Hagerstown High School - Epitome Yearbook (Hagerstown, IN)

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WE HAVE RHYTHM Vive L'A mourn 45 OME, Home on the Range we'll give you three guesses. Yes, that's right. You guessed it the first time. Those are usually the opening words of the Boys' Glee Club. They selected this song as their theme S011g'. It was one song of which almost all the entire group knew the words. Maybe it was because it made a big hit on the radio just recently and was sung by every one. The boys had a good time preparing their parts on a program. For in this club as well as in the Girls' Glee Club and Chorus, special programs were given within the eluh every two weeks. The boys asked only one favor from their leader, Miss Neff, in connection with the special programs to he given, that no audience was to be allowed. Wimiiclei' why they suggested a thing like that? You eer- tainly didn't have to be in tl1e same room with them to hear them sing. The vocal chords were in line shape the year around. Hut, no kidding, these boys did wonderful work with their instructor in cul- tivating their voices and perhaps unconscious- ly achieved the effect sought by her-that of perfecting a freedom of expression. This group kept the aim of the club in their minds, and as they were interested in making the club a success, they had a very successful year. On the Thanksgiving pro- gram they sang a beautiful, old college song, Vive L ,All1Cllll', which received much favor- able comment. They presented excellent per- formances on both the Christmas and spring festival programs. Various types of music to broaden their musical knowledge were studied and songs of old masters and folk songs of various nations, as well as more modern selec- tions, were subjects which they studied. l Twenty-three

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TOC MUCH HARMONY-OR DISCORD?? ln Woodland Presented O. Mi, Sol. Do, Mi, Mi, Mi, Mi. Sol, Do- Sure! You've guessed it-lt's the Girls' Glee Club tuning up for class. And what times they have! Isn't it funny how girls can stop talking long enough to sing? Maybe they think they can express a little of their charm -in a sing songy method instead of the usual rattling off-fwonder if they know there's very little differeneeill You can get tl1e number of this elub. It 's easy to remember-sure, you're right again- it's seven. It happens that there are seven first, sopranos, seven second sopranos, and seven altos. From these a clever quartet was organized. The quartet consisted of Rosamond Brooks, Eleneida Craig. Elizabeth Bruce, and Marian Brumbaek. They sang two numbers on the Thanksgiving program. From the Land of the Sky Blue VVaters, and Praise Vyfaiteth for Thee. tlwl954 They did some very cooperative work with their instructor, Miss Neff, to contribute a part. in the annual spring festival and the singing for a number of other special occa- sions. Eaeh member of the club had a chance to show his individual ability. XVhether they thought it was a good way or not, we cannot say for certain. Anyway, whatever their thoughts were, each one was 1'esponsihle for a part on a program to he given in the club every two weeks. Some interesting and very well-planned programs were given during the year. The club gave proof of the high aim of the leader and its members in a cantata they presented on a Thanksgiving program, N0- vember twenty-seventh. This eantata In NVoodland. which consisted of six parts, had for its subject the charm of the forest in its varying moods. XYho knows but that some day some of ns may a,ttend the opera and hear one of the xnenibers of this club as a prima donna? Twenty-two

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FUTURE BUILDERS AND MECHANICS To Construct and lo Repair ls Our Pleasure ll HX you walked past llllx south side ot' tl11- building, did you often wonder what that peculiar noise that sounded like a 'ft'll1IN'1'il- lllvlllill tire whistle was, or what that di11 was that 1'l'S1'llllJll'kl au army l1lill'l'lll1lQ out of step? 'l'l1at was the noise lllillilllg' departuieiit of lllll school, i11 other words, the lllalllltll l1'ill1llllQl' shop. Noise, lioweyer, was not all that was IllZllllll'.tll'lll1'l'Ll. l11-cause tl1e students wl1o worked there constructed many useful and valuable articles. sueli as, towel racks, fuu- uels, eoru poppers, table lamps, inlaid CllPCli0l' lwoardx. porch eliairs. Hllfl 11llllll'1'0llS UTllk'I' articles. This was also the repair ilU1l2ll'll1l0lll. They lielped Santa repair his toys: tl1e eooks fa- vored lllL'll1, because they lixed the electric stovesg and tl1e artists were their friends. lme- eause they made il potter 's wheel and waste paper baskets for tl1e art room. Sixty-tire boys were enrolled i11 tl1e four enterprises, wl1iel1 were lllf'Cll?lllll'2ll drawing. 3d'1el954 slim-t llll'l2Il work, woodwork, and eleetrie work. One wl1o is enrolled i11 the 111eel1a11ieal draw- ing shop must have steady nerves and should be neat. Two 3fllI1011lll01lS, Keep your pencil sharp aud 'tDo not bother the d1'3.flSI11Q1l,H were heard from Mr. Sedgwick. tl1e teacher. Many lingers were burned witl1 l1ot solder i11 the sheet. metal shop. Several boys expe- rienced tl1e ditiieulty of cutting on a li11e and ti11di11g' correct 1llGHSll1'0Il10lllS 011 a ruler. Above tl1e noise of ll21Il1l11Ql'S Hlld saws in the wood shop, la111e11tatio11s a11d exelalnations of the following type were heard. ttOuel1! I hit the wrong' Il2lll.H All the plauer marks are l1Ol sanded out. I did11't get this sawed off square. ' Electrical terms, naturally, were tlyiug' tlirougli tl1e ai1' of the electric shop. Electric' lwlls, two-way switehes. batteries, a11ytl1i11Q' i11 the form of eleetrieity was studied. 'A variety of articles all the way from cookie cutters to table lamps were made in tl1e shops. Mr. Theodore Sedgwick is to be eo11g'rat.ulated upon tl1e progress made a11d wortli-while things 2lCCOI'11pllSll0Cl by this de- 1Jil1'tll191lt of the school. v of al EEA FEL. 7- X Twenty-foilr