Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Lx 1, S 'bf Period 1 every day is re- served for choir members to rehearse. Choir spreads Ho-we's glor Howe's choir maintained its traditions and added activities during the year. Under the direction of Mr. Frank S. Watkins, the choir sang for radio broadcasts, 400 Club meeting, Open House, the annual Christmas assembly, the spring music festival, and the Women's Prison. They also participated in the Parade of Choruses at Shortridge. The honor of being the first high school choir to sing for the American Guild of Organists went to the group in March. The Choir members can vouch for happy times as well as all of the hard work involved in rehearsing and presenting programs of high caliber. Here Dennis Pullin, choir ac- companist Sally Tinkle and John Heitz en- joy a round of harmonizing with Director Pop Watkins. . choir had the further thrill of singing for the ceremonies which installed Mr. Roy E. Horton fHowe's chief engineerj as Eminent Commander of the Oriental Temple. A choral arrangement of Ravel's Bnlero, complete with dancers, was a feature of the vocal music festival held in May. Final choir appearances of the year are traditionally at Senior Vespers and Com- mencement. .- -.4 Q.,

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I-Iowe's gentlemen of song, the boys' octet, have built a fine reputation this year through their appearances at varied public functions. Resplendent in white dinner jackets, this masculine crew longingly voiced Lover Come Back to Me in the Pleasant Run Revue. At church programs and other perform- ances they wore the snappy brown and gold uniforms shown at right. Programs for Fort Harrison, Railroadmen's and the Kick-Off Drive of the Red Cross were included in the octet's 1953-54 schedule. Assemblies at school and the annual Christmas program of the music department rounded out their list of performances. Mr. Frank S. Watkins is their director, and Jim Steiner is their accompanist. BOYS' OCTET BACK ROW-Green, Steiner, D. Pullin. THIRD ROW-M. Pullin. Hay- ward. SECOND ROW-Austin, Lichte- nauer. FRONT ROW-Enyard, Vogel. Dig that crazy combo! Howe's dance band formed only a few years ago has con- tinued to improve through the years. Under the leadership of Mr. Paul Saun- Page one I1 undrecl Musical ensembles ders, who also plays the saxophone in the band, the group has performed at many functions both here at Howe and away. The band members can tell you that there is a lot of Work put into prac- ticing. Among their activities are playing for the Winter Won- derland Dance, sponsored by the Lettermen's Club and the G.A.A.g playing for the sen- ior class winter party, which came under the title of Toy- landg playing for the seniors' spring party, which was the Bunny Bounce. DANCE BAND BACK ROW-Hatcher, Hay- ward, Holobeck, Mr. Saunders. FRONT ROW-Lanham, Creed, Peggs, Mott, Dill, Doyal, Miller fat pianoj.