Auburn High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Auburn, NE)

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The Orchestra PERSONNEL Piano MARION KEARNS Violin ETTA NEUNABER JOHN FISHER BENT BERNER EDUS HAHN HAZEL WILLIANS JACK GABUS GENEVA STUTT EVELYN STUTT MERVIN KEEDY Viola MATTHEW WIENCKE LAWRENCE ROGGE Cello MARIAN JOHNSON GERALDINE EADS Bass Viol JEAN HUMPHREY PHYLLIS WHEELER Saxophone DALE FALK Trombone FLETCHER CLINE BARTON BLAKE French Horn JOAN FLAU BERT SMITH Flute DELBERT SMITH Clarinet ROBERT BLANKENSHIP CHARLES GABUS THOMAS JOHNSON Cornet SEVERN HANDLEY CHARLES MORTON Bass Horn LOUIS CORRINGTON Drums WAYNE SCHAFFER GUY A. FULLER—Director The high school orchestra, under the able direction of Mr. Fuller, is one of the major musical organizations of the school. During the school year, it has provided music for many of the school activities. At the annual M-I-N-K contest at Peru the orchestra was awarded a rating of “excellent.” The following ratings were awarded members of the orchestra who played instrumental solos at the contest: Jean Humphrey—Piano .......................Excellent Etta Neunaber—Violin ...........................Good Matthew Wiencke—Viola ......................Superior Marian Johnson—Cello .......................Superior Marian Johnson was rated “superior” on her cello solo; Matthew Wiencke was rated “excellent” on his viola solo at the District Contest at Omaha. A string quartet, made up of Etta Neunaber., first violin, John Fisher, second violin, Marian Johnson, cello, and Matthew Wiencke, viola, was awarded a rating of “good” at the M-I-N-K contest at Peru. Page Twenty-seven

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Mixed Chorus JUNIUS McCOWAN JAMES ARMSTRONG LUCEEN MAAG HARVINE KERNS GERALDINE EADS EMMA DeBUHR EILEEN OESTMANN EVELYN STUTT MARJORIE STEVENSON MAXINE BOCK ROBERT IRVIN NEIL BROWN BERNARD CLARK MEMBERS JOHN DUSTIN VERNON GROFF EDUS HAHN MABLE TIGNOR AVIS HARMS LOUISE WHEELER ETTA NEUNABER KATHERINE JANE BIXBY MARY FISHER WAYNE Me ALEXANDER RANSOM KRUEGER DONALD ROSE FRANK CLINE HOWARD HENDERSON CECIL RAPP CHARLES THOMPSON ALICE FINNEY ELLA OESTMANN ARLENE CLARK MARJORIE DIRKS DONNA McPHERREN MARIAN JOHNSON MARION KEARNS EDWIN SODMAN WILLIAM RARICK MISS RUTH SHELLEY—Director JEAN HUMPHREY—Pianist The personnel of he Mixed Chorus was selected from the members of the Boys’ and Girls’ Glee Club. This organization received a rating of excellent at the annual M-I-N-K Contest at Peru. The Mixed Quartette, composed of Ella Oestmann, Marjorie Dirks, Howard Henderson, and Edwin Sodman, was also awarded excellent rating. The operetta “Sonia” was presented by the Girls’ and Boys’ Glee Clubs, under the direction of Miss Shelley, on November 3. The presentation was the result of excellent direction and revealed much talent. Page Twenty-six

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The Band Cornet SEVERN HANDLEY CHARLES MORTON DEAN STUCK DONALD KIECHEL HAROLD REED GENE BLANKENSHIP IRVIN SCHLANGE HERBERT HELMS Saxophone MARY GROVENBURG DALE FALK LUTHER HUTTON Drums WAYNE SCHAFFER GERALDINE EADS ROBERT HEMMINGSEN PERSONNEL French Horn BERT SMITH JOAN FLAU Cymbals JOHN FISHER Clarinet ROBERT BLANKENSHIP CHARLES GABUS THOMAS JOHNSON MARJORIE FRASER GENEVIEVE GEICK CLARE BLAKE JEAN MAYER LUCEEN MAAG LYDIA OESTMANN GORDON KOONTZ GUY A. FULLER—Director Piccolo and Flute DELBERT SMITH Baritone Horn ETTA NEUNABER Trombone FLETCHER CLINE BARTON BLAKE LEOBORN RICHARDS GWENDOLYN REED Bass Hern LOUIS CORRINGTON Bass Viol JEAN HUMPHREY Although the High School band has been in existence for only two years, it has made remarkable progress, and at present is one of the outstanding musical organizations of Auburn. The band was awarded a rating of “good” at the 1934 M-I-N-K contest at Peru. The following ratings were awarded members of the band who played instrumental solos at the M-I-N-K contest: Bert Smith—French Horn.......................Good Delbert Smith—Flute .........................Good Dale Falk—Saxophone ....................Superior. Robert Blankenship—Clarinet .............Superior Etta Neunaber—Baritone Horn ............Excellent Dale Falk entered the District Music Contest at Omaha in April, and was awarded a rating of “excellent.” Page Tiventy-eight