SUNY at Oswego - Ontarian Yearbook (Oswego, NY)

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THEBLE ULIEF OFFICERS HELEN MCMANUS . . . . . . . President RHODA MacDQL,lGAL . . Vice-President SOPHlE KOSOFF . . Secretary-Treasurer EDNA AMERMAN . . . Librarian HELEN SMITH . . . Accompanist GRACE ALMA BADGER ..... . . . Director Under the inspiring leadership of Miss Grace Alma Badger and their faithful accom- panist, Miss Helen Smith, the Treble Clef girls have earned many praises from their audiences for their performances rendered this year. The Treble Clef Club cooperated with the other musical organizations and the Dramatic Club in the Christmas Pageant Hfhe Quest of the Flame. Delightful programs have been given at the Strand Theater and at the school assemblies. The organization has en'oyed several parties. Early in October the girls entertained the members of the Men's dlee Club and Orchestra at a party held in the Music Room. The Men's Glee Club, later in the term, sponsored a delightful party for the girls at the industrial Arts Center. ' One of the outstanding features of the year's program vvas malcing the acquaintance of Dr. Charles Wakefield Cadman, noted American composer. While he was a guest of the school, the musical clubs gave a luncheon in his honor at which many of The Treble Clef girls vvere present. Dr. Cadman favored the group with autographed music and photographs of himself. Throughout the year sixty-eight girls have participated in the group. The Treble Clef Club is loolcing forward to many more successful years. 38

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UHEHESTHA OFFICERS ECKHAR-l JACABSON . . . . . President MARION MULLEN . . Vice-President ARTHUR JACKSON . . Secretary BERNETTA AVERY . . . Librarian l.ORlN Wi-IEELXWRIGI-IT .... Conductor The Normal School Orchestra, under the direction ol Mr. l.orin F. Wheelwright, has shown considerable improvement this year over years in the past, as have all of the musical organizations in the school. Besides the addition ol a Sousaphone and a baritone horn, the result ol contributions from the Associated Student Body, the general spirit ol the group improved to malce possible their Fine performance at assemblies and other Functions throughout the year. With over Forty members, including a clarinet quartet and a string quartet, the orchestra has played at every one ol the weekly assembly programs till they have become a neces- sary part ol the proceedings. The climax ol the year was reached at the Christmas Pageant Play, when they play the overture, Around the Christmas Tree. ln May, the orchestra gave its regular spring concert, and at this time they showed unusual progress. The members are to be congratulated for the Fine spirit ol cooperation and interest that they have shown in school Functions. There is no doubt that our as- sembly programs would laclc much of their feeling and zest if it were not lor this line group. Outol the orchestra has grown the First band Oswego has had. They performed so well at our home basketball game. The newly formed group had a short period of practice, and in spite ol the laclc ol equipment this small band has done wonderfully well to improve the Fighting spirit of both the team and the audience. Ap lin, B. Avery, J. Avery, Barnard, Beer, Bourgeois, Buss, Casbarra, C. Clemens, W. Clemens, Nelson, Cooper, Dodson DiLapi, Duhrels, Goodness, Holmes, Jackson, Jacobson, Jorclal, Kerr, King, La Boef, Littlefield, McCabe, Meeker, Mullen, Payne, Pinckney, Robinson, Rogers, Ryan, Scusa, Sprague, B. Stout, E. Stout, Turner, Walsh, Whitcomb, Wolf 37

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NlEN'S Gltt CLUB OFFICERS I-IUBERT ROBERTS . . . . . President JOHN BOUCHARD . Business Manager ARTHUR JACKSON . . , Secretary DOLAN MORTON . Librarian LOl2lN Vfl-lEELNXfRlCil-ll .......... Director This year there has been one of the finest Men's Glee Clubs in the history of the school. Under the direction of Mr. Lorin F. Wheelwright, new head of the music de- partment, this organization has improved until it now takes its place among the better musical organizations in the colleges of the state. ln addition to the regular chorus of forty-eight voices, a male quartet, a clarinet sextet, and a marimba soloist, persons who are regular members of the Glee Club, performed at most of the engagements. These extra attractions, included in the program for the first time this year, were well received wherever the group sang, and they helped to insure the maintenance of the high music standards of Oswego. At the Christmas Pagent held in the school auditorium, the male chorus surprised the audience with their fine performance. It was generally felt that the beautiful back- ground furnished by the chorus was essential to the proper interpretation of the play. ln doing their share so nobly the Glee Club only gave an early indication of the heights they were able to reach later in the year. Since the latter part of March, the club has given weekly performances to school groups in different parts of the Oswego area. They have also made several local appear- ances. ln all of their performances they have succeeded in winning for themselves the alcclaimbof their audience and have secured guaranteed engagements for next year for t e c u . Barcliff, Beer, Bockes, Bouchard, Bourgeois, Brokaw Coe, Draper, Dahrels, Fralick, Gode, Goodman, Gosier, Gosman, Holmes, Hurley, lsrow, Jackson, Jacobs, J. Jacobs, Johnstone, Kipers, Lamont, Lieb, Littlefield, Martin, Mason, McCabe, Meeker, Merrill, Moore, Morford, Morton, Neuthart, Norris, Oestreich, Perkins, Raymond, Reedkxlgobgts, Robinson, Schmitt, Shaughnessy, Sweezey, Walker, as urn, :ner 39