Jefferson High School - Nautilus Yearbook (Lafayette, IN)

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STUDICD CLUB Miss Violet Kiser, Sponsor Robert Lawson President Virginia l-lenemyer ,. ,Vice-President Madaline Nichols Secretaryffreasurer letfersons Studio Club is an active organization in the high school. The club has not only provided instructive tall-is and various programs tor art students, but has had enjoyable parties that brought the members together socially. This past year the club held meetings in the school auditorium, in room 309, and at the homes of several members, One ot the highlights ot the club was an interesting talk by Miss Edna Browning Ruby, a Lafayette artist who is interna- tionally recognized tor achievements in the field ot commercial design. During Education Week last Fall the Club had an exhibit ot the best work of the art classes, Later in the school year they placed another exhibit in the Spring exhibit ot all departments of the school Li, First row Cohee I-ialsezna M Edwards Gamso, Force, H. Bryant, L Moore Second row: Henemyer I Iohnson I Iorclan,Modes1tt Hill, Ford Larnbuth Third row Nichols, Earl, M Rose, Ewing Atkinson Breitwieser, Miss Kiser Fourth row E Lawson 'Breitvvieser Nvhart Sattler A Quaintance lhu

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71'-1 ritz' Ed Lillard Lawrence llenible lack Gamso, Iohnny Agnew fe:::d ro:-.' Bud The:-t lies Richard Taylor, Myron Kerr, Iames Neyhart, Miss White Tzizrd r:rv.' lohn Carter Ftav Eodle lohn Nevhart, Charles Powell BCYS' GLEE CLUB This organization, together with the Girls' Glee Club, furnished musical back- ropiricl tor the drania. t has as its purpose the study of advanced vocal music. While the Boys' Glee Cgc LF not large, it is rnade up ot selected voices and it has become a most fcriular organization in High School, A small arnount oi credit is given for , '.-.' orii but the boys are not taking C-lee Club for the credit, but because they ce ti. :ing They have been given careful vocal instruction and have learned ti spra tziree and four part sings, A boys' quartet was formed from some of the Gee CQ ,fb rr,erribers, and they were in great demand for various entertainments. T519 Giee Club turnished music tor a great rnany different organizations :zagt the year, and they, like the Girls' Glee Club, took a prominent part f ueical comedy. There were several boys' choruses in the show and f ere sara with rrruch good action, dash, and feeling. ,Lrg the fgeconct iperrrefzter the boy: did much cape-llo singing and greatly 'neu fzxyg 1-:orlt While essentially a musical organization, the club has had a ,rrctiorfg tnifg year where all have enjoyed themselves. The club has :red at various churches, oarenteteachers' meetings, and lurnished music r Q ine-et.r.a: and convocations W f soy: :pave had a highly successful year and are looking forward to more 'ea .gr. the future I F gn

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BAND OFFICERS First rowi Pinkerton, Clay, Selke, M. Lewis Second row: Titus, Yancey, Sattler, D. Lewis THE BAND Our high school band has made remarkable growth and improvement under the leadership of Director Bernard McAdams. Whenever we are privileged to hear the organization we are thrilled with its renditions of beautiful and inspir- ing music. This highly successful school activity exemplifies the ideal Ieff spirit. This year the band won honors in the district and placed well in the state contest. During the past ten years the high school band has grown from a group of ten or twelve assorted instruments to the modern band of a hundred instruments, well-balanced, playing the old masterpieces in commendable fashion. What is the reason for this change? Because, with shorter working hours, parents are beginning to realize the importance of extra-curricular activities for their children and suggest a musical instrument as the best means of utilizing their spare moments. Almost every day I meet some man who tells me he played in his high school or college band and still enioys playing when he has the opportunity. What better argument could be advanced in support of the seemingly enormous expenditures for music in the schools? Of course, it is impossible and impractical to make musicians of a large per- centage of the students but at least it familiarizes each one with many old mass terpieces, as shown by the number who tell of hearing certain compositions over the air that they have played. One outstanding contribution which musical instruction can and may give is cooperation Illen and women in every day life do not learn cooperation by accident lt must be taught. We learn by doing. I know of no finer way to fix permanently the cooperate idea than through training in band, orchestra or chorus. The essential elements of good citizenship are more effectively devel- cred there, in my iudgment, than any course in Civics could possibly provide. This fact alone iustifies such musical organizations in our schools, to say noth- mg of the toy and beauty it brings into the life of the students themselves. IH, f it '.'.-f,,f7 I 35