Westport High School - Herald Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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The Orchestra Inter-Society mixer, and for the second Senior mixer. We also played for the benefit given by the Van Horn School, Polytechnic play, Senior Pageant, the opera Pinafore given by the Alpha Lyra Club, the commencement exercises of the Scarritt Bible and Training School, and finally for our own Commencement. We consider the Orchestra one of the most enjoyable activities of the school, as Well as one from which great benefit may be derived. The members of the Orchestra are: Piano .................. Marietta Boyer Violins. Cello. . . Flute ..... .... Cornet .... .... Horn. . . Clarinet ..... . . . . Drums .... .... Joseph Harding Manuel Newman Gunnard Johnson Frederick Ingham Maurice Morse James Reeves Frederick Smith Dorthea Hyle Helen Squire Jean Weymouth Freda Ehlerding Muriel Eastman Marcelino Doming David Sight Lee Hamlin Thomas McMillen 0 Laurence Troutman George Williams -Freda Ehlerding

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if ,IFA 3 l . i 1 l- ,l Q MUS IC THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT Have you been hearing strains of mu- sic as you walked down the hall or ap- proached Room 80? Perhaps you are one of the very few who have not realized that old Westport boasts a Department of Music, and have been so unfortunate as to lead an unmusical existence. Per- haps, way back in the innermost recesses of your mind, there hovers some dim rec- ollection of such a department. Sufiice it to say that there is a Music Department, and one of which you may well be proud. The Alpha Lyra Club. which is com- posed of the combined Boys' and Girls' Glee Clubs, although it may not equal those of the other high schools in size, makes up for this deficiency in quality. To start out the season, this mixed chorus sang in Convention Hall at the Teachers' Convention. Later came a program in Assembly. The Music Contest and Spring Festival then followed. As a grand cli- max to this years' career, the comic opera, Pinafore, was produced. The Orchestra, another branch and one of an entirely different type, has also had an active and interesting year. It has not only accompanied the Glee Clubs on several occasions, but has given numerous other programs by itself as well. Then there are the Music Classes which constitute an important part of the Mu- sic Department, for a large number of those comprising the Glee Clubs had their first experiences here. The purpose of these classes is to teach the theory of music, to give an understanding of the printed page, to show the correct placing of tones, and above all, to awaken a deep- er appreciation of music. With two years of such training under Mrs. Hedges' ex- cellent guidance, it is not difficult to meet the requirements of the Glee Clubs. So, if you are a lover of good music, if you are a loyal supporter of the Gold and the Blue, if you wish old Westport to stand above all others, show your pa- triotism by adding your efforts to those already interested. -Flora Linn. The Orchestra Due to the efforts of Mrs. Hedges, our director, and the backing we have re- ceived from the student body, the Orches- tra has completed one of the best and most profitable years in its history. If you will kindly read the list of the many things for which we played, you can easily see what we mean when we say we have been busy. We began the year by accompanying the mixed chorus that sang for the Teachers' Convention in Convention Hall. Soon after we played at the Athenaeum for a meeting in the interest of the Baby Bond Campaign. Then we gave an as- sembly, played for the Christmas play,

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, - , , llllllegilllll ill ll' 1 'l!'liIllIIl55E1ll!QlIllll mllulu I I Im IIIWW -2 -- ASSEMBLIES It is a difficult task to plan an assem- bly that will please a whole school, yet we have had several assemblies this year that have been very unusual. We have had a number of assemblies that have been directly connected with the war. At least three of the speakers were just back from the front. It is needless to say that these men got the closest at- tention. Musical programs and athletic and debate boosters were given by way of variation. We will not attempt to give all of them, but there were several that we want to recall to you. The year was given a good send-off when Lieut. Sousa, Commander Wilson, and Ensign Blossom spoke to us in tu1'n on the morning of September 27. On October 8, Mr. Franklin Hunt, Bari- tone, accompanied by Mrs. Hunt, fur- nished the music, while Miss Boyle ac- quainted us anew with the Ruggles family. Prof. Burr spoke on Food Conserva- tion and its connection with the win- ning of the war, at the assembly of Octo- ber 16. The papers had announced the talk of Dr. Burris A. Jenkins, so all were anx- ious on the morning of October 20. All were deeply interested in his first-hand info1'mation, straight from the war-zone. The Needs of the' Y. M. C. A. was the subject for November 13. .Mr. Henry Faxon explained the purpose of the cam- paign for funds. This was the morning that the students voted to hold the bas- ket ball games at Convention Hall. On December 3 Superintendent lf. I. Cammack presented Westport the 350 Liberty Bond won in the Second Liberty Loan campaign. He spoke at consider- able length concerning Adjutant General McKain's letter on Slouchiness and other war topics. The assembly of December 10 was an athletic and Christmas play booster. Dr. Ockerblad, Mr. Harman, and Joe Gottlieb were the speakers. Mrs. Allan Taylor, accompanied by Mr. Weaver, finished the morning with several vocal selections. December 17 was a medley. Mr. Shouse announced that the 3550 Liberty Bond had been given to the Red Cross. Miss Bain introduced Gladys Danielson, who spoke for the girls' debate. After