Monroe High School - Senior Issue Yearbook (Monroe, MI)

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IFILDNZMLIIANS I The Flonzalians is a selected group made up of nine music students. This orchestra was organized to represent the Monroe High School Orchestra at ban- quets, dinners and entertainments where it was impossible to accommodate a large orchestra. The orchestra has had a most successful year. They played for many occasions, including the Thomas Jeflierson Banquet, Women's Relief Corps, Exchange Club, Football Bust, Boy Scout Council, State Meeting of Grade Supervisors, Assembly of Girls' League, School Board Banquet, the Frolic and the Musical Festival. The instruments and players represented in their organization are: Organ, Harriet Ankenbrandt and Loma Sandrock: Piano, Melva Buyea: Violins, Delaise Philippart and Vincent Swiderskip Clarinet, Helen Zabel: Flute, Robert Cantrick: Marimba, Kenneth Philippart: Vibra-Harp-Drums, Rita Fhilippart, They were rewarded for their efforts by the Exchange Club, who presented each player with red or white berets, and by the school with saches and banners, enabling the ensemble to make a fine appearance. An outstanding feature of this musical group is their beautiful handling of tone and expression, and their ability to play publicly Without their director, Mr. Shipman. The Flonzalians will lose Helen Zabel, their solo clarinetist, who graduates this year and who has helped make this group a success. 56

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.re . -1 IH IICEIH SGEIINDCDII. CDIRCEIH IESTIRA l After two years of hard work, long hours and undaunted courage our wielder of the baton, Mr. Shipman, has achieved the finest orchestra our school has had in many years. Last fall it was made up largely of beginners in music, mostly pupils taking free musical instruction here in our school. Monroe High School should be praised on the wonderful variety of musi- cal instruments it has. Three of the uncommon instruments that we have in the orchestra are the harp, bassoon and alto clarinet. The orchestra opened their season by playing to an appreciative audience at the Presbyterian Church, next playing for the opening of the Girls' Volley Ball League, later they entertained an audience at a play given by the American Legion. The orchestra also played for the County School Teachers. and Officials. At the Merry Wives of Windsor, given by the public speaking class, the orchestra played to fine advantage. The Music Festival of March, in which all the different musical groups took part, was the most important event for the department, It was at this great event that the different groups showed their great talent. The next event the orchestra must turn their attention to is the greatest day of the year to the Seniors-graduation. This means much for the orchestra and great care for the director to select pieces and procure creditable rendition. This is the last big showing of the year. therefore, it must be, and we confidentially hope will be, the best. As few of our players are leaving school this year, we have great hopes for a bigger and better High School Orchestra next year. 55

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IEJQDYS' GILIEIE CEILIUIB I This year the club consisted of about thirty members. The four-part harmony as well as the ability of the individuals was better this year than ever before. The group collected on each Monday and Wednesday noon and every- one entered into the work as well as the fun. Miss McAdam, the director, was the goal of many practical and otherwise funny pranks and jokes. The Boys' Double Quartette, which consists of Bernard Vxfehring, Bud Mitchell, Bernard Roberts, Charles Mclntyre, Arnold Henrich, Emery Seitz, Vaughn Hummel, and Morrison Saincrant, were asked a few times by Mr. Cantrick to sing at the Junior and Senior High assemblies, which they did, much to the enjoyment of the students. They also entertained at a luncheon of the Exchange Club, and have sung at the Presbyterian Church. During the week of the Frolic the Junior High was entertained atlan assembly by the Cvlee Club presenting the first part of H. M. S. Pinafore. At the Christmas Vesper Service, which was held the week before Christ- mas on Sunday afternoon, all the Cwlee Clubs participated in singing old English carols and Folk songs with the Double Quartette presenting Shepherds Christ- mas Songf' Austrian Folk Song, A'C1od Rest You Merry Gentlemen, and 'AOld English Air. The members are: Jared Agnew, Leo Bauer, Harold Conlin. Hudson Dunks, Roger Eisenmann, Harry Faulhaber, Carl Furstenberg, Arnold Henrich, Don Hoyt, Vaughn Hummel, Herbert Famer, Edgar Logan, Charles Mclntyre, Bud Mitchell, George Quick, Clark Rehberg, Clyde Rehberg, Bernard Roberts, Ted Schafer, John Swiderski, Morrison Saincrant, Emery Seitz, Clyde Vogt Leonard Ott, Bob Reinhardt, Bernard Wehring, James Ready, Charles Diek- man, Loyal Heck, Edward Deinzer, William Phillips. v 57