Charlotte High School - Witan Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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Page forty-two THE WITAN ee ii Honor Choir Mr. Marsh has recently organized an honor choir. Students were chosen on their ability to sing and the interest shown by them by par- ticipation in voice classes and Glee Club. The choir met for the first time on Novem- ber 24. and chose a name and elected officers. They were: president, Esther Reitzeg vice- president. Ruth VanVertlohg secretary, Kenneth Knapp. The choir meets on every Friday afternoon after school, until four olclock. Mr. Marsh hopes to be able to have them give a concert in the near future. At present there are twenty-three members. They are: Robert LaFave, Eleanora Ivanson, Ruth VanVertloh. Mildred Lee, Kenneth Knapp, Margaret Hewins, Eric Stevens, Victor Ander- son, Barbara Budlong, Alice Allen, Marjorie Todd, Paul Goodwin, Frank Bright, Melville Northrup Richard Gernon, Ralph Bohrer, George Frey, Alberta Lee, Virginia Kinsella, Dorothy Davidson, Marjorie Eusterman, Robert Poland, Esther Reitze, accompanist. Music Department There has been a Renaissance in the depart- ment of vocal music this year. It is very en- couraging to note that in the middle of this term we were able to get three periods of Senior High School Choir in school time- second, third, and sixth periods, meeting twice a week under the direction of Mr. Lewis J. Marsh, forming a combined choir of about one hundred and forty voices. The officers of this choir are: president, Paul Goodwing vice- president. Eleanora Ivansong secretary, Frank Bright, treasurer, Alberta Lee. An operetta is being selected to be given in the spring. A Music Board consisting of the officers of all the musical organizations has been formed to direct the music work in general. The Apollo Club, an honor club limited to people showing marked ability and interest in music, meets on Friday afternoons under the direction of Mr. Lewis El. Marsh with Esther Reitze as accompanist. The otlicers consist of: president, Esther Reitzeg vice-president, Ruth VanVertlohg secretary and treasurer, Kenneth Knapp. Charlotte has four new members, Virginia Kinsella. Ruth VanVertloh. Robert LaFave. and Loretta Greenwell, in the Inter-high School Choir under the direction of Mr. Alfred Spouse which meets at the Eastman Theatre every Saturday morning. 1 Because a large number of interested people were unable to enter the Inter-high School Choir, a new choir, under the direction of Mr. Marlowe Smith, meets at Monroe High School every Saturday morning to train prospepctive pupils for the Inter-high Choir. Charlotte has furnished the following people: Barbara Hudlong, Marjorie Eusterman, Mildred Lee, Eleanora Ivanson, Kenneth Knapp, Eric Stevens, Marjory Todd, Robert Poland, and Melville Northrup. Charlotte High Orchestra Something new has been done this year in combining the junior and Senior Orchestras. This combined orchestra which is under the able guidance of Mr. Marsh, meets every Mon- day night in the Band Room. School Jazz Orchestra This year the jazz Orchestra has been made one of the regular Charlotte Activities. It meets every Wednesday night in the Orchestra Pit and is under the leadership of C. Kenneth Hersey. Inter-High Band and Orchestra These organizations are two of about twenty such organizations in the United States. The Band, which meets every Saturday morning at 8 o'clock in the Monroe High Auditorium is conducted by Sherman A. Clute. The Orches- tra which also meets at Monroe at 10 o'clock is conducted by Karl Van Hoeseu. Both the Band and Orchestra are of full symphonic size. Playing nothing but the finest works of the great composers, the young musicians are given ample opportunity to become proficient in this type of work. Charlotte's representative to this organization is C. Kenneth Hersey who plays trombone.

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THE WITAN Page forty-three '6 '5 Optimates Optimates, Latin Honor Society, was founded in Charlotte High School the fall term of 1930 with the following charter mem- bers: Violet Rentschler, Lois Marsh, Frances Earl, Harold Smith, John Andrews, Avery Lockner, Arthur Gordon, Dolores Leadley. The purposes of founding such a society was set forth in a constitution which was written by Violet Rentschler and Arthur Gordon. The first party was held at the Maplewood Y. M. C. A. in November. Harold Smith was the toastmaster. The following new members were taken into the Society at that time: Ed- ward Bush, Harrington Chase, Gehring Cooper, Elizabeth Donoghue, Ray Dudley, Walter Gunkler, Natalya Ivanson, Charles LaBelle, Richard MacArthur, Emily Lascell, Betty LeClare, Judith Pownall, Etta Ryden, Frank Smith, Charles Schaad. Katherine Tray- hern, Rudolph Wendt. In the fall of 1931, Optimates held their second banquet at the Maplewood Y. M. C. A., toastmaster, Arthur Gordon. The officers for that term were as follows: Consul, Arthur Gordon, Praetor, James LeClareg Scriba, Lois Marsh: Quaestor, Emily Lascell,, Nuntius, Ray Dudley. The following new members were admitted: Janet Barry, Agnes Fleming, Betty Wedel, Mary VanKestern, Adeline T ruesdale, Lawrence VanDam, Norman Spaf- ford, Helen Hushard, Pauline Bott, Carol Tupper. The winter term, 1932, the following officers were elected by the club: Consul, Judith Pownall, Praetor, Mary VanKesterng Scriba, Carol Tupperg Quaestor, Adeline Truesdaleg Nuntius, VV'alter Gunkler. The toastmaster of this third party was Harrington Chase. The following students became members at that time: Edward Cranch, Burtis Dougherty, Eleanor Marsh, Martha Moore, Dorothy Nicol, Jean White, Margaret Vtfilbur, Beverly Wil- kins. The fall term 1932, Optimates were honored by being the first group at Charlotte High to hold a party in our new school. The affair took place in the teachers' cafeteria on Octo- ber ll. The following new members were admitted: Irene Albert, Robert Bowen, Marion Empey, Rita Foy, Margaret Hanna, George Johnson, Harold Kentner, Dorothea Killip, Charles Livermore. Manelta Sickelco. In the winter term 1933, the following officers were elected: Consul, Robert Bowen: Praetor, Irene Albert: Scriba, Charles Liver- more: Nuntius, Rita Foy. During this term very great interest was shown in other high schools and this fall our society became the Alpha Chapter of an interhigh Optimates and is now associated with four other schools all having the same name, emblem, pin, color, and purpose. On March 31, a banquet similar to those previous was held. At this time Dorothea Cliquennoi, Maude Lancaster, David Bishop, Phyllis Line, Erwin VVard, Ruth Thomas, Thelma Kinnius, Adele Hellman, and Margaret Hewins were initiated. The Consul was toast- master. Formal Initiation The Alpha Chapter of the Optimates in Charlotte High School held its formal initia- tion on Vlfednesday, October ll, at 2:45, in room 108. The following new members were inducted: Betty Black, George Brown, Albert Dickson, Eugene Ivanson, Clara Shea, Mar- garet Stebbins, Phyllis Wolz, Robert Wright, Bruce VVyman, Lawrence Kavanaugh, John McShea, Evelyn Boucher, Marie Bessey, Ange- lina DeMarco, and Helen Andrews. In the short program, led by Burtis Dougherty, the new members were forced to pass under the yoke, the Roman symbol of subjection. The Optimates Banquet On Thursday, November 23, at the Dewey Avenue Presbyterian Church the first city- wide Optimates Banquet was held. The Gamma Chapter at John Marshall acted as the hosts. The program was as follows: Toast- master, Fred Kolbg Welcome, Mr. Burt of John Marshall, Greetings from Other Chap- ters: David Bishop, Consul of the Alpha Chapter at Charlotte: Lee Ong Jung, Consul of the Beta Chapter at Jefferson, Rolfe Sco- field, Consul of the Gamma Chapter at John Marshall, Doris Ulp, Ex-consul of the Delta Chapter at Madison, Alice Forster, Consul of the Epsilon Chapter at West. Theodore Lind of East High told us about their Roman State. Following this there was an address by Mr. Bezant of Benjamin Franklin. The short CContinued on page 44j

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THE XVITAN Page forty-one 4646 GORDON A. Howit, '24 Gordon A. Howe of Denise Road, was re- cently elected to the Board of Supervisors of Monroe County. He is one of the youngest members ever elected to fill this position and Charlotte is proud to remember that he is a graduate of this school, class of June 1924. During his career as a student here he was active in all phases of extra-curricular activi- ties and as General Howe, was popular with all the students. In his senior year he was elected president of the Students' Association without an opposition candidate in the field, but did not assume office as he was at the time already holding two major offices, and several minor ones. E General was a member of the champion- ship basketball team of 1924, having previously served two terms as captain. He played soc- cer, baseball, tennis, acted on the famous Charlotte Day committee, was chairman of the Freshman Return Party in his first year, and the Senior Ball committee in his last year. As a member of the publicity committee he served the school well, especially in the athletic write-ups for the newspapers. On the Witan staff, he stands out as one of two business managers in a period of thirteen G. A. A. News Old age has shown its effect in the results of the volleyball tournament. The sophomore youngsters romped over their elders by cop- ping every game in the series. No team took third place because the Juniors and Seniors tied for second place. The winning team was composed of lean Stubbs, captain, Margaret Ames, Beryl Corey, Suzanne Fisler, Eileen Guyett, Arline Kenyon, Lucy Lyon, Selma Michel, Mary Simonds, Eleanor Truesdale, Helen Schantz and Dorothy Graham. From the three teams playing in the volley- ball tournament an Honor Volleyball Team was picked which consists of the following girls: Margaret Ames, Corrine Crocetti, Dorothy Graham, Hilda Lavell, Lucy Lyon, Beatrice Knabb, Selma Michel, Elaine McNulty, Mar- garet Sandle, Jean Stubbs, Peggy Warner, Marjorie Willis, Marjorie NVebb, Angelina DiMarco, Dorothy Beebee, and Irene Fleming. The G. A. A. offered bowling as one of its sports this season. The girls bowled at the Ridge Road alleys and those having the best average scores for the season were placed on the Honor Bowling Team. Evelyn Bucher, Melissa Connor, Zenobia Luckhurst, and Phylis VV0lz are members of the Honor Team. All the fall sports have been fairly well attended as the following report shows. Ten girls received OK's in attendance for Tennis, fourteen for Bowling, fourteen for Captain Ball and Field Ball, and thirty received OK's in Volleyball. igli- The Senior High School girls' sports for the winter season are listed as follows: Mon- day, Basketballg Tuesday, Out-door Club, and Bowlingg Wediiesday, Basketball and Social Dancingg Friday, beginner's Basketball. The G. A. A. and the Leaders' Group will also meet on Friday. years who left a balance in the Witan treasury. Since graduation he has constantly manifested an interest in Charlotte and our activities. May his political career be as successful as his school career was.