West High School - EOS Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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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 ,

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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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BOYS GLEE CLUB AT PIANO Iohn Briggs FRONT ROW ILeft to Right? Alexander Greene Eugene Herren Donald Crandell Arnold Verbic Robert Brown Martin Iones Merton Spring Harry Zeno Elmer Martinson Morton Bowman Kenneth Wollenweber William Clark Lloyd Bowman Stewart Peterson Donald Vonch Peter Petros Garth Roscoe Bill Wunder Ioel Weller Kenneth Fredrickson SECOND ROW Raymond Prince Douglas Holmes Ken neth Durland lack Haried Bob Chick Chris Solhsburg Robert Rubart Paul Phalen Ralph Swanson Robert Winn Albert Zadnichek Robert Pierce Harold Demberg William Fifer Sam Taylor LeRoy Dorris Robert Laver Galbraith Casler David Weller Robert Stumm THIRD ROW Don Owen Robert Cu rier Wade Gorman Gail Thomas Louis Neuendori Wirth Golden Charles Kinney Dale Reed Harold Osman lim Gemmer Iim Gormsen Imas Rice Robert Demdorler Iohn Woolnough Robert less Bert Eisenhour Edward Van Loon Robert CALENDAR September 27 1937 West Aurora PTA March 11 1938 Spr1nq Concert April 23 1938 Glenbard District Vocal Contest May 6 7 1938 Normal State Vocal Contest May 16 1938 Fox Valley Music Festival Durmg the last few years interest in the Boys Glee Club has spread raprdly with a resultmg mcrease in membershlp which has brought about a marked improvement in the tenor section while the basses have been unusually fine This organizatron has developed a fine morale engendered by the hard work cooperatron and enthusiasm of Mr Hertz and the rellows In concert work th1s infectious sp1r1t has had an engaging audience appeal The clubs repertoire chosen by Mr Hertz with his usual excellent taste was broadened to include several satisfying songs Active members were lim Gormsen president Don Owen secretary and treasurer Lloyd Bow man l1brar1an Imas Rrce and B111 Wunder soloists Eight t l , ' , ' , ' ' , Furnas, Walter De Mont. Gerald Latham, William White. 1 I , : ' , : , ' ' - , I I , : ' ' . . C Q ' , ' : , : ' -