Vermont Academy - Wildcat Yearbook (Saxtons River, VT)

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Iagf',rffv'11fN'-fwfr Quilblflt of 1927 k ' W..........,... q lv 2 I I Q w I 6 Il ANC Ii U RCIIIC STR A CLAXSSICAI, ORCHESTRA

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1 Wj2l'Il1DI1t QCHUBUIP f Page Jevenfy-lhrfe Qtr!! Glen Ctlluh ' OFFICERS Prfxident, BETTY Howie Sfrrftary, ELEANOR. MUNGER Director, Miss CLAIRE T1BBETTs This year the Girls' Glee Club was Z1 little late in starting, but neverthe- less it is making up for lost time and is now well underway, under the leadership of lX'Iiss Tibbetts. At one of their first meetings they elected for president, Betty Howe, and for secretary, Audria Gardner, who later re- signed and whose place was then filled by Eleanor Nlunger. The number of girls in the club is not so large as it has been other years, but just the same they can make some noise. They hold their meetings once a week, and are now working on some very interesting music. The club has not yet given any public performances, and owing to the small number it is doubtful whether or not they will, even later, but they manage to have alot of fun just among themselves.

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I 'Uermunt Qcahemp Pagf seventy-five flllassical QBrcIJestra Hates The Classical Orchestra of 1926-27 at Vermont Academy commenced to rehearse promptly at the beginning of the fall term. There are a good many included in our small symphony, and our number has been steadily increasing and our musical sounds ever growing as we add new members. We have, when the entire group is present, three first and two second violins, two saxophones, two trumpets, two clarinets, two cellos, one piccolo, and last, but by no means least, the drums and everything that goes with them. Louise Chapman is our piano accompanist, and our leader is none other than Miss Tibbetts who has managed to pull us through more than one difficulty. Two nights a week we faithfully go down to music hall to pracrice-and we have a lot of fun too. ' The orchestra made its first appearance in Chapel on Armistice Day, the eleventh of November, when we played several patriotic numbers and received quite an applause. Then, just before our Christmas vacation- the morning of the very day we went home,-we played again in chapel, this time some Christmas songs. After that we took a long rest until March twelth, when we were asked to furnish music for a meeting of the Bellows Falls Chamber of Commerce which was held in our chapel. A week later we once more boldly made our appearance in morning chapel and played old Irish selections on St. Patrick's Day. On March 28, we went to Bellows Falls to play at a banquet given by the members of the Chamber of Commerce at the Windham Hotel. Be- sides our good trip down and back we enjoyed playing very much and earned something for our school. This stepping-out of the orchestra started something new which we certainly hope may continue for the orchestras of future years to whom we wish the very best success.