Charles City High School - Ce Ce Hi Yearbook (Charles City, IA)

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THEE UTHH That sounds wonderful, said the Cock, very much impressed. 'Klint what do the girls do? Don't they ever use the piano? Oh yes indeed! The music students give a recital in the drawing room twice a year, and the Chromatic Club use the piano for their Musical Combatsf' Is that all the Chromatic Club does? l' Gracious nol Sometimes they present an operetta. This year it was Robin Hood, and then-why I almost forgot the most important thingl They gave an Assembly built on the life of the Della Robbias, and presented Miss Elcock and the School with a reproduction of Lucca Della Robbia's beautiful panel, The Singing Boysnl If you go into the Reading Room you will see it hanging there on the east wall. I'll make a memorandum of that, said the Cock wisely. But don't the girls do anything with singing? I thought I heard some lovely voices the other day.', That must have been our Glee Clubf' remarked Yum Yum. They are very ambitious and the have a concert too. Of course we are uite roud of our sin in Y 1 q P g g classes. One of them gave a thrilling interpretation of Danse Macabre this year. What about part singing? inquired the Cock, and with a confident Hap of wing he added, I used to be quite good at that in my young days, but of late I notice that our place has been rudely usurped by that unpleasant mechanical voice of the Alarm Clock. Too bad! Too bad! moaned Yum sympathetically, and then, as if to change to a more cheerful topic, The girls do a lot of part singing in class, and the Glee Club is very proficient at it. By the way, this Commencement the Whole school is going to do The Recessionaln. AS Yum Yum finished speaking, the stately measures drifted through the open window. The Cock stood for a moment, with one wing poised, as though listening intently. Quite suddenly he flew off, calling back to Yum Yum in apology, Sorry, but I must go help those Altos! F. JONES V Page Twwzly-two

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5,1 k Q, W A 193700. MUSICAL NOTES NE morning, when all the girls were in school, the Cock decided to ' Y' I meander through the lVl'un House He came to the drawing room, I and the first object to meet his eyes was 1 huge black shiny object. He I I K D l fluttered in the air to survey it, but it seemed so enormous that he alighted A Wi on the polished surface for better inspection. Get off thatl snapped a sharp little voice. The Cock looked around and there was Yum Yum! Get off that pianof' she repeated. You'll hurt the varnish. Oh, said the Cock, politely changing his perch, so this is the pianol I've waited long enough to make its acquaintance! Do tell me something about it. You play music on it,,' Yum Yum informed him with that condescending air which quite obviously meant that the explanation was adequate for one of so little culture. I know-but tell me who plays, and all about it. After all,', said the gentleman, pruning his feathers and stiffening his comb, I am the Greenwood Cock, and I deserve to know what is going on here. I've been kept in solitary confinement on the roof entirely too long. I'm quite a singer myself you know. Here he cleared his throat forcefully. And I'm aching to hear about the lVlusic Departmentf' This argument conquered any doubts Yum Yum had, 'taking a deep breath, she began her narration. I think the most exciting things that happened this year were the visits several professional artfsts paid us on Sunday nights. Harriet Zell and Amos Allen were the first performers. Miss Zell sang us some charming songs to Mr. Allen's piano ac- companiment. Later in the year we had a famous Russian pianist, Alexander Sklarevski whose technique and interpretation were splendid. For both these con- certs we had a large audience. Page T'wm1!y-nur'

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