Elgin Academy - Hilltop Yearbook (Elgin, IL)

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during the lun making ol the evening and were proclaimed full partners in the club. During the year monthly meetings were held for business or for pleasure. Usually classical records from symphonies or operas were played for the enjoyment of all. On Ianuary 18 the club descended upon the Opera House in Chicago to see and hear Fledermaus, the production presented by the Metropolitan Opera Company. Reaching school after midnight, everyone sleepily pro- nounced it marvelous. During a Keynote chapel program the club song, written by Mrs. Rogers, was introduced to the student body. This song is a lasting reminder of the Keynote club of 1951-52. At the beginning of the year, the boys' and girls' dormitory councils were chosen. The general function of the dormitory councils is to assist in the control and operation of the dormitories. Each dormitory is represented by tive or six boarding students who are on the par list and have been recommended by the faculty. They must maintain academic standards and show leadership in school activities. The councils meet separately once a week on Monday night. Mr. Loomis is the senior dormitory master tor the boys and Mrs. Baker is the girl's housemother. Some of the duties of the council members are: conducting in- spection, assisting in supervision of study halls, and maintaining leadership. The girl's council consists of Beth Hetzler, Caral Conte, Marlene Brody, Frances Ceraulo, Barbara 0 0 o 0 0 ll0llMlT0llY CUUNCILS May, and lane Panlcey. The boy's includes Chan Hatcher, Les Igleheart, Bill McNamara, Francis DeSalvo, and Phil Fox. The annual Christmas program was pre- sented on two evenings, Thursday and Fri- day, December 6 and 7. It was one of the big events of the year with almost every stu- dent in the school participating in the play. the chorus, or the tableaux. Arrangements for the entire performance were made by C. Dean Chipman, director of the art gallery. with the assistance of the instructors in the music and art departments. The Christmas pageant was a series of tableaux showing the various types ot Christ- mas celebrations throughout the world from the time of the nativity to the American Christ- mas ol today. Included in the scenes were the Nativity. with Mary, Ioseph, and shep- herds: the Medieval Christmas showing the carrying of the traditional yule tree: the French Christmas with children looking out the windows seeing Father Christmas bring- ing toys: the English Christmas with carolers singing under a softly lighted street comer, and then the American scene with the typical American Christmas tree gay and bright with children assisting with the decoration. Ap- propriate music was performed by the chorus and vocal soloists under the direction of Gloria Iune Avant with Constance Kroeger at the piano. Ann Stuhler was the narrator for the tableaux. Students of the iunior high school group and the elementary school chil- dren appeared in the production. 23

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This year, as in the past, the Camera club showed great accomplishment under the su- pervision of Mr. Orr. During the year, five hundred and more pictures were taken in- cluding football, basketball, dances, informal group shots and portraits. The club has proc- essed many rolls of film taken by students in or out of the club. The club has planned to buy new equipment in the near future with the money earned. The members had the use of three cameras throughout the year, two of which belonged to Ioe Stennett, our cam- pus photographer. Many of the pictures taken by the members of the Camera club are shown here in the Hilltop. The Camera club has always attempted to do the finest work possible in serving the school and the students. The following were members: Ioe Stennett, Iackie Williams, Iames Moncrieff, Fred Thompson, Ronald Howey, Harry Malcolm, and Morris Sachar. The Keynote club, the musical organization of the Academy, headed by Mrs. Rogers, started the year with the highly successful Keynote party. The officers were Ann Rovelstad, president: Eugene Lamp, vice-president: Holly Edwards, secretary, and Gale Edwards, treasurer. Io- anne McConnell and Carolyn Hall were mem- bers at large. They were elected last year and organized the old members into committees for the yearly costume party called The Seance. The new members were initiated I O O C O C czxmrnn cum , O O O I O I C I I O O O O I I I O O O O KEYNUTE CLUB

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