Bishop McGuinness High School - Chi Rho Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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,, W K... X Rita Dowling Charles Biscoe Robert Vann Norma Boyer hould a wandering student happen to venture down a little corridor by the auditorium, he would be in for a delightful surprise. Behind the heavy double doors of Room 30 resides the Music Department of McGuinness High. Rodgers, Hammerstein, breath control, and enuncia- tion are familiar words to the students under Sister Salomes expert guidance. Almost all scores are learned in four-part harmony, and this is only the beginning. Students learn to pronounce each word in exagger- ated tones, where and when to take breaths, and how to listen to others to keep pitch. It is obvious that work goes on in the Music De- partment and the result is choral productionswith a professional air. The Christmas Contata, for example, was the dra- matic sung story of the life of Christ, featuring soloists and the entire chorus. Much can be said, too, for a stunning performance of Cinderella The final 'musical event' of the year was the Rodgers and Hammerstein choral day which was hosted by the McGuinness chorus students. This program featured selections by individual guest schools and, at times, the entire group. Choristers Sing and Sing

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Helpers Jane Burke and Susie Costello are busy setting up show-window displays, while other Art 'I students work on lettering Artists Continue Creation his year art students learned many new and interesting facts under the dir- ection of Sister Mary Stephen, O.S.U. They were taught that art is essential to the whole range of man's industry and that it is fundamentally constructive and creative. It is the faculty of producing a new crea- ture, an original, capable in its turn of moving a human soul. The artist is an associate of God in the making of works of beauty. Artistic creation does not copy Gods creation, but continues it. The aspiring artists used numerous media in creating this year. Collage, rub- ber stamp design, tempera, scratchboard, pencil, pen and ink drawings, pastel, and watercolor were a few of these. They also studied the masters of art and their crea- tions from different periods in history. An important element the students learned was using their free time in a profitable way. This knowledge can be Carried with them out into the world and be put to use in an advantageous manner. Singing along with Sister Salome, chorus director, are these first hour freshman and senior choristers getting tuned up on Climb Every Mountain from The Sound of Music. This was one of the selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein productions which set the theme For McGuinness' second annual choral day held in March. Five other choruses participated. 28

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