Donovan High School - Donovo Yearbook (Donovan, IL)

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I f. GLEE CLUB Qgag, THE GLEE CLUB UNDER THE DIRECTION or TA' , gf MR. SOHARF WORKED THE FIRST PART or THE ffxyb YEAR LEARNING SONGS FOR THE MUSIC FESTI- gcL.'1 VALU ON DECEMBER 9 REPRESENTATIVES FROM I- 3, DoNovAN SLEE CLUB WENT T0 MILFDRD T0 PARTIDIPATE XN THE ANNUAL MusIo FESTIVAL. I5 'a THIS FESTIVAL IS ooNIPosI-:u or Aeou-r FOUR on sIx HUNDRED SINGERS REPRESENTINB soHooLs IN YROQUOIS COUNTY, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. MUNSON, Muszc INSTRQPTOR OF CHEBANSE. A LARGE BAND ALSO PLAYS AT THE FESTIVAL. SEVERAL STUDENTS FROM BOTH THE BAND OF DONOVAN ANU THE GLEE CLUB PARTIQIPATED IN THIS AFFAlRg . OPERETTA THIS YEAR, A3 LAST, THE GLEE CLUB PRODUCED ONE or THE NDTED GILBERT AND SULLIVAN OPERETTASD IT wAs H. M. S. PINAFOREQ THE CAST FOR PINAPDRE WAS! THE RT. HDN. SIR JOSEPH PORTER, K.C.B. Ross MORRISON CAPTAIN CocoRAN DoNALn ANDERSON RALPH RACKSTRAW ROBERT JOHNSON DICK DEADEYE MKRDN MDRRISDN BDATSWAIN GERALD GAQNDN JOSEPIHNE SHIRLEY JUHNSON HEBE MARIAN BLAIN LITTLE BUTTEFGUF IRENE BLOOMQUIST SIR JOSEPHIS SISTERS, CDUSINS GIRLS OHORUS SAXLORS Bovs CHORUS THE OPERETTA WAS VERY soon AND A SUCCESS, MR. SQHARP DIRECTED AND KATHTRN GLAD PLAYED THE PIAND. IT WAS PRODUCED MARCH IM. l9hIg

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BEEN POSSIBLE ONLY BECAUSE OF THE IN- CREASED TECHNIQUE OF THE INDIVIDUAL I MEMBERS or THE BAND. ' dgifwk THIS SPRING THE BAND STARTED MARCH- fb I 53 ING AGAIN WITH A NEW FDRMATIDN AND A TSN FEW NEW STUNTS T0 PRACTICE. WITH A ECLYZQI Gooo DEAL or HARD WDRK IFOR INSTANCE XQRSN THE NEW D. H. S. PDRMATIDNJ, THEY - SHOULD MAKE A FINE SHOWING WHERE EVER THEY MARCHC I ON MAY 2, I9I.Il, THE BAND GAVE THEIR SECCND ANNUAL SPRING BAND CONCERT. THE QUALITY or THE NUM- BERS PRESENTED WAS HIGHER THIS YEAR THAN IT WAS LASTQ FDR INSTANCE, THIS YEAR FERDE GROFEIS HON THE TRAILH WAS PRESENTED, A TSCHAIKOWSKY WALTZ AND SEVERAL SDUSA MARCHES WERE PLAYED. A OLNRINCT QUlRTETTE, BRASS QUAR- TETTE,AND A BRASS sExTET WERE SDME SPECIAL NUMBERS. DURING THE SECOND SEMESTER SEVERAL GRADE SCHOOL PUPILS PURCHASED INSTRUMENTS AND MR. SCHARF STARTED A GRADE SCHOOL BAND. THEY PRACTICE TOGETHER THREE TIMES A WEEK IN THE BAND ROOM WITH HIM. THEY SHOULD GREATLY IMPROVE THE BAND WHEN THEY ENTER HIGH SGHDOL BECAUSE or PREVIOUS PLAYING EXPERIENCE IN IGRADE SCHOOL' A THE BAND WISHEE TU ENTEND CDNGRATULATIDNB IND THANKS FOR THE WAY THAT THE BAND MOTHERS CLUB HAS HELP- ED Us IN PURCHASING L7 UNIEDRMS AND SDME HORNS THAT WE NEEDED. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE ALL THKT THEY HAVE DONE FDR US. THE WHOLE-BAND ALSO WISHES T0 THANK THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR THEIR FINE ATTENDANCE AT OUR PERFDRMANCES. SWING BAND THE LAST or MARCH WE SUCCEEDED IN OUR ATTEMPT T0 ORGANIZE A SWING BAND WHICH CONSISTS or: CLARINET, TWO ALTO sAxS, 'TENOR SAx, THREE TRUMPETS, TWOTTRUUBUBES, BASS, PIANO, AND THE DRUMS PLAYED BY THE ONLY NON-HIGH- SCHOOL, MENBER, WENDELL WILSDN. WE HAVE PLAYED EDR DANCING AT SEVERAL ASSEMBLIES, AND ALSD THE JUNIDR-SENIDR BANQUET. MR. SCHARF HAS DRCHESTRATED SEVERAL POPULAR PIECES.

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