Pennell Institute - Whirlpool Yearbook (Gray, ME)

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ee cC . 18 Tur WHIRLPOOL MUSICIAL ORGANIZATIONS Two vears ago Mr. Richards reorganized the Pennell Orches- tra after a few years when there were no musical organizations at Pennell. His first orchestra had eight members. Now in its third year, the orchestra is bigger and better with fourteen members. The members are: Madeline Merrill, piano; Arthur Lawrence, Kathleen Sawyer, and Esther Libby, violins; William Duplisea and Phillip Kupelian, accordions; Richard Merrill, oboe; Arvilla Humphrey and Helen Winslow, clarinets; Henderson Beal, saxo- phone; Neal Merrill and Milo Cummings, trumpets; Helen Rus- sell, trombone; and Jane Eaton, drums. The band is something new at Pennell. It was organized last year by Mr. Richards, who directs it with the assistance of William Duplisea, student director. The members are: Arvilla Humphrey, Madeline Merrill, Ar- thur Lawrence, Helen Winslow, and Ethel Tripp, clarinets; Hen- derson Beal, saxophone; Richard Merrill, oboe; Neal Merrill, Milo Cummings, Luella Boyd, Charles Kuch and Earle Wilson, trumpets; Annie Thibodeau and Helen Russell, trombones; and Betty Bowe, drums. Both band and orchestra will need some new members next year. The orchestra will need more violins. The band will need more woodwinds, (there is plenty of brass). The greatest need of both band and orchestra is a bass instrument. If there is anyone who wants to take lessons on a bass horn, but can’t get the horn, see Mr. Richards, he may be able to help you out. The annual spring concert, after many postponements, was very successful. Both Glee Clubs sang well, the orchestra and band performed at their usual high standard and the soloists were well received. In May the musical organizations got together with the Me- chanic Falls talent and put on two fine concerts, one here and the other at Mechanic Falls. They went off beautifully with both schools giving all they had to make the best performance.

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ORCHESTRA Front Row, left to right—Esther Libby, Kathleen Sawyer, Arthur Lawrence, Jane Eaton, Helen Winslow, Arvilla Humphrey, Helen Russell. Back Row—Henderson Beal, Phillip Kupelian, William Duplisea, Madeline Merrill, Milo Cummings, Neal Merrill, Rizhazd Merrill. BAND Front Row, left to right—Helen Russell, Annie Thibodeau, Ethel Tripp, Jane Eaton, Helen Winslow, Madeline Merrill, Arvilla Humphrey. Back Row—Earle Wilson, Henderson Beal, William Duplisea, Neal Mer- rill, Arthur Lawrence, Milo Cummings, Charles Kuch, Richard Merrill.

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COMBINED GLEE CLUB GLEE CLUBS The Pennell Glee Clubs have been very active this past year. Some of the activities the Glee Clubs have participated in this year were: The Minstrel Show, an entirely new form of entertainment put on by the Glee Clubs; The Annual Christmas Pageant; The Annual Musical Concert; And the joint concert with Mechanic Falls High. Betty Cooper and Annie Thibodeau were elected president and vice president of the clubs and they did a good job, although there was not very much to do for any of the officers. The boys and girls of the Glee Clubs have enjoyed their work this year, and we hope it will be continued next year. à