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Eve Drewelowe's journals, volumes II-III, 1950s
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48. Music is the most emotional of the arts and that perhaps explains a universal love of it. In my life it has a distinct function. Nothing can take its place or serve its purpose. Musical expression appeals strongly to me and I derived keen pleasure and an utmost satisfaction in the harmonies of the part singing of the music groups and especially the glee club - only there was too little music and too much physics in a day. The basket-ball games too were loads of fun. And being on the girls team and having the opportunity to travel about to play at various high-schools is enjoyable to any student. I have always delighted in lots of action so what more was to be desired? Music and song to fill a spiritual need. Basket-ball which denoted clean sporting competition and exhilarating action. Being the "captain" of the team as a senior, furthermore involved no duties - only minor decisions to be made if anything at all. In fact if the truth were told having a captain was just a nice old established custom unnecessary though it may have been. to have one or not to have. What difference? From high school life projects bewilderedly the memory of my having taken part in a
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48. Music is the most emotional of the arts and that perhaps explains a universal love of it. In my life it has a distinct function. Nothing can take its place or serve its purpose. Musical expression appeals strongly to me and I derived keen pleasure and an utmost satisfaction in the harmonies of the part singing of the music groups and especially the glee club - only there was too little music and too much physics in a day. The basket-ball games too were loads of fun. And being on the girls team and having the opportunity to travel about to play at various high-schools is enjoyable to any student. I have always delighted in lots of action so what more was to be desired? Music and song to fill a spiritual need. Basket-ball which denoted clean sporting competition and exhilarating action. Being the "captain" of the team as a senior, furthermore involved no duties - only minor decisions to be made if anything at all. In fact if the truth were told having a captain was just a nice old established custom unnecessary though it may have been. to have one or not to have. What difference? From high school life projects bewilderedly the memory of my having taken part in a
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