Auburn High School - Follies Yearbook (Auburn, IN)

Page 31 text:

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

Page 30 text:

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

Page 32 text:

First row: Dewitt, Dawson, Hornaday, D. Miller, Goings, W. Miller, Beckenberger Second row: Bowman, J. Souder, Hoffman, Brandon, Heitz Third row: Riggs, Reeder, Tilbury, Culbertson, Moughler, Crooks, Myers, Horn Fourth row: Berry, Whittington, Aschleman, Sprague, Phelps, Hauver, Treesh, Funk Fifth row: P. Souder, McNutt, Maxwell, Culler, Custer, Kruse, Provines, Burns FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA The Future Farmers of America organ- ization, Chapter 18, is on its fourth year of success, headed and advised by C. G. Hornaday. Officers of the organization are: President, Allyn Dawson; vice presi- dent, Joe Dewitt; secretary, William Mil- ler; and Treasurer, Donald Miller. The meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday nights of each month. Many activities were sponsored by the chapter this year. Allyn Dawson, accom- panied by Paul Souder, was sent to Lafay- ette to the State Convention, and live stock was judged. In this F. F. A., there are four degrees which can be obtained: First, the Green Hand, which is merely being initiated and attending regularly the meetings; second, the Future Farmer degree, which requires that the member conduct a meet- ing for ten minutes, learn the creed of the chapter, and earn and save twenty-five dollars. The third degree is Hoosier Farmer. This requires completion of two years of vocational training, earning and saving two hundred dollars, being able to lead a group discussion for forty minutes, and ranking in the upper fourth of the class in all school subjects. The fourth degree is American Farmer, the qualifications being similar to those of the Future Farmers, except that five hundred dollars must have been earned and saved, and definite plans made for farming. Upon graduation from school, mem- bers may be active for three years and then associate members for an indefinite period. The subjects studied by the Freshmen and Sophomores this year were Animal Husbandry and Soils; and those studied by the Seniors were Farm Management and Mechanics. Many prizes were won at the DeKalb County Fair, State Fair, and County Judging contests by members of the or- ganization. The F. F. A. is one of the most pop- ular organizations in High School. 24