Martin Boots Junior High School - Sketch Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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Z0 The Sketch Music A THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT of Martin, Boots Junior High School has two divisions: namely, vocational and instrumental. There are 220 pupils enrolled in the vocal department, One hundred and sixty-nine of these pupils constitute nine part time classes while the remaining 51 form the boys' and girls' Glee Club. The Girls' Glee Club, composed of 38 members, meets one period a week. The Boys' Cilee Club is composed of I3 members and meets one period a week The aim of the music department is to further interest and to develop appreciation for the best in music. MARTIN BOOTS ORCHESTRA The Martin Boots Orchestra Club conducted by Mr. Jones meets regularly the third period every Wednesday and is expected to be playing some attractive numbers in the near future. The orchestra consists of the following: Violins, 16: Horns, 2: Violincellos, 3: Pianos, 2: Clarinets, 7: Flute, l: and Corners, 2. BA-NDS Martin Boots has three bands, namely, one, two, and three which are directed by Mr. Tuttle and Mr. Elliott. There are one hundred forty students taking Land as an electivesubject. New plans are being made whereby the stronger pupils in Band I will be trans- ferred to Band II and those in Band II who do not seem to understand the work will be transferred back to Band I. By this method it is hoped to advance the ambitions and more talented students and give the slower pupils a better opportunity for grasping the fundamentals. Band 3:is 'working on some diflicult contest numbers, such as Scene from Nibelungen Ring by Wagner and I-Iuldingungs March also by Wagner. The band is doing splendid work. PROGRAMS Lychenheim Trio A GN SEPTEMBER 9, a program featuring the Lychenheim Trio, composed of Marion Lychenheim. pianist: Rosalind Wallach. violinist: and Anne Slack, violocellist was held in the auditorium. This Trio was enthusiastically received by the pupils. The program consisted of the following numbers: Morning,' and Anitra's Room programs, one for ll2 and the other for 216. They also played for the T.P.A. and the Y.M.C.A. and a few other places.

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The Sketch 19 Literature The Squared Flower YES, IT WAS ONLY A DRAWING, ugly and unreflned. so it seemed to think. Why had it been drawn? It was of no use whatsoever. I should much rather be a real live flower, it sighed one day. Real live flowers are so stately, colorful, and refined: but here I am a pencil sketch, and am as square as a cube, she continued. The drawing had been in a dusty corner of a Botany class for several years--unnoticed and neglected. It was in May, and the Bot- any class was all excited. They were dismissing school for the summer vacation. They usually had an exhibition sale of the flowers and drawings they had studied and made. At first one of the girls spied the squared flower alone in the dark corner. I-et's dust that drawing up and sell it for-well, let's give it away! Nobody will ever know the difference! urged the finder. They did not all agree to this suggestion. Days passed by the squared flower felt herself being put on the sale table. Many pretty colorful draw- ings were in piles and the poor little squared drawing was left on the very bottom of the pile. Tomorrow would be exhibition day in the Botany class. V I Many people passed by the table some pausing to look at the at- tractive drawings, but none noticed the squared drawing. At the very last hour. a young man walked into the room. I-Ie looked'at the pile of drawings. On the bottom of the pile appeared the deserted draw- ing. I believe I'll take this one. the young man said referring to the little squared drawing, I shall give it to her--to the one I love most, he mused silently. . .. A I At last the little drawing had found a happyehome. LONGING - fOriginal Poem? When the day is dark and dreary. When you long for summer to come. With its stately golden rod and sunflower And bright gleaming sun. You wish that old man winter. XVould go back home to stay, And that the sunshine and the flowers Would reign forever and a day.

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M The Sketch 21 Dance, from Peer Gynt Suite by Greig: Andante from Surprise Symphony by Haydn. To The Evening Star by Wagner Liebe- straume by Liszt, Salut d'Amour by Elgar, Air for G String by Bach, On Wings of Song by Mendelssohn, Viennoise by Kreisler, By the Waters of Minnetonka by Lieurance, Deep River -by William Arms Fisher, and Shepherds Hey by Grainger. Michel Wilkomirski Martin Boots had the pleasure of hearing the great artist, Michel Wilkomirishi, and his very talented pianist, William Hughes. Michel Wilkomirski is a new Polish violinist, who made his American debut under the direction of the Modern Institute of Paris. His parents were Polish although h ewas born in Russie. He is at this time on the faculty of the American Branch of the Modern Institute of Violin recently opened in Chicago. artistic sense of interpretation has distinguished him as an artist with a remarkable future. Numbers by Mr. Wilkomirski were Variations by Tartini- Kreisler: Waltz by Brahms: Andalusion Romance by Sarasate: Arabian Song - fScheherazadeJ by Rimsky-Korsakoff: Nocturne in D' Plat, Chopin: Chinese Drum Kreisler. Numbers by Mr. Hughes were 'lButterliy 'i by Greig: Bird Song by Greig: Minuet by Paderwski: Country Gardens by Grainger. ous BRowN15's ORCHESTRA ' A recent addition to our musical organizations is l'The Merry- Maker's Orchestra with Gus Browne, director: Alfred Johnson. drummer: Junior Skinner. saxaphonist: Bob Merritt, cornetist: Leon Champers, Dick Hamilton, clarinetists: Jerome Savesky, pianist: and Robert Alter, violinist. We are expecting to hear a good program soon by these coming musicians. . . , ., , I PoLLARD's ORCHESTRA - Martin Boots has an extra curricular orchestra. The Harmony King. and consists of the following musicions: ,E Grover Pollard, piano: Eugene Pennington, saxaphone: Lester Lennon, violin: Roger Riley, clarinet: Albert Johnson, drums: Har- old Foulke, cornet. I The orchestra gave a Ministrel Show at the Halloween Carnival and cleared ten dollars and eighty-five cents, - . f The program consisted of 'Tm Just a Vagabond Lover, Pagan Love Song, l'Am I Blue, and a dialogue given by three members of the orchestra Since then they have given two Home