New Oxford High School - Memento Yearbook (New Oxford, PA)

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Our Girls' Chorus, under the capable direction of Krs Cook,has aimed to create a better interest in music throughout the school; to teach its sixty-three members how to read music, to irprove their voices, and to appreciate music The chorus, when asked, never refuses the opportunity of singing at churches and various social Catherines. Last year they were fortunate in having been chosen to entertain at such affairs as the Southern District Convention held at York, and the State Farm Show at Harrisburg This year they were selected to appear on the Youth Program at the State. Farm Show. The chorus has proved itself very successful in the Pennsylvania Forensic and Kuslc League Contests In 1937 they won the first county contest and received second honors at the State Contest which was held at Altoona. In 1938 they did not Qualify above county. The next year, 1939, they participated in the State Contest at Norristown. In 1940 1941, they won the State Contests held at Harrisburg and New Castle respectively. In Kay 1941, at the National School kualc Competition Festival held at Atlantic City, the chorus received second honors Each year our school has had its quota of representatives in the All-District, and All-State Choruses, including a soloist in the 1940 All-btate Chorus directed Noble Cain. Our high school is also proud of Its Mixed Chorus, Ensemble, Trio and Vocal soloists, who also have participated In the Forensic League Contests and proved themselves very successful. Our Ensemble was chosen to sing at the State Directors Convention held last year in the Fonrr. building at Harrisburg « any appreciative consents were received by the Ensemble. These various groups have progressed greatly under Mrs. Cook's efforts and it is their hope that they will continue to progress in the future as they have In the past -29-

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The New Oxford High School Band was organized in 1932 with a personnel of twenty-four members with Paul A. Hamer as director The band was increased in membership and the present band has fifty-six members. The band is an extra-curri- cular activity and all the members belong by their own choice The instrumentation of our band has improved, too, so that now we can satisfy every part of the musical compositions. Some of the rarer instruments of the band are the two oboes, the bass and alto clarinets and the bassoon. Since 1933 the band has been participating in the Pennsylvania Forensic and Music League Contests, this being the 10th consecutive year. In these 10 years it has won the County Contest every year or else there was no competition which auto- matically made the band the representative of the county. Out of ten District Con- tests, the New Oxford High School Band was declared the winner seven tire3, having won in 34, '36, '37, '39, f40, '41, and 42. The band par- ticipated in the State Contests the years mentioned a- bove and won a state contest four times out of six en- tries. The State record above does not include this year1s record because this article was written before the results were known. In 1936 the band participated in the National Contest held in Cleveland, Ohio where they spent three days. The band was placed in Division III which represents a good performance. Again, in May 1941, the band participated in the National School Music Competition-Festival held at At- lantic City. The Judges placed the band in Division I , which represents the best conceivable performance for the event and the class of participants being Judged were worthy of being recognized as a first place winner. -28- Dr George Howard, Guest Conductor Mr Paul Earner

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Kasper Krogglns, the Codfish King--------------------------------------- Mrs. Krogglns, his ambitious wife--------------------------------------- Jean Krogglns, their daughter------------------------------------------- Joe Brown, owner of Radio Station V.' T N T----------------------------- Jerry Kennedy, advertising manager of the Krogglns Kippered Kodflsh Co. Tilly Milly A Sister team at K T N T---------------------------- Billy Dynamo Dave, Production manager at Yi T N T------------- Mitzi, Switchboard operator at V. T N T------------------- Bob, Engineer In charge of control room------------------- J. Bottomley-3lnks, an announcer at V. T N T-------------- Archibald Throckmorton, who would like to see Mr. 3rown Lysander Phipps, a theatrical producer-------------------- -----Blair Clark —Anna Relnecker -----Anna Alwlne -----Junior Haar —George Sheffer Doris Miller -Lnr.a Jane Gable Dorothy Rife ---John Yingling ----Doris Bowser ----David Dennis ----Kenwood Fair --Richard Sheely ----Paul McElwee TIME: — The Present SYNOPSIS OF THE SCENES ACT I:—Studio A of Radio Station V.‘ T N T, an hour before the Krogglns broadcast. ACT II: — The same, following evening—New Year's Eve. SYNOPSIS Kasper Krogglns and Jerry Kennedy, his advertising manager, have decided to tell t-he world about Krogglns Kippered Kodflsh via radio. Joe Brown, the operator of Vi TNT, has agreed to put on a test broadcast for them. If this test program Is successful, the re- sulting contract will enable him to keep up payments on the station which otherwise will revert to Lysander Phipps, the former owner. Mrs. Krogglns, who has more ambition than talent, decides to sing on this program. Jerry and Binks devise the plan of pushing Mrs. Krogglns into the elevator and stalling it between floors while the broadcasting is going on. Mitzi, the telephone operator, sings in her place and the program Is a success. Mrs. Krogglns is permitted, unknowingly, to sing to a dead microphone. A telenhone call reveals the ruse and much trouble concerning -30-