Eureka College - Prism Yearbook (Eureka, IL)

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MUSIC At the heart of musical activities, as usual, was the chapel choir with Prof. Griff Lathrop as director and Prof. Wferner Zepernick as organist. Although making no trips to churches, high schools, or radio stations this year, the choir sang for chapel and on various occasions in Eureka, and formed the nucleus of the chorus for The Messiah, in which ,lack Dyar sang the bass solos. The two quartets flourished and sang hither and thither until April when Mrs. Tomb decided that so many had gone to war that the season should close. In the first quartet were Gustin, Littlejohn, Dyar, and Riggle flater Wfhitcombj, and in the second quartet: Bahan, Wfolfe, Megginson, and Sullivan. Two operas, Trial by juryn and Cox and Box were presented by the music department on February 22, the characters being portrayed by Jack Dyar, Russell Gustin, Chester Littlejohn, Edith Harrod, Charles Timm, john Pontius, Paul Dyar, George Wliitcoimmb, Richard Wolfe, and the chorus,

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he organized activity life of the college which has long served as an incubator of personal initiative and leadership among Eureka students, encountered some obstacles here and there be- cause of the war, but it kept going. If manpower was lacking in football, this shortage was balanced by the brilliance of a basketball team which will not soon be forgotten. The Pegasus took the spotlight in intercollegiate matters by winning the all- around state contest. Plays, opera, choir, quartet, and other organizations kept their place on the calendar. Debate was un- able to survive the loss of several candidates to the army, and the absence of Coach Norton who was on sabbatical leave. Base- ball had no chance for a season with Commencement coming in April.

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Religious Meeting regularly throughout the fall and winter in religious fellowship were the lfireside Group, the Y.W.C.A., and the Ministers' Association, Most important of events for the Y. W. was Heart Sister Week, whieh has been observed every year since 1925. Wfilliam R. Holder, Indianapolis, was the guest speaker for pre-Easter week. He addressed the stu- dent body in chapel services, spoke to the women at Lida's Woocl, to the men at TKE house, and led meetings of several organizations. -W-,ut -- The Cabinet of the Y.W.C.A. The liireside liellowship Group