Memorial High School - Talon Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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Solo and ensemble. . . Members shared their talents in Solo and Ensemble each Friday morning, when some member or members performed. The hurried din of the school morning was shut out for a brief period while the club, along with advisers Mr. Hal Barlow and Mr. Max Byrd, relaxed for some enjoyable listening. We encourage and appreciate each other, said one member. The advisers commented, Solo and Ensemble gives students a chance to appear before their peers in public performances like recitals. Some members may be future music teachers if they are serious enough and have enough talent to sing or play. l 'S' 35 mr L 2 -', .pe it , . ',w , 13 1 l 1 'Lf 4, vt A TRIO, labove centerg Myke Crowder, Mary Nutting, Claudia Jonesj, Clanton Dawson labovej, and Debbie Smith lcenterl performed in the Christmas assembly. Susan Markley and Jim Moeskau lrightl performed for the Solo and Ensemble Club while members watched labove: Debbie Baker, Shirley Harris, Sherry Howell, Lori Jessupl.

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Morning Devotions. . . A new club started this year. Morning devotions were held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays before school in order to spiritually strengthen each participant and give daily inspiration. For each meeting someone was responsible for devo- tions, scripture reading, comments and a prayer. Usually those of us who go find it relevant and usefuI lsophomore girlj. I think it's a great way to begin the day. We all get a,lot out of it and we have fun doing it tsenior girll. We stick to the Bible. Our discussions are short and concern a passage taken from it. We have a fair representation of denominations. A few attend regularlyg others are more casual about attending isenior boyl. lt would be great to put on an assembly or provide other services isophomore girly. At Christmas time the group went caroling. lt was extremely cold, said one member, but we lasted for 10 blocks before ending up at the Martin's. F-W' Egg I

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'A at . p MIXED CHORUS. ROW 1: D. Armstrong, C. Jones, D. Neely, L. Jessup, V. Patterson, M. Green, T. Stribling, C. Troutman, M. Tur- ner, T. Watts. ROW 2: L. Patterson, K. Boyd, G. Beeler, C. Holland, L. lmmekus, G. Craig, D. Shallenberger, C. Scheurich, D. Starmer, J. Lea, P. Davis. ROW 3: B. Endicott, L. Picaman, K. McMullen, C Fohey, B. Staufler, B. Tanquary, D. Stephen, G. Stribling, R. Martin . I '- f fl 0' .fi . ' . F if - K-L pp-..n,' I F.. ,Q-hm t . C. Turner, D. Pflug, P. Bishop. ROW 4: M. Brown, B. Mills, J. Lyons, S. Howell, E. Singleton, B. Firth. S. O'tero, G. Wetherall S. Foglesong, S. Harris, E. Ellis, D. Baker. ROW 5: S. Jones, J Chew, M. Crowder, J. Burress, M. Prince, R. Hay, D. Holz, S. John- son, J. Lay, T. Anderson, J. Johnson, L. Pliler. Vocal groups . . Mixed Chorus, Girls' Glee Club and Boy's Glee Club: these were the vocal groups led by Nlr. Max Byrd. The music organizations participated in the annual spring concert and an evening of solos and ensembles. Several ensembles performed for the teacher's banquet, school asemblies and various lodges, churches and civic clubs of Joplin. The Christmas assembly featured several vocal presentations. Mr. Byrd commented, The assem- bly was very well received and we're glad we did it. Students discussed their vocal music units. We do Bach corales for assemblies and Bacharach for fun isenior boyi. The voice has endless possibilities-more than any single instrument. It is also very responsive to the emotions and has special communication potential isenior girlj. A fine education is made complete with aesthetic experiences. Singing fulfills these artistic needs that de- velop young people culturally iMr. Byrdl.