North High School - Tower Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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L , C 9 e re ot ragging Buff-H 0 by Ifelru Fuller W5 AW'ith an eye to future measures and a mind set on scaling the ladder of prog- ress, these Injun music-makers have struck the chords of their theme song for the year- sometimes B flat, never B sharp, and always B natural. To mention the staff is the first step in recording the year's record of the music department, for in any composition the staff is the basis for the score. Tieing for top line honorsi' are Miss Grace V. Wil- son, supervisor of music, and Duff Mid- dleton, supervisor of bands and orches- tras. Miss Ina K. Hyde as head of voice department at North, Miss Isla Davis as girls' voice teacher, and Harold Clevenger as band and orchestra instructor com- plete the staff. A Strike up the band! And every last one of us rises to his feet with a song in his throat. Flaunting the colors, red and white, emblematic of courage and integ- rity, the band goes marching by. Proud of 'em? Say, we wouldn't trade for Nall the king,s horses and all the king's menf' At basketball and football games, they cheerfully keep our uspirits upv by play- ing On Ye Redskins -and what if they do miss part of the game? Then there,s countless times when the band marches in parades and plays in school assemblies. This year, the band has played on many different occasions for outside organiza- tions and schools. What's more, they,ve even broadcasted! AOn the treble clef we behold the Girls' Glee Club. They sail o'er the high C's in an effort to please! The bass clef is rep- resented by the Boys' Glee Club. Weive heard that their motto is Utenor, bass, and baritone-but no 05-tonef, The combined glee clubs form the chorus that participated in the Southern Kansas Music Festival. Having presented a Christmas Calltatfl, The Adorationf' the chorus started re- hearsing with voice classes for the Easter and Commencement programs. The Girls' Glee Club has also sung at Roosevelt and for Open House at North. The Boys' Glee Club entertained the McDowell Music Club for outside work. From fiflrlles fo barns-ibey rrmz krjif fboxr .inziles zuhefbfi' fbt' win wilt 41l'f'l7C'f7fIlg ezrrj' rmf and while wrzifarm or wbctlzer flurry bad lo ea! ffm! rfuriwg an ax.w111bly. But where would either group be-or wc- zuitbout Duj Middleton? i10f

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lRY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY :e students Star staff is told what To lead the class to April 1 is Fools' Day, N. H. S. holds induc- 1r Valley good papers should bigger'n better op- but middleclassmen tion, giving recognition capn in contain as students portunities, Sophs nlake it Junior Day to prominent Juniors CFH. Bas- answer questionnaires. choose Sullivan, Cole, Hat- and celebrate with annual and S9lli0l'S- Tl'ilCliSt9rS the dope Sports page and Tower field, Briggs, Zimmerman. shew the l10YS What WS ting Em- udents try ed as fac- on person- wins over hers with Tales catch the eye of the readers as the most popu- lar sections. Newton bas- ketballers railroad the Redskins farther down in League standings with a l7-8 defeat. Fathers and sons get to- gether for annual Hi-Y feed. Redskin basketball- ers take it from Ark City, score reading 32-17. North matmen grab sec- ond in Ark Valley meet. class party. For chief' of Red Arrows next year, girls choose Genevieve Amberg. Redskin track- men run wild and bring home the scalps from the Sterling Relays. all about at A. V. L. meet. Golf and tennis stars keep up Redskin standards in state tournaments as base- ballers give a good account of themselves at El Do- rado. 'orget dig- l have a time at urice Mar- supplying lfield wal- 14 in bas- Iast swim- : Redskin fd ducking ne in four Capital city Tro- 14 jans trudge home- ward after losing a hard fought battle to North five, 20-17. Black- well wrestlers teach the Redskins more about mat-matics, winning five and losing two bouts. Tulsa swimmers adminis- ter a severe drubbing to North, taking every race but one. Answering such 14 questions as What should I do on my first date? and How to pick one's life work, Dr. Roy Burkhart of Chicago proved inspiring and inter- esting to the Redskins. Honor Roll numbers 44 for first six weeks of sec- ond semester. Greatest attrac- 14 tion on the Mid- way is theme for Impersonation Day as Seniors give carnival per- formances. G. R.'s install officers at parent-daughter banquet. North cindermen win Anthony meet as base- ballers outhit East, net- men outdrive El Dorado, and golfers place third in five team match. Journalists get to- 14 gether at Quill and Scroll banquet to induct new members into journalist honor group. Dramatics class is work- ing on Senior play, The Quest, which portrays the life of the Great American family. Redskin trackmen journey to Em- poria for regional track meet. pledges .Scholarship is the North cagers are Only four. days of Juniors and Sen-iors 800 with capacity for intel- gently ousted from 1 School tl1lS week, go mathematudl o go to as- zine. Goal - proof be- wn hands. me its first 1, Welling- joatg score, itte easily sin seals. lectual hospitality and integrity backed by native ability and indus- try, says Dr. Edwards of Friends U. For second pay assembly Petrie's WVhite Hussars present unique musical program. El Do- rado dribbles through and around North quintet for a 26-23 win. regional tourna- ment by Lindsborg, 25-23. Spring sports get under way with large turn-outs. Dark glasses and measles are the new fad for this windy month of March. For the leader this trip, National Honors choose Lipp. getting one day oll' to revere Easter and chase bunnies. Some fun-only five more weeks of school for Seniors. K. U. Relays are fast, but Redskin dashers pass baton around all competition for third straight victory. and pull each other into segments at annual Field Day classic. Seniors wonder whether or not they really are glad that the school year is ending. Tracksters add more tro- phies to those already as- sembled in main corridor. ght names on official oll for first ast minute ats North , but for- iuse of in- Stephens, mith are the Bi- or the last Boys with ties and girls with perma- nents wrestle the camera as Senior pictures are taken. North, East battle to final seconds be- fore Butler decides that suspense is bit too heavy and sinks two baskets to give us our first city basketball championship! Say, did you know 29 that the princess is arriving today?', seems to be a password around the building. And sure enough she CDorothy Perryj does, assisted by a more than capable and willing cast of possible Barrymores, Dietrichs, Garbos, and Gables. Politics galore for 30 annual Student Council election. For president and vice- president next year, stu- dents choose Jack Roberts and Genevieve Amberg. East scores three tri- umphs, taking North in dual track and tennis meets and placing first over Redskin golfers at Pratt invitation. Get what you can 30 while you can pre- dominates at Sen- ior banquet-didn't know those graduates could hold so much. Commence- ment sermon is delivered by the Reverend Paul D. VVomeldorf and Pres. A. Linscheid of East Central Teachers' College, Ada, Okla., gives the com- mencement address. 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wav arriors of Distant Tribes Bring Tom- oms an oiee- oxes any Miles to Hold Pow- ow With Big Chiefs ,losep E. Maddy,Qtto Miessner as Head Medicine en Special recognition should be given to accompanists, Dorotha McNeice and Keith Meyer, and to Mark Starrett, bari- tone, who won second place in the Mid-West voice contest spon- sored by Bethany College of Lindsborg. Mark sang 'QBandolera, Stuartg Love Is Lord of Allf, Guinong and Q'Ti1l I Wake, Finden. Contest winners received a scholarship to Bethany College. Harmony, according to Webster, is an agreeable combina- tion of tones simultaneously heard. According to those students who take harmony at North, it's a lot of work and rather com- plicated, but it's fun. Starting with a blank composition sheet, these hopeful young composers write original hymns and short songs. And itis very interesting to draw little black notes, too, they declare, especially when Miss Hyde explains some new wrinkle like a tonic dominant and a tonic subdominant chord! Music appreciation classes were a part of the curriculum for the first semester. Those who were interested in the biographies of famous composers or in history of the operas and famous symphonies enjoy this course very much. ASix hundred strong they gathered at the Redmen's encamp- ment on the fork of the Arkansas Rivers. From thirty surround- ing towns, high school students came to form the heap big chorus of 350 and orchestra of 250. 11 Dflllllillg while robes, fbi' glee clubs p1'vxer1l rr Cbrixlnms crzrzfrzfrz, The AJora1'im1. In keeping -mlb fha spirit of Nor! ix ibc 17tIL'kgV'07l7Hf of SZ1fIIIl!IL'l'il7g gold tllllll sluinwrf glass. Conductors Joseph E. Maddy of Michigan University, and W. Otto Miessner, head of Miessner Institute of Music, Chicago, traveled many miles to direct the young music-doctors. Practice makes perfectn-therefore, the two days before the Festival were spent in long hours of rehearsal. Entertain- ment was provided in the form of a dance and a free movie. The result of their work and play was the simply swelli' concert presented at the Forum on March 9. Those who heard the program pronounced the Festival a great success. According to Mr. Maddy, the orchestra played the selections from Liszt, Tschaiskowsky, and other great com- posers with the ease of a symphony organization. The Blue Bird and the 'KBach Choralsu were said to be the most beauti- fully done of the eleven compositions sung by the chorus. Aujoshua Fit the Battle of Jerichov is quite the opposite of Ain,t Gwine Study War No More. But there's no contradic- tion in the way the Burleigh Singers do it. To preserve the Negro spirituals, the only true folk songs of America, a group of Negro students under the direction of Miss Hyde organized this chorus in 1932. Forty students comprise the choir. A quartette selected from the organization are W'illie C. Gales, Julia Hathman, Charlie XVhite, and James Butler. This year the Burleigh Singers have presented programs for Robinson and Central Interme- diates, American Legion, Salvation Army, and Red Cross. Members of the chorus chose to dedicate their efforts and name their club for the one and only Harry T. Burleigh who is the dean of Negro composers in the United States. AOut of the chaos of tuning up comes silence as one familiar figure appears at the stand. It is the orchestra members' sincere tribute to Duff Middle- ton, the man whose poise, quiet dignity, and confidence in their ability promotes an esteem which demands the best that's in iemf' By dint of hard work the orchestra has earned an enviable reputation. Six symphony concerts have been given this year. The orchestra was also one of the Southern Kansas high school groups that presented for the Music Festival several compositions of the great music masters. Elden Lipp, violinist, and R. D. Wfilber, clarinetist, were recommended for music scholarships awarded by the University of Wichita. One of the most popular combinations of the orchestra is the string trio. Invitations to play at banquets, churches, schools, and clubs deluge Maxine Sage, cellistg Elden Lipp, violinist, and Mary jane Lange, pianist. 1-