Polo High School - Cycle Yearbook (Polo, IL)

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ORCHESTRA Squeak, squeak, ha ha. Zoom, zoom, ho ho, toot toot!!! No, it isn't as bad as that because even the best player comes forth with a spontaneous and unwritten tand discordantj solo once in a while. Although the ll. C. H. S. orchestra is handicapped by a shortage of violins, it can really do quite well when all the players get down to business and tap out the beats ot' the measures very earnestly with feet, heads, instruments, or any other available items. The orchestra rehearses two times a week on Tuesday and Thursday, the days the band does not perform: so the students in lirst hour study hall are provided with either band or orchestra music every day of the week. The orchestra has played for the two class plays and for other concerts and activities. CONTESTANTS X X 1 X X 2 , - - if K ' i 5 f ' if t ' E X- ' i ..25..

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fm' ' BOYS' QUARTET MIXED QUARTET MIXED CHORUS The cream of the boy' chorus and girls' glee club finally finds its way into an organization known as the mixed chorus. This process usually takes about two years, so most of the members in mixed chorus are juniors or seniors. However, some sophomores find their way into this group with not too much difficulty. The singers usually start the period by putting their elbows on their knees, and their chins upon their hands. It looks like a reducing exercise, but its purpose is to get them limbered up and breathing properly for the workout ahead of them. Then they will sing da me ni po tu la be da or ugh hugh, two warming-up exercises. At last they get down to business and put some hard work on chorales and sacred or secular music. During the last few minutes of the period they usually sing from the red book, a collection of favorite songs. The mixed chorus' main performance was the Christmas Nativity. All of the musical num- bers were done by the mixed chorus with the boys, chorus and girls' glee club assisting. MUSICAL EVENTS Nov. 21 8z 22 - Orchestra-Senior Play Dec. 15 - Christmas Nativity Dec. 10 - Brass Ensemble 8a Mixed Quartet at Rotary Club Mar. 21 - Spring Concert ' MUSIC X , ...24...

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BAND It' you hear queer noises Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. cTon't blame it on Kil- roy or Rizhard. Don't even blame it on Mr. Parrett because he's doing his best to get some sweet niusic from the P. C. H. S. band. 'lhe sevi nty would-be Spike Joneses, Benny Goodmans, Tommy Dorseyr, and Harry Jameses have quite a time playing numbers all the way from 'tOverture Argentina to Little Brown Jug. The band members really can work it' they want to, though. Evidence ot' this is shown by the lVlarcIiing Band that performed at the football games and at Homecoming. The Pep Band also helped to liven up the basketball games. When the workouts t'or football and basketball games were over. the instrumentalists started right in on contest numbers and selections for the Spring Concert. DISTURBANCE AT CIRCUS All ot' the wild animals caged up at P. C. H. S, the week before Christmas were scared to death at noons and went scurrying for sheltcr. Near the end of the week they grew very brave and emerged from their hiding places. At last they discovered what was causing the commotion. The brass quar- tet was playing on one occasion and the mixed quartet was singing during two other noon hours. Some of the mammals watching the show pretended that they enjoyed the performance by throwing loose change to the monkeys that were performing. Most of the homo-sapiens even had tears in their eyes because they were so happy that vacation had come and they would have to listen to the rendering of Fhristmas carols no longer. ..26..