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

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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

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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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lfin-A' Ifiiii- I,i-Ivy. lluwl-:1.l.. Hu. ll.umim'. 'l'.x'l'r:. Cxiixm lfiwml lfmr I.:-:NNI-3, I-Ir:l,l.s. ISIKXNK. lilsxiwm. tilimzxri xi xi DRAMATIC CLUB The Dramatic Club has not, at the date ol this writing, produced a play this year, However there is still a chance, that a play may be produced in Assembly belore Commencement time. Let not, however, the impression be given that the Dramatic Club has done nothing all year, Cn the contrary, several plays have been read, most notable among which were ul-ligh Torn, by Maxwell Anderson, and Ul2ichard the Sixth , by William Shakespeare, both read slowly and critically under the direction ol Mr. Darrow. Such a program will do more than anything else, save an actual performance, to prepare the members ol the Club to do justice to any play. Although not all ol the plans discussed in last yearls Sigillum have materialized, the procuring ol new and better scenery has been accomplished, and the lighting ellects have been greatly improved upon. We leel it will be only a matter ol time belore a complete repertoire ol stage equipment will be at the disposal ol the Dramatic Club. ln closing, we sincerely hope that the Dramatic Club will assume its rightlul place, together with the Glee Club, as the leading activity at lcatin. We leel that the value ol the benelits which may be derived lrom these two organizations can not be over-emphasized. Any boy who tal4es part in neither is, we leel, missing a most important side ol school lile.