Bronson High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Bronson, KS)

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prano tune of a song without part song training. If they do not receive this when children they will invariably, by the time they reach high school, have concluded that they cannot sing and will not try. And indeed it is very hard to make any headway with them when they have not had that early part song training. We have always aimed to make music an out-o,f-regu1ar- school-hour activity. That is unsatisfactory to pupils and as a whole unsuccessful. The psychology of it is wrong. When school is dismissed the pupil feels that his day at the building is, or should be, done. He will remain longer only under an impatient restraint. He will miss practices when he can. Poor attendance means poor results. The same policy holds true because of its having always been the custom, with in- evitably the same results. Hence B. H. S. cannot be called a musical school. Students are graduating year by year who have musical talent and never find it out. They never will. They miss the pleasure of taking part in musical activities all thru life, they miss the cultural value of a musical training and they never develop as high an appreciation of music. Thus the ,future holds in store a repetition of the past. It will be changed when systematic courses in music are provid- ed for the grades and high school music activities are made a part of the regular daily curriculum. Then we will all be pleased and surprised with the results. Then and not till then, will Bronson High School and Bronson community be proud of her pupils' musical activities. But, nevertheless, if anyone wants any music, just call on B.H.S. and they'll give you something along that line. M. E. C.

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MUSIC It seems that the music in B. H. S. is-well, there isn't much music to it. That is, it doesn,,t contain many wonder- ful musicians. But they can all sing, such as it might be, if called upon. g Everyone is gifted with a voice of some kind. In some cases it happens to be a melodious voice, while in others a-- just a voice. There are students in our school, and a great: number of them that could be musicians if trained along that line. And, as it is, we have a number that are quite musical. At the beginning of year 1921, glee clubs for both boys and girls -were organized by O. F. Potter, but they soon disor- ganized, probably due to lack of interest on the part of the students, but mostly because of the inability on the part of the student to sing the necessary parts Without more concen- trated effort and more time than the director could afford to give gratis. At the beginning of year 1922 an orchestra was organized including: Thelma Ireland, Genevieve Noble, Dorwin Wright, Russell Norton, saxophonesg Lucile Wright, Bernice Bowers. Margaret Holeman, Cgradesl George Teays, Roy Hembrough, Lee Harclerode, violins, Dorothy Moore pianist. Although the orchestra has fallen thru, on account of irregularity or members at practices, they are always willing to try to play something when asked. The failure in vocal music is due to lack of alto and tenor voices. In order to make good music all parts are required. Some of the singers who usually take part are: Perry Mason, Dorwin Wright, Owen Rogers, George Teays, Thelma Ireland, Dorothy Moore, Genevieve Noble, Leota Wright and Vienna Dizmang. . It is impossible to have music in high schools without systematic music courses in the grades. Very few' people are so naturally gifted that they can sing anything but the so-

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CALENDAR 1922-23 September- 4. School opened. 15. Senior picnic Broughton's bluffs. 18. Sophomore picnic given in honor of Freshmen. 20. Concert by Scholfield chorus. 26. Junior picnic. October- 3. Intelligence test for H. S. students. 4. First literary program. 12. Miss Skinner, former member of faculty, gave talk in chapel. 16. Senior and Junior contest started selling tickets for Lyceum Course. 26. Contest ended-Senior victory. 26. First number Lyceum-University Concert Company. g 28. Sophomore Hallowe'en party at Mildred Holeman's. 31. Pep meeting in chapel. 31. Girls' B. B. first practice. December-- 8. B. B. game at Bronson, Fulton vs. Bronson. 9. Seniors went to Iola to have pictures taken. 15. B. B. game at Bronson, Uniontown vs Bronson. 20. Third number Lyceum Course. 22. Christmas gifts to all. Begin Xmas vacation. January-- 1. Happy New Year. School begins after Xmas vacation. 4. Dr. Borders gave talk to students in chapel. 5. B. B. game at Uniontown, Uniontown vs. Bronson. 10. B. B. game at Moran, Mildred vs. Bronson. 19. Fourth number Lyceum Course. Mr. and Mrs. Toy. Lieut. Sharman. 30. Inter-class track meet. Senior victory.