Verona High School - Shadows Yearbook (Verona, NJ)

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SHADOWS, June, I 934 I9 Orchestra Has Good Year Under the able direction of Mr. Schill, the orchestra again enjoyed a successful year. The membership has increased from 25 to 34. A larger number of Seniors will leave the orchestra than ever before. They are: Ruth Sellick, Euretta Murphy, Theodore Magee, David Purdie, John Jaqueth, Charles Mar- chant, Sidney Macy, and Frank Lanning. Besides playing for all school assemblies, the orchestra rendered a program by individual members and the entire orchestra. I Like Your Nerve , the P. T. A. banquet. and the three performances of Captain Crossbonesu, were ac- companied by the High School Or- chestra. The Senior members take this opportunity to wish the entire or- chestra and Mr. Schill good luck and as many good times as they had in the years that they were a part of it. V. H. S. School Band Hail the Band! The High School Band deserves many congratula- tions for its good work during the past year, even though it may ,not be so apparent to you. Ny' X This year the High School Band has combined with some Junior! High pupils and formed aflarger organization. 1 In former years the qyhd has appeared in Public quite a lt, t ' year the larger organization, wh e not appearing as much as form- w.,w V erly, has made more progress and mastered more pieces. The annual basketball games with Caldwell were enlivened by the presence of the Band, and at the intermission between the halves they joined with the Caldwell Band on the floor. A concert was presented May 3, during the course of which th!! following pieces were renderedjf: 'fStockade Oveilfurenybgz-A. C. Lis- co be: 'Hogg ars Ma ch , by A. Ralph Herrick, Jlgilational bleni , by E. agley. 'C.' 'scombe Ju r Marchigvby . m, Qihe Band alsolaccompanied-the Choral Singing at Christmasj 7 8 e c---fi . l The'optimift fell rom. he topl storyxdf a s scrapeir. Ad he pas-' sed the four -siory, he-was over- hear-yi muttsringsgs So far, so good! pi! Assembly Committee The Assembly Committee of the Whitehorne High School has brought to a close its first year of service to the school. Last year the committee tried to bring the student body to a better Xe Xbiiderstanding of what a school assembly should be. To accomplish this end this group has tried to present programs of interest to the student body as a whole. It is impossible to please everyone but they believe that the programs have been very interesting to the majority. They have also striven for the individual attention of each mem- ber of the audience. It is felt that if this can be done a larger num- ber would enjoy the programs. The members of this committee are: Pell Hollingshead, chairman, Frances Carlsong Miss Hoornbeek, Faculty Advisor. Dramatic Club Of the new organizations which have been formed in our school, the most recent, and perhaps the one of most general interest, is the Dramatic Club. The club is now composed of stu- dents whose interests typify the spirit of the Dramatic Club. However, next year the club hopes to continue with the remain- ing members, not to exclude any new, and provide the student body with some real entertainment and fun. We wonder if the numbers- after our names around here designate our cells.

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I8 A SHADOWS, June, 1934 Girls' Glee Club The Girls' Glee Club started off the year with a great will to ac- complish many things. The first week brought the officers, who were: Jean Davies, president, Anne Slaight, vice-president, Nina Palmer, secretary-treasurer. The club was divided into four parts to make a special study of types of music. The Freshmen studied the English type, the Sophomores studied the life of Robert Schuman, and the Juniors, the Slavic type. The Seniors worked On Hungarian music. The club presented the results of their efforts at the P. T. A. meeting on March 29. Solos were sung by Betty Russell, soprano: and Nina Palmer, alto, with the rest of the club joining in the chorus, which had also given sev- eral selections at an earlier P. T. A. meeting. Last, the Glee Club undertook to make a success of the operetta Captain Crossbonesu in which many of the girls and boys of both clubs took part. On April 14, Jean Zingg and Nina Palmer, with several teach- ers, left for New York to attend an Opera at the Metropolitan Op- era House. The Opera was en- joyed by all. A short report was made on the Opera to the Glee Club. The Opera House itself is worth going to see if you were not interested in operas. On this particular day, there were about 4,000 people who attended the per- formance. It was so quiet that one could almost hear a pin drop. Peo- ple didn't dare make a noise for fear of someone's telling them to keep quiet. Next year members of the club hope to make a similar trip. Boys' Glee Club The Boys' Glee Club of thirty- two members under the able lead- ership of Mr. Schill, has had quite a full season this year. The Glee Club made its first ap- pearance by singing for the P. T. A. banquet. Their next program consisted of Christmas music which they rendered in assembly. As most of the Glee Club mem- bers qualified for the operetta, they turned the Glee Club periods into rehearsals for Captain Cross- bones . Judging from the way the audience received the operetta, the club may be proud of the part it took in it. The music department hopes to be able to offer new courses in Elementary Theory and Practice, Harmony, and Music Appreciation. If this is made possible, the stu- dents taking these courses will be better trained so that they will raise the standard of the Glee Club. Civic Committee Among the newly formed com- mittees was the Civic Committee, the members of which' are Euretta Murphy, Betty Jacob, Joe Hans- berry, Lucille Murphy, Jerome De- Stefano, Bessie Ericson, and Rob- ert Morris. The purpose of this committee is to make every student feel more responsibility in regard to school property, and to stop the defacing of lockers, books, walls, and desks. The committee has tried hard to fulfill these aims in a friendly manner as friends, not policemen. The White Hornet, Hi-Y, and Traf- fic Committee have all lent their support. Miss Beck and Mr. An- derson, as faculty advisers, have helped the committee immensely in its work. Because of illness Wendell Roll- ason, the first chairman of the committee, had to resign. Alan Truex has ably carried on the work started by Wendell. Ginsberg-Must I sleep in the dark, Mummy? Mother-Yes, darling, you're getting to be a big boy now. Ginsberg-Well, I'd better say my prayers again-more care- fully. Mr. Anderson entered the room where Jeanette, his daughter, was entertaining QU Hansberry, What is it, popper?', the young lady inquired. Her father held out the umbrel- la which he carried. This is for Joe , he explained It looks as if it might rain before morning .

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fuk HADOWS, June, l934 White Hornet tContinued from page lj as this is wiitten the results have not yet been revealed. When the new schedule, planned for next year, became generally known it was through the 'fWhite Hornet . In various other events the White Hornet has been first to broadcast the news. When the War Against Theft was begun, the White Hornet was one of the first to pledge its support. Monty, the Winchell of the gossip column, entitled The Wind- bag , has become quite a person- ality throughout the school, al- though his real name has not been publicly revealed. Richard Donahue, '35, is the Edi- tor-in-Chief. John Hoagland, '36, and Lorraine Beck, '34, are his as- sistants. Lorraine is also chief typist, and it is she who has been largely responsible for the neat ap- pearance of the paper. William Siler, '36, excellently managed the business and circula- tion for the first five issues, but he was forced to resign because he lacked sufficient time for the many duties and responsibilities of the job. On his resignation Jack Young, '36, took his place. Aasta Indahl, '34, has performed satisfactorily the duties of art edi- tor, and she has been ably assisted by Howard Beam, '34, and Frank Lanning, '34, the cartoonists. Other members of the staff are Willia.n Meskill, '34, Shelley Kap- lan, '37, Marie Murgatroyd, '34, Mildred Davis, '34, Gloria Davies, '34, Edward Johnson, '36, Betty Brown, '35, John Newitt, '36, Rob- ert Wittenweiler, '36, Betty Moore, '35, Euretta Murphy, '34, Stella Allchin, '34, Rose Ginsberg, '34, and Ruth Sellick, '34. The office of faculty adviser has been filled by Paul E. Dim- mers. Boys' Service Club The purpose of the Boys' Ser- vice Club, which is a development of the Boys' Elective Art Classes, is to serve the school and com- munity in their need of publicity material such as posters, program signs, etc. Between orders the members have an opportunity to develop and improve their own individual in- terest in whatever line of art they desire. These interests are cent- ered along the lines of pen and ink work, Water color, block print- ing flinoleumb, oil painting and lettering for posters and place cards. At the opening of school the first Election Committee Another result of the School Council's new organization was the Election Committee, the mem- bers of which are: Janet Oates, Committee Chairmang Valeska Ja- cobsen. Senior, Paul Riley, Junior, Otto Haas, Sophomore, Roger Shotwell, Freshman. This body assisted greatly at the various elections held and the school wishes to thank them. order was given in September by the Verona Service League. This assignment was for posters adver- tising a drive for funds. The prize for best poster was 35.00, which was won by John Hoagland. Honorable mention was received by William Gordon and Woodrow McDonald. The next order came with a re- quest from the Grove Avenue P. T. A. for a felt attendance banner. Other orders filled were color charts to explain the Pageant of Color , a play given by the Girls' Elective Art Classes. Posters were requested by the directors of Cap- tain Crossbones , an operetta giv- en by the entire High School. The programs for this operetta were designed and cut in linoleum. During May the club was inter- ested in a contest held by the New Jersey Public School Marionette Guild. The purpose of this contest was to obtain an official seal for the state Marionette Guild. For the best design a prize of 35.00 was offered. After these seal de- signs were completed the boys made posters to announce the an- nual. school exhibit.