Mount Ayr High School - Ayrian Yearbook (Mount Ayr, IA)

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1927 AYRIAN' -F - -Q: BOY'S GLEE CLUB First Row-White, Manners, Davis, Dalbey, Johnston, Kirkendall. Second Row-Robinson, Mapel, Farmer, Swank, Buck, Stone. Third Row-J. Swank, Mary Allyn, Pianistg Mrs. Pearl Mapel, Direc- tor, Irving. Not-in-Picture-Jack Dalbey, Orren Willey, Luther Hickerson, C. Bastow, Aldin Shidler, Paul Reynard. The Boys' Glee Club was organized in September, 1926 with the fol- lowing officers: Vaughn Manners, Pres., Marion White, Secy.g and Mrs. Pearl Mapel as director. Mary Allyn is the accompanist. They made their first appearance February 16, at the home Declam- atory contest. The club sang also when Mt. Ayr H. S. broadcasted a program from KSO at Clarinda. Selections chosen for the District Music Conte:-t at Lamoni, April 16, 1927, are: America Triumphant --- ---- Demarest At Fathers Door ..... .... R ussian Volga Boatman ..... ............ R ussian . -Marion W'hite '27.

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-2- 1927 AYRIAN -2- 2 2' -2- THE FEAST OF THE LITTLE LANTERNSN CHINESE OPETTA BY PAUL BLISS IN TWO ACTS PRESENTED BY THE TREBLE CLEF CLUB OF THE MOUNT AYR HIGH SCHOOL MRS. PEARL MAPRL, Director MARY ALLYN, Pianist BLANCHE sHRLDoN, solo Dancer WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 23 EIGHT O'CLOCK CAST OF CHARACTERS Chosen by Popular Vote of the Club Princess Chan, a Chinese heiress ........................ Fern BaSt0W Mai Ku, a Japanese j uggler maid ........................ Maxine Mapel Wee Ling, maid to the Princess ...-.. ......... M ildred Kitselman Ow Long, governess to the Princess ...-. ........... K atheryn Liggett Chorus of Chinese girls ................s... All members of household ACT I. Scene: Chinese garden. Specialty: Chinese Umbrellas. ACT II. Scene: Same as Act I. ARGUMENT The ancestral estate of Prince Chan is held in trust until the night of the Feast of the Little Lanterns when it shall be given to any two sur- viving children. Princess Chan having lost her brother and sister when they were children at play in the mountains is in great sorrow at the thought of losing her home. The first act opens with the celebration of the Feast of the Little Lanterns, various legends being woven into the texts of the songs. Some amusement for the Princess is introduced in the person of the little Japanese juggler girl, much to the disgust of the governess who would regulate affairs of children in China. The beginning of the second act finds the Princess still sorrowing and lamenting. The celebration is delayed when Wee Ling is caught in mischief. The j uggler maid brings news from the Emperor that the sister of the Princess is alive and near and orders a search. The finding of the little sister causes much excitement and the Princess is overjoyed that the home shall con- tinue to be theirs. The curtain falls with The Feast of the Little Lan- terns progressing with gaiety. x A State Divisional Music Contest, April 10, 1926 At the Divisional music contest at Osceola, friends of the Mt. Ayr schools were given more reasons for admiring her talented representa- tives. Our High School was awarded more honors than any other High School there represented. First places were awarded to the Girls' Glee Club and the Band, also to Myrtle Spurrier for piano solos, and Marion White for violin solos. They won the right to represent this district at the State Contest at Iowa City. Second places were awarded o the Boys' Glee Club and Chorus, also to Orlan Mapel who played a Trombone solo and to Howard Todd who played two Clarinet solos. Evan Mapel won a third place by singing two vocal solos. Much credit is given their musical instructors, Mrs. Mapel and Mr. Stewart, for the winning of these many honors.

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- 1927 AYRIAN -2- - cf:- BAND AND ORCHESTRA First Row-T. Liggett, Rogers, Buck, T. Lown, Jack Dalbey, Davis, Forest Leffingwell-Director, Taylor, Trimble, Poore, Bastow, Lesan. Second Row-Shidler, T. Lown, Irving, F. Bastow, Sheldon, Mapel, Manners. Third Row-E. Bastow, Saltzman, A. White, Beard, Mary Allyn-Ac- ompanist, K. Liggett, M. White, Swank, Kirkendall. Not in picture-Haih rison Link. T The orchestra meets three days a week, and the band two days a week in the music room, the eighth period, under the direction of Mr. Leffingwell. The orchestra made its first appearance at P. T. A. The orchestra is preparing the following selections for the District Contest at Lamoni, April 16, 1927: Valse Danseuse ................ ....... M iles Ballet Music from Rosamunde .... .... S chubert Minuet in E Flat ........c.............,c.... Mozart The band will not enter the contest this year, -Marion White '27.