Paris High School - Arena Yearbook (Paris, IL)

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VOCAL DEPARTMENT Yes. music hath charms. or so it would seem from the large number of those enrolled in the vocal department. Miss Nelson is the capable director of not only the Girls' Glee Club, but also the Mixed Chorus and Girls’ Chorus. Every one of these groups gave a fineS account of itself at last May's Spring Concert and this season’s Christmas Vespers. Both these presentations were well attended by an en- thusiastic audience. It takes hours of tedious work to be able to put on polished concerts. What about the doily labor expended by those singers in the music room? Vocalizing is an important link in the chain of practice that produces a fine, well-balanced group of choristers. Miss Nelson places great emphasis on correct breathing and tone place- ment. Use your diaphragms! Get that tone out of your throat and put it up here! Taking a deep breath, the sopranos hit that B flat that's been tantalizing them for weeks! Sight-reoding is an art all too often over- looked but not so here. I don't care if you sing them wrong, but sing! Often the music Ellen Nelson. A.B. MIXED CHORUS FIRST ROW: Edwords, G. Murphy. Dickenson. Ashby. McKinzie. Hires. Tobias. Lindsey, Chainey. Krueger. Miss Nelson. SECOND ROW: Money. Powell. Humphrey. Toflinger, Roy. Cox. Rule. Millhouse, Bandy. THIRD ROW: Dahms. Barnett. Potts, Frazier. Shewoy. Snyder. Scanlon, Campbell. FOURTH ROW: Butler. Snoddy, B. Murphy. Rhoads. Bodine. Kienost, Martin.

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ORCHESTRA TWIRLERS FIRST ROW: Holler. Hill. Anent. SEC- OND ROW: Comeron. Hollingsworth. THIRD ROW: Moore. The high school orchestro is becoming o very important port of the school ond of the community. It ploys at all class and Speech Club plays, ond at many civic affairs. Lost year, the orchestra performed for the Rotary Convention, and was highly praised by the delegates. The orchestra, with twenty-two members, has now reached full instrumentation for an organi- zation of its size. This year the xylophone, which improves the quality of the orchestro. was add- ed. With the addition of this new instrument and the steady improvement of the members, the orchestra is working on light symphonies by many of the old masters. The students show their versatility by also playing in the band. The orchestra, as well as band, is directed by Mr. Louis Waterloo. The band ond the or- chestra owe much of their success to him. His strict discipline often frightens the beginners, especially when he booms Cut the coopering. Although stern at times, his unfailing patience, hard work, and sincerity produce many winning musicians and endear him to his students. FIRST ROW: Jonos, Moor . Downing. Cromer. Major. Bolton. SECOND ROW: P. Martin. Bruns- mon, Wottel nd. D. J. Martin, Kneisley. Bright. THIRD ROW: Rhoads. Foley, loymon, Cox. Accompo-.itt: Dorothy Kienost.

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GIRLS' GLEE Accomponist: Judy Monoy. FIRST ROW: Miss Nel- son, Strecker. Dicken- son, Edwords. Powell, Boyd. Lindsey. Choiney. Krueger. Sidenbender. SECOND ROW: Rhine- smith. Humphrey, Har- wich. Murphy. Snyder, Tobias. Alexondor. Sconlon. Martin, Camp- bell. THIRD ROW: Brunsmon. Toflinger, Dohms. Walker. Snod- dy. Butler, Bodme. Kie- nost, Millhouse. Bandy. Barnett. librarians hand out a song never seen before by any of the class, and Miss Nelson takes them through the piece. This is invaluable, in that it teaches the students to concentrate and to do their best oil the time. A large group of soloists ore receiving weekly instructions from Miss Nelson. Vocal breathing exercises, tips for the recital and contest stage, and lessons in poise are among the things emphasized. Each student is required to practice doily, and to meet with her ac- componist weekly. The soloists presented a re- cital among themselves in February, ot which they judged each other os if participating in a regular contest. The Girls' Sextette and the Mixed Ensemble represent the best of the groups. These groups ore very popular and hove performed on va- rious occasions. In April the Mixed Chorus took part in a concert at Charleston. All the E. I. schools were represented, and the famous Noble Cain directed the large group. After practicing oil day. the students presented o fine concert in the evening. This year, for the first time, letters were awarded in the vocal deportment. These were given on the basis of o point system worked out by a special student committee. Points were awarded on the principle that the longer one has served, the more valuable his voice. A minimum of seven-hundred fifty points was re- quired for a letter. These handsome letters made a fitting climax to the music of 1945. GIRLS' CHORUS FIRST ROW: Wilkins. Henson, Ferret. Mc- Pherson. Burkett. For- sythe. Kimble. SEC- OND ROW : Clark. Hollingsworth, D. Good. Wolls, J. Good. Sta- ley. Dickson. Webb. THIRD ROW: Thomp- son, Shiror. Motheny, Rehner. Trotter, Air- hart. Allen. Sturgell. mtu