Muskegon Heights High School - Oaks Yearbook (Muskegon Heights, MI)

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THE OAKS 93 ' - 11' . ,........xu1.......,, ,fr ,. ij Presiding: Marjorie Risk, President of the Student Coincil. Left Row, Back To Front: Mr. Murray, Mr. Bolt ttom v'ewJ. Sondeen. F. Vandak, Snelling. Second Row Left, Back to Front: Kooi, P. Brooks. Kramer thiddenj, Carr, Fortier. First Row on Right, Left to Right: Chapin. Ruiter, Mr Schulze. Seyferth, S. Wagner, Ketchum, Damm. Back Row: M. Dendrino, Leaf. Wortelhoer. Miss Van R alte thiddenj. Danford. Window Peeker: W. Posvistak. Building future legislators. Hi, reporter! Say, maybe you can help me out. l'd like to know some of the things the Student Council has done this past year. I have to write it up for The Oaks. VVho were the oflicers ? lN'ell, Marjorie Risk was president: James Seyferth, vice-president: Hall Ketchum, secretaryf, How were thev elected P They're elected by the Council at the lirst meeting of the year. VVho belongs to the Council P All the class oilicers from each class, one of the two class advisers of each class, and the principal, Mr. Bolt. 'iVVhat are the outstanding things the Council accomplished this year? First, we arranged for six lyceum numbers to be given in the auditor- ium. Let me see . . . there were the johnson Brothers . . . Oh, I remember them. They brought those snakes and spiders! Ughlw STUDENT COUNCIL Muriel Sondeen And then there was Armand the magician, who came Friday, the thir- teenth! l'amahasika's Pets came De- cember 3. They played the lYorld's Fair in l933! Did you linally get Rip Yan lYin- kle to come? Yes, you know he was ill for some time. Some said he was 'asleepf But he 'woke up' April 23. And was he good! Of course, he is an old Broad- way favorite. A friend to Mr. Peter- man, too, by the way. Did you change the honor system ? Yes, and it was a good idea. It is far more fair than it was. A student only carrying one subject does not 'rate' as highly as one carrying live, with similar gradesf, liVliat about that all-school mixer ? lt was held May 7. Marcella Young was general chairman. And did we ever have a lot of fun ! Thanks a lot, Marge, for the dandy story. I'll run along and write it up.

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92 THE OAKS MIXED CHORUS Priscilla Nienhuis Our mixed chorus, which began in February, has been unusually busy since the beginning of the term. Miss Margaret Dexter, the director of the group, has put forth a great effort to make the chorus a success. TVith the help of Betty Jane Carlson and Ellen Hoekenga, who accompany the chorus, we think she has succeeded. The chorus sang at the Temple Methodist Church on Sunday, April 4, and presented the following selec- tions in the church auditorium: two Bach Chorales, Commit Thy XVays, Grant Us To Do XYith Zeal, O, Morn of Beauty, from Finlandia, by Sibelius: Goin' Home. from The New XVorld Symphony, by Dvorakg The Lost Chord, by Sullivan. The chorus also sang in the Spring Concert given on April Z7 in our high school auditorium. They gave John Peel, an old English hunting song, O'Southland, by johnson, and The Lost Chord, by Sullivan. A perfect blend of voices. One of the biggest events of the year for the mixed chorus was the XYest Shore Music Festival, which is given each year from May 17 to Z1. This year the Mixed Choruses from Holland, Grand Haven, Muskegon, Hart, and Saugatuck, were all repre- sented on Choral night in a massed group of 250 voices, which was held in our high school auditorium on May lS. Most of the schools gave special selections. Our special number was Lullaby, from Jacelyn, by Godard, with the violin obligato given by Shir- ley Vliagner. The guest conductor of the massed group was Mr. Glenn Cliffe Bainum from Northwestern University, Included in the VVest Shore Music Festival was a trip to Holland, Michi- gan, during the Tulip Festival, on May 21. The same schools were represented and the same songs were sung as on Choral Night.

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94 THE OAKS Back Row, Left to Right: Kobierski, Snelling, M. Purclase, Miss Sprague, ins'ructor, standing: Huika, Brccxd- bent, Posvistak, H. Santa be ner, Engle tthree-quarters hiddenb, Thema Front Row, Left to Right: Shafer, Morningstar, M. Johnson, Rcelman, Dendrino, Mixer, Risk, M. Geisler, Baker, Sh uttie. Turner, Campbell ENGLISH Jack Mixer The English department has the largest enrollment of any one course to the fact that in the school, owing the English course is compulsory. ln many ways, it is one of the most im- portant courses taught in the school because of its direct bearing and us-3 in everyday life. Miss julia A. Sprague is the head of the department, and has been a member of the faculty for lifteen years. The majority of the ninth grade English work is now being taught in Central Junior High School. Wie have seven 9-2 English sections, however. taught by Miss Linda Bahr, Mr. XY. E, Murray, Miss Margret Van Raalte. Mr. Henry Holverson, and Mrs. Ruth Kile, who is finishing the former Miss Ruth Ferris's school year. Sophomore English consists of a course, similar to the ninth, divided between oral and written composition, and literature. The principles of writ- ing are taught with a view to enabling students to express their ideas clearly, What an intricate language she are! not with the purpose of making authors of them. Letter writing, both business and social, is stressed, with some work on the fundamental types of composition. In literature, besides voluntary free reading of book re- ports outside of class, the classics Ivanhoe, by Sir XValter Scott: Idylls of the King, by Tennyson: and The Merchant of Venice, by Shakespeare, are studied intensively. The last few weeks of 10-2 is given to the study of types of the short story. -lunior English is a study of English literature from Beowulf to Virginia lVoolf, that is, from the days of pre- Roman Britain to twentieth century Englishmen of letters. The course is more than stories It is a course in literary history, including the social, religious, moral, and literary back- ground of our American inheritance. Senior English, which is elective in this high school, is taught by Miss Sprague. It contains much that is desirable for a student preparing to enter college.