West High School - EOS Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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X The a cappella cho1r a two year old organ1zat1on has grown by leaps and bounds under the 1eadersh1p of Wayne S Hertz The1r f1ne Slnglng has recelved acclalrn from many promment per sons Wayne S Hertz and the a cappella cho1r have done a great deal to further the cause of good rnuslc 1n Aurora says Robert Barclay of Toennlges Conservatory the group SIHQS Wllh env1 able mus1c1ansh1p good d1ct1on accurate 1ntonat1on colorful phras1ng and lnterpretatlon Edna Cota Spr1nke1 pres1dent of St Cec1l1a Club comments on the1r exceptlonally f1ne work Whlle Al1Ce Doty Wernlcke mentlons tone quahty as one of the assets Dunng the year the cho1r has appeared at the Comrnunlty Thanks g1v1ng Servlce Klwams Show Y W C A sprmg iestlval before the Rotary Bus1ness and Professlonal Women s and L1ons Clubs A CAPPELLA 1 1 11 - . . 11 1 . . 1, . . . I . 1 1 s, . . . ,, . . . , . 1 1 , , . . . . , . . , . 1 .

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The a cappella cholr has re vealed that rts level of musrc pro ductron IS worthy of omments based on adult standards Skxllful dxrectron and enthus1ast1c partrcxpahon have produced perhaps the hnest musr cal year on record An excellent orchestra rs one of West Aurora Hxgh School s proudest accomphshments Many hours of devoted practxce have resulted m polxshed bnllrance The apprecra non of the students rs manriested rn therr loyal support Frve Glee lubs band and orchestra however good do not constltute he musrcrans enhre mterests Varrous small muslcal groups have been formed and by drlrg nt applrcatlon and practce have becom well nents A good band becomes a xltal part of any school rn that the many servrces 1t perl rms are rn spen sable to the school as a whole lt can be sard wrthout reserve that West Aurora Hrgh Schools band has ably hlled thls posrtlon C . , . , Y l . . 9 . . L e known for their excellent arrange- r 3 . , G . vi n

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Telephones and doorbells rang durtng February and March as cholr members solrcrted the buy1ng of trckets to a benefrt concert The generous response made the trlp to St Lours for competttton tn the nat1onal contest for a cappella cholrs assured At Stephens College a program was presented for the eventng chapel serv1ce the contest came the next day Results were announced after the festival under the d1rect1on ot Nobel Ca1n rn whtch 1600 members of chotrs parttclpated West Hlgh rat1ng thrrd drvrsron The lollowmg cho1r members went to Urbana rn November to srng rn the All State Chorus Lrhanne Ruth Bouslough Lloyd Bow man Morton Bowman Mar1en Casler Ehzabeth Chlck Edrth Davey, Irm Gormsen Margaret and Iune Pauly CHOIR FRONT ROW lLeft to Rxghtl Drrector Wayne Hertz Luctlle Sl-:ogen Florence Ruby Kathleen Perry Margaret Pauly Iune Pauly Agnes Okapal Iaclc Hatred Lloyd Bowman Btlly Wunder Stuart Peterson Ruth Scott Adnenne Roscoe Iean Cromer Elrzabeth Ch1ck Marten Casler SECOND ROW Atheda Meyer Ieane Robtson Dolore Ttlton Mary Lou Cnhon Ehzabmh Hoban Ray Pnnce Roben Chmk Don Owen Walter De Mont Kenneth Durland Morton Bowman Etleen Lakm Shtrley Peterson Norma Watte Inez Hnsel Iane Stevenson Lots Matteson THIRD ROW Zelda Swtmmer Lrlranne Ruth Bouslough Altce Lovame Oleson lean Shearer Wade Gorman Paul Phalen Galbrarth Casler Robert Curner Chnstran Solhsburq Bob Prerce LeRoy Doms Barbara Ruby Betty Lou Kaser Esther Iohnson Barbara LuU Ddadehne Bernard TOP ROW Helen Beane Edtth Davey Wtlltam D Whtte Gatl Thomas Bob less Harold Osman Robert Demdorfer Irm Gorm sen Imas Rrce Irm Gemmer Charles Ktnney Wtrth Golden Sam Taylor Wrllram Clark Eleanor Rtce Della Clayton Seven a 1 . . , I . 1 1 1 1 1 . I . . S ,