St Scholastica High School - Scholastican Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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VlKlK , t 3'17, h,K L L: IXDEHNERT J JxQTBOYLE . A. NEVIUS I THE GLEE CLUB , i J , ROSEMARY RUDERSDORF, e ,1 0 F F 1c E R s .3 x ROSEMARY RUDERSDORF President , MABEL ANN NEVIUS ...................... Viochvesidem IRENE DEHNERT ............................... Sammy JOSEPHINE O BOYLE ........................... Treasurer TTGreat things have small beginningsW How true seems the old adage when we consider the way in which the Glee Club came into existence. One day, shortly after the organie zation of the junior high school, a member of the faculty walked past an assembly containing a group of girls from the freshman class. As she passed, suddenly there were voices raised in girlish laughter. The laughter seemed so melodious and belleh'ke in its soprano quality teven though the girls were breaking rules and creating a disturbancet that she der cided the junior high must have a glee Club. And so it was organized. With loving care Miss Berry, the directress, has turned those sweet sopranos from giggling merr riment to harmonious song. The younger members of the high schoool department, moreover, have made wonderful progress. The pupils of the junior high have contributed their part to the Wednesday assembly programs. Then at the June Commencement, they joined their voices to those of the senior high Choral Club in the beautiful TTUnfold, Ye Portalsf, and TEAve Maria? They presented also the two numbers Salve Regina, and TO Divine Redeemer? With this in spiring program the Junior Glee Club successfully closed the first year of its brief career at St. Scholastica. MARION MULLIGAN, ,31. Page sixty'four SCHOLASTICAN1931

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THE CHORAL CLUB EMILY JANE MOCKENHAUPT 0 F F IC E R s EMILY J. MOCKENHAUPT ........................ President JEAN MCDONNELL ........................ VicezPresident MARGARET ANDERSON .......................... Secretary The Choral Club, consisting of members of the senior high school, had its harmonious ranks swelled this year by veterans of the music appreciation class, who now spend their time appreciating the sound of their own voices instead of the works of the master composers. During Education week the Choral Club, under the able direction of Miss Berry, entertained our Superior, Reverend Mother Imelda with some very charming and tuneful SBIEC' tions, iiSnow Legend and iiOnward Grenadiers. Again on December eighth, the solemn occasion of the Reception of new members into the Sodality, the Choral Club added much to the beauty of the ceremonies by their renditions of the iiMissa Rosa Mystica by Carnevali. The Choral Club did its part in making the Commencement in. June one of the most impressive in past years. The pro! gram opened with the sweet strains of Unfold ye Portals,, and iiRepentanceii by a combination chorus of both Glee and Choral club members. Closing the beautiful service the MSaIVe Reginaii was presented, in which the choir gave joye ous praise to the Queen of Heaven who had brought such blessings and success in the past year. MARION MULLIGAN, ,31. SCHOLASTICAN1931 J. MC DONNELL M. ANDERSON

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X Front TowHelen Stringer, Eileen Rietz. Catherine Quinlisk, Frances Burke. Back Tow--Mary Wendell, Dionysia diLeo, Ethel Quinlisk, Gwendolyn leemecourt, Barbara Schwalbert. xxh M THE STRING ENSEMBLE l 1 I 4 Under the very patient tutelage of Sister Mary Sybille, our formerly sotalled Hubbub Orchestra has developed into an organization to be reckoned with among the school activities. The Ensemble made its first appearance at the music recital given by members of the senior high school at the beginning of the year. It opened the program with the lively llMarchll by MoEat, and closed it with a com trasting rondo, nLe Petit Tambourfa from Freischutz. Those present at the various assembles were also delighted by the Ensemblels ren' ditions of the classic and ever popular llSelections from Operas? klAlla Marciall by Wolfermann, and llElfentanzll by Moffat. Because of the great success of their performance of last year at the senior play, the musicians were invited this year to play between the acts of the junior highls dramatizations. Again their performance proved artistic and pleasing. Then, amid the applause of all the guests present, the Ensemble made its final bow of the season at a recital given at the close of the school term. The musicians played a group of three numbers: WValsell by Fowler, llFantasiell by Sanger, and the melodious llSummer Fantasie by Schumann. MARION MULLIGAN, 3 1t SCHOLASTICAN1931