Elyria Public High School - Elyrian Yearbook (Elyria, OH)

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MacDowell Girls Aim For 150 Members By Fall ip :Q za ::- :P Learn Music Rudiments Twice Per Week fvlacDowell Chorus girls, largely freshmen and sopho- mores, totalling 90, are making a drive to interest present eighth .ind ninth grade girls in the work of the organization so that the membership next fall will reach lDU. After the first few months solo tests are begun. Some pupils have dilhculty in over- coming nervousness but the de- sire to prove themselves embryo Jenny Linds soon asserts itself and nervousness is put aside. A great many songs are sung .it sight. This presents a prob- lem inasmuch as sight', ma- terial cannot be studied, conse- quently, by the end of the year all available music for this work is exhausted. The business of improving vocal intonation is interesting and one that requires much pa- tience. The MacDowell Chorus spends part of each period hold- ing tones. This not only im- proves the pupil's sense of pitch but demands correct singing posture and develops breath control. Repertory Morning ,,,, ,, . ,. , l-Tawley Xvhere Shall l Fly , .. . Mozart Chalice of Youth . ,. . Lecocq Cavalry Song .. Spindler The fact that there are no en- trance requirements banish wor- ry in regard to admission. There are three sections of the chorus, A, B, and C, with 30 girls in each. Each section meets twice per week. Each student earns two-tenths of a credit for one semester's work. The rudiments of music are studied, not only singing but music appreciation receives at- tention. Many of the class sessions are full of interest as a result of class discussions growing out of the individual members' report- ing on events in the musical world, and reviewing magazine articles and noteworthy books regarding music and musicians. The membership of the Mac- Dowell groups formerly totalled 125, but interest in the Girls' Glee Club reduced the roll. Mac Dowell Chorus-fSection BJ Top Row Qleft to rightj-Margaret Klyop, Anne Bugyi, W'annetta Brown, Lillie Duvall, Wilnia Bloem, Lois Nevin, Virginia Baker, Anabel Kinney, Elaine Palmer, Lois McQuistion, Helen Kern, Eleanor Robson, Bette Oldfield, 2nd Row-Mildred Rhoads, Maude Haswell, Muriel Fiedler, Jeanette Buc- holtz, Julia Olah, Winifred Merideth, Janet Faulhaber, Betty Sannar, Elaine Johnson, Lois Barlow, Rosalie Seabold, Helen Smith, Delores Haney, Margaret Taylor, FrontiRow-Doris Washington, Patricia White, Jeanette Zachman, Darlene Lilley, XVilma Olward, Jane Berkley, Helen Root, Jean Diederick, Helen Barton, Elinor Fisler, June Donnelly, Agnes Graham, Florence Hollingsworth. Twenty-Five

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German Folk Song, and Vesper A Capella Choir Wins Praise at Yule Time Grad Losses to Be Retrieved from Junior Choir l , ' . A Capella Choir ' Left to Right: Top Row- Ray Renz, Jason Dettman, Weldon Hopewell, Barrett Reed, Orval Strohl, Robert Folk, Junior Hay- lor, Robert Crandall, William Lauck, Earl Demos, Kenneth Worcester, Don Crozier, Fred Weily, Roger Williams, Don Hensman, Robert Penfound, William Yunker, Mr. Beck. Left to Right: Second Row- Ethel Ryan, Mary Ellen Buswell, Martha Horan, Marian Nielsen, Lucille Mohrman, Jane Storm, Muriel Summerlee, Almeda Martin, Ruth Storm, Wilma Struck, Frances Bennett, Eileen Birkline, Leora Chobanoff, Doris Helmling, Charlotte Chase, Marian Barnes, Virginia Brunger, Betty Corkill, Ellen Howenstine, Jeanette Sheppard. Left to Right: Bottom Row- Marian Malik, Beverly Peterman, Donna McAllister, Barbara Brodbeck, Elaine Garland, Louise Ramser, Lois Leppere, Isabelle Brydon, Mary Batdorf, Mary Ruth Cochrane, Virginia Showalter, Ruth Eitam, Irene Hollis, Alice Link, Nita Poole, Doris Storer, Maxine Garford, Marie Yesberger, Eleanor Meyers. The A Cappella Choir has been especially busy, as the members have given many con- certs. One which was very suc- cessful was the Christmas Con- cert given at the high school on December 23. The stage was decorated with two candlelebra, one on either side, and a church window beau- tifully lighted at the rear. Some of the songs given were Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly, Sing Noel, Lo! How A Rose Eler Blooming, Silent Night and O' Come All Ye Faithful. The Girls' Glee Club played an important part at this con- cert in serving as an antiphonal chorus, and answering the A Cappella Choir in the last two songs, giving the effect of an echo. The choir has also given three other concerts: one at Ely School and two at Elyria High School. Participating in the Lake Erie League Festival was considered, at least by the choir members themselves, as being the most important event of their season. They sang three songs separate- ly: Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee, by Bach, Good Good Night, Good Night, a Twenty-Fozu' Hymn. Songs which they sang togeth- er with the other Lake Erie League choirs were: O Morn of Beauty, Swansea Town, a Rus- sian Folk Song, and Soldier, Sol- dier. The oflicers are Fred Weily, president, Martha Horan, secre- tary, Alice Link and Martha Horan, librarians. Losing a score of members through graduation will be made good next fall by entrants from the junior choir so that the membership status of 55 will be maintained.

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Glee Club Girls Train For A Capella Choir J. Martin Beck Seeks to Improve Tone, Posture, Rhythm Girls' Glee Club Left to right: lst Row-Isabel Bathory, Reva Taylor, Eleanor Halliday, Jeannette Schrubsole, Vivian Guthman, Virginia Easly, Betty Harrison, Margaret Sepperg 2nd Row-Betty Bishop, Dorothy Alt- felt, Betty Burnet, Leora Alexander, Rea Clare Harris, Anna Mary MacDonald, Alberta Eddy, Alberta Mclntire, Betty MaeDowell, Arlene Rounds, Jean Fridenstine, Roberta Freeland, June Yunglessg 3rd Row-Jane Andrus, Jane Uthe, Barbara Rogers, Betty Jensen, Bernice O'Donnell, Clarice Hensman, Mary Jane Sullivan, Evelyn Kieffer, Christine Ruhl, Mary Ann Bachtel, NVanda Bieske, Dorothy Peabody, Wilma Huber, Ruth Schroeder, 4th Row--Mr. Beck, Ruth Ann Sheldon, Mary Robson, Evelyn Lyndon, Margaret Halpin, Mary Catherine Brand, Mary Kiehm, Elaine Schultz, Florence Welton, lva Pollack, Doris VanValkenburg, Jane Robertson, Jean Brillhart, Carolyn Guth- rie, Aileen Fiedler. Library Scene The Girls' Glee Club, a per- forming organization of 55 girls, regards the assistance it gave at the Christmas Concert as its most notable service of the year. In December the club sang for the P. T. A. Gladys Welton 'mid 35 was president during the first semes- terg Mary Robson, during this semester, Mary Ann Bachtel has served as librarian all year. The repertoire of the club in- cludes Ffllfllif from 'QThe Gondo- liersv-Gilbert and Sullivan, Nigbffnll in Grmzada-Buenog 01,1 Ccu 1iMa-Cooke, Twiligbf for D1'l'n1777f71lQlW31'f01'dQ Piraif' Drrvzms - Huerterg G1'a1111i11n Mia-Frimlg and Su'r'efbr'arf from Maytime',-Romberg. Twenty-Six