Merrillville High School - Merrillvue Yearbook (Merrillville, IN)

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MUSIC W E have a large Music class num- bering fifty-seven. The Foresman system is used and this is supplemented by the Progressive Music Series. Book Four and Twice Fifty-five. We have done quite a little two part work and occasionally three part work. Not mentioning some of the fog horns and the occasional bleating of some lambs the singing has gone along smoothly. There are a number of girls with ex- ceptionally fine voices and because ol this we have organized a Girls’ Glee Club which we all enjoy exceedingly, especially the boys. The girls enjoy practicing in the Glee Club even if they do miss the inspiring and silver toned voices of the boys. We enjoy our singing best when our teacher wears his famous smile, but we can understand that smile wearing off when we sing “Rain Drops Pitter Pat- ter.” On Tuesday we eagerly await the arrival of our Music supervisor, Miss McPherson who through her big blue eyes and personality and thorough work gives us inspiration for the rest of the week. We are indebted to our two pianists Lillian Kuehl and Ethel Schoon who make our music period much pleasant- er. We expect to meet them later on the Concert platform. In the Foresman ' s work the records are used in teaching. However they are accompanied at times by the tap- ping of the boys’ dainty feet. Naturally there are some songs we like better than others. The boys are very attentive when we sing the “Sea King’s Bride”. “The Windlass Song”, is also enjoyed as we all like sailing the waters. The boys like Heaving the Anchor”. Another favorite song is the “Wanderer’s Evening Song”. Natural- ly, it speaks of rest. How we like to sing the song “The Moon”. It gives a very beautiful description of the moon as she comes up over the hill, but wide awake but a twinkle in her eye. What a story she could telL The patriotic songs we like to sing are the “Anvil Chorus” and “Columbia the Gem of the Ocean”. The round “Scotland’s Burning” is sung in good spirit but it is not so ex- citing as a fire drill, especially when the slide is partly covered with half melted snow. The girls appreciate singing “A Night in June . My, girls it will soon be here again. Elmer’s favorite song is “Sleep Baby Sleep”. We entertained visitors on Washing- ton’s birthday. Real talent from our class gave some excellent music on the violin, saxaphone and steel guitar. The visitors told us they enjoyed the pro- gram very much. As singing makes us happy we will continue and as the chromatic scale is right in our line we will progress in half steps if unable to in whole steps. -LEONA MILLER.

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