Morristown Hamblen East High School - Itakha Yearbook (Morristown, TN)

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llfllllll MUSIC DEPARTMENT This year the Music Department has had a very successful year. A great deal of talent has been discovered and is now being developed. In the fall, a group of the chorus and orchestra were selected to sing in the li. T. E. A. in Knoxville along with the three hundred other students from East Tennessee high schools. This group, together with thirty others of the most interested members of the chorus, formed the A. C. A. C. Club which gave, throughout the year, several programs which were at L. M. U., -the Kiwanis Club, the Rotary Club, and a formal program at the First Methodist Church in Mor- ristown. The club also entered the Choral contest at Knoxville this spring at the L'niversity. Ufticers were: Addie Mae l.ong--President: R. G. Allen-Yice- President: llelen Grubb-Secretary: Edward Harris-Treasurer. The choral class of ninety students have also been very busy during the year. Besides giving several programs in chapel, the entire chorus presented a miustrel at the Carnival, staged the very successful operetta. "Tulip Time," and attended the liast Tennessee Music Festival at Johnson City. .-X great help to the Music Department this yezuiiinancially was the Stephen lfoster play. "lVeep No More My l.-ady." presented by outstanding citizens of lvlorristown, together with the Chorus and Orchestra. After playing to a large enthusiastic audience in Morristown, the play was presented to a large crowd at the high school in Newport. The all-school Carnival held in the High School building, February twenty- ihird, was a trentendous success. .-Xlmost one thousand people came, spent money freely and enjoyed a hilarious evening. lt was opened with a "bang" by the Chorus and Orchestra presenting a Minstrel Show. Each P. T. .-X. in Morris- town presented some form of entertainment, such as: from Junior High, faculty basketball game, bingo, and a floorshowg from Sherwood School, photograph gal- lery, "Spidora." and a candy booth: from Rose School, advertising display. freak show. and refreshments: from Robertis School, fish pond, a, candy booth, and a bazaar: from lligh Schoolia cake walk, a lunch counter, and a moving picture. All schools made a profit of three lmndred fifty dollars. The Orchestra -this year with a membership of forty-five is the largest we have had in the history ofthe high school. It has played for all the indoor programs held in the high school during the year. The Orchestra accompanied the Chorus to L. M. U. and gave a very interesting program.

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