Hagerstown High School - Epitome Yearbook (Hagerstown, IN)

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TI-IE METROPOLITAN OPERA HAS CONTRACTS WAITING A Treat for Public Performance IPS-tongueetip o' the teeth um pa pa, mi-mi-mi-do-mi-sol-do-This is probably unintelligible to you, but to the members of the chorus those tuning up exercises were a highly valuable means of getting their voices in tune and harmony for singing. It was also one of the ways to avoid that short sentence. Oh, you are tlatting in that song, which issued from the lips of Miss Nett. when a song was being sung the a'cappella method, a very difficult type of vocalization without accom- panimcnt. The three songs, America, the Beautiful, VVho's That A'ealling,', and t'Shortnin' Bread, a humorous negro selection, which were presented in the Thanksgiving program, were the results of several hard practices by members of the chorus. But there was fun in each practice, particularly in the one when the train whistle entered into competition with the sopranos as they were attempting to reach high uc. ln contrast to the joyfulness of the Thanks- giving program, the Christmas cantata, which was presented on the evening of December twenty-tirst, was one of impressive dignity and was beautiful both in rendition and set- ting. One of the features of the program was the candle light. procession. The personnel of the chorus included four tenors, ten basses, eleven altos. twenty so- pranos, and Eleanor Romine, the faithful and patient accompanist. making a total of 46 members in the chorus. Perhaps each member of the organization was more interested in conversing with his neighbor than in his love for music at the beginning of the year, but this was gradually remedied and resulted in a harmonious, eo- opcrative group of young singers. N iueteen

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HOW BEETHOVEN WOULD MARVEL Not jazz But Music ET tuned up 11ow ..... Szixoplimies, wc-'re playing! elassieal lllllSlC not jazz ..,.. get those tone volumes balzineed ,.... VVl1:1t .' you say you broke il violi11 string? XVell. now's at line time to have soniething wrong' with it. . . . . . All 1'pHlly 11ow. . . . . Une. two. one. two ..... A piereiiig ereseendo of violins joined by the lower 11ote of other Hl1'lllg't'tl and NYllld i11st1'11111ents. then the roll of il ll1'lllll and tl1at's an hour of orehestrzi. The eoni- bined 01't'll6S'f1'2l shown below consisted of thirty-six nieinbers, twenty-tive senior l1ig'l1 school members and eleven junior high school inemliers. The orchestra studied various i11- HHQI954 Hil'lllIl llf2ll selections iu an effort, to cultivate their llllltilifill outlook. The spirit ot' the elub was that of eoopera- tion and joy in working together and was perlmps the nuelens of their splendid prog'- 1-1-ss, The work has heen exceedingly interest- ing' for the 1111-111be1's. and their productions liavv been ll1llCll 2i1l15l'Pl'l?ltC'il and have no doubt 61lI'lL'llltCl the lives of the meinbers. This o1'1:l1est1'z1. an iniportaint activity of the 1-11lt111'11l L'll1'l'lClll1llH of the school and. under the baton of its able leader, Miss Flossy Nett, played on a number of Occasions for Farm .l'illl'l'2l1l ineetings, class plays, and chapel pro- grmiis, and tool: part ill the 11111111211 spring festival. 'tliiglitliei' move the niinutes edged with 11111sie. Eighteen

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UAPPLESAUCEH You Don'l Want lo Marry That Cirl VERYONE has experienced that unde- scribable chill or thrill running up and down his spine when the curtain begins to rise on a play. No doubt the actors and actresses in the play undergo more chills than they do thrills, especially if they have not had the advantage of an excellent play coach. The cast for the senior play had the bene- fit. of the capable coaching of Miss Delight Collins and as a result, produced a play of merit, and entertainment for the audience. The play 'tApplesauee was presented on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Novem- ber 8-9. It was a three act comedy written by Barry Conners. It. was originally produced by Richard Herndon at the Ambassador Theatre, N.Y. Bill McAllister was that serene and envied type of youth who eould get along quite well without working. His chief stock in trade, applesauee managed to get for him all the essentials of life. even a girl. The main obstacle for Bill to overcome was the fact. that Hazel was engaged to be married it I954 to Rollo Jenkins. an industrious young man who looked carefully at every penny before he spent, it. Obstacle number two was in the form of Hazel's father who happened to be well pleased with Rollo. As might be gathered Hazel and Rollo had a spat about Bill with the result that the spreader of a little hllll- shine won the girl. The scene in which Bill played up to the enormous cost oi' married life and talked Rollo right out of his engage- ment was extremely eomieal. He lllH1'1'l0ll the girl with just six dollars in his pocket and the grim belief that two can live as cheaply as one, for talk is cheap. and Bill was no lazy linguist. This amusing play scored a great hit for it contained many a laugh and a treat or two. 4 Acts one and two took place in the Robin- son's living room. Act three was in Hazel and Bill's home over the drug store. The east for the play was as follows: Ma Robin- son. Andrey Marlatt. Hazel Robinson, Marion Hartley, Jenny Baldwin, Mary Hall. Pa Robinson. Myron Simpson, Rollo -lenkins, Mark XV4-rking, Bill McAllister. Eugene Drake. Matt McAllister. Logan Smith. Twenty