Regina Collegiate Institute - Souvenir Yearbook (Regina, Saskatchewan Canada)

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Q7 ,., 45 - Q 1- X , .I E HARMONY? GLEE CLUB Every VVednesday afternoon, for an infinitely long three- quarters of an hour Cor so it appears to the eager CPD listenersb, sweet strains of music issue forth from the Assembly Hall. These profuse outbursts of song are the efforts of that sweetly smiling bevy of femininityewho boast the proud and extremely dignified title of the Elgar Glee Club. The total enrollment of this organization is about fifty members, but few and far between are the days when all of the smiling faces are seen in the hall. But perhaps it is all for the best, as there are fewer discords when less are present. But to borrow one of our learned professor's favourite quotations, Why crept the discord in but that harmony should be prizedf' Miss R. B. Riddell is our worthy long-suffering conductress and her task is by no means easy. She devotes half for to be specifically explicit, 37-75thsD of her time trying to draw forth profuse strains of too much premeditated art from rather un- promising, but at times, budding young musicians. e , V Recently the Glee Club decided to exhibit its talent by rendering a light operetta, entitled f'Patricia. The aforesaid operetta was rendered carefully and cleverly, displaying a great deal of talent along musi callines Cso said the Leader.D The plot was quite amusing, and the music Cexcept for an occasional discordl, was quite propitious to the ear. The cast was as follows: Reggie Montgomery, round whom the plot centres more or less-Clive Peacey. ' Mrs. Montgomery, the dignified but 'extremely snobbish, mother of Reggie-Eunice Tyhurst. Patricia, our heroine-buxum, blythe and debonair, who turns out to be merely a cook-Freda Hardy. Dick-who particularly impresses the audience as being a forlorn, solemn individual, whose melancholy soliloquies kept the audience in tears and sighs-May Polson. Jenny-who never, no never, fell in love-Marion Graham four gifted secretaryl. 74

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Back Row-N. Pragnell, W. Brown, R. Veak, F. Doull, D. O. Naimark, L. Lesk. 3rd Row-M. Matheson, C. Thacker, R. Coward, J. Ames, J. Hill, A. VVilde. 2nd Row-I. Thacker, L. Purdy, S. Gimpel, lV1iss R. Riddell, E. Patterson, H. Purdy. Front Row-E. Dennis, D. Allen. THE R.C.I. ORCHESTRA i Une of the most active organizations around our school is the Collegiate Orchestra. Always in demand for school functions, its members still found time this year to prepare programmes given With the Elgar Club in various churches in the city, besides assisting the club in the operetta Patricia They were the Winners in the Class C orchestral competition at the 1922 Provin- cial Festival, and the coveted shield has adorned our main hall during the past year. The orchestra also had the added dis- tinction of having two festival medallists in the solo violin class among its numbers-Dave Naimark and Wilfred Brown. The officers for the past year Were: President-Dave Naimark. Secretary-Ivan Thacker. Conductor-Miss Riddell. zqr ' ' . pf iw-'67 . XX Fw 5 . : -2,2 fb. . -as . vw-I ,, . 2,5 73

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Cy Simpkins-a comical old farmer-Julia Reckie. Nancy-who thinks she'd like to be a farmer's wife-Marjorie Melling. Fanny-Who is in love with Bobby-Lorine McLaughlin. Bobbie Neal-who returns her affection-Marguerite Swan- ston. Cwen Miles-Who in the end marries Patricia-Jean Dows- Well. Gypsies-who add to the charm of the play-J can Wheatley,Margaret McNamara, Ruth Jolly and Kathleen Dupont. And last, but by no means least, Percy, the poet, the goat -Jean Peart. The stage Was prettily decorated. The play was held at the Normal School on March 2nd and 3rd, and about 35120 were added to our funds, which up to this had been a negative quantity. This is the third year that the Crlee Club has been in existence. Last year an operetta, The Gypsy Roverf, was held and also a delightful Japanese tea. Both this year and last the Clee Club had the unique honour of singing at 14th Avenue Church, and this year at several of the larger churches. Last year, When the Festival was held at Regina, the Cflec Club entered. It competed against the Patricia Club of Saska- toon, but sad to say and against the better judgment of the adjudicators, the decision was in favour of our fair competitors. In conclusion, I hope that I have convinced the reader of the importance and necessity of the Cflee Club to the musical sphere of the R.C.I. -J EAN PEART. ATTEND Qffffffij QW Banner Building Regina 75