Jasper High School - J Yearbook (Jasper, IN)

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axiom. ana! gf.. car The Chorus and Glee Club was reorganized as a class in September by Mr. lVorland. The vocal organizations consist actually of three groups-a girls' glee club. a boys' glee club. and a combined chorus. Geraldine Fisher serves as accompanist for all groups. In November an operetta was presented under Mr. NYorland's directiong then rehearsals were immediately begun for the Carol Program given as an assembly program in December of which the main feature was the cantata Childe jesus. For this an artistic back drop sim- ulating a stained glass window was designed and executed by Miss VVermuth. XYhen Mr. Worland became band director, Miss Amelia Matthews of Loogoottee took his place and conducted the vocal music with great success for the rest of the year. On March 30 the chorus directed by Miss Matthews took part in the District Choral Festival at Vincennes. Four numbersm Youth and Spring. None but the Lonely Heart, The Dancers, and All in the April Eveningniwere sung by the chorus. The girls sang Looking Glass River, and the boys' group Stout Hearted Menf' The program was broad- cast over XY.-XOY. The same numbers were presented in the Contest-Festival Concert April 3. The last public appearance of the Glee Club was in the Coinmercement exercises May 29.

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Gzcgaifza The jasper lligh School Orchestra consists of fifty-four members and has full instru- mentation. Robert Lee Berger, national solo finalist, is concert master. At the opening of the second semester, Mr. XYorland succeeded Mr. Gobba as director. The oi'chestra's first public appearance was for an assembly program. Soon afterward rehearsals began in earliest to prepare for the District Band and Orchestra Contest at Rock- port. On .-Xpril 3, the orchestra presented for the public in the contest-'festival concert the three numbers also played for the contest: Rlinuet Galenten tstringsj by Zamecnik. 'Adagio Pathetiqueu by Godard. Dramatic Overture by Scarmolin. ln the District Contest Jasper was placed in first division and recommended to the State at Tell City. April 26. llere they succeeded, in obtaining second division. A selected orchestra of twelve members accompanied the operetta, played at Yankee- town for the high school commencement, and furnished the music for the senior play.

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U55 Cgisnioz acvz oo! After weeks of work and fun, the Annual Staff, with the guidance and welcome aid of the sponsor, Miss Sonderman, issued the I of 1941. The editor, Anna Mae Kiefer, with her assistant editors, Dolores Ernst and Bernard Vonderschmitt, first had the task of planning the books. There were questions-many of them: How large a book can we have? How much can we appropriate for the costs? How many copies will be needed? After these were discussed and decided upon, the staff began actual work on the book. But let's look in on some of the busy scenes. Ilere we see the editor and her assistants with measure and rules drawing up a dummy. Oh-oh, something went haywire! For the upteenth time they have to start over. I,et's turn our attention to the photography staff. There is Eddie Schaaf tactfully sooth- ing Robert Vogel fwho was so helpful with the picturesj and here Rosemary Fuhs and Mildred Smith bribing people for their favorite snaps and snipping the snaps to fit. After a while you'll see them all stuck up from mounting. llear that peckin' on those keys? The stenographic staff is getting the material ready to go to press. Anna Marie Shurig, Dorothy Mae Buechlein, and Ada Mae Miller can type as fast as a machine gun can chatter. They help with other odd jobs too. Of course. we Il1l1Sl1,t forget the circulation staff. VVithout them the J would not be in your hands. Betty Jean Krodel, Dennis Critchlow, and Frances Schwartzmiller can give that sales talk like troupers. Probably the biggest headache was Alma Krodel's and Alfred Kuper's, who not only worried over the financial situation but did something about it. Of course other seniors helped with the coke sales too, but it was these two who bearded the patron in their dens and otherwise balanced the budget. lVas it fun? VVell-maybe. But the staff is glad it's finished, thank you!