By: Emery Yoder

Emery Yoder — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 16:31:46 +0000

In the Spring of 1966 the students in the Zelathean Society put on a production of H.M.S. Pinafore, the first musical comedy performed at EMC. As director of the show I had to get permission from President Myron Ausburger to use the big ‘D’ word. He wondered if we couldn’t just substitute another word to replace it. I told him that it was central to one of the themes of the show. So it was used, but not in Lehman auditorium because live piano accompaniment was not allowed on stage. So several sold out shows were performed at Eastern Mennonite High School. We worked hard often rehearsing very early in the morning. What fun!
Faye Garber Yoder ’68

By: Ruthie Umble

Ruthie Umble — Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:09:06 +0000

I was fascinated to read that the second choral group traveled to Ontario in 1947. I was a year old and know this story only because I heard it many times. My parents hosted 2 men (A. Don Augsbuger and Warren Rohrer) and 2 women (Lois Hagey Brenneman and ?). A snow storm prevented the choir to leave the area as scheduled. My mother had butter tarts ready for a reunion but the reunion was postponed due to the storm. The 4 EMC’ers were happy to help eat those delicacies. My husband (Rick Umble from PA) and I were married in Ontario in 1974 and located in PA. When my parents (Elmer and Mattie Schwartzentruber) came to visit us they frequently connected with Lois and her husband John. Usually the conversation included the butter tart story!

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By: Emery Yoder

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