St Agnes Academy - Veritas Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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'plus X Sthnla The Plus X Schola better known as the Samt Agnes Academy Glee Club, was orgamzed ln October 1934 Its purpose IS the furtherance of Gregor1an Chant, but xncluded wxth thns, classle songs are also studled The thlrty members meet weekly for rehearsals The Scholl IS ac credlted wrth the Unnversxty of Texas on the recommendatxon of the State Inspector Mr Edward B Gammons xs the dlrector On Laetare Sunday each year, the Schola presents a lxturglcal program whlch conslsts of chant selectxons and approprlate speeches concermng the lxturgy PIUS X SCHOLA Tena Mane Anders Vlrglma Arnold Vondell Aucom Conme Bxossat Mary Alnce Chandler Mary Jane Clay Frances Coles Kathryn Derr Mary Catherme Elhsy Mary Margaret Ferutta Rosemary Gxllespre Ursula Guseman Mary Margaret Kampe Jean Kay Eflie Ann Kearns Kathleen Keller Mary Agnes Lacour Ruth Llnam Lula Mams Mary Jane Mahan Shnrley Morhan Eleanor Mulvey Ada Katherme McTernan Mary Ellen Nncholson Clarnce Norsworthy Dorothy Mae Quntta Evelyn Ruthenbeck Els1e Scully Josephme Weaver Loulse Zagst Mary Jane Zagst Thr Smut Hgnts Urthzstra The Samt Agnes Orchestra was orgamzed m December, 1936 under Professor Lynn James The organlzatxon consxsted of twenty s1x mem bers of the student body The orchestra gave ICS first concert on the nlght of Apr1l 20 1937 and played for the Salnt Agnes May Fete held the followlng May The next year there was presented a ser1es of five concerts, grven ln the school audntorxum The same year, the orchestra was 1nv1ted to glve concerts ln the dxffer ent par1shes of the c1ty It was also 1nv1ted to Rosenberg, Texas The orchestra won the first pr1ze ln the Class B group of the Natlonal Federatlon of Musxc Club s state contest held 1n Beaumont Apr1l 30 1938 The next September, the membersh1p had 1ncreased to forty g1rls, and aga1n the ser1es of five Wednesday Nlght Concerts was projected The orchestra competed xn the Texas Musxc Educators contest held 1n Huntsvxlle, Texas, Apr1l 1 1939 and came home wlth another sxlver cup . x , . . . 2 '- 9 . . . . . . 9 . , y . - - . 1 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 1 9 . . . - - - . . . , . a 9 9 '

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