Sumner High School - Sumarian Yearbook (Sumner, IL)

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enter. About a dozen groups participated and at the outcome the top three were as follows: First prize pl5 Saturday Nite Gang Second prize S10 Latin Class Third prize as Lukin P. T. A. This event will be an annual affair. The Spring Concert took place in the gym on April lO. The program consisted of band girls chorus, German band, brass sextotte, clarinet trio, clarinet, baritone and saxaphone solos, and two grade vocalists. Richard Vowells accompanied the chorus, and the soloists who were Gilbert Deimel, Donna Mean and Russell Atkins. The two graders were Linda Brian and Linda Young at the piano. This concert was well varied and entertaining. The Junior play on April 17 haisome.musied.support from the band and a guest entertainer whnwas invited by Shirley Poland. Cheva Schroyer, a young girl of about ll years of age, sang some songs to the accompaniment of her mother on the guitar. The activity fund of the school helped to bring some good vocal music in the way of the Apollo quartet from Wesleyan College. Two big music festivals were held May 5 and May 12 at Clay City and St. Francisville respectively. The band festival at Clay City combined forces of Kinmundy, Farina, Louisville, Clay City, Cisne, Noble and Sumner, all members of the Midland Trail Conference. Mr. Wyman from the University of Illinois was hired tpdireet this massed band. The festival at St. Francisville QS known as the Lawrence County Music Festival to be presented as an annual event. Barns and choruses were oomhiaod from Lawrenceville, St. rrancisville, Bridgeport and Sumner. There the music directors shared the podium in lending the massed bard new choruses, The music arogram continued to the very list day of school as thf girls chorus sang at the Bacon vureate May 24 and the bard played at the High School Co'men:e- mont May 29. Richard Howells was kept busy consi.rtly as he played at both events in addition to th: Trade School Commencement.