River Rouge High School - Vigilant Yearbook (River Rouge, MI)

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MISS BLANCI-IE WISE MR. MAC E. CARR MISS CAROLYN WISE O the Misses Blanche and Carolyn Wise, and to Mr. Mac E. Carr, our vocal and instrumental instructors, we, the Class of l939, dedicate our VIGILANT ANNUAL, with the sincere hope that such an interest in music as they have strived for may always be shown in our school.

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UHURR Y HGNIE MEAE? Published by the Graduating Class of 1939 ..... RIVER RGUGE HIGH SCHOGI.. RIVER ROUGE, MICHIGAN

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Our music division has three excellent teach- ers, the Misses Carolyn and Blanche Wise and Mr. Mac E. Carr. All three of these persons began their musical training early in life. Born in Frankton, Indiana, the Misses Wise were graduated from the Elwood high school with honors in music as Well as in their other studies. Miss Carolyn Wise then entered the University School of Music at Ann Arbor, Michigan, Where she studied violin and voice with noted teachers, as Well as taking the regu- lar course. She engaged in many extra-cur- ricular activities and was elected into the Delta Omicron Society and the National Honorary Music Sorority. Her sister, Miss Blanche Wise, entered the Indiana University Where she studied voice, piano and drama.ics. She was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa and was gradu- ated With high distinction. When the Misses Wise came to River Rouge to lend their talents to our high school, they organized, with the assistance of Mr. H. M. Rosa, the Senior Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs. Miss Carolyn Wise organized the String ln- strumental Group and the present string or- chestra. Miss Blanche Wise then began studying the 'cello with Mr. Hans Pick and Ruby Peinert at Ann Arbor and was special accompanist with the Detroit Oratorio Society. ln 1930, Miss Carolyn Wise was offered a scholarship to study voice with Homer Wiserman, which she accepted. She also accompanied the Detroit Oratorio Society by appearing as soprano soloist. True to the custom of artists, both are con- tinuing their musical education. For the past three summers they have studied voice and piano with Frank LaForge, internationally fa- mous teacher of New York City. Mr. Mac E. Carr, our instrumental director, was born in Dundee, Michigan. He was gradu- ated from grammar and high schools, Where he first began studying the clarinet, saxophone and the oboe. He then took college work at the University of Michigan where he started with an engineering course and finished with cg Bachelor's Degree in Musical Education. Coming to River Rouge in l929, he devel- oped a band of 16 pieces up to its present standard of 65 pieces, which he has maintained for the past seven years. ln l933, Mr. Carr received his Masters De- gree in Music from the University of Michigan and in l938 received a diploma in conducting from the Mozarteum Academy of Music in Salzburg, Austria. He is a charter xii:m'ne: cf the Eastern Michigan Band and Orchestra As- sociation, as well as the Michigan State Band and Orchestra Association. He has served as guest conductor with several groups, among them the Wyandotte Civic Band, the McMi- chael School Band and the All-State Band. While acting as student conductor for the Uni- versity of Michigan Band, he studied baritone and trombone with both Mr. Nicholas and Mr. Leonard Falcone. Mr. Carr and the Misses Wise have done such excellent work and maintained such high standards in our high school that we heartily indorse them as instructors second to none in the state of Michigan. THE THREE OF US