Cuyahoga Falls High School - Cuyahogan Yearbook (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

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28 HI-TIMES KV Vi SPRING CONCERT For many years it has been the custom of the four musical organizations, Girls Glee Club. Boys Glee Club, Band and Orchestra, to give two concerts. Last spring it was decided that it would be satisfactory to have all four organizations take part in one large concert. This concert was g.ven on April 30, 1926, in the High School Auditorium before a large audience. .Those taking part in this concert numbered one hundred forty. It was a pleasing sight to see the girls dressed in white wearing our school colors, together with the boys in their white trousers and dark coats, as they formed into position on the stage. The Band also made a pleasing effect as they appeared in their new uniforms. Altho the orchestra has no special uniform, they attracted the audience especially, by their well selected program. Under the direction of Mr. Preston for the Glee Clubs, and Mr. Schlabaugh for the Band and Orchestra, a very enjoyable program was rendered during the evening. THE AGE OF MUSIC Music is as old as the hills. Ever since time people have expressed their feeling in music. Who can listen to a song of love or a song of war without catching a little of the spirit ? For example, who can hear or sing the song, “Battle Hymn of The Republic” without hav- ing the peculiar feeling of spirit rise within his soul; or who can hear “Love’s Old Sweet Song without having a mental vision of a home, a fireside, a peaceful couple, well con- tent with their life and work? Some of our songs have been handed down through ages. All Times are expressed by these and by reading through a song we can almost glimpse the spirit of the time. How many songs written now are slow and melan- choly? There are scarcely any. It is true we have our so-called popular songs, but every generation has popular songs and so we, too, will have some that will live on and on. Do we hear any light, fanciful music written dur- ing the dark ages? No, all is calm and slow. Even in our histories of ancient times and in the Bible, mention is made of people sing- ing as they go to battle, singing as they re- turned, singing at merry times, singing at deaths—all this before our age of any musical instruments. And so I say, ‘ ‘M usic is as old as the hills.” —Lois Fox.

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30 HI-TIMES Vi es? SENIOR PARTY The Annual Senior Party, the first social function to be held after the ban on school parties was lifted, was held in the High School on Friday evening, December 3. We received the impression from those in attendance that this was the best party that has ever been given in halls High, for from the first number on the program to the Home Waltz” everything went along smoothly. The program opened with a humorous read- ing by Helen Smith, followed by a saxophone solo by Fdgar Patten, poems by Margaret Jamwnn and a dassprophecy by Ifl;urebe-H-ar-- r rington. which told us our various stations in 1950. After these numbers we heard from our Locker Room Quartette, in a series of numbers from “Sweet Adeline' to “Show Me The Way to Go Home. The boys sang from behind closed curtains. Then Virginia Carroll entertained with a reading, after which Vernon Robinette and Gordon Eldridge played a saxophone duet, the music being arranged by the latter. Follow- ing that Louise Flickinger gave an interesting parody on Hamlet’s Soliloquy. T he climax of the entire program was a fifteen-minute vaudeville act, arranged and played by Vyra Marria and Harold Hunter. Needless to say this number went over big. as Vyra and Harold displayed clever ability in putting their “lines” across. After this the Grand March to the Gym was held, in which the boys found their part- ners by means of numbers given out at the door. —the Qm everyone pro- ceeded to fill up their dance programs bv ask- ing the girls for dances. Peppy dance music was furnished by “Don Vail’s Serenaders,” and during an intermission a delicious lunch- eon was brought in and served by our li- brarian. Miss Templar. Of course everyone hates to hear the or- chestra play the “Home Waltz,” but most of us departed for our respective homes with that satisfied feeling which comes after one has attended a successful party. “THE HOME-COMING DANCE” The Home-Coming was very successful. The speeches in the first part of the program were models of oratory, and we would all do well to practice up for just such occasions. Some of the boys were a little more bashful than they are at home, but a few of them got courage and asked the girls for dances. The dancing passed the censors, but many feet pro- tested for several days. Everyone made him- self at home. No one was afraid to take all the cider he wanted, and the wafers didn’t lose out in the popularity contest. The “Home Waltz” finally played, as it al- ways does, just when everyone is enthusiastic enough to dance—well, at least one more Fox Trot.” Hut there has to be an end to everything, so we said goodbye to everyone we wouldn’t see until next “Home-Coming.” grabbed those whom we were to see awhile longer, and departed wishing for many more “Home-Coming Dances.” THE JUNIOR PARTY The Junior Party, the second of the class parties to be held this semester, took place on the evening of Friday. December 10, and was a decided success. Taking their example from the Seniors, who had given a very suc- cessful party the previous week, the Juniors all got into the spirit of their own party and made it equally successful. The party started with a presentation of the playlet, “Y, Y, Y,” in the Auditorium. This was a very welcome and pleasing de- parture from the usual custom of presenting a program of varied numbers. The playlet was well prepared, and excellently given. After its presentation, everyone went to the Gym- nasium, and danced until the strains of the Home Waltz announced the close of the party. With its last notes still lingering in their memories, the Juniors departed for their re- spective homes, with the fervent wish that their next party might be as successful as this one had been.