Louisville Male High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Louisville, KY)

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Cl-IESTRA . in nan L.M.H.S. CONCERT ORCHESTRA The Louisville Male High School Concert Orchestra certainly has grown since it first began back in l9l3, when approxi- mately twelve or fifteen boys met after school hours for instruction. In l9l 5, Orchestra was offered as a free elective to all pupils, with one-half credit per semester for the work. A definite boost was realized by the Orchestra when, in l9l 9, Principal I. B. Carpenter acquired for the band a full set of instruments from the War Department. A great deal of these could be used in the Orchestra as well as in the Band. Another big help came in l929, when the Board of Education pur- chased two string basses. These, added to the three basses. six cellos, and two violas which the school bought, helped to make up a balanced string section. The Orchestra was conducted by Mr. E. 1. Wotowa and Mr. A. F. Marzian until l93l, when the present director, Mr. Lynn Thayer was employed to direct the music department. The Orchestra has held a high state of proficiency and has played a great part in the musical program of the school, city, and state. ln l939 the Orchestra won a rating of Superior Double-plusl in the State Music Festival at Lexing- ton. lt has played for events such as the Annual Convention of the National Cafeteria Association, the Kentucky Educa- tion Associations pageants, Commencement exercises, plays and many others. The Orchestra owes much of its success to the Band Parents Association, which, among other things, has just purchased an entire outfit of dress uniform jackets for the boys. At present the Orchestra roll call lists fifty members and all are determined to build the Best High School Orchestra in the country. GEORGE P. HICKS.

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SPECTATOR STAFF This term found both the editor and business manager of the Spectator members of the mid-year class. The staff was headed by john VanDyIse Eels, Editor, and Elmer Palmer, Business lVlanager. Assistant editors werei Edwin Baer and Sam Castleman, and School Notes were written by lrvin Burton. Other members of the staff were Library, Ered Bornhauserl Athenaeum, Bob Tyler, Halleck, john Eels, Royal Masque, james Todd, Athletics, l-larold Linker, Exchanges, Morton Tenenbaumg Beta, l-larry Stimmelg Music, George l-licks, C-lee Club, George Drescherg Delphic, Bill jones, Debate, William Klapperg Disc and Diamond, j, V Eels, Omieron, Bill Pealceg jokes, Narvel Elexnerg Sigma, jimmy lvloss SPECTAT R

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OMICRON HI-Y President ......, ......,........ . . .C-erald Kirven Vice-President .... .... B ob Speith Secretary ....... .,,. B ill Peake Treasurer .... ..., I ohn Dawson Publicity ..... .... T ommy Stokes Sgt.-at-Arms .........,.................. Percy l-lagan Omicron has brought to a happy end another term on which it can look back with pride and pleasure. During the past term all ofthe phases of its activity, service, social, physical, and religious, have been brought out by its members. We have continued the policy of service to the community, the school, and the Y.lVl.C.A. in many different projects, In a social way we have had a general social at the Y.lVl,CA., in which all clubs participated and also two smaller socials of our own, including a get-together at the Boy Scout Camp, and also a skating party. Omicron has participated in Volley Ball, Water Polo, and six-man football competition among the l-li-Y Clubs. One of our most inspiring talks was a lecture by Dr. Slutz of Dayton, Ohio. Omicron loses two of its esteemed members by graduation, Russell Ernst and Bill Spears. We look forward to the spring term as one in which we will do bigger things and in which all the members of Omicron will be benefited.