Ben Blewett Junior High School - Junior Life Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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The Avis Blewett Glee Club 'QE HE Avis Blewett Glee Club has always considered itself as a civic organization rather than a school organization inasmuch .1 M as it has devoted the first semester each year to civic work. It has also been our pleasure to sing in choruses, at times for the school. An extraordinary advantage about this club is that it not only admits those with a good voice, but those without a good voice as well so that they may be trained to sing better than they otherwise would. Our invitation to sing at the Delmonte Theatre with a professional or- chestra was a memorable one. The girls who went enjoyed it, as did our audience. This year when we caroled on Christmas Eve, we collected over one hundred and eighty-three dollars for the Childrenis Aid Society. We sang at the Town Club, and also at Vandervoort's Tea Room, where we were the guests of Mr. Wilkinson, the president of the firm. We greatly appreciated this. We have many a good time in the Glee Club and we certainly appre- ciate our sponsor, Miss Hudson. We are always delighted to welcome new members. Our officers are: President ..,.......... Rita Clivtr Treasurer .Dorothy Davis Vice-President ..E1izabeth Barkley Pianist .,.. ...Kathryn Barker Secretary ............. Ruth Wood Mary Katherine Kinsey-9th Grade The Orchestra 5573? NE of the most popular organizations of Ben Blewett junior High M, : is the orchestra, which now has about thirty members. Lee . l Ellis is our concert master and Miss Maus our sponsor. bv ' . Ag Some of the roceeds of the 1cture-show went to bu a ,fxqf .Erma P P y bass violin which adds much to our volume and balance of tone. One of our members, who used to be a first violinist, was interested enough ll-i

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Upper Picture: FIRST AID CLUB, DR. KOENIG, Sponsor. Lower Picture: EXPERIMENTERS, MISS SCHLUTIUS, Sponsor. 113 ,A

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Y mga to learn to play it. A clarinet and saxaphone have also been added. How- ever, we are very much in need of brass and wind instruments. If you play one, join the club next year, thereby helping the orchestra, and yourself, too. We played Parents' Night, also at seventh, eighth, and ninthigrade audi- torium sessions, and by the time this goes to print we will have taken part in the yearly concert at Cleveland High School. The Dramatic Club called upon us to open their entertainment, May 10th. Not only as an organization are we asked to assist, but the individual members are often called on by other organizations and groups of the school to give their assistance, so you see we are a useful as well as pleasure club. Our officers are: President ............ i. . .Lee Ellis Vice-President ....... Mary Raines Secretary and Treasurer Sophie Rubin Librarian .... ........ H arry Rein Stage Director ........ Earl Susman Lillian Reichman-9th Grade. Boys' Ben Blewett Glee Club T Mrk? bers French Nelson Robert Hyndman Irving Miller Lawrence Frailey, Rumsey Thompson, Richard Sparks, James McSherry, Billy Candy, Franklin Williams, Edward Miller, Warren Schum- ard, Harry Vance, Lester Pence, joe Pasternak, Elmer Wempker, Roy Parker, Paul Kirk, Martell Montgomery, Antoine Predock, Frank Heim- burger, Harold Freedman., Denham Leisner, Woodford Lawrence, O. T. Crawford, jake Lynn, joe Eiler, George Boggiano, Edwin Rader, Edward Siegel, Arnold Mason, James Long, Edwin Schrnich, Edward Zimmer, Arthur Albertstein, Homer Coulter, Ben Rubin, Howard Stark, French Nelson, Carl Sherwood, Robert Noble, Harry Pinckerton, Norman Moss, Bernard Young, Fredrick Roth, Billy Peckham, William Beatty, Dovey Kellerman, jackson Case, Clarence Lundblad, Richard Practher, john Beavers, Harry Palan, Ed- ward Kessler, Harold Freedman, Loren Walbaum, Richard Deering, Robert Koch. Though only recently organized, the club is made up of most enthusi- astic members and we feel that the earnest work being done by the club will show some good results by the close of the school year. Many members of the club are doing remarkable work but space forbids our mentioning more than one star, Robert Hyndman, whose splendid work the club is particularly proud of. Miss Jones is the leader. A Q , HE Boys' Ben Blewett Glee Club consists of the following mem- ifijii 5- : ,R 3 3 I I 7 ll5