The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-12-02

uniform of bandsman, a student
must be better than average. Com
petition takes care of that.
Lieut.. Lacock has, besides his
56-piece Cadet band, SO students
in ''B'' band, and 10 others IN a
"C' group.
Cadet bandsmen-and girls-re-
ceive full credit for ROTC work.
The "B" and "C'' groups get hall
credits for their work.
Incidentally, Cadet band mem
bers, boys and girls alike, take
full military training course, IN
GLIDING rifle range practice. Their
band work is three periods week.
exclusive of military training pre-
scribed by the War department for
all boys and girls in ROTC.
The High schools orchestra
comes under the direction OF Mrs.
Norden. Although the group this
year is relatively small, critics are
in agreement that the standard OF
ability is high, ind ever-increaslng.
Orchestra Credits
The orchestra meets in double
periods this year, and for their
work students receive one full
credit for the year. The group,
slightly more girls than boys, IA
vors string instruments, but wind
and percussion instruments have
been added and more are being
purchased to meet expected in
creased enrolment next year.
A highlight of the orchestra S
work will be a public concert in
the spring, and participation in the
public schools musical festival
competitions. The district festival,
incidentally, will be held in Will
mington in April.
There is no classroom music
taught in High school. Instead of
class work as conducted in the
grade school, High school vocal
music is carried on through the
medium of the glee club and girls
choirs. Miss Sarah Robinson is
teacher-in-charge, and upon her
capable shoulders fall the respon-
sibility for music work other than
band and orchestra.
To be a member Of the New
Hanover High school glec club is
an honor, and the competition for
the limited number of voices Miss
Robinson chooses to work with is
keen, indeed. Any youngster, boy
or girl, can try out. Hundreds do
try. For instance, there are 245
girls engaged in choir work. Each
of them wants to be with the glee
club, yet in order to preserve
balance between boys and girls
voices in the organization, Miss
Robinson must trim this number
by more than 200.
cts no easy job There are a
great many really promising
voices, both boys and girls" Miss
Robinson declares.
But trim the number she has,
and the glee clubs 63 voices repre-
sent the very best the schools 1900
student body can supply.
100 Voice Choir
In addition to the glee club with
its mixed voices, Miss Robinson
has a 100-voice girls choir whose
work is truly lovely. They will be
heard December 10 in the annual
Christmas cantata in the High
school auditorium.
The glee club practices and re.
hearses so minutes a day, and its
members receive one-half unit
credit for the school year. In adj
dition to the group singing, Miss
Robinson. has this year developed
an outstanding girls trio and a
boys quartet from club members.
Their speciality numbers rarely
fail to bring appreciative ap-
plause.
The glee clubs annual operetta
each spring is public event and
one to which Miss Robinson and
her youthful vocalists give no lit
tie amount of extra time and
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