John Adams High School - Clipper Yearbook (Ozone Park, NY)

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and does a b1t ot vocaltzma Carols 1nterest rn sports may lead her to be a teacher of Health Educatlon hut the younger may choose mustc as her ca reer Durmg orchestra rehearsals laugns are supphed when someone plays no ttceably out of tune or when the or chestra reaches a dramatrc break Cwhere all tnstruments suddenly stopl all but one vrohntst who contmues to play Thrs solo ts usually answered wtth All rtght Htetetz you can rest now These rehearsals are also dotted wlth Mr Ptattrs anecdotes on muslc One that he related concerned the crossmg of paths ot two ot our tor mer orchestra members who had be come protessronal muslcrans Damel Cowan who played m the skeleton orchestra of the Ballet Russe was on a c1rcu1t that took 1n Portland Oregon ln thts c1ty an old frtend Charles D1etz held a posrtlon as thrrd horn player tor the Portland Syrr phony When the t1me came for the nrst rehearsal each was surprlsed to se the other seated next to htm m the same sectton ln case you re wondenng what a skeleton orchestra IS well tt has no connectton wlth the Qctober 3lst hol day An orchestra when traveltng can only take 1ts key members or skeleton because other posrtrons must be hlled by musrctans who hve rn the clty 1n whtch they re playmg Thts enables more mus1c1ans to get mto a band The tlrst connectlon Mr P1att1 had vuth muslc was at Newtown Hrgh School One day the conductor here thrust a Mellophone and an lnstruc t1on book at htm and told h1m to learn t At home Unc Cas he 1S oten calledl tackled the mstrument unt1l he 7 I Y s W1 ,sus nl rs fj K la up could play Later he took up the trum net and French horn On Semor day when a student conducts the orches tra Mr P1att1 takes a place rn etther ct these two parts and does that sec tlon perk up All of us have heard lolrn play the plano durmg those song esstons ln the assembly and we real mc that he s also accompllshed rn that mstrument H1s rendltron of Beetho vens Moonhght Sonata lwhlch he plays too rntrequentlyl lS a tavorlte wlth the orchestra Ever smce he graduated from the lurlltard School of Musrc Mr P1att1 has had appolntments at Newtown Rtchmond I-l1ll and Iamatca l-hgh Schools ln 1930 he came to the re cently constructed lohn Adams I-hgh and he says that he always has llked all the students here Unc also added that he 'las never rcaretted transterrlna to th1s school rgl teen ears ago and we can cer tomly say that we re glad he made that declston J' 1' .320 . . My I . I 5 X f P S . P ,' . , X 4 g . , f ,vu yy . I ' ,W Y Q , -.. . ,, If 1 4 1 L,-4 i , , . . I , 'il ,nw Q . ' ' ,ff fl M . . , tml l I I I 'V ' I I ol .X A N , S I tv wt' ' -I ,ff 1- , I le' X 'fs . A . ., . V . -,ll ll!! .f TT fl , , I I . V ' I f I - I ' ' II 4 A A- 1. . . ,. ' . S ' ' - l . 1 . . , tt . ,, . 1 1 1- 4 1 . ' I I - . . f ' , - . . . . . . , . . . , . . , . . . . I '- , v' ' ' ' t l . l I 'A . . ' ' ' el A V f i U ff - f 1 h' X ' D l I . , . . I

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AS THE HALL clock approaches 8125, girls and boys carrying an odd as- sortment of cases hurry through the corridor. Upon entering the audito- rium, myriads of unharmonious mel- odies are audible to them. The mellow trombone, blaring trumpets and thun- dering drums are busy recreating any- thing from the latest hit tune to a new variation of the scale lack Benny popularized. However, the entire din is muffled by the solitary striking of the piano the note they're tuning to. lust as the overture introduces the musical comedy this key marks the beginning of the orchestra period lflr Piatti doesnt pick up his baton immediately after announcing the first selection as he knows from experience that the rummaging for and the ex changing of music is a preliminary step before actually practising lt seems to us at times that a colony of gremlins steals into the instrument room at night and deliberately mis place things as clarinet books are found in the flute music holder Some mornings the second violinists are elated when they notice more melody than the usual four bars in their music but their 1oy vanishes vhen they discover that they have a tirst violin book Second fiddlers have an understood union among them selves caused by maltreatment from composers who have given them only a monotonous series of notes to play Pl! rf Pvdzum DOLORES HOLLY MARY LAPOSSY -www' s They would welcome any selection that bestows upon them at least two lines of melody. While playing, Mr. Piatti subcon- sciously encourages us by his facial expressions, that prompt us to do bet- ter. These expressions are detected more frequently during the rehearsing of Passe-Pied, which has been re- ferred to by the orchestra as Pass the Pie. A favorite among us, that might go down as our theme song is uMarche Slavf' Seniors have asked to have Tschaikowsky's composition placed on the graduation program but Mr Piat ti hasnt thought it appropriate for that occasion The orchestra though still believes that the swift vivace would be certain to pep up the audience Although we lack Oboe and Viola sections and have an incomplete Cello section Mr Piatti has managed to keep us together He has done this by wisely choosing certain pieces of music that bring out our stronger sec tions His constant attention and extra drilling to the weaker instrumental sections are other reasons for his suc cess Often you will notice him help ing students from their individual mu sic stands Both the band and orchestra take up his time at other hours by way of his interesting hobby This pastime has him transcribing selections to bal ance his variety of instruments A re cent work of his for the band is the score of the popular tune Buttons and Bows Our school song The Clip per and numerous marches are orig inal compositions to his credit While he is transcribing these selec tions his daughters may be busy at their own music Carol a student at Bayside High School studies the Trum pet while Bette Lynne plays the piano 1 I D - . . , - V , , . . ' ' ' - ll A ll , - . r. H . , . I . . - i j - 1 - . K . -T I , . f V 0 I 0 H H .. . , , - ,, . I - I . - T I I .Eff . . . - .J'f ' ' ' Q' I ,a . - - 1,5 , fy,-7' , w .-1.1 .N ' v :iv ,f ' 5i ff. ,L,l ' I .. 1-A 6 , A T vl- ,9 1 A - -1.5 . t, ' GJ rl - - X n e X, , ' F911-b T' V. 5- , X. l ESL , r ,. , . . , V.

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BOB AND l had arrrved at my uncle s home rn Connechcut rn the early rrormng At about one o clock we de crded to spend the afternoon explo mg the surroundmg country lt was a hvely day cool and crrsp even thouah the sun was 1n rts glory We began to follow a drrt road not hav rng any rdea of where ft would take us After a few rnrnutes of walklng we saw that the road was comrng to an end Bob who was walkmg a few feet before me suddenly stopped As l came closer to hun l found the rea son why he had stopped so suddenly We had been led mto an enormous fteld covered wrth a blanket of tall spmdly arass As l looked around l felt the way a small ch1ld somehmes feels when he 12 surrounded by arown ups alone puzzled Arouna lace on a handkerch1ef tall trees rose T ew seemed to be lrke the result of a small ch1lds art oranae and red here Jreen and brown there Bob and l dtdnt say a word to each other but merely stood there and azed around After a mfnute or so l llnfouchcd EVELYN FREEMAF looked down at my feet and tfere drscovered that nervous creature tl arasshopper As l looked closely l could see many many hundreds of these nrmble creatures dancrna a rnumba or so 1t seemed l then began to notrce the other sounds of the frela ltke the crrckets who were havlna a concert and the b1rds who harmonlzed wrth them As we walked further on throuau the meadow rts beauty seemed to strlke me at once These beautrful thrngs were created by God alone' When we had reached what l estr 'nated to be the center of the meadow we stopped aga1n Everythrng was sttll except for the crrckets and bfrds We were enveloped by tall grass trv ma so hard to stretch and touch the f orrds and anrmals were llftma thelr b anches of many hues upward These were the funds no man had tou hed Only He lad used Hts patnts and brushes no one else Together we turned and started back to the o d not saytna anythma l knew what l had felt and thought l have Just put down rn words tl at whrch happened to me on a dax 1n connectlcut l hope to ee that reld aan a rt was men hvrng fn ts n beauty unter hed bv the false parrter man 8 ' ' ' ' , fe 1 l . I , ' l I - l 1 T l - - 1 ' ' ' , Ye Y ' ,L 1 I , A . the edge ef thg figld' like G befdef gf sky. And the trees, the colorful homes ' o. ' ' ' . ,, ' ' ' y . v, , i, n- r A 1 A . -1 e . ' ' , A 1 - f Af F - T c . 1 . '. ' .. ' r a , ' ' . ' . - ae f , s ' 1 , ' ' ' i ow I or 1: . , . N A . .