New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

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illhmnriw 1923 been well received. They entered the contest on April twenty-lirst. The quartette is made up of the following girls: Gladys Nulf, first sopranog Cora Hazlet. second soprano: Elizabeth Mills. contraltog Edrie Thomas, alto. Our orchestra and the quartet are not the only places that keener appre- ciation of music has been manifested. The chorus made up of the entire high school is now really mastering more difficult music, thanks to the ef- forts and patience of Miss XX'alter. Hiigh Srlinnl Obrrlirairzt Stanley Putman ltromboneb, Walter Schnitker Qdrumsl, Noel Smith Qsaxophonel, Devon Phillips lcornetl,Lavi1le Tillock lpianol, Gladys Nulf fcornetl, Melville Blaising lcornetl, Carrie Goeglein lsaxophonel, Claude Null ftrombonel, Harold Daniels csaxophonel, Lucile Young lviolinl, Smith Thomas Qviolinj. Page Eizhty-eight

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Il illllvmnriw 1523 Eruvlnpttwut nf Zlutrrrf-t in flllusir XX'hen Professor DeLong came to our school five years ago, about the tirst word of praise that was given to him was My, he surely can play the piano! or Have you heard Mr. De- Long play ? In an incredibly short time-just the time it took him to win the confidence of our boys-there was an unexpressed desire on the part of many of them to play like Mr. De- Long . Their desires slowly but sure- ly bore fruit. The first to try out was Robert Thomas of the class of 19.22. but in March of last year, one tine morning the school was informed that there were four new aspirants as wieiders of the bow. and now instead of Robert carrying a violin case alone there were Jessie Sheehan, NYillard l.ucas. l.ucile Young and Smith Thomas. I am sure that none of us shall forget the morning that Noel Smith and Harold Daniels tried to play with the school orchestra, which was organized by Miss XX'alter. Have you ever been trying to drop off to sleep when suddenly you were startled by a Screech-h-h-h from out the top of a tree nearby? XVell. this particular morning when we, in the assembly. were attending strictly to business. and our newly organized orchestra in the west room was doing the same, there came just such a screech. XN'e were informed later that the boys' saxophones were acting up . XYhen the 1922-'23 school term opened the old members had made marked improvement, with several new members added. The orchestra now has the following members: Stan- Tey Putman, tromboneg VValter Schnit- ker, traps: Noel Smith, Carrie Coeg- iein, Harold Daniels, saxophones: De- lfon Phillips, Gladys Nulf, Melville Blaising. cornetsg Lucile Young. Smith Thomas, violins: Claude Null. trom- bone: Lavilla Tillock. piano. This year it has been under the direction of M . DeLong. and we sincerely hope tlzat the N. H. H. S. Orchestra has e vie to stay. for no school. civic or re- ligious meeting is complete without it. The members have played for all programs' given by the school through- oztt the year. On Friday. April twen- tieth, they played at the Andrews High School Commencement: on Sat- urclay, April twenty-first. they played at the Allen County Oratorical Con- test: and on May twenty-second they will make their farewell appearance for the year at our own commence- ment. For those who leave our ranks this year we wish all the happiness they can obtain thru their efforts in this wonderful art. Another development in music this past year was the quartet which was organized by Miss NYalter in Febru- a y, and has taken part in several pub- lic entertainments, in which they have Page Eighty-seyen

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S illflrmnriva 1923 Zlnatitutr lgrngram The High School students furnished an entertainment for Teachers' Insti- tute on December 16th. After various performances given by different High the teachers in their Schools before county session, the New Haven High School in turn displaying her cleverly succeeded in ability as well. Miss Edrie Thomas, a Senior, also a talent- ed member of the Public Speaking Class. gave two very entertaining readings. The first was The Church 'XYith an Overshot XYhee1 g the second, Lasca , by Frank Desprez. Her ease of expression won admiration from all. The orchestra. composed of the follow- ing members: Mr.DeLong,pianog Har- old Daniels, saxophone, Smith Thom- as, violin, Noel Smith, saxophoneg Maurice Rose, violin: XValter Schnit- ker. drums, and Devon Phillips, cor- net, furnished excellent music. The selections played were 4'Blue Bird Land , Bridal Rose toverturep. and Sweet Indiana Home. Hiusir XYhatever the relations of music, it will never cease to be the noblest and purest of arts. It is in the nature of music to bring before us with absolute truth and reality, what other arts can only imply. inherent solemnity makes it so It's chaste and wonderful that it enobles what- ever comes in contact with it- NVagner. Plze Eighty-nine