Hobart Senior High School - Memories Yearbook (Hobart, IN)

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A evolution of music has been steady from rlv times to Hobart times. The Indians of uerica with tlieir war whoops progressing m an unmusically high pitch to a low moan, the Greeks and other nations of the Old World with their advance toward our ideal of music, the Puri- tans with their slow tempo psalm tunes, were all neces- sary to the growth of this art in their own particular J 12: sphere. Slow were the steps to making it a requirement in the education of a boy or girl, but today it is as much a part of the school curriculum as any other study. Hobart High School is not behind in this. It is one of the progressive centers in which music has an import- ant place, and the High School Chorus which was organ- ized for the study of the best music is one of which we are justly proud. One essential of this work is a competent director, and this we have found this year in Miss Ellwyn Roper. We have studied “Toreador,” “Sextette from Lucia,” “Sweet and Low,” “Gloria,” and “Carmena” in chorus. The Gloria was worked up with enthusiasm to such a perfection that it won third place for us at the Lake County Contest at Gary this April. We are the more proud of this from the fact that we had to compete with larger schools, many students of which have taken special vocal lessons from professors of music. A girls’ Octet has been organized this year which has presented many beautiful numbers at various pro- grammes. Miss Roper has been an enthusiastic worker in orchestral music, also, and the Hobart High School Orch- estra which she organized has made great progress. At the first of the year a benefit play for the Orchestra, “The Private Tutor,” in which Miss Eunice Roper assisted her sister, brought the needed shekels for providing its music. In consequence, the High School has enjoyed on many a program the advantage of its own orchestra. We have had a successful year of music. BESSIE OLS.

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SENA M. BORGER Domestic Science DOMESTIC SCIENCE HIS being the first year that Domestic Science was taught in Hobart School, naturally every- one was eager to be initiated into the art of cooking. In September we had thirty-two girls taking this course, but this number has been increased since Christmas, owing to the entrance of the Freshman B class into High School. When Mr. Epps 26 kindly offered to teach the girls Manual Training the boys circulated a petition that they might be allowed to take cooking, but it seems they were sick of their bar- gain in a short time, and the subject was suddenly drop- ped. Some of the pupils were rather nervous about enter- ing the Domestic Science Laboratory because they thought themselves “green” on the subject, but it did not take long before we all were able to boil water with- out burning it. Besides being taught how to prepare foods for the table, we also study the nutritive value of protieds, carbohydrates and fats. We made a thorough study of meat, each pupil being provided with a cow and a pig. When the faint odor of the good “eats” reached the upper regions, all tried to win the favor of the Domestic Science girls, but the cooks had no eye for anyone, except the Manual Training boys. Probably the boys Know why. (Ask Will W. about grinding bread crumbs). AYhen we want a new cupboard or an ice-chest we Know where to go. We felt very proud of our success when we served luncheon to the Faculty. They all seemed to enjoy it and it surely must have looked good for the students all stood around with hungry eyes. Our success in this work is due to the kindness of Miss Borger, and under her careful guidance we all expect to make good cooks for some man in the future, providing we get the chance. AGNES LENNERTZ.