Whitewater High School - Aqualba Yearbook (Whitewater, WI)

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THE MIXED CHORUS The Mixed Chorus and Girls' Chorus made their first appearance on November 21, when they sang for the Crusade for Freedom assembly. The next event was a Christmas concert on December 17, which was attended by a large audience. Massed Choir was presented January 28 at jefferson. Sixteen members of City High took part, including the girls' duet and the girls' quartet. A joint concert of the choruses and the band was held in the spring. Several members of the chorus entered the solo and ensemble music tournament on March 29. The girls' chorus and the mixed chorus also' took part in the Music Festival on May 17. This year an F. F. A. Quartet, a rnadrigal group, and a girls' sextet were formed. All the vocal groups were under the direction of Miss Ardis Paynter. THE GIRLS' CHURUS Page Twenty-one l

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THE BAND The Band, with approximately seventy members, made its first appearance in the annual Homecoming parade. On February 18, our school was again host to the massed band, which was made up of selected musicians from twelve high schools in this part of the state. Mr. H. E. Nutt and Dr. Robert Brunkhorst were the guest conductors. On March 18, the band gave a concert for the public with Renold Schilke and Ervin Bryelynski as guest soloists. The Spring Festival was held here again, with City High as hosts, thus complet- ing a very successful year for Whitewater City High Band. As in former years the band was directed by Mr. Carlton Patt. Page Twenty

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DEBATE At the beginning of the year the speech class put on a one act play entitled, Sunday Cost Five Pesos. This play received an AU rating at both Whitewater and Oregon. It then went on to Madison to win an A rating at the state contest. The question for the debate team this year was: Resolved: That all American citizens should be subject to conscription in time of war. The team chosen to rep- resent City High at the district tournament was composed of Marilyn Monn, Veronica Holford, john Underwood, and. Steve Ambrose. This contest was held February 2 at Wisconsin High School at Madison. Our team won two debates out of six. The forensic contesti was held on March ll. City High sent twenty students on to Fort Atkinson for the league contest. There Veronica Holford, Donna Sherwood, Nancy Schoellkopf, and Robert Douglas received A ratings and represented the School at the district contest. FURENSICS Page Twenty-two