Casey High School - Flame Yearbook (Casey, IL)

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MUSIC Boys' Chorus (1st row, left to right): Bill Arney, Victor Huffman, Lee Markwell, Charlea Hayes, Bill Weaver, Bill Fouty, Dana Lee Redman. (2nd row, left to right): Clarence Chapman, Ralph Brooke, Bill Fasig. Jim Wood, Bob Greeson, Harold Finney, lim Baker. Girls' Chorus (1st row, left to right): Rose Mary Ewing, Lillian Mumford, Peggy Moody. Mary Lou Wortman, Maxine Perisho. Wilma Swim. Connie Welch, Nina Smith, Darlene Landis. (2nd row, left to right): Ruth Chrysler, Mary Fasig, Lois Partridge. Dora Sherwood, Eleanor Squier, Beth Elliott, Mary Alice Daniel, Norma Collins. Thelma Montgomery. (3rd row, left to right): Virginia Weaver, Dorothy Robinson, Claire Thiel, Theda lane Robbins, llene Estes, Phyllis Wright, Ruth Tyhurst. Freda Spencer. High School Choir (1st row, left to right): Lillian Mumford. Peggy Moody, Mary Lou Wortman, Wilma Swim, Bill Arney, Beth Elliott, Connie Welch, Nina Smith. (2nd row. loft to right): Maxine Perisho, Lois Partridge, llene Estes, Ruth Chrysler, Dora Sherwood, Eleanor Squier, Theda lane Robbins, Freda Spencer, Darlene Landis. (3rd row, left to right): Dorothy Robinson, Winnie Mumford, Virginia Weaver, Mary Fasig, Ralph Brooke, Lee Markwell, Clarence Chapman, Claire Thiel, Phyllia Wright, Ruth Tyhurst. (4th row, left to riaht): Jim Baker, Victor Huffman, Charles Hayes. George Tade, Doyle Henderson, Bob Greeson, Bill Fasig, Jim Wood, Bill Watson, Harold Finney, Bill Weaver, Bill Fouty.

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How papa looks at school. Fa rmers Hold Town Hall Meetings Casey High's agricultural department has inaugurated during the past year a service to community farmers. This service was a series of meetings planned by farmers and attended by farmers, and the idea was to discuss problems and opinions concerning agricultural practices. Walter Newlin had the original idea and with the help of about fifteen men, put the plan in action. The plan was successful as proved by the large numbers who attended the meetings. The subjects included Brome Grass, Good Pasture Practices, Improving Pasture Practices and Discussion of Artificial Insemination. State farm leaders assisted by giving new ideas and showing films and slides. The meetings were concluded by a banquet and a pasture field trip. 19

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Choruses of ’41 The Casey High School choir has a reputation that each year is difficult to maintain because it has achieved the highest possible recognition in winning district, state, and national honors. The fact that the three music groups, the choir, the boys' glee club, and the girls' glee club were the only choruses in the United States from one school to win at the same time first division in a national contest not only brings honor to our music department and to the high school but also to our whole community as well. The first important appearance of the high school choir this year was December 22, 1940, when a vesper concert was given at the Methodist Church to a capacity audience. The annual spring concert was given near the close of school. Our choir consists of approximately forty-eight voices, which is really three organizations in one. From these groups come the ensembles and soloists who take part in the spring contests. There were three ensembles and seven soloists this year. About the middle of January the choir ordered several new pieces and began working for the national contest. Just before our Christmas vacation the choir gave a few of their concert numbers for the assembly. Among them was the chorus from the Messiah. This is a very difficult number and is accomplished only after much steady and hard practice. Mr. Hawkins has arranged his classes this year in the fifth and eighth periods. He now can hold the pupils till he's finished. The favorite pieces of the choir members are How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place , which they sang last year at the national contest and the Hallelujah Chorus . 21