Rowland Hall Saint Mark's - Hallmark / Lantern Yearbook (Salt Lake City, UT)

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? . i £ ' First row: Suzanne Frank, Eve Dahnken. Second row: Joan Dayton, Nancy Tisdei. Third row: Joan Harter, Rosemary Allsman, Shirley Ann Wilkins, Jo- anne Stewart. Fourth row: Marie de Beque, Margaret Barwick, Carlyn Jones, Tinka Cosgriff, Georgette Lockhart, Jerry Ossman, Suzanne Winer, Margy Dillon. Fifth row: Janet Dean, Barbara Boonstra. CHOIR 27

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i 4 HIE CHOIR 9 9 Each morning from within the chapel there are heard the strains of sweet music as the voices of a hundred or more girls are raised in praise to their God. Leading the singing are the voices of the girls who compose the choir. The choir is made up of about twenty girls who meet weekly and practice under the able leadership of Mrs. Florence Brown Hotter. Mrs. Hotter is also the organist, and each morning she smilingly greets us and guides us through the service. It is her in- spiration and encouragement that are responsible for the beautiful services in which the choir participates. The chapel service is dear to the hearts of the girls at Rowland Hall. Long after the seniors leave they remember this service as the beginning of many a beautiful day spent within the walls of their be- loved school. The members of the choir have even a sweeter memory, for in contributing to this lovely service they unselfishly have given of themselves. The choir not only sings at the daily chapel ser- vice, but also at the Candle and Carol and the Bac- calaureate services which are held in the school chapel. At the Easter Communion service and Commence- ment, held at St. Mark ' s Cathedral, the choir also lends its voices. The joy of singing fills fhe hearfs of all men Daily, as its voices carry aloft the faith and hope of men throughout the ages, the members of the choir give thanks that theirs is the gift of song. 26

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If you were to ask a Rowland Hall graduate just what feature of the school stands out in her mind, the probable answer would be, The chapel service in the morning. Our lovely chapel provides a moment of repose and meditation before beginning the day ' s work, and this short service soon becomes indispen- sable to all of us. In order to keep our chapel lovely at all times, a group of girls is given the responsibility of cleaning and preparing it for each service. This organization is called the Altar Guild. The performance of small tasks, such as arranging the numbers and polishing the brass, is not considered a duty, but rather, a privilege. The girls do their work each morning because they want to, and with this thought of individual contribu- tion and interest, the chapel service means even more to the school. Several times during the year our beloved bishop meets with the members of the Altar Guild and talks to them about the meaning behind the church, and the chapel furnishings. In this way each girl knows just what significance her contri- bution has in enriching the religious life of the school. 28