Horace Mann Lincoln High School - Lincolnian Yearbook (New York, NY)

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ARTHUR BIJ UR One of the best soccer players H. M. ever hacl. He also played football this fall. and during the rest of the year starred in Basketball and Track. DONALD KUBIE As fine an all-around athlete as possible. Don starred at football. basketball and baseball for a year. and then tennis. 123 VARSITY CLUB Louis DUESING Duesy had two years of major sports-foob hall. basketball and baseball. His coolness and fine coordination made him a really great player. HARRY RICKETSON The Tarzan of Maroon and White teams. Harry's brawn helped the Varsity line and the mer- men in the pool. In baseball he shifts between the pitching box and the outfield.

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baumf' The number was broadcast over WABC and the club's rendition elicited much praise. The club hibernated for the next month or so. building up its repertoire while keeping trim on the old standbys. During this period. the ranks of the group were considerably augmented by new re- cruits. who speedily fell into the swing of things. The original members of the club appeared for the annual recital at the Old People's Baptist Home on February 2-1. A revamped rendition of the Christmas program was received with the same hospitality that the Home has always shown. Bob Metsger sang tenor solos of 'She Never Told Her Love and Shubert's Who Is Sylvia ? while Emile Rimbault. veteran basso profundo. came through with g'lVlighty Lak' a Rose. Three days later the Glee Club participated in the Music Festival held at the Fieldston School gymnasium. Along with representatives of Field- ston. Riverdale. and Barnard Schools. the boys sang Now Let Every Tongue Adore Theef' a mel- odious hymn by Bach: At Father's Door. and 4'The Arkansas Traveler. of Bob Burns fame. The H. M. Club. alone. presented Loch Lomond and hpassing By. The festival. certainly a worthwhile project. was conducted under the direction of Miss Tenney of Fieldston. who deserves all the credit in the world for performing wonders in coordinating the various clubs so excellently for the concert. Plans for future recitals are as yet in embryo. However. it is fairly certain that the club will per- form at the dedication ceremonies for the new au- ditorium on May ll-. A recital at the Girls' School is in the making. while an octet. in accordance with New this year. lllr. lllassinger graduated from Williams. look lzis lll..4. at Columbia and has studied in Paris. Dresden. Clll'l'l'll1l1d and Brenau College. the policy of previous years. is being groomed to sing at commencement. This unit will consist of Bob Metsger and Teddy Conrad. first tenors: Phil Lockhart and Charlie Hurd. second tenors: bari- tones. Harry Lasker and Emile Himbaultg and William Hamilton and Lincoln Bloomfield. second basses. At present. this group is working assidu- ously on three numbers and a series of humorous limericks about prominent Horace Manners. In addition to the praise due to the club and its director for so splendid a season. a word should be said for the work of Charlie Hurd. President of the Horace Mann Glee Clubg Don Osenkop. Li- brarian: and those press agents extraordinary. Hoger Kaufman and Emile liimbault. Next year's prospects are dillicult to judge. for although the club will have the advantage of a season's experi- ence under a new director. the key men in the or- ganization are graduating and their places will not be filled without considerable exploration in the field of undiscovered talent. Tlzc Clec Club relleursex zciflz lllr. .',llIISSlllgCf'. Before llre Clulz can present its polislzcd performances. nmny Tuesday and Thursday afler- noons from 2:30 lo 4:30 are spent in tlzis zcay.