West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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Wesleyan Students Make Music Wesleyan musicians express their talent through three mediums, the choir, the band, and the orchestra. These three organizations provide entertainment for the listener, as well as experience for the performer. Membership in the college choir is open to all students of West Virginia Wesleyan College who love to sing. Its purpose is to instill spirit- ual and cultural growth through the increasing knowledge and appreciation of sacred music. The choir also attempts to interpret to others, by means of public performance, the artistic and spiritual message of music. The outstanding activity of the choir is the annual tour. About thirty students sang in churches and high schools throughout the south- ern part of West Virginia during the week of touring. The regular performances in chapel and the spring concert complete the choir ' s activities for the year. Under the direction of Professor Charles W. Forlines, the choir meets three hours a week. Participation in the choir may or may not be for credit. Outstanding in orange and black uniforms, the West Virginia Wesleyan College band is a colorful and musical spectacle on the football field. This year the band performed at every home football game, and also accompanied the team to the Waynesburg game in November. Besides its performance at football games, this year the marching band led the Homecom- ing parade, while the concert band presented assembly concerts. These concerts gave the musi- cians a chance to play semi-classical and novelty music. Having been discontinued during World War II. the band was reorganized in 1946 by C. Buell Agey. Professor Agey rehearses the band every Monday evening in the Music Hall. One hour credit is given for participation in the band. First row, lefc (o right — William Townsend. Victor E, Norrif, Mary Herrick, Edna Bowman, Mary Louise McCutcheon, A Garrett Faulkner, Julia High, Joretta Proudfoot. Thomas Darnell. Edward W. Phillips. Second row — Clara Sarounie. Juanita Reed, Helen Fisher Matheney, William Gwennap. Henry Wolfe. Graham Carpenter, Joan Hu John Glauner. Third row — Mr. Agey. David Chandler, Kenneth Miner, R. L. Moore, William Thomas. Belle Phillips. Marjorie Winifred Post.

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Education By Radio Is Goal of the Radio Club Wesleyan ' s Radio Club was organized to de- velop its educational opportunities for the students interested in learning microphone techniques, radio diction, dramatization, and principles of broadcasting. In discussing the problem of how to be effe tive via the microphone, the task was to adopt modern principles ot effective speech to their use in the particular case of radio. It was recog nized by the group that the best radio speaker is the one who follows most closely the dictates of a competent text book on public speaking. Principles of good announcing were studied by the club. The constant change of style from one form to another helped announcers to learn to handle all types of public speaking. Direct conversation, the cardinal principle of good speech, was practiced and the psy hological effect ol radio on the audience was carefully analyzed. Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk. Hut he hates to stand alone in his opinion. — Santavana. This belief is an axiom in the field of radio education. Education, moreover, requires more courage as we reach its upper reaches. Educa- tion, the progressive enlargement ol man ' s views ol himsell and ol the universe about him, is everybody ' s business. It is two-fold — individual and social. Interpreting radio education in these terms, Wesleyan ' s Radio Club attempted to per- form its duties for the student body. The club cast and rehearsed a dramatization ol Charles Dickens ' A Christmas Carol for the December broadcast. Because ol weather conditions and icy roads, the cast could not gel to Clarksburg for the performance. It is hoped that next year the broadcasting studio in the new Music Hall will be available lor campus broadcasting, and that a tape re- corder will be used lor performances ol musical and speech programs. Jim Snyder was elected president ol this group, and Hallie Lu Hallam. secretary. 1 he adviser was Miss Esther Crisman. K VI)I ) CLUB Firs! Row. led to ri B ht: Neil Penn. Don McKita. Jim Snyder. Jean T.lbott. Second Row: Jim Gabbert. Rulh Greene. Boyd Richardson. Martha Hall. Mary Sommerville. Douela. Pratt.

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left picture — Standing, left to right: Howard Allwine. John Tucker. Graham Kenneweg. William Pierce. Seated: Mel Woolford. Right picture — First Row. left to right: John Tucker. James Kees. William Pierce. Graham Kenneweg. Wally Hurd. Lillian Gallemore. Second Row: Lewis Tisher. Mel Woolford. Boh Horsunan. Third Row: Scott Craytor. Arnold Cover, Don McKita, Howard Allwine. ()l approximately thirty band members and three majorettes, the following officers were chosen: Raymond L. Moore. Drill Master; and Mary Alice Martin, Drum Majorette. Completing the college ' s musical trivium, the orchestra provides an opportunity for play- ing classical music. The orchestra is called upon for mam performances. Collaborating with the choir, the orchestra performed for the Foun iliis ' l)a program, the Commencement exei lists, and the Spring Concert, Assist in.; the dramatic department, the choir and orchestra also presented the Mikado, a Gil- bert and Sullivan operetta. The orchestra also went on tour. In the spi ing ii presented con (eils in neighboring high schools. CHOIR First row. left to right — Phyllis Kohl. Mary Faye Martin. Jo Ann Sutton. Evangeline Mequi. Betty Noon. Shirleen Satterfield. June Walker. Lorene Fitzwaler. Ellen Rou.h. Pat Wilson. Mary Louise McCutcheon. Pat Phelps. Mr. Forlines. Second row — Bunny Reed, Barharj Harless. Jo Ann Rohinson, Mona Gray Harris. Joyce Pustinger, Charlotte Skidmore, Dorothy Moser. Fdilh Logsdon. Mary Lou Dennison, BetTy Dunaway. Eleanor Banks. Jerry Cunningham. Seth Bower. Third row Jack Fen-ell. Melvin Woolford. Graham Kenneweg. Bob Horstman. Janet Spence. Frances Keiffer, Elaine Karnes. Florence Jones. Virginia Ryckman, Lewis Tisher, Russell Burtner. Gerald Craw, Bill Shafer. Fourth row — John Tucker. Arnold Cover, Wallace Hurd, Dick Powell, Scott Craytor. Millie Hathaway. Barbara Barron. Minnetta Cox. Lillian Ga ' leniore. Winnie Post. Jim Kees. Howard Allwine. Don McKita, Ed Duff, Ben McKee.