Rowe High School - Viking Saga Yearbook (Lakeville, OH)

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A Cappella Choir Band

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A Cappella Choir Rowe’s newest musical success, the A Cappella Choir, won marked prominence in Ashtabula County this year. These 23 students under the direction of Miss Tailing: made three radio appearances, one a full half hour program, and were the welcome guests of school and civic groups in Con-neaut and vicinity. In early October they began practice in sight reading and singing without accompaniment. Enthusiastic over this promising start, the Parent Teachers Association supported the choir in their appeal for robes. In December they made their first appearance in maroon robes and white stoles, guests of Conneaut’s Masonic order. As the season progressed, the choir made seme 23 appearances. Among these were the assembly programs of East Geneva and Jefferson, the County Teachers’ Institute, Monroe, the Ashtabula Church of Christ, Fierpont and Mill Creek, Pa. Conneaut performances included those for the First Congregational-Christian, the Baptist, the Methodist, and the East Conneaut Methodist churches, and programs before the local Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. Of these 23 well blended voices, only eight are seniors. These probably will be replaced ty a like number of dependable students who have good voices, the ability to sight read, and a reputation of dependability. They will be depended upon to carry on the reputation established by Rowe’s first A Cappella Choir. Junior and Senior choir members are to have gold pins as a distinction for their service. T Yellow Lanterns On March 10th, the music department of the school presented the operetta “Yellow Lanterns” under the direction of Miss Tailing. The leading parts were taken by: Ersel Dye, Yu Kong, a miserly old mandarin; his wife Li Lee, Doris Thompson; Toy Ling, Joe Dickey; His daughter Ling Ming, Mary Louise Ryan; her lover, Chan Ting, Francis Dickey; Kay Choo, Yu Kong’s doctor, Edward Powell; and Fay Ling, Ling Ming’s aunt, Marjorie Montgomery. Dancers and Tumblers in gay costumes were the main attraction at the Feast of Lanterns. Also, a huge dragon made by the Art Class added to the Chinese rituals. T Instrumental Music Creative work in music composition was undertaken by nine students in the Music Theory class. They studied harmony and fundamentals of music composition, and later each worked to produce an original piece of music. Those successful in composing an individual selection were Durward Olds, Francis Dickey, Joe Dickey, Doris Thompson and Warren Rogers. Other members of the group were Mary Alice Hall, Alberta Bennett, Bernadine Dewey and Marjorie Cook. One of the students’ own creations was featured in the band and orchestra concert May 16. These two groups have played for such school occasions as plays and basketball games. In directing our 24-piece orchestra and the l and of 35 members, Mr. Mackey has done a creditable piece of work. The interesting experiment in music composition is an innovation in our schools and the only work of its kind ever known in the county.

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One-Act Play Contest Rowe entered the one act play contest to win second place with their dramatization of “Be Home by Midnight.” They competed at Rowe against Edge-wood, winners of first place, and North Kingsville. The play concerned family trouble about that universal question “What Time should our children be home?” Marjorie Wright and Donald Cline were Biology Were you one of those students who noticed “what went on there” in the Biology Club? Some bright morning while you were in studyhall Mr. Sam's society of amateur biologists were out getting the effects of Old Sol. Mr. Saari was showing them Dr. Olds’ farm, Griswold’s greenhouse, and the Raser tannery in Ashtabula. The members made charts and drawings typical parents, anxious over the whereabouts of their son and daughter, George Rector and Phyllis Whipple. When the children reach home at one, parental authority is exercised with the ruling that there would be no more dates till they behaved more like little brother Junior. A humorous surprise climax is reached when little Junior (Andy Hopkins) walks in to offer excuses for his absence quite a bit after one a. m. Club of man’s internal structure, fifteen lantern slides, and dissected various insects as projects. Practical experience was gained in pruning trees under the supervision of Mr. Saari. The club had a skating party, dance, and weiner roast on more social occasions. The officers were: President, Earl Hop-1 ins; Vice President, Vaughn Herbel; Secretary and Treasurer, Bill Lent. T Dramatic Club The “Wig and Masque” Club under the direction of Miss Mina Drown staged four productions throughout the year. Twice these were produced for public purposes and the other two were highlights of the assembly programs. The initial production, “Not Quite Such a Goose,” a one act play, was staged by the junior members of the group at the intermission of the A Cappella concert. The seniors prepared a radio play, and two others were produced. Senior members prepared a radio play and “Theodore Jr.” and “Marriage Made Easy” were also produced. The officers of the organization were: President, Mary Christopher; Vice President, Barbara Cheney; Secretary, Hazel Louderback; and Treasurer, Marie Harrington. ▼ Home Economics Club The Home Economics Club arranged in four groups once a month under the supervision of Miss Pearl Hunnell to spend the evening sewing or cooking. These domestically minded people took active interest in creating novel ways to improve their sewing and culinary achieve- ments. One of these methods was individually making gifts and exchanging them at their Christmas party. The officers of the junior and senior group were: President, Anna Maki; Vice President, June Brauch; Secretary, Gladys Parris; Treasurer, Virginia Hibbard.