North High School - Tower Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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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-

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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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r W . 1 CQiQal?AWeg!.ymAUJQaAoCLff If U , l U Dirk Cole-vice-presidenl, Albert Sullivan-Presiclenl, Paul Zimmerman-sergeant-at-arms, Dean A WIC FC all here and faflflg t0 g0 W35 Hatfield-secrelary, and Dorothy Briggs-treasurer, lead Papooses in their climbing. the thought of many of us 400 Sopho- mores as we entered North High, while others began their stay here with fear and trembling. As we continued to come to school through rain and sun, snow and dust, we either got some sense knocked into us and our free and easy spirit knocked out, or we overcame our shyness and were inspired by our teach- ers, lessons, and the traditions of such a wonderful school. At first the size of the building, along with the dozens of classrooms, Juniors, Seniors, and teachers, all combined to strike awe into our fluttering Sophie hearts. The difficulty in finding the gym- nasium, cafeteria, swimming pool, and auditorium added to the confusion and despair of our inexperienced beings. Our friends seemed to have utterly vanished and as we hopefully gazed about, we sud- denly collided with upperclassmen who gave us dirty looks or smiled pityingly at us and proceeded on their dignified way. The cold glare of the proctors made us feel rather foolish, especially when we asked for certain directions. Would we never learn? ABut we have surprised the older Pa- pooses with our brain capacity, and in scanning the questionnaires which were distributed among the Sophies it was dis- covered that our activities and interests are much the same as theirs. Upon entering North, Chester Leidy felt 'ilike a tadpole in a school of fish . . . . Wfilson LaMere had the feeling that he had been thrown into the middle of a big pond without knowing how to swim out .... Martha Daniels felt like an ant among huge insects .... Bud Hatfield felt like a drop in a bucket . . . . Kent McKown was verra verra confused .... Howard Kline felt like the last rose of summerf' Of course we all made mistakes such as falling down the stairs, going to wrong classes, and forgetting our locker com- binations, but then we learn by exper- ience. Along with the usual were some unusual blunders. One girl thought there were two swimming pools and uncere- moniously walked in on the boys .... Betty Hout mistook a teacher for a stu- dent. Most embarrassing! .... Marjorie Jump put water softener instead of flour into the muffins made in cooking class . . . . Bob Holmes studies too hard. just imagine! .... Delmar Chitwood is sure his biggest mistake was lockering with a junior .... Several thought taking geom- etry was their worst blunder. Alsooking at our class officers we realize that might is no-t in size. We are proud to have the following leaders: Albert Sul- livan, president, Dick Cole, vice-presi- dent, Paul Zimmerman, sergeant-at- arms, Bud Hatfield, secretary, and Doro- thy Briggs, treasurer. Almost any Wednesday morning, peek into the band room, and you will discover the following Sophomores in the Student Council: John St. John, La Veta Bolan, Paul Zimmerman, Bob Holmes, Albert Sullivan, Richard Brooks, and Jean Petti- john. They seem to be laboriously weigh- ing something that has been said and wondering whether they should get up and say what they think or keep still. To the surprise of many, the two most popular subjects are English and geom- etry, respectively, and the things that the Sophomores like best about North are- first, the sports, second, the teachers, and third, the beautiful building. Next in order are the cafeteria, assemblies, and the wide course of studies. Bobby Ray, as may be expected, enjoys the parties. If we could just have more of them .... A surprising number named the 3 135 bell. AThe favorite outside activities of us Sophies are sports, reading, and swim- ming .... Alberta Zimmerman likes to talk, as We all know, and can debate with the best of them .... Wayne Hull enjoys taking care of his cow .... Keith Spalding has much fun raising his feathered friends .... Thomas Houser tries balancing gracefully on tight wires . . . . Phyllis Stanton enjoys strolling about the country taking pictures of beautiful scenery and what not .... Don't get too friendly with Kathryn Weidner for she is a scrapbook fiend and f12k