Willard Middle School - Target Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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GIRLS’ SENIOR GLEE CLUB BOYS’ GLEE CLUB GIRLS’ GLEE CLUBS Mrs. Allen made the term a most enjoyable one for the girls of the Senior Glee, and they accomplished much. President Margaret Connick proposed that the club have an emblem, and one resembling a lyre was chosen. The members had an opportunity to wear their new emblems for the first time when they appeared before Willard’s P. T. A. The membership of the Junior Glee was composed of Low Nine and High Eight Girls who were eagerly aiming to gain perfection in sight reading in three parts. Though they did not appear before an audience this season, they plan to next semester as members of the Senior Girls’ Glee. BOYS’ GLEE CLUB With Mrs. Kellogg as the able leader, a fine group of officers, and eighty-five of the best singers at Willard, this has been a banner term indeed for the Boys’ Glee Club. Much har- mony was heard coming from Room 203 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings, ranging from Southern melodies to grand opera. Programs were presented for both students and parents. May the good fellowship of singing together continue to be an inspiration to performers and listeners alike. « 26 »

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HIGH NINE CHORAL JUNIOR GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB HIGH NINE CHORAL One hundred fifty-five pupils in the High Nine Grade selected music as a subject this term and were honored automatically with membership in the High Nine Choral. Such a membership list meant a peak enrollment for a High Nine Choral. These hundred fifty-five music lovers met as a choral every Monday, ninth period, under the leadership of Mrs. Kel- logg, to sing together and prepare for the big event, the High Nine Graduation. At that time they sang several beautiful numbers which were most favorably received by the appre- ciative audience that filled the auditorium to its limit. WILLARD CONCERT A new feature of Willard life this semester was the appearance of a group of Willard’s musical talent of special ability in the Solo Day Program for the pleasure of the entire Student Body. This was not the result of a contest but the culmination of Solo Day, which was held first in each music class and then in each grade. A representative group was chosen from the whole school for the assembly. It was a very fine program that they gave, and we hope a custom has been inaugurated to continue. The following students were chosen to represent Willard in a final concert of the season at Berkeley High School: James Boyias, Catherine Coffin, David Fulmer, Lorraine Howells, Byron Jones, John Knight, Bruce Salomon, and Bob Woods. The program included numbers from the high school, all the junior high schools, and four elementary schools. Those stu- dents invited to attend that afternoon were glowing in their praise of the program presented.

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WILLARD BAND WILLARD ORCHESTRA THE BAND The Band’s big affair of the season was the concert given in the Auditorium, and the faculty and Student Body had the pleasure of hearing the program. Of course Willard’s Spring Day would not be complete without the Band, and it predominated as the musical feature of the occasion. A selected group of players including Catherine Coffin, Duncan Courvoisier, David Fulmer, Alvin Hambly, and John Knight, known as the Brass Quintet, has done fine work this term. During some of the recent practices of the Band, Mr. Salisbury has given over the baton to David Fulmer, the trombone soloist of the Quintet, and that budding maestro seems to have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. THE ORCHESTRA The Orchestra has had a busy term. Its members had the pleasure of playing at one of the P. T. A. Meetings. On Spring Day a selected group from the Orchestra accompanied the dancers on the program. A play was given by the Le Conte Mothers on May 6th, at which time Willard Orchestra gladly accepted the invitation to play between acts. At an assembly it entertained the Willard students and faculty, and, according to custom, it fur- nished the music for the final event of the term, the High Nine Graduation. Mr. Salisbury and his players may well feel proud of their season’s accomplishments. « 27 »