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

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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.

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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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25.1 -9.-. Allegro Club lhiee xeais ago 1 gioup of stu dents and te 1che1s mteieeted in mu sit 11 1ct1x ities met m the music loom to form a musical 01g'd.l1lZ3t1OH The Alleglo Club was the ieeult of this meeting lts preeent membership XXl1lCh exceeds fifty is a proof of ite Quccesq both f om the educational high school vshethel -1 music student or not may iom by paying fifty cents The meetings are held once f1 month It the home of the membeis of the club and at lea'st one meeting each 1e1r IS open to the public Last xefu '1 xerx delightful progr-1m gn en bx Indianapolis artists wx is 'sponsored by the Allegro Club Duiing the seaeon of 1927 08 the Allegio Club studied the music of 1a 11ou's H21tlOIl1llt19i One of the mam mteieetlng 'md entertaining meetings 11 ae the lebluarx meeting ll IS Llelkin wx Is in Chai ge 1nd piesented the high school 01Lll6St1 1 and boxs and g'lllQ glee clubs The o1chest11 gfue 1 b1 ief lex 1e11 of Ill the ty pee of boys glee club sang two gl pew num bers and the girls glee club plesent ed 1 gx psy ope1ett'1 Music is one of the most mtereqtmg and v1orth while aits in exletence 1nd it xx IS f0l this IQINOII th 1t the Allegio Qlub 11 as T01 med It the club floulwhes next yeai Is it has lor the past thiee Xeus it mll be 111 1de1l Olg'1I11Z'1tl0I'l Let s booet students' Page Txxentx qex Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q I Q I - ' 5 P' , Q Q Q I f-. . .. . . . - . . - .- 'Q- Q s 2- x '. - ' . a .. 2 . . vc. N . .. A' H. T 'as' ',z. N V. .Y. .., my. x...1 ! . . , . ' . .g l .. . 1 I . s., r C .'z' 'a '. and social standpoints. Anyone in music studied up to that time. The ' s ,' '. ' 1 jx, ' s ' 3.3 - I , 1' ' ' :, ' 3' ' .' - I 2 '. Q' 3 ' . ' ji '. . jf 2 ' '23 ' 'as 1 Q C ' tif ' C , 'v lv A . 1 ' . . ' . ' 's ', 'ss . J s . ' 'as' 'S' K . -Q 1 c . K fe, K .. I I I I I