Greensburg High School - Tower Tree Yearbook (Greensburg, IN)

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Melody Glrls I f ffl xy Nlelody Culs of C HQ' And lsnt that such an applopuate name tm thls cho1 us of twenty lOLl1 mem their costumes bels' Not only are uoyyded at the hem l1ne w1th aome we know from themselyes are some beautlful mle 01 melody but experlence th It they capable ot rendermg melodles ard songs About three or four years ago the glrls chorus 1n the hlgh school could boast of less than a dozen mem bera wh1le for the past two years the memberahlp has conelsted of twenty fiye or thlrty gxrls all lntereeted and eager 1n thelr muelc work French folk Qongs Negro splrltuals a short zmgarese operetta and XSFIOUS classl cal numbers haye been studied during the vear so that this year has been a yery succesaful one for them. Iou1 g11ls Esthel Xankuk Janet Jelman D01 tht Coddald and Ey ely n NlLD9lHllt were chosen by llXOUt as delegates flom the cholus to the All State Chorus at lndlanapolle The 'ou1 numbels g'lX9ll by that mlxed chorus of nye hunched yoxces yye1e broadcasted and the chorus also sang for yallous gloups at the Teachels Conyentlon Clor11 Good Nlght Beloy ed Carmallna and The Qong of the X lkll1gQ were the four songs glven The Melody Glrls haye been called upon sey elal tlmes durmg the yen fox numbels on programs among those extendlng my ltatlons were the Nluelc Clrcle of the Depart ment Club the Allegro Club the West End School and the Presbyterian and Baptist Churches. Page Twenty

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Classical Club White ch med figures haunting our h ills ghostso Look closer Must b ohe o' Cicero s populi Romani usiting C HQ Still when did the Pom ins ewei wean spiked heels and chcckeied sox ' It s rust the Classical Club gettlng readv for some pi ogram 'lhat program was an impersona tion of the Muses The next one was to celebrate the Saturnalia This was a unique and xery interesting meet ing., a parodx on the Roman Christmas festiwal The school library was dec oiated in red and green the Christ m is colors oi both ancient and mod ern times and a king of the revels commanded the frolic of his subiects lhen we studied Roman homes and customs and after that we learned about Pompeii. Roman art and sculp- ture followed that and then another Roman party. 'lhe Classical Club is a new' organi- zation in C.H.S. succeeding the for- Page Twenty-Fo mei Llnguxge qocietx It IS spon sored ly the linguige instructors Nliss Rosenmund and Nliss EVK21lfl ind the members are 40 foreign lxn guage stud nts who 1re intciested in studwing the cixilmation and histoix which lie brck of Latin ind the Ro mrnee lmnauiges A regulu constitu tion was drawn up bx 1 committee composed ot Jethro Meek Janet lei man and Mrrg lret Donnell and adopted by the ociets At the meet ings features of classical lite were presented in a manner to arouse the interest of the members lhe cluo has had a promising beginning We wish it success and a long lite During this first year these officers have guided the club: President.. .i.o,eeY..........,eeoe.... Hazel Hite Nice-President eeee..e,........ Janet Jerm in Secretary ........l.......e. Ewelvn McDermit Treasurer ......ie........ Margaret Donnell

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Boys Glee Club 5, AU' Io1 1ust tuo xeara friends pa trons and students of C HS hfne realized the fulfillment to a certain deglee at least of a long cheiished dleam that of a boya chorus ln the high school At the plesent time though a sufficient number for only an octet could be secured but num bere haxe not seemed to limit their success hom the NHTIOUS perform ancee glxen this year vue can not help I'6C9lXlllg the impression that both the school and the tovm are iuqtly proud of them Late last fall four membera of the Low Down Octet were qent to In- dianapolis to participate in the All- State Chorus. John Turner Jethro Page Twenty-Qix Nleek Spotsvxood Christian and John Steinmeta were the iour selected by me11t to iepiesent the choius fiom G H S Thls exent seemed to glxe the en tire choius a splendid Qtart lOl the year because they hfue been p10 gressing rlpldly during the succeed mg months Negro splrltuals light and airy songs and even faxorltes from the classics have all been in cluded in their repertoire The Music Circle of the Department Club pupils at the West End school building the congregations of both the Preebyte r1an and Baptlat Churches and the Allegro Club have been privileged to hear the chorus either alone or in company with the girla chorue.