Fortuna Union High School - Megaphone Yearbook (Fortuna, CA)

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Uhr illllegaphnnv eo Q s Q fs' at-F: swam uf W R . X . . ' J , . . K . - ' - , 5 Q K V . K . 15. .V . X 1 ' , sa. 'T 55. 4' . 1 Front row, left to right-Holmes, Cross, Bruga, Cirby, Dinsmore, Shields, Bartlett, Reback, Wise, Williams. Middle row, left to right-F. Wilburn, H. Wilburn, Chapman, Betger, M. Wil- burn, Bianchi, Brorsen, Heckman, Barti, Watson. Back row, left to right-Smith, Chandler, Kjer, Y. Thompson, Baxter, McMillan, Martin, Stephenson, Wood, H. Thompson, Hopper, Miss Hornaday. Girls' Glee Club The Girls, Glee Club under the direction of Miss Mary Hornaday has had a very successful year. Miss Hornaday, the art teacher, cannot only blend colors but has proven her ability to blend voices as well. The greater number of girls enrolled Were freshmen who had little or no training in part singing. Although difficult at first, good second so- prano and alto sections were developed. The newly adopted uniforms have added much to the appearance of the club. The glee club took part in many programs including the Fresh- men Reception, the Poultry Show, the Girls Hi Jinks, the operetta, A Nautical Knot, the Baccalaureate Service and the Music Festival. With Nora Hopper as president, Wilma Chapman and Myrtle Dins- more as librarians, the cooperation and application of this group has been excellent. From the glee club nine or ten voices were selected to sing in a special chorus which practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the advisory period. The girls learned numerous three and four part songs, singing them in several programs. They also took part in the Christmas play. Page Eighty-seven

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Uhr :mrgaphnnr Front row, left to right-Nemeth, Paine, Gulliksen, Jones, Eisner, Gill, Miss Dale. Middle row, left to right-Anderson, Wood, Bowers, Ellis Brown, Petersen, Edwin Brown, Santarini, O'Rourke. Back row, left to right-Dixon, Hedley, Russel Thompson, Larson, Alexander. Boys' Glee Club With an enrollment of twenty-nine members, the Boys' Glee Club has done fine work under the direction of Miss Dorothy Dale, instructor. Besides singing at the Poultry Show last fall, the boys took an active part in the operetta, A Nautical Knot, where they appeared as gobs in ship-shape style. They also sang at the Musical Festival at the Hum- boldt State Teachers College in Arcata, bringing credit to the school. This year, with an increase of thirteen members, the club has been able to do more difficult part singing. It is gratifying to note the in- creased interest shown by the boys, most of whom are outstanding in other activities. A new plan has been formulated whereby musical awards will be made for active mernbership in the organization. Part singing has not been limited to the glee clubs. All of the voices of the student body were tested and divided into soprano, alto, tenor and bass sections. The mixed chorus, consisting of Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs, led the student body in the singing of 'Christmas carols in parts. Page Eighty-six

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Uhr illllvgaphnnr 5? ' ,' :l: ' n i ' p xi? I X l A -R arg i lr 3, .., '- X Front row, left to right-Langin, Packer, Smith, Aldrich, Reback, Haapala, Tosti, Shields, Carlisle. Back row, left to right-Davenport, Curren, Santarini, Gallagher, Ingram, Windbigler, Evans, Childs, Walden, Miss Hornaday. Elementary Orchestra The Elementary Orchestra under the leadership of Miss Mary Horna- day has won many comments upon its ability to amuse its listeners, as well as to provide good entertainment. A wide variety of music is studied, but the spirited type seems to be the favorite with this group. We are happy to state that the music does not sound so much like a Tin Pan Brigade as it did the first of the year fthe instructor is not the only one who thinks sol. Improvement has been made to the extent that several public performances have been given before the student body and the Onward Odd Fellows Lodge. This ensemble is an added feature this year which enables the begin- ner to obtain a thorough foundation before gaining entrance to the Ad- vanced Orchest1'a. It is hoped that every member of the Elementary Or- chestra will go out for second year orchestra next year. This would greatly aid the Advanced Orchestra as the members would be better pre- pared to take up more difficult workg. This is the first year that there has been enough students interested in orchestral work to have two or- chestras. It is hoped that the students will keep up this interest. Page Eighty-eight