Gas City High School - Epoch Yearbook (Gas City, IN)

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,-,..T?THE EPocH,1927--l--0 l lim 'Y3 f L L. ':' GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Director-Miss Ruby Guilliams Geneva Walker Mildred J etfrey Ruth Baker Vivian Gent Dorothy Boller Bernice McKaughan Zora Wilson Thelma Richards Margaret Brown Bessie Mae Lyons Wilma McPheron Inez Davies Ruby Street Mildred Crouch Margaret Mittank Erna Van Valer Helen Atkinson Virginia Crowell Students who took the leads in the operetta were William Williams, Virginia Crowell, Erna Van Valer, Bessie M. Lyons, Charles Harris, Richard Van Valer, Frederick Gordon, Geneva Walker and Eleanor Green- wood. accompanist. The Glee Club helped to share the success of the Community Carol sing which took place December 22, in the Auditorium. They also gave some splendid numbers during Exhibit Week, for National Music Week, and for Commencement activities.

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0.l.-.THE EPOCH,1927--- -o fc, ,,.. ' 'f BOYS' GLEE CLUB Director-Miss Ruby Guilliams William Williams Douglas Iden Frederick Gordon Willis Hutchins Albert Spurgeon C George Eisenhardt Joseph Thomas Richard Van Valer Dee Adrianson Charles Harris Another organization of the Music Department to which our atten- tion must be directed is the Glee Club. At the beginning of the semester the Boys' Glee Club and the Girls' Glee Club were separate organizations, but later the two went together, making one strong organization. A result of work done by this group was shown in the Windmills of Holland, an operetta which was presented in the Auditorium December 16.

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0--i-4-THE EPOCH,1927-- O BAND The possibility of organizing a school band has been under discussion for a year or more. The shortage of instruments in the school orchestra aggravated the discussion somewhat this year. So just before the close of the first semester the superintendent asked the Board of Education for authority to start a band and take all necessary steps to assure its success. The Board heartily gave not only its consent, but its wholehearted support. Mr. Ralph Bailey, a bandman with marked ability in starting bands, was called in to take charge. Arrangements were made for him to come to the schools three afternoons and one evening a week, to give free instruc- tion to all who went into the band. After six weeks he had a band of thirty-two pieces make its first public appearance, and four weeks later they played during the intermission of the high school play. The progress of the band has really been marvelous. The proposal for starting a school band was enthusiastically sup- ported by students and townspeople. Parents willingly purchased ex- pensive instruments for their children. A Tag Day benefit Was given hearty support and netted about a hundred dollars for a band uniform fund. The student body arranged a benefit basketball game which added seventy-five dollars to this fund. The employes of the Illinois Glass Com- pany raised and presented to the band fund 325105, which made it pos- sible for the uniforms to be purchased this year. Gas City school children are very fortunate to have such splendid support, and the student body are determined to do all in their power to show they are worthy. Parents, fellow students, Illinois Glass employes, and all who have helped make the organization of our school band possible, we thank you! We know your satisfaction will be in our progress so we are going to give our best.