Warrensburg High School - Hackensack Yearbook (Warrensburg, NY)

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Page 26 THE HI-ROCK JWustc Department GLEE CLUB We had a separate girls' and boys' choir for the first part of the year, each meeting once a weelt. The two groups merged at Christmas to give a group of songs for the annual Christmas proram. The two groups sang together Go Tell It on the Mountains, a Negro Spiritual, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas, arranged by Beatrice and Max Krone. The girls' choir sang The Holly and the Ivy, an old English carol, Beautiful Saviour —Crusader's Hymn, and Ail My Heart This Night Rejoices.” The concert ended with the mixed choir singing The Hallelujah Chorus from The Messiah by Handel with Miss Mary Somerville accompanying. Since January the boys have worked on songs for four- part male voices. Some of them are Celtic Hymn —Roberton, Hoodah Day —old sea chanty. OF Man River —Kern, Homing —Del Riego, and The Road to Mandalay —Oley Speaks. Songs learned by the mixed choir are Hospitality Rune. A Violin is Singing in the Street, Madame Jeanette, As Torrents in Summer, and Little Duckling in the Meadow. Unison songs that the choir have learned and enjoyed singing are Marine s Hymn, U. S. Field Artillery Song, Coast Guard Song, Anchors Aweight, Army Air Corps Song, Song of the Signal Corp, Song of the Infantry, Ev'rybody every Pay Day, and Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition. The personnel of the Glee Club: Sopranos: Josephine Aiken, Margaret Burgess. Althea Me Elroy, Valetta Combs, Dorothy Wadsworth, Betty Straight, Shirley Smith, Betty Baker, Aileen Ovitt, Elda Bennett, Betty Foster, Dorothy Swan, Verna Combs, Hazel Duell, Ruth Pasco, Louise Sprague, Norma Wallace, Marcia Spraque Charlotte Stockwell. Altos: Marie Rhodes. Ruth Jordan, Alice Gates, Iva Mosher, Bertha Harrington, Sally O'Connor, Doris Brown, Barbara Sprague, Dorothy Stone. Florence Reynolds, Barbara Filsinger. Margaret Stone, Martha Rhodes, Janice Burt, Jo- anne Sallans, Louella Wood, Ann O'Connor. Tenors: Stanley Noble, Robert Jones, Robert Knipe, Robert Goodrich. Basses: Donald Brown, Henry Keith, Nelson Meader, Robert Barlow, Douglas Wilsey. MUSIC MAESTROS GO TO WAR We are all familiar with the dozens of big-name band leaders who have voluntarily given up their large personal in- comes as citizens to lead one of the Service orchestras, or to do their share in some other branch of the Armed Forces. Men like Wayne King who is now in the Navy: Rudy Vallee in the Coast Guard: Ted Weems with the Merchant Marine: Dick Jurgens in the Army: Phil Harris in the Merchant Marine: Buddy Clark, Orrin Tucker, Claude Thornhill, Clyde McCoy, Sam Donahue. Artie Shaw and Emery Deutsch, all of whom are in the Navy: Glenn Miller in the Army: Dick Stabile in the Coast Guard: and dozens of others, have all gone to war for Uncle Sam, and have left other leaders, who are out of the Service for sundry good reasons, to do their morale work on the home-front. BAND NEWS The Band has been steadily improving this year. We have a few more members who were needed badly. We didn't have any public appearances because there were no basketball games this year. Some of the pieces we have been learning are Valse Triste, Army Air Corps. King John, Amphion, Naval Re- serve March, In a Persian Market, American Youth, Silver Cord, Liberty Bell, Trapelo, Cossack Invocation and Dance, Scene from the Sierras, Agnus Dei, De Molay Commander- ly. Manhattan Beach, Blue Ribbon, Repasz Band, and marches from the Harold Bennett Band Book. The Band personel: Clarinets—Josephine Aiken, Norma Wallace, Betty Fos- ter, Mary Menshausen, Ann O Connor, Harry Stockwell, Ger- trude Brown, Helen Montena, Bertha Harrington. Trumpets—Robert Goodrich. Eugene Kelly. Bill Maltbie, Fred Meader, George Pratt, Leslie Olden. French horns—Martha Rhodes, Sally O'Connor, Paul Meader. Saxophones—Janice Burt, Bill Quinlan, Betty Straight, Golda Jordan. Flute—Edna Williams. Oboe—Joyce Stone. Basses—Robert Barlow, Archie Fuller. Trombone—Douglas Stone. Drums—Albert Ruiz, Gene Magee, Dolores Hewitt, Marie Rhodes. Orchestra The personnel of the orchestra: Clarinets—Josephine Aiken, Betty Foster. Flute—Edna Williams. Drums—Albert Ruiz. Trombone—Douglas Stone. Piano—Barbara Filsinger. Violins—lone Wood, June Wood, Marie Rhodes, Roger Greer, Pauline La Fond. Harold Montena, Reginald Needham, Rex Stone. French horns—Paul Meader, Sally O'Connor, Martha Rhodes. Trumpets—Robert Goodrich, Fred Meader. THE ULTIMATE MUSICAL CHOICE If you were assured by your physician that you had only 24 more hours to live and you were given the opportunity to hear just one piece of music, what would you select? Miss Fleet.................................Meditation Sally O Connor........................Stormy Weather Robert Barlow...............Alexander’s Ragtime Band Miss Brown..............It Makes No Difference Now Martha Rhodes.....................................JJm Verna Combs , , . Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer Miss Semerad............Keep the H - - - Fires Burning Mildred Cleveland........................Gobs of Love Mrs. Farrar .... Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer Ruth Pasco . , . . .....Open Up those Pearly Gates Josephine Aiken ........................... Blue Eyes Karl Irish.......................For Me and My Gal

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THE HI-ROCK SERVICEMEN Page 25 Our art classes have made great progress this year under the supervision of Mrs. Edward Lipowicz. The seventh and eighth grades both had large art classes. In Representation I there were six members who continued on into Design I. There was only one pupil in Representation II and Design II. Me- chanical Drawing is entirely made up of boys this year. The seventh grac'o have done soap carving which turned out very well in most cases except for a few broken legs or arms on their carvings. One of the main projects of the year was the drawing of large pictures in chalk. Some of these were displayed on the ar, bulletin boards in the lower hall. The seventh grade ended the year with portraits of girls done in crayon on wallpaper. The eighth grade started the year by learning perspec- tive. This was followed by Christmas cards made by linoleum block print. Then they cut out designs and stenciled them on regular wallpaper. In spite of a few casualties of cut fingers, ,hc project turned out very well. They ended the year by doing crafts such as wooJc.i bracelets, rings, trays, dishes and candle stick holders. Aside from the required problem in Representation I and Design I, leather wallets were made by this class. At Christmas, thev made either large winter scenes or Christmas scenes in chalk. They have also made posters for various events. The one lone pupil of Representation II and Design II this year is still the lone wolf. In Representation II photographs and pictures were done in the mediums, pencil and also pen and ink. Designing silverware, a magazine cover, posters and costumes were all completed in Design II. Silk screening was also tried. Leathei work was the only craft project in this class. Oil painting occupied two weeks around Christmas time. The art work in the grades which is the regular pictures and holiday projects was very well done this year. As the art course continues year after year, the children are coming to look upon it as fun and not as a terrible task which must be done under the teacher's watchful eye. They have found that encouragement instead of rebuke is given them by our gracious teacher. We are all very sorry to lose Mrs. Lipowicz this year, but with the memory of the fun and encouragement she gave us, we all wish her much happiness and success in her new occupation. Martha Rhodes '44 Chance to Stock Up A salesman, driving through a remote section of a distant state, stopped at a crude service station for some gasoline. By wav of making conversation with the attendant, he said: Great job General MacArthur is doing over there in the Pacific, isn’t it? Who’s MacArthur? drawled the slow-moving attendant. T’Why, he's the fellow who’s leading our forces that are whipping the Japs! What’s he whipping them about? Oh, never mind! Just give me twenty gallons of gas and two full sets of new tires. Throughout the year in previous editions of the HI- ROCK, we have listed many names of former students who are now in the services of Uncle Sam. The purpose of this honor roll is to give our readers a list of names and the addresses of boys to whom they may like to write. We all know how important a letter from home is to a soldier. No matter how unimportant your news may sound to you it is interesting to him nevertheless. News of in- cidents and people at home is of the most importance to the morale of our boys. So don’t disappoint them. Write and write often. ARMY and NAVY: Pvt. Richard J. May, A.S.N. 32855626, 710th Training Group. Atlantic City, New Jersey: Pvt. Austin Perry, Co. A 749 Tank Bn. (M), Camp Bowie, Texas; Pvt. Thomas Harring- ton. No. 32851347 Btry C , 13th Bn Bldg 1218, Fort Eustis, Va.: James Alger S 2c, Unit L 12 O.G.V.. Upper U. S. N. SS.. Sampson, N. Y.; Pvt. Fred Hall, Co ”D 303 Md. Bn., APO No. 78, Camp Butner, N. C.: Pvt. Milford Gates, A2 MRTC Bks. 1422, Camp Pickitt, Va.; CpI. Ray Haskell, Co. C 749 tk Bn (M), Camp Bowie, Texas; Pvt. Arnold Burch, 91 Signal Co., APO 91 Bks., Camp White, Oregon; P.F.C. Charles Parker, 2nd P, Walabird O.M.D., Baltimore, Md. EXCHANGES Warrensburg Central School Warrensburg, New York May 21, 1943 Fellow Exchange-Editors, Because this is the last issue of the HI-ROCK for this year, 1942-1943, we want to thank all the schools who have sent their papers to us. Your cooperation in criticizing our paper has been very valuable to us, as we have been able to correct our mistakes by your suggestions. Throughout the year we have noticed a great improvement in your papers. We are looking forward to exchanging with you next year and we hope the cooperation will be as good as it has been this year. Best wishes Miriam E. Reynolds '43 Scarlet and White— Your editorials and features are very interesting. We think your cover is swell. Echo— The school news section appealed to us. The stories in the literature section were grand. Lake George Prospect— Your paper is very neat. The poem There Go The Seniors is very original. Your sport section was great! How about another staple? South Hi-Lites— The section on education is good. Oh! What a swell page on posture. Cardinal— We all thought your sports section was dandy. Your story Lost on a Cloud, was very fascinating. Warrior— Your articles on spring are very clever. The ideas in the article, Study Hall were grand and should produce results. LET IT GO Anne: Did you hear the story about the red hot coal? Stan: No. Anne: I don't think you would grasp it.

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THE HI-ROCK Page 27 SINCE HITLER MARCHED INTO POLAND Chamberlain said, I'm Bidin' My Time. Hitler looked at Poland thought Embraceable You. He marched; for Chamberlain it was My Future Just Passed. Italy, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, chose the devil. Out of Nowhere came Churchill. Night and Day English fac- tories hummed. But at Dunkerque it looked like The Last Round-up. However, Roosevelt told Churchill, Everything I've Sot Be- longs to You. Our statesman went Flying Down to Rio.” The theme was Let's Fall in Love —and it was Pan American solidarity. Hitler gazed at other countries and sighed, After All, You re All I’m After. Mussolini cried, Don t Blame Me. Stalin's suddenly broken pact made the world murmur, You re An Old Smoothie. Stalin said, We ll Rise n Shine. England and Russia were Alone Together. Japan's agents pleaded peace with It's Fun to Be Fooled, Without a Word of Warning; Pearl Harbor and The Moon was Yellow. F. D. R. s declaration of war was the signal to Stand Up and Cheer. Americans told him, You're the Tops and The Object of My Affection. Isolationists yelled. No, No, a Thousand Times No. Roosevelt answered. I'm Shooting High and the Axis is Building Up to An Awful Letdown. Wake Island defiantly sang, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf. Midway—and the Japs Got the Jitters. The tide turned in the Solomons and armchair generals chorused, You Didn't Have to Tell Me. I Knew it All the Time. Disaster in Russia and Hitler cried. You're Driving Me Crazy. News of Rommel's rout was a Cheerful Little Earful. The North African coup Overnight was the buzzer to Get Happy. Now Mussolini sadly observes, Why Was I Born? Hitler finds The Thrill Is Gone. Hirolito has Stormy Weather. The Allies, though, with Hands Across the Table, once more feel Life Is a Song and will continue Marching Along Together until the time When Johnny Comes March- ing Home.” (From Horace Heit’s Treasurer Chest) Sports When school started last fall, the two main activities in a sports line were bowling and physical education classes. Our former coach, Mr. Swan, had worked out a schedule so that each class had at least one period a week at the Recreation Field. The first thing each class had to do was learn many military terms. Each day approximately 20 minutes was devoted to games such as basketball, volley ball and many different kinds of races. When cold weather set in, our physi- cal training was abandoned but hope was not given up. It was expected that the new gym would be available but as the time passed, the whole matter was dropped, and now we are looking forward to being able to use the gym in September. Last fall our school was represented in the Bowling League by four teams: Warrensburg School Boys, Men’s Faculty Team, the Brain Twisters and the Odds 'n Ends. The Brain Twisters and the Odds n Ends made up of the women from the faculty. The Brain Twisters started out at the head of the women’s league but gradually dropped, coming out in second place. The Odds n Ends were not quite as successful but had fully as much fun. Due to the gas rationing, the men's league broke up and was reorganized again in January. When the teams were formed again, our two terms were scattered about leaving no team representing the school. Our winter sports were very few and far between in school this winter. Every one gave up skiing and skating and occupied the time with snowball fights. There were a few skating parties and a few sleighing parties but that was about all that was taken from this year’s snowy weather. When spring gradually arrived, chances of our having a baseball team looked quite slim. But as everyone knows. Mr. Gifford and Mr. Niles came to our rescue by giving up their time to train our team. The personnel of the team consists of 14 boys: Bob Venton, Bob Goodrich, Doug Wilsey, Karl Irish, Gene Kelly, Dnald Wallace, Dick Lewis, Ed Howe. Don Howe Vernon Barrett, Bob Knipe Ed Frye, Len Harrington and Don Brown. Bob Knipe has been doing very well as our pitcher. The games have been played with Horicon, Lake George. Lake Luzerne, Chestertown and Schroon Lake. Thus endeth our sports for this year, but next year in our new building, v e will have a much different story to tell. New Coach Raymond W. Miller, former coach of Alfred-Almond Central School, has been selected for our new coach. He is a graduate of Ithaca College and has taught six years at Alfred- Almond. During the period spent at Ifred-Almond, he turned out many winning basketball teams. Of course even if he coached winning teams there, that does not mean he will be able to do the same thing here. We must all keep in mind that our high school boys have had little practice and experience in the basketball field. The lower grade students have had no ex- perience at all. When Mr. Miller arrives here, we hope tha+ within one year he can at least bring us up above the middle of the league. I am sure that to have our basketball team im- prove. we all realize that it will take a great deal of coopera- tion and work. Next fall when basketball season starts let’s see all you boys out practicing to make our team stand out above the rest in the league. I know that every boy and girl in this school will be looking forward to the first basketball game next fall. On behalf of the students of Warrensburg Central School, I wish to extend our best wishes for success in the year to come, to our new coach, Mr. Miller. Josephine Aiken 44 DID YOU KNOW THAT— Six-A has trouble keeping their feet still when rehearsals are going on in Study Hall. Miss Roberts can play the piano. Not one Freshman is in our Band. The ceiling in the band room is too low for Mr. Niles when he is directing the Band. Miss Cassidy is an expert dancer. The pianos need tuning badly. Miss Brown can play the baritone, trombone, and trumpet, and she can manage the scale on the violin and piano. Miss Semerad can't. If you don’l want to be marked late or absent in Band, you should get pull with the attendance takers.