Parsons College - Peira Yearbook (Fairfield, IA)

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BAND GEORGE AYLESWOBTH, Director It takes something besides a student body and cheer leaders to give you pep at football basket ball games, and other sporting events. That something that is so necessary to school pep 1S a col lege band-and the better the band the better the pep. We at Parsons are proud of the fine spirit of the student body and the work of the college band under the direction of George Aylesworth Al ways on hand and willing to serve, their efficiency and harmony make up for lack of size Violins Mr. Williams Hubbard Ford Alberta Cochran Mrs. Parker Viola Mr. Aylesworth Bettye Gibson Cello Sarah Page ORCHESTRA DONALD DEAN DAWSON. Director Bass Bob Iohnson Clarinet Mr. Rundquist Flute Ruth Walker Horn Robert Walker Bassoon Ted Saur Trumpet Wesley Hamm Trombone Gordon Ruhe Piano Mrs. Dawson

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The Chapel Choir, organized this year sang at the formal chapel ser- vices on Thursdays. It added rnuch to the spiritual atmosphere and gives promise of becoming a tradition at Parsons. First Soprano Gladys Thomas. Second Sopranos Irene Hutchcroit, Barbara Brown, Marcella Warnacut, Dorothea Ienista. First Tenors Roland Bush, Wesley Hamm. Second Tenor---Doc Anile. First Alto--Geraldine Whitmore, Dorothy Burge. Second Altos-V Evelyn Watts, Betty Ross. First Basses---Phillip Allen, Clinton Frank, Dean Luxford. Second Basses 'George McMican, Don Mc- Intosh, Wade Nyquist. There are quartettes and quartettes -poor ones innumerable, but Parsons College can boast a good quartet not only by student acclaim, but by the universal consent of their audiences. This group, last fall, toured small towns surrounding Fairfield, along with the three one-act plays which represented the college. Iohn Minehart, Wesley Hamm, Phillip Allen, George McMican: Maxine Cupp, accompanist. Singing music especially arranged for them, this group of singers shared honors with the First Semester Boys' Quartette by giving a number of pro- grams in high schools surrounding Fair- field. Starting out as a novelty, this group shortly proved itself a worthy ad- dition to the small groups of the Con- servatory. Wesley Hamm, Virginia Aylesworth, Iola Dit- tmer, Irene I-Iutchcroft, Vivienne Hammon, Evelyn Watts, Karlena Thoma, Maxine Cupp, Accompan- ist.

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DRAMATICS MISS MARY COATES Instructor of Dramatics and Speech Poise, personality, ability and enthusiasm are descriptive of Miss Mary Coates and are responsible for the successful productions given under her direction each year. Her influence is inspiring as well as lasting. This year a new and complete course in the art of radio speaking was added to the depart- ment of speech. The new course has been ex- ceedingly successful and has won the unan- imous approval of students interested in the work.