; John Morris, treasurer; Howard McKenney, secretary; and L. J. Renz, program chairman. These last mentioned officers will hold office until the election is held for next year. 21

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First row: Truitt, Holben, Balzar, Miss McKinney, K. Meftord, Thomas, Douglas, Craven, Weaver Second row: Mason, Whitten, B. Swartz, Wickersham, Carlson, Hauver, Rinehold, L. Tallen, W. Wagoner, Welch Third row: F. Close, Rosenberry, Elson, Krise, Timberlin, V. George, Goodall, Shull, Hoff, Fribley Fourth row. R. Shoudel, Worman, Buss, Lige, M. Thomas, Keller, Wappes, Sisson, Moore, Hook Fifth row: McClurc, W. Lige, J. Schwartz, McClcllan. Cary. Rccd, Smith, Basscn, Hersh, Kimmell GLEE CLUB The Glee Club under the direction of Miss McKinney, supervisor of music in the Auburn Schools, is an organization of singers and is composed of the school ' s best voices. Admittance and membership to this club depends upon the ability of the entrant to pass certain rigorous tests in voice. The Club is divided into three divisions: sopranos, second sopranos, and altos. New songs to be purchased are se- lected bv the club. The rehearsals were held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from four to five o ' clock. Some of the compositions most favored by the girls are as follows: Sympathy from the light opera, The Firefly by Rudlof Friml, Tiny Seed, Allah ' s Holiday by Rudolf Friml, The Green Cathedral by Johnston, When a Maid Comes Knocking from the light opera, Glorious Forever by Rachmaninoff, and The Walrus and the Carpenter, a short humorous cantata. The words to this cantata were written by Lewis E. Carroll, the famous author of Alice In Wonder- land. Alice Whitten was the accompanist this year. Glee Club sang at the Commencement exercises and at the spring music festival in the Alumni Gymnasium. This year, the Glee Club is composed of thirty-five girls. Fourteen of the girls are Seniors; there are eight Juniors; nine are Sophomores; and four are Freshmen. From the group Miss McKinney picked the concert chorus consisting of thirty voices, and the double quartet. These girls sang at the several churches, at a Sunday School Convention, and at the Federation of Literary Clubs. The Double Quartet consisted of Jean Buss, Ruth Lige, Marian Thomas, Ger- aldine Mason, Genevieve Elson, Pauline Keller, Luella Tallen, and Alice Mc- Clellan. 2 3