Mahopac High School - Wampum Yearbook (Mahopac, NY)

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Notes To Yo u year that Director DeVries, and his choral group of forty members go to Haldane for the annual concert. There upon the stage, you will see sopranos, altos, tenors, and bases, from schools throughout the county, combined to entertain through song. These extra-curricular musical organizations are the out-growth of the musical program of the school. From the kindergarten, where our youngest have a thythm band, through the high school, which has classes in music theory, the boys and girls have singing periods, as well as instruction on instruments of teir choice. In some instances, students learn to play instruments, which they ordinarily would not buy themselves, when the school purchases them to augment the band. Biel) ON

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ie Mr. DeVries raises his baton for the down-beat, the blue and vold uniformed students await their cue to sound forth in harmonious melody. The school band which consists of thirty-two members is the pride of all Mahopacians. These boys and girls meet twice a week to practice numerous arrange- ments for their many activities. This year they have been exceptionally busy playing for the school basketball games and participating in assembly pro- Mr. Witsur DeVries : grams throughout the year. Recently the group went to Carmel Director where they gained the admiration and approval of their pleased audience by their own interpretation of several compositions. They were a special attraction at the Oratorical Contest and did a fine piece of work when they gave a cordial “send of” to the first call of drafted men from Putnam County. In the musical organizations of our school, we find the real talent of the students. The clear, ringing tones of the glee club have thrilled many audiences and have held them enchanted through various performances. This will be the third consecutive AND THE BAND

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ONT PiEeAlin HE Radio-Drama Workshop has gone on to newer heights. Under the able cuidance of Mr. Towey, directors, as well as Thespians budded. At Christ- mas Dickens’ “Christmas Carol” came over the broadcasting sys- tem to students and later to a P.T.A. meeting. In the spring the stage-minded enjoyed “Life With Father’ in New York. ONES Gai aL NES ONS innovation in Junior Class proceedings brought the Workshop into the limelight. With the Juniors, they presented the annual one-act play contest. The combined casts produced, under Mr. Towey s harried but capable direction, “Who Gets the Car Tonight?’ a farce: “Winter Sunset’, a melodrama: “Grandma Pulls the Strings another comedy; and “The Inn of Return”. a mystery drama and the winner. CAMERA GIG fees My.) Cums ningham or some of his “shutterbugs , are trying to get different and better snapshots. Good pictures resulted as the members learned developing and printing of films, and enlarging and mounting of prints. Some worked on portraits, oil and water coloring, toning and still-life pho- tography. With this knowledge, a few camera enthusiasts helped Mr. Cunningham provide pic- ? tures for “The Wampum :