Heath High School - Pirata Yearbook (West Paducah, KY)

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A The A Cappella Choir has performed efficient- ly in the many programs and activities through- out the year. Under the supervision of Miss Thyra Creekmur, such programs as a carnival, operettas, Armistice Day program, Thanksgiv- ing Day Festival, and a Christmas cantata were sponsored. The choir entered the First District Music Contest held at Murray. CAPPELLA CHOIR Members Members: Top Row, left to right-James Feezor, Harry Gish, Freeman Rogers, Van Dud- ley Fiser, Page Crawford, Billy Manning, Jim Ed Manning, Moss Carroll Hill, Franklin Lax, Herbert Lax, Charles Watford, Nat Pitt, Neil Baker Childress. Bottom Row, left to right: Frances Childress, Anna Jean McKinney, Mary Edith Lax, Doris Marley, Doris Ruark, Anna Louise Russell, Mar- tha Sue Mays, Carolyn Tanner, Edith Jett, Imo- gene Potter, Hugh Anna Marshall, Mary XVar- ford, Doris Miller, Aileen Fiser, and Harriett Lane.

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Our band has become one of the high lights of the Music Department despite the fact of having much difficulty in acquiring a permanent director. Our last year's director, Mrs. Margaret Kelley, received a position as Music Supervisor in Paducah City Schools, thus leaving the position vacant to be filled by a Murray grad- uate, Miss Thyra Creekmur. Miss Creekmur, after deciding she preferred keeping house to teaching school, left the position to Mr. Charles Farmer, another Murray graduate, who is our director at present. NVith a large percentage of experienced mem- bers, along with equally as many inexperienced ones, the band has grown into one of accom- plished and skilled musicians. Repairs were made on all the instruments and several new ones were added at the beginning of the year. A different type of music such as concert music, overtures, and waltzes, was played this year as compared with the marches played heretofore. BAND First Row, left to right-Sarah Frances Bag- well, Jean Vance, Sybol Humphrey, Mary War- ford, John Mays, James Mobley, Kenneth Thomp- son, Eugene Perkins, Martha Sue Mays, Imogene Potter, Otis Page, Billy Manning, Neil Baker Childress, Herbert Lax, Josephine Suiter, and Howard Taschner. Bottom Row, left to right-Carolyn Tan- ner, Franklin Lax, Louis Schmidt, Jean Stewart, Miss Creekmur fdirector at time picture was takenj, Marianna Mace, Marjorie Mace, Doris Miller, Audrie Mace, Edith Jett, and Harry Gish.

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GIRLS' TRIO HE Girls' Trio has as its purpose the stim- ulation of musical interest within the school and the presentation of programs for the enjoyment of the students and the community. Its activities during the school year have included presenta- tions in student assemblies, special programs, and COlTlI'nCl'1CelTleI1t pI'OgI'a,IT1. The trio is composed of: Mary Edith Lax, first sopranog Anna Jean McKinney, mezzo sopranog Carolyn Tanner, alto.