West High School - EOS Yearbook (Aurora, IL)

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The choir board look on while BeTTy Murphy, secreTary, Types some noTices. They are, back row, leff To righT: Gene Siosfrand, Ken Swanson, Dave Morris, Bill Flefcher, Virginia Dean, Richard WorTman, and Ray Monaco. FronT row, lefT To righT: Kafhryn Eefen, Mary RuTh Farrell, RuTh Johnson, BeTTy Murphy, Fred Kiehl and Carol Brunnemeyer. A Choir since iTs Tound- High eighT years ago, has mainTained a high ing aT WesT qualiTy oT work in choral music, and has Tur- Thered The musical appreciaTion and The cul- Ture oT The sTudenTs, boTh Those who have been members oT This organizaTion and Those who reap The beneTiTs by lisTening. The choir, as all oTher WesT l-ligh sTudenT organizaTions, is run on a democraTic basis, and The TirsT official business performed by The members was To choose oTTicers and repre- senTaTives who were To lead Them Through The coming year. The resulTs oT The elecTion gave Richard WorTman The posiTion oT presidenT, Ken Swanson ThaT oT vice-presidenT, and BeTTy Murphy and Dave Morris Those oT secreTary and Treasurer, respecTively. RuTh Johnson and Virginia Dean were chosen as robe cusTodians. Beginning The year's series oT concerTs, The choir made iTs iniTial appearance aT The ParenT- Teacher AssociaTion program in OcTober and presenTed The same program To The sTudenTs and TaculTy in an assembly The Tollowing day. LaTer in The same monTh a perTormance was presenTed To an appreciaTive audience aTTend- ing The Illinois STaTe Teachers' lnsTiTuTe, which held iTs annual meeTing aT The Paramouni' The- aTre. PAGE 29 The A Cappella Choir appeared nexT wiTh The band To presenT a Tall music TesTival in which all The choral groups appeared in a Tor- mal evening program. As The yuleTide season approached, The choir was consTanTly in demand: various clubs and organizaTions wanTed iTs assisTance in musical programs which are Typical oT ThaT Time oT The year. ln answer To These requesTs The choir gave concerTs aT The Woman's Club, The STaTe Hos- piTal in Elgin, and WesT l-ligh. On The lasT day beiore The ChrisTmas holidays The choir sTrolled Through The halls during classes singing carols. Thus school was dismissed wiTh everyone's hearTs Tilled wiTh The ChrisTmas spiriT. lmmediaTely aTTer vacaTion, The Try-ouTs Tor singing and speaking parTs in The opereTTa CarmeliTa were held, and rehearsals were be- gun. ATTer Two monThs oT laborious pracTice and preparaTion The choir presenTed This elab- oraTe Mexican opereTTa To The public on March 22 and 23. The choir's successTul season was compleTed by several spring concerTs and Tinally by sup- plying The musical background Tor The bacca- laureaTe and commencemenT exercises. Because oT The high sTandards iT mainTains The A Cap- pella choir is enioyed noT only by WesT High sTudenTs buT also residenTs oT Aurora.

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