Latin School of Chicago - Sigillum Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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i I fiRl'1l4IN. Smut-zu., Du-0. C.Kl.l.ENl7FIll - 'l',vrr:, Fri-lfrlilnrx, Hm.us'mn. THE SIGILLUM The time has once again arrived when a Senior Class must leave Latin, And thus, the time has come for us to contribute a pictorial record ol countless hours ol worlc and play which we have spent at the school. Such a record we have tried to malce this, the 1937 Sigillum. Following the precedent set by last year's Class ol having a small Board, we, too, elected to produce the boolc with a staff numbering six boys. We Feel that this system helps immeasurably to produce a better boolc, for, even though the individual's worlc is increased, the collective results are far more pleasing, Each Sigillum Board is laced with the same lundamental problem: to malce the boolc as original, excellent, and distinctive as possible, and yet to lceep within a limited budget. We have done our utmost to solve this problem to your, and our, satisfaction. We have presented a new idea lor the introduction page to the various sections, a different placing ol the sections has been brought about, more and better pictures have been used, other changes have been atiectecl in an attempt to success- lully solve the problem stated above. ln this edition we hope that you will Find some of the tradition and spirit oi achievement for which the Latin School stands. li you do, we may consider our task well done. 53

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Qiviii-'i IIIYEHTONVFR Drro, II0i.1,rH'rm1, lidiliir. C'.u'mi.i QFIPI' THE FOLIO During this, its thirty-sixth year, the Folio has presented, in four volumes, old and new talent, some ol which was good, some poor. We believe we have edited a magazine containing selections representative ol the various types ol literature, and, at the same time, a publication which has held much enjoyment lor both its contributors and readers. Our worlc is done, and it remains lor you, the Student Body, to judge whether or not we have done it well. ln a school such as Latin, where the number of pupils are limited, two dilliculties present themselves to the board ol a school publication. They are, lirst: laclc ol Finances, and second: laclc ol suitable material. ln the First case, we leel that we have been exceedingly fortunate this year, lor the response to our appeals lor ads was most gratilying. But the second dilliculty was not so easily disposed ol, lor, in spite ol the Philip W. Seipp lVlemorialAward otlered lor the best contribution, the interest which has llourished in the Folio in other years seemed to be laclcing this year. perhaps this apathy was only imagined, but the lact remains that although the Board was smaller than in previous years, the reat majority ol the material used was written by Board members. This should notine the case. We leel that there is an abundance ol literary talent in the School, and see no good reason why it should not be expressed in the Folio. To borrow the words ol another Sigillum, The Folio at its best is a line publica- tion, so, at its best, it should be lceptf' The retiring Board hopes that in the future each boy will talce an active and heartlelt interest in the Folio, thereby enabling that publication to soar to new heights ol excellence.

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lim-1. Iffm- A. fliuiuiu. l it.xNK. liizrtxrsxx. Mu. Suim.r.. .l. Kr:Ll.x-In. Gicm-:Ni-iiurxi. Iir:,u'ux1. llmilxim u' l'r.,iil limi- SI'I'INl'l-1I'. llyru, Hwrzx I.. lim. 'l'.X'l'l'I. IKVHTUN. llxvs. S'l'I'Il'1l,, GLEE CLUB The past year has seen the Glee Club rise to new heights ol importance under the expert direction ol lVlr. james Sample, who, in his lirst year at Latin, has done an invaluable service in making the school more music-minded than it has ever been in the past. The chiel work ol the organization, and that requiring the most work, was, ol course, its production ol Hl2omeo and Juliet , a comic operetta by john S. Brigham. This production was presented twice during the year, the lirst time in Assembly belore the entire school, and the second time belore a Fathers' and Sons' Banquet. Both performances were really excellent, the leads played their roles to the hilt, and the supporting cast was equally good. The boys who took part in the play are to be doubly congratulated in view ol the lact that this was their lirst experience ol the kind. just as soon as school got under way in the lall, the Club began its regular weekly meetings, at which several operas and light operas were discussed belore the one chosen was decided upon. Alter this, the parts were assigned by Mr. Sample, and the work ol rehearsals was got under way. Qne ol the most encouraging leatures ol these rehearsals was the cheerlul spirit shown by the cast, They evinced a real pleasure in the idea, and no coaxing was necessary to keep them Hon the job. But the Glee Club did by no means limit its activities to the production ol Romeo and slulietn. Several piano recitals were given at various assemblies throughout the year by dillerent boys, a Faculty Quartet, composed ol Messrs. Bradley, Barnes, Keeler, and Klindera, was organized and later sang belore the school, the annual singing contest between the grades in the Lower School was conducted under Mr. Samples tutelage, and several other projects were planned. Not all ol these, itls true,were carried out, but they are definite steps in the right direction. We leel that lVlr. Sample has done a grand piece ol work this year, and that the accomp- lishments of the Glee Club under his supervision will stand as a mark lor which luture Glee Clubs may shoot. 54