St Thomas High School - Thomist Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Y l l Top Rou'fR. Mi-urls, l'. O'Malley. J. l,:iForge, ,l. l'i-tritz. C. Russell. A. Southwood. l Condon. V. Scanrlroli, li. O,Sbzxy. i 'llliirrl Row-AI. Bt-nneti, J. Evans, ,l. O'Hziire, WI. Gilmour. l'. Murphy, l'. Fiizpatrick. F. Dunn, A. 4 Crowley, E. llayes. Second Row-.X. Logli, R. Linrlliolm, VV. Cannell, C. Sizer. M. Vallortigara. K. Hanlon, bl. Culhane, M Lewis, J. Ross. Front Row-J. Green, R. Schacr, nl. Chioqlini, R. Joyce. Il. ,l. O'Connor, R. Nolan, F. Holcomb, C. Hyland. The Boys' Glee Club l Much creclit is due the Boys' Club for the excellent musical programs which have been given by the St. Thomas High School during the scholastic year. The percentage of good singers in the Club is high, and the remarkable spirit of willing- ness and co-operation shown by the mem- l34l bers in all the fleinands made upon them, has made the work of the past year cle' lightful. 'l'he contribution of the Glee Club to the various school programs has won for the boys unstintecl praise. Margaret CVB rien, ,27.

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,X Top Row: M. Michel, .X. ki11o11ie. li. Kinney, 1,, Kirzine. Xl, hlnrlge. rl. k,'11iot1i11i, 11. 17, O'Con11or, R. Nolan, ,1. Green, 17. lloleonlb, l,. Strieb, 13, '1iierl1c'y, Xl. K1':.nier, lfront Row: Xl. U'11riei1. R, Joyce. Lf U'kio1111or, 11, ,1. U'K'onnor, l,, Ross, L' Burns, lf. Newinan, B. McKi111n1ey, U. llyland. . Annual Staff rlxlllx 1916 Thoniist was rated as a lfirst Class Year Book in the Sixt11 National Contest of the Central Inter-Scholastic Press Association held at the Uiiiversity of XYiseonsin. The Thoniist was awarded distinguislied rat- ing for general merit in the Illinois State Pub- lications Contest, 1926. THE PRESS CONVENTION The 1927 lllinois High School Press Conven- tion was 1lC1i1 Noveinher 18-211 at t11e University of Illinois, About three l111l1tlI'CC1 a11d fifty schools were represented with Year Books and school papers. Round table discussions were 11e1d daily. at which tiines clitfictilties i11 editing school publications were brought forward. An gsm anielioratinn or solution was then otiered by 0110 or niore schools which had bee11 concerned with t11e sanie problem. Separate conferences were 11e1d for editors, business inanagers, and advertising nianagers. lnteresting and profitable talks were given by professors of journalisin at the University, by officers of t11e eonveinion, and by the editors of winning publications of the previous year. Qne of the inost eiijoyable features of the con- vention was a trip through the publishing plant of the Daily 111ini, St. '1'ho1n:1s was represent- ed by Clifford llyland. liditor, and Harold J. cyQ1OI1llOl', Business Manager. 11. J, O'C'onnor. '27,

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if-I , I Y Q, g'A'Alx!at et' A 4 - v f ' , 'l A ' '4 Twp Run-f,'X, lflcsiult. Nl, Kwliing, Xl. Curlly. Bl, l,:i1'lvi:i. lf, BlcC:xr1llj.'. lf. Slurrisscy. L. Ross, M. Burns, R, llibbarll. lf. l's-izrs.. ll. ,lillw-rf. CI Driscoll. C. Ili-l Ycccblvv. Secuml Ruxxflf. Mwrcilv, ,X. livziiwlii. l. Mc-.li11gf':', Y, lk-lling. C. Cixnnell. Xl. NlcNc:iny, R. Dixon, TW, Uricll, l. Curlcg. Nl. l,ynch, lf. llixpn, .X, i'IlQflYll. Nl, iNl:ittl1cns. kl. xilllflillgll. Thircl R-vxvfal. NIL'xliITl,ll'Zl. Y. Salainonc. H. Hogan. Nl. Fglrnier. ll, liibbnns. If. Linillerg, lf. Carly. C. Burns D, Connurs. lf, ll:innnn. E. Newman, R, Crc':l':1n. , Frnnt Rim-ll, Burns. Xl. Lace-. M. Filling. Xl. Bulger. Cl. Kinney. Nl, hlullgc. Nl, O'Brirn, R. Michel, L. Kirzine, C. Bruwn, Nl. Michel. The Girly! The past year has been an unusually successful one in the historyof the Girls' Glee Club. The Club has played a promi- nent part in all the school activities. It has given song programs anal has furnish- ecl special numbers at programs during the year. VVith the assistance of the Buys' Glee Club, a similar m'ganizaticm, the Club gave the beautiful Cantata- Mary of Bethany, during the Lenten Sea- son. That the Ulce Clubs are an essenti l 35 l Glee Club al part of the lligh School curriculum is generally cuncerlecl. The last appearance of the 102627 Club will be on the all im- portant clay when many of us shall make our last bow to the public from the ros- trunl of the olcl Coliseum. Hay the Glee Clubs ui 1927-28 lnake their initial ap- pearance on the stage of the new St. Tlnnnas .Xuclitnriuni. This is our wish for them! Margaret O'Brien, '27,