Alexandria Monroe High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Alexandria, IN)

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THE MUSIC DEP BT - The background for many activities at AHS this year was furnished by the Music Department under the su- pervision of Carroll H. Copeland, band director and a new faculty member. The high school band composed of sixty-live members played for nearly all the home football and basketball games. They marched in the Navy Day parade in Muncie and in the American Legion parade at Indianapolis. Their special programs during the year included public concerts on December 18 and March 20 and a Spring Music Show the Hrst week in May. Several new band instruments including a sousaphone, French horn, piccolo, saxophone, bassoon, and two alto horns were bought this year. Also purchased were two cellos and one violo to be used in the school orches- tra that will be organized next fall. In order to give each music student specialized training on his instrument, an instructor for brass instruments and one for reeds were hired to give private lessons to those desiring them. The twirlers that appeared in the twirling exhibitions at the Elwood and Lapel basketball games were part of Il private class in twirling taught in the gym after school this year. Those appearing at the games were: Bert Tom- linson, jo DeaKyne, Anne Baker, Dixiana Gross, joan Farquer, Sybil Swindcll, Joyce Etchison, Beverly 0'Bryant, and Shirley Wells. A mixed high school choir consisting of seventy-eight voices was directed by Mr. Copeland. The choir appear- ed on the band concerts, and also on other programs including a concert at the Methodist Church, Sunday night, january 20, and a Lincoln Day program February 12 in the gym. An Easter cantata, The Easter Sunrise Song, was presented by the choir Easter morning at the Methodist Church. , 27

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THE TIGER CLUB Standing: Jim Montgomery Sitting, left fo right: Clyde Marquund, Jim Kane, Phyllis Allen, Peggy Seyberl, lynn Russell, Gene Fcrquer, Gene Swindell. The Tiger Club started the year with the resignation of its president Rex Fleenor, who left for military school. The vice-president, jim Montgomery took over and, with the aid of Peggy Seybert-secretary treasurer, Phyllis Allen, jim Kane, and Lynn Russell-executive committee, Gene Swindell, Gene Farquar, and Clyde Marquand- yell leaders, has carried on the activities of this year. Three new teams came into the Central Indiana Conference this year-Monticello, Hartford City, and South Side of Fort Wayne, thus brightening the gym with new pennants. Booklets were sold at the games which gave all the information about the C. I. C. teams and incidentally brought money into the club. The membership was limited by amending the constitution to read as follows: There will be ninety mem- bers, forty seniors, thirty juniors, and twenty sophomores. Twenty-six new members were taken in this year and went through rough initiation at the Hagerstown game. At the Elwood game the girls wore red and yellow sweatersg the red sweaters formed an A with the yellow sweaters to outline it. Tiger Club members are looking forward to the annual banquet to be held in the gym sometime in April. The president will act as master of ceremonies. Lettermen of football and basketball will be named and the cap- tain of each team will give a short talk. In case one person is captain of both, another boy is asked to talk. New oflicers will be named for the following year.

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Read from left to right: Ann Baker, Joan Farquer, Shirley Wells, Joyce Elchison, Berl Tomlinson, Dixiona Gross, Joan Dea- Kyne, Barbara O'BryanI, and Sybil Swindell. Miss Margaret Anne Keller, grade school music teacher, also instructed a chorus of high school and junior high students. This group appeared on several programs during the year. Miss Keller also directed the girls' sextetle. Those in the sextelle were: joan Girting, Helen LeRoy, Doris Shawlmn, Martha lmler, jean Ann Hendryx and Lou Owen. First row, reading left lo righi: Bill Muster, Shirley Wells, Louise Owen, Richard Wyafl, and Carroll Copeland. Second row: Buddy Baker, Fred Owen, and Bob Benefiel. Third row: Roherl Buck and Gene Swindell. Lola Miller did not appear in ihe picture.