Banning High School - San Gorgonian Yearbook (Banning, CA)

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Girls’ Glee Club The two classes ot Girls’ Glee Club have entertained with a tea at the high school, a tea at the Banning Woman’s Club at which a beautiful Christmas carol program was presented, a Christmas program at the high school, a program of music for the Kiwanis Club, a musicale at Mrs. Wood’s, an Evening of Music, and commencement music. Officers tor class period five are Helen Gilman, President; Mona Andrew, Secretary-Treasurer; Marjorie Koger, Librarian. Officers for class period six are Mary Lou Clark, President; Barbara Rose, Secretary-Treasurer; Elsie Johnson, Librarian. Miss Rachel Weller is the director. She has developed a keen sense of appreciation for better music, and the girls have received much commendation for their interpretation of old classics. Music of the old and more modern masters was chosen with great care, and only the most finished numbers were presented to the public.

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; a | me —— is Boys Glee Club The Boys’ Glee Clubs, beginners and advanced, numbered twenty-five members this year. The boys, however, entertained at the Banning Woman's Club, the Hallowe'en Tea, an Evening of Music, and graduation exercises. The officers were Pat Thornton, Donald Lewis, Rex Ayon, Terry Black, Bob Patterscn, and Owen Coffman. A Cappella Choir The A Cappella Choir was composed of a selected mixed group of students es- pecially talented in sight reading. On December 10, 1934, they made a tour of the rest homes of Banning where they sang Christmas carcls; they also entertained the Banning Woman’s Club and the high school with Christmas programs. Miss Weller was musical director of both groups.

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Orchestra The orchestra, under the direction of Miss Rachel Weller, has played for school assemblies, Banning Woman’s Club, an Evening of Music, and commencement music. The personnel is as follows: Violins—Agnes Stiasny, Marjorie Coombs, Roberta Blackburn, Helen Huff, Rowena Blakeslee, Ralph Masterson, Marcus Pickett, Bradford Voight. Trumpet—Stuart Elder, Max Rubright. Clarinet—Harry Hanson, Floyd Young. Saxophone-—Edith Cruncleton. Trombone—Bill Weaver. iecllo—Dangetar Drums—Charles Cruncleton. Piano—Millicent Carter. In preparation for a future school orchestra, a beginners’ orchestra has been organized with the following members in daily attendance: Coral Mae Bailiff, Harry Trotter, Dewey Seymour, George Hall, Dorothy Iselin, Irene Pond, Wayne Hanselman. (29)