Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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VJL en the tLeu reuse their voices, The A Cappella which was formed in 1931 by Miss Sayers has become an increasingly popular organization in Emerson. To start off the year, the choir sang at one of the Teachers’ Convention luncheons, which was held in the Emerson cafeteria. Betty Paulos, a former member of the A Cappela was guest soloist. Other engagements were a performance at the West Side Presbyterian Church, an appearance at Seaman Hall and a program of Christmas Carols broadcast from the Gary Hotel. The A Cappella also took part in the custo¬ mary presentation of The Birthday of a King” and Every¬ man.” Participating in the Spring Concert was A Cappella’s biggest event of the year. And not to be forgotten are the selections sung by the choir at the Baccalaureate services and the Commencement excercises. Page Eighteen

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Stagedoor, after much discussion, was finally chosen for the Senior Play. Guiding the seniors through those days that try men’s souls” was Mrs. Palmer. The plot, scenery, charming style of presentation, sad moments, and comic relief combined to make a great per¬ formance. The characters were so human and the situations so real that the audience forgot they were attending a play until the curtain fell. At the Home Coming Dance given after the final per¬ formance on April 16, oftenheard were the familiar words of alumni, I remember when we gave our Senior Play; it was in ”

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Under the directing hand of Miss Sayers, the Glee Club sang its way through a sucessful year of social acti¬ vities. A theater party to Chicago marked the beginning of the year’s events. Oklahoma!” was enjoyed so much by the girls that they decided to do a cut version of the pop¬ ular musical show for Spice and Variety.” Starring Mar¬ garet Berta and Boris Apostaloff, the act proved to be a big success and one of the hits of Spice.” Next on the social calendar was the broadcasting of Christmas carols from the Hotel Gary. One of the numbers the girls sang was the beautiful old carol Silent Night, Holy Night.” The Christmas Pageant is a traditional event in which the girls took active part. In May, the girls again blended their voices in song in a program given for the P. T. A. meeting. The Spring Concert, an annual present¬ ation, was the most looked forward to event of the year. Some of their numbers were The Steppes” The Lute Song,” and Preiuntale a las estrellas” which was sung in Spanish, much to the delight of the spectators. Last, but not least on the year’s calendar, was the per¬ formance given at the Commencement excercises.