Carl Schurz High School - Schurzone Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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OUR BLUE RIBBON CONCERT BAND Under the direction of Captain Clayborne Harvey, the concert band entered a city- wide high school band competition this year to receive an S rating, the highest mark possible. This, in spite of the fact that as an organization it is only two years old. Vifhen only three months of age, it entered the city high school competition to receive a One short year later it received top ranking. Individual members have also brought glory to Schurz. In a city contest, a flute quartette composed of Grace Westberg, Fred Brownfield, Dorothy Boe, and Mary Wier made an E rating and Grace received E for a flute solo. Playing the piccolo, Grace received an S and went on to place in the first division in a national competition for piccoloists. During the past year the concert band contained sixty pieces, but because of its splendid work in the city contest, Captain Harvey plans to enlarge it next semester to ninety pieces. During the past year two very successful concerts were presented by the band department with the concert band playing a leading part. The fall concert was given the evening before Thanksgiv- ing and the spring one, April 21. ln addi- tion, a special concert was presented Fri- day evening, May l3, at the Avondale Methodist Church. T241

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ORGANIZATIONS SOLO CHORUS Following the precedent upheld in former years the Solo Chorus this year began an eventful season by receiving a Highly Superior grade in the Chicago High School Choral Contest held at Roosevelt High School in December. There an invitation was extended to them to compete in the National Music Convention at St, Louis, March 20-April 2. ln order to raise money to finance the trip Mr. Wet:zel's singing classes presented a gala Concert with Robert Fizdale and Robert Carlson, Schurz alumni, as guest artists. For the next six weeks the Chorus worked day and night in order to learn the nine required selections. Finally, Wednesday, March 30, at noon, sixty choristers left the Polk Street Station bound for St. Louis with Miss Blade, Mr. lohnson, and Mr. Wetzel as chaperons. They stayed at the Coronado Hotel and for four days led a leisurely existence. Thursday morning the chorus sang in the contest, where they received an S rating. Friday night all the competing choruses sang together in a mass for the Musical Festival. Regretfully, the Solo Class left for home N Saturday noon, arriving in Chicago about six o'cloclf:. The Sunday following their re- turn the Choristers sang at the Edgewater Beach Hotel for the Northwest Art League. During Spring vacation the Solo Chorus sang for the Rotary Club luncheon at the Sherman Hotel. When Schurz presented cz broadcast in May over WllD, this group 1 sangthreenumbers: TheEchoSong, Roll, l chariot, Hou, and o Brest Are They. l25l