Cissna High School - Review Yearbook (Cissna Park, IL)

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Top Row fleft to rightbz J. Beebe, C. Berg, Miss Brown, M. Doan, L. Kogler, B. Steele. Middle Row: A. Morton, D. Pendergrast, N. Sites, W. Cluver, E. Brown, E. Weidner, E. Aeschliman, M. Rechkemmer. Front Row: G. King, W. Brown, D. Schmidt, R. Dryden, N. Meredith, D. Litherland, F. Rothery. The Orchestra was agafn under the direction of Miss Brown. The orchestration was as follows: Violins-Dot Litherland, Dixie Schmidt, Wilma Brown, Maxine Rechkemmer, Ellen Aeschliman, Naomi Meredith, Eleanor Weidnor, Roma Dryden. Saxophones-Wilbur Cluver, Eva Brown, Nellie Sites. Cornets-Aubrey Morton, Delbert Pendergrast. Clarinets- Bea Steele, Carl Berg. Trombone-Lester Kogler. Cello-Frances Roth- ery. French Horn-Joe Beebe. Drums-George King. Piano-Mildred Doan. The Orchestra appeared several times, including the Senior Play, the Operetta, and the Junior Play. Their repertoire included: Thoughts of Youth, Cherry Blossoms, March Militairef' Rosary, and others. We entered in the Whippet Six Meet and played March Militaire, placing third. New books were purchased this year and we hope by next year to be able to play all the selections in the book. l45l 9 X

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GE. llD. GE. llllll. W. Barth, R. Schmidt, O. Richoz, D. Zbinden BOYS' QUARTET V At the beginning of the year the Boys' Quartet was organized. Mr. Anderson coached them and helped them with new songs. They were very popular with the public and were invited to sing many times. Their voices blended well and.their harmony was perfect. They sang the type of songs which everyone enjoys and on most occasions were encored many times. The Quartet sang at the Whippet Six Oratory and Declamatory con- test, the Soldiers' Home at Danville, the County Basketball Banquet held in Watseka, the Operetta, the Intersociety contest, the Farm Bureau Meet- ing at Watseka, the North Star Box Social, and the Illinois State Detective Association Banquet. Their repertoire included Mammy's Little Boy, Watermelon Song, Old McDonald, Those Pals of Ours, Down Mobile, Bring the Wagon Home, John, The Tack, There Was a Bee-e-e, That's All There Is, Tin Pan Parade, and Carolina Moon. The first tenor, Walter Barth, the second tenor, Ralph Schmidt, and the second bass, Dale Zbinden, will graduate this year and so the quartet will be badly broken up. PALE MOON Through a veil of softest mist Thou shinest-pale moon 3 As a luscious dancer draws A veil of tulle-too soon! -Ruby King. N M41

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BEAUTIES OF SPRING A Oh, if you are a-searching for beautiful things- They are simply abounding about you, Be it only the gold of a butterfly's wings, Or a calm virgin breeze to caress you. When ,I peer int' the heart of a velvet-soft rose It is joy and a pleasure-not duty, For it tells me of all of the glory it knows, That in life there is nought but pure beauty. Oh, the verdant, cool voice of the Spring brings to me A soft balm for my Woes, for my troubles, See, now Nature is trying to make the earth glad, She is making our trials but bubbles. Oh, if you are a-searching for beautiful things, You will find them very near, all about you. When your soul with contentment does shout and does sing Tell it thus to the world about you! , -Nellie Sites. AN ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT Say not that this poem's a failure, Think not that it is in vain, For to get some grade in English Is my chief, yes, only aim. I have thought of writing essays, I have thought of many a plan, But when they're almost completed I think what a joke I am. -Leonard Berg. LIFE I like to sit a musing When day is almost done. I reflect on the tasks completed, Going through them one by one. I try to find with pleasure bent Of any great accomplishment, I find that there is nothing new, That I should like to have to do. And so I sit-watching it rain- Life must be just a Window pane. -Edith Reutter. l VUERMZQ H61