Morgan City High School - Tiger Yearbook (Morgan City, LA)

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colorful Christmas pageant, sang in churches of all denomi- nations, and gave many other public performances which have become annual events to which music lovers look forward every year. With funds raised from these programs, they purchased black choral robes. , In 1958 Miss Nichols organized only two choral groups-- Girls' and Mixel Glee Clubs. Both groups again received superior ratings at the state festival in Natchitoches. In that same year they bought regulation choral stands which added to the uniformity of the organization. The three glee clubs were entered in the National Re- gional festival at Shreveport in the spring of 1940 and re- ceived two superior ratings and one excellent rating. Once again in 1941 Morgan City High Sehoo1's Glec Clubs received the highest awards possible when they attended the National District Music Festival in Jackson, Mississippi, These were the only groups in Region Seven to receive ra- tings of superior. Another accomplishment of'that year for which both the choral groups and their director received many well-earned compliments was the presentation of an edu- cational spring concert in which were sung many numbers that gave the students an opportunity to show what they could do, Morgan City High Schoo1's Glec Clubs have reason enough to be proud of their accomplishments. In the short period of four years they have won more than twenty awards in music rallies and have changed their status from that of an inex- perienced, unknown group to one whose ability is known and respected throughout the state. lSee GLEE CLUB for 19427 INSTRUMENTAL Morgan City High's first school band was organized in January 1959 under the direction of Mr. Champ Bass Tyrone. At the and of the school session the organization had forty- nine members and had made remarkable progress. In l94O the bandfs enrollment increased to fifty-six. That year proved to be another successful one for the young instrumentalists. The band played and marched for football games and made numerous other public appearances. -b 1941 z of Mor an Cit 's citizens de- cidedlghgt Snails which Slgged as well as the high -sahoo1's deserved uniforms. By April they had raised enough money to buy for the band members coats and caps of olive and blue garbadine which improved both the appearance and morale o f

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meals. This year the home economics girls are doing all the food preparation, sorving,and cleaning. Names that should be included in the history and dovel- opment of this department are: Miss Effie Davis,fMrs. Herbert Cottenj, the first teacher. Lena DiMaggio, first club president. Grace Napoli, author of poem awarded a prize by the State Club. ' . Lela Mae Broussard, youngest member to attend a national Home Economics Association meeting in Chicago, 1935. ' Shirley Kurzweg, doner of Shirley Kurzweg Home Ebonomics Award. Carmen Mire, first girl to receive the Shirley Kurzweg Home Economics Award. MUSIC DEPARTMENT VOCAL Before the year 1912 there was no organized music in- struction in Morgan City High School other than a vocal quartet trained by Hrs. A. Storm, but during that school session a music department which met all state requirements was organized. In the first twenty-seven years of the department's existence, only vocal music was taught. The school's first vocal teacher was Miss Margaret Smith, who taught music and art in both the high and gram- mar schools. In her years of service she did much to better the department. Miss Smith's successor--Miss Marjorie Harp--taught mu- sic and history. Among her many accomplishments was the in- troduction into the school of assembly singing and training of quartets which received high ratings at music rallies, In 1955 Miss Velma Nichols replaced Miss Harp, who ac- cepted a position in another school. Miss Nichols chose in 1957 the select voices of the high rchocl and erganiggd them into tthree groups-wGirlsl Cleo Club, boys' Glee Club, and -' 'C' 'i'l , WC 3 .,'C'e1l E i-T fL -l fi iiiiiiifiiltag Saigfgftt .soups Nichols entered her glee clubs in tHe district ggd5giZteMiSS sic festivals at Lafayette and Natchitoches, and from bggh they brought haue top hgnors5oqThe glee clubs made remarka- ble progrcss Ullhg eir 1lSt fear. ihcy presented 3

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the group. i Although the band is still in its infancy, it had made considerable progress in three years of existence. W'f1G1'1 Louisiana's band program becomes more advanced, Morgan City High School's Band will be right on top with the best. THE LIBRARY Students this year at Morgan City High have had the privilege of using our fine library not only for reference work and as an aid to their studies, but also as a place of relaxation where they might read the latest magazines, papers, and fiction books during their free hours. Books of many subjects, history, science, biographies, travel, home economics, literature, music, vocational guid- ance, fine arts, and the latest on etiquette, can be checked out for two weeks at no expense whatever to the student. Two cents a day is the fine levied on books overdue. Those interested in current events find such magazines as: Life, Readerfs Digest, Newsweek, Scholastic, Popular Mechanics, and Popular Science. The Abridged Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature serves as an index to these maga- zines which are kept on file. Library publicity is provided by the bulletin board in the library, and a section in the Student Prints. The bulletin board has a display of posters with accompanying book jackets carrying out the subject of the poster. Then each issue of the Student Prints carries a review of a book in the library. Books for the library are bought by the state, This year, however, our quota was decreased, and the library rg- ccivcd about half the number usually obtained. Each year the library attempts to add new books in each department with what funds are available, I In charge of the library is Miss Alberta Robicheaux, their reference work, good books to read. using the library, and who cheerfully assists students with and very hclpfully suggests to them Every student enjoys the privilege of shows his appreciation by helping to take good care of the books and materials providcd'for him. Improve your reading by visiting th' lib a f ' school year, C L P TJ durlng the