Madison Central High School - Tychoberahn Yearbook (Madison, WI)

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• • • jajj .a QuAy yea i THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT BAND, directed by Mr. LeRoy Kioto, hat 81 member . The band Rave two concerts played lor the Southern Wisconsin Teacher ' Convention, fot the Central HiRh School Athletic Field Dedication, and tile Claw Night Program. The band't mott memorable performance wai the Patriotic Pageant, which wai preirnted at the Eatt-Central game. ★ THE CENTRA! HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA it directed by Mr. LeRoy Klote and hit attittant, Mr. Raphael Flanagan. There are 62 member . Beudrt pretenting it own winter concert, the orchestra furnished music for two plays, Sun Up , and Good Night. Ladies , and the Commencement Exercise . The combined orchestra and choir tpring concert, which featured Song of Man , wa their mott noteworthy performance. ★ THE CENTRAL A CAPELLA CHOIR it directed by Mitt Marion Huxtable, and ha 84 members. Among the delightful performances in which the choir participated were the winter concert, the tpring concert, the Good Friday Combined Church Service , and the Commencement exercises. The choir's most admirable performance was the Christmas Pageant, which it presented annually at the State Capitol. ★ THE HORN SECTION of the Central Band consists of tix member . Thi section wa a leader in the fine work done by the band during this school year. ★ THE GIRL'S TRIPLE TRIO consist of nine girls. During the past year, the Triple Trio has performed at the tpring and winter concert, the Southern Wisconsin Teachers' Convention, and the Girls' Club Installation ceremony. ★ THE ANGEL TABLEAU from the Christmas Pageant, given annually at the State Capitol, the all-school choir, togs ther with the beautiful tableaus telling of the birth of the Christ Child, made a moving and unforgetablr performance. ★ THE CORNET TRIO of the Central Band played The Three Kings at thr winter concert. These three boys were chosen to play in the theater because of outstanding work in the past.

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Music Madison Central High School Concert Band Madison Central High School A Capclla Choir Madison Central High School Orchestra I 12 1

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Shaw Prize Essays Madlian a+i Meantime. by Joan Porter 7esterday I walked again through the streets and around J- the parks of Madison. 1 could not reach every spot; indeed, I only saw its central district; but 1 was struck again with the peculiar beauty of a live city. I went first to our Capitol Park. There, against the background of terrace and dome, lilac and tulip bloomed in a mad frenzy of joy. At the very top of the majestic Capitol building stood the Statue of Liberty, as it has ever since I can remember. It is gilded, and as it caught the Maymorning sun. it threw it back in a million pieces to the windy sky. It has always amazed me that a man could make a statue of a thought, and do it so well that his meaning is apparent to all who see his work. Today, the famous arm of this statue holds high the symbol of Freedom over a whole land. The thought came to me, yesterday as I looked at her, that it wouldn’t surprise me much if one day she should wave her torch, climb down from her pedestal, and rally her followers together in person. But May mornings arc conclusive to such thoughts, and so I smiled a little and left her there. I turned reluctantly away from the new green of the Capitol Park, and traversed State Street to its very end. Bascom Hill lay before me, with Bascom Hall at the top of its green height. Giant elms climbed single file up the hill, each one greener than the last. Under its new blanket of grass, “The Hill has always represented to me a sleeping monster, curled beneath a soft quilt. When I was a very little girl, I was once positive that I had heard him snore; and sometimes, even now, 1 fancy I can see him breathe. Full of old, tile-roofed buildings, our campus fascinates me. Close to Bascom Hall stands the Carillon bell-tower; yesterday its pale stone was almost white against the deep blues and greens of the May day. Then, too, there is the wood that drops from the graceful carillon to the lake. It is full mostly of basswood and oak, and squirrels and chipmunks find it an ideal site. Through its maze of paths, I walked down to the shore, and from thence to the boat-house and on to the Fraternities. These houses, mostly stone, all seem to be trying to outdo one another in style, and beauty, and the result is a complete picture toward which all contribute. Such is our city itself. Lake Mendota was beautiful yesterday. White sails flecked the far water and canoes skimmed in the shallower places. There was even an occasional motorboat, a fact which caused much anxiety to the canoeists. One canoe was even upset by the wake of one of these motors, and the dripping ex-occupants pushed the upside down craft the few feet to the pier. Their disgust was almost amusing. I always like to think of Mendota, not as a lake, but as an ocean cove. I almost feel the breakers on the far side of Picnic Point, and often surprise myself wondering why the wind is not salty. I am always sorry to come home after such a jaunt, but Oust fyousi tyleedotnA by Lons Wermelskirchen America and its allies arc fighting a hard battle on many fronts to save I emocracy ansi the associated Four Freedoms. We arc fighting a battle to enable others to enjoy the same freedom, the same ideals, and the same opportunities that we in America now have and enjoy—freedoms which our forefathers gave to a young, struggling nation over one hundred and fifty years ago. The first of the Four Freedoms is the freedom to worship according to the dictates of one's own conscience. Our going to church plays an important part in America's daily life, and freedom of religion is needed all the more in this time of emergency. It is every citizen's right and duty to attend his church and be in the presence of his Maker. The second of the Four great Freedoms is the freedom of thought and expression. In totalitarian countries, dictators tell the people just what to think and say. Our government, Democracy, is based on the right of each citizen to think and speak his own way. We cannot let this sacred ideal slip from our grasp. Very closely related to freedom of speech is freedom of the press—an ideal held nearest to the heart of thousands upon thousands of newspaper men all over the world—an ideal that in many countries has been unmercifully suppressed. The daily newspaper is America's greatest source of information, and the presentation of all the viewpoints in an impartial way was considered important one hundred and fifty years ago and is more so today. Our fourth and most important freedom is one held by the fewest countries, it is the backbone of Democracy— the right of the people to elect their own leaders. Several countries have a totalitarian government whose power is slowly being checked; some have a king and a congress that represent the people, but very few have a government such that the people elect all their leaders as we have in the United Stales. These four freedoms arc the basic ideals that form the government of the United Slates of America—a Democracy of the people, by the people, and for the people. At present, a cloud is in the sky; and we are engaged in a conflict with the totalitarian leaders who seek to break our Democratic ways. Our war is a war to make the world free for freedom—a war to carry on the torch of Freedom through the darkness, that the light of Freedom and Democracy may shine on the world again. there was a Sunday dinner waiting, so I walked back along picturesque Langdon Street. When I reached the top of Pinckney Hill I picked up my heels and ran, as I always do, all the way home. I flopped on our steps for a moment, too tired to climb them, and wondered where in the entire world is there a city half so lovely as ours. 'You Can’t Say We’re Not Trying” by Bill Pope I Ml