Hugh John Macdonald School - Searchlight Yearbook (Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)

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TH4 S.SARCHI inHT THE MUSICAL FESTIVA L By Lillian Funk The Glee Club Choir Festival Time arrived with a bang up. The Glee Club Choir did a splendid job on this red letter day. The director Miss F. Dickson worked hard, to have our choir in perfect condition. This was accomplished with the co—operation of the girls who practised for many strenuous hours. They were awarded with a well ..eserved first. They received 85 marks for ¥hen Spring wi th its Joy and its Laughter and 85 marks for their own choice.. The accompanist was Miss Broadfoot who did an excellent job at the pia.no. Congreatulations, Glee Club Choi:-, ' ’ The Earl Grey Trophy Competition Seventeen choirs assembled in the Civic Auditorium March 2?t . Our Glee Club Choir sang 12th. The adjudicator Mr. Heath-Gracie said we sang very nicely and had very good tone. The winner of the Earl Crey Trophy was the Daniel McIntyre Mixed Choir. Hugh John Macdonald suffered a mild disappointment.in that she didn ' t win, but better luck next time. However, we did win the Sir William Van Horn Shield for Junior High School Choirs. A Trc hy Is Won A newspaper report on the Musical Festival for In ■srmeciiate Instrumentalists given by S. Roy Maley on Thursday, March 26th, w r, s as follows: A bright little Miss with long black hair and intensely alert eyes ca.pt irod the Junior Musical Club trophy at the musical festival Wednesday night. ' 1 Lola Cudo.y, who is a vert goo, student in 9A, coming first in class, has won the Junior Musical Clvo trophy for which we would like to congratulate her. Congratulations Lol Cuddy. Oil Classroom Choir B v Sandra Dalb erg This year, the 8A group entered the Manitoba Musical Festival as a class. Conducted by Miss Dickson and accompanied by Jeanne Shigeta and Miss Broadfoot the choir made a great effort. Nearly a 1 ! of the group ware on? ah out the whole thing, and did not mind the endless hours of work in aoio.. for the occasion. The festival drew nearer , and with it mere excitem, r w ek before the festival started, the choir sang in the school concert. I; selections were Oran-A Chree , and Come Leo Us To The Bagpipes Goun A. Although the choir did not come in first, ' “hey upneld the echo .1 standard with good adjudications and marks in tie eighties. JUDGE (passing sentence on former high school teacher): ' I’ve waited thirty year? for this opportunity. Write: ' 1 should cot have gone f .ugh the rcc light. f e hundred times. ' TEACHER: This is the fifth time I’ve punished you thi .. eek. ’That have you t i say? I ' m glad it ' s Friday, GORDON:

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ttj ►—I o ffi o CQ D -1 O W W 0 WINNERS OF SIR WILLIAM VAN HORNE SHIELD