Nokomis High School - Old Nokomis Yearbook (Nokomis, IL)

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(0lii 2uiluntus 1333 Orchestra and Chorus The simplest and most direct approach to the study of music, to a realization of the appreciation of music as an art, is through songs, either vocal or instrumental, because a song is a direct and simple appeal to the emotions. An art form to be an art form must have this quality of direct appeal. It arouses immediate emotional or feeling response, and it does something else. It arouses in the auditor, the listener, a desire to repeat, to take part, an impulse toward participation, or, to use the rather trite expression, a desire for self-expression. This pleasing unity of sounds, however, as mere sound, conveys no direct meaning. There must be appropriate words which appeal directly to the mind. There is then immediate reaction and interplay between the intellect and the emotions, each making the other more direct, more sure, each helping te amplify and enrich the other and make it more available for future recall. The pupil who has a knowledge of music, in whatever field it may be, has something the other person does not have. It is quite true that we use music for every occasion. We use it in time of sadness; we use it in time of gladness. It behooves us to use it in the right manner at the right times. Our music department always stands ready to help in school and civic enterprises. Our total chorus enrollment for tnis year numbered thirty-two and for our orchestra thirty-eight. Mostly three-part songs were sung in chorus. Classical, semi-classical and popular selections were practiced throughout the year by the orchestra. “Music is in all growing things; And underneath the silky wings Of smallest insects there is stirred A pulse of air that must be heard; Earth’s silence lives and throbs and sings. “To match and mate Feeling with knowledge—make as manifest Soul’s work as mind’s work, turbulence as rest; Hates, loves, joys, woes, hopes, fears that rise and sink ceaselessly,— Can music rescue this from Soul’s profound Give feeling immortality by sound Then is she queenliest of arts.”

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(§1 Nokomia 1933 Qirls' Athletic Association President..................H ler Re°d Vice President............. Ruth Kanke Secretary-Treasurer........Lena Florini Sponsor ................... Miss Pirc.her The G. A. A. holds its meetings the first and third Wednesdays of each month and a musical program precedes the business meeting. The first semester’s speakers and their addresses are as follows: Mr. Johnson, “Football”; Mr. Stumm, “Yellowstone Park’; Mr. Cosner, “New Basketball Rules”; Mrs. Eekhoff, “Courtesy”. Miss Laws and her cooking class demonstrated good table manners. During the second semester talks were given by Miss Sitton, Miss Graden, Miss Ronchetti, Miss Yackle, Mr. Hulet and Mr. Barth. Mr. Rademacher will have charge of a musical program. We attended the October Play Day in Pana with girls from Owaneco, Pana, Rosamond, Assumption, Moweaqua and Sh: lby-viile. The G. A. A. assisted in the Athletic Association Carnival by presenting two dances, “Welcome,” and “Good-bye.” Eight girls’ teams participated in a Community Basketball Tournament which was won by the two Senior Girls’ Teams. HLTri League President........................Hazel Read Vice President ............... Eileen Deitz Secretary..................Lorna Kettelkamp Financial Secretary...........Anna Balestri Motto: “We build the ladder by which we rise.” Key Words: Character, Friendship, Courtesy, Pleasure, Success. Watch Word: Loyalty. Emblem: Ladder with five rounds. Time of Meeting: Each group meets once in four weeks, on Monday afternoon. The Officers of the Big Sisters (Senior Group) are: President, Elen Kanke; Financial Secretary, Ann Cibulka; Secretary, Helen Schneider. The Officers of the Junior Group are: President, Nelinda Tosetti; Financial Secretary, Ruth Kanke; Secretary, Mary Fur-imsky. The Officers of the Sophomore Group are: President, Lorell Watne; Financial Secretary, Frances Shalbot; Secretary, Anna Novak. The Officers of the Freshman Group are: President, Haz'd Hinton; Financial Secretarv. Naomi Stauder; Secretary, Mary Cibulka. Sponsor, Dean of Girls—Charlotte H. Eekhoff. Aw