Brewer High School - Trident Yearbook (Brewer, ME)

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THE TRIDENT I '27,-f CLASS DAY SPEAKERS GRADUATION SPEAKERS JUNIOR SPEAKERS

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32 THE Attention Undergraduates ! ! ! Wanted: New Musicians!! Singers!! Anyone desiring to play in the orchestra or the band should contact Mr. Gove, Mr. Dunham, or Mr. Robinson. Mr. Robinson gives free lessons to anyone who joins the band and rents instruments for ten dollars per three months. This is the chance of your lifetime to get musical instruction free. Take advan- tage of this offer and help out your school by joining one of these organizations. Our school is sadly in need of a chorus group to sing for special occasions. How can a class sing suc- cessfully at graduation without any previous train- ing? It is a disgrace to the school and to the students when they can't even sing their own school song. If we had a chorus group of the best 'singers in our school, these students could lead the student body in group meetings and assemblies. Let's get moving be- fore we forget how to sing!! 1: :l: :1: :if :sf Brewer High School Band The first band of Brewer High was started in 1928 by Mr. Alton L. Robinson. As all of the members were of the seventh or eighth grades it was called the Junior Hi hi Band. A year later it became the Brewer High gchool Band. Under Mr. Robinson's di- rection this organization grew from a group of un- trained boys to a band of forty excellent musicians. Our band has attended two State Contests and a State Festival, winning second place in Class B at Portland, Hrst place in Class B at Camden and su- perior excellent rank at Belfast. At each one of these contests Brewer,Band has competed with Waterville Band which is twice the size of our band. Every year our organization plays in the Armistice Day and Memorial Day parades in Brewer and North Brewer. The band has also played at the football games each fall at Brewer and Bangor. This year the band has an enrollment of twenty- eight members, having lost quite a few by gradua- tion. Mr. Robinson is training a group of beginners which will join the band in the near future. Although the prospects are not as good as in pre- vious years the band is planning to attend the State Festival which is to be held at Bar Harbor in May. The members of the senior class in the band are: ' Walter Wyman Thomas Gordon Lloyd Patten Merle Bowden Richard Hebel Alden Whitney Richard Piper Raymond Gove, Student Laurence Smith Leader zx: :r: :lf as :ie Junior High School Orchestra j The first Junior High Orchestra on record was organized in 1928 under the direction of Mr. Norman N. Nevens. After a few years this organization was taken over by Mrs. Ralph Mills, then instructor of music. In 1933 Mr. Kenneth Dunham became director and it was through his efforts that the Junior High Orchestra was made to continue through this year. 1 The purpose of this group is to give students pre- limmary training in view of joining the High School Orchestra. The members now in the Junior Orchestra are: Helen Kealiher Thais Downes Zelda Baker Clinton Cosseboom William Deacon Fred Kane Robert Gcodwin Barbara Law TRIDENT Orchestra The first Orchestra in Brewer High School was or- ganized in nineteen hundred-fifteen under the direc- tion of Walter E. Sullivan. This orchestra consisted of seven violins, a piano, and a cornet. By the end of the year nineteen hundred twenty-three the number had increased to eighteen members. In nineteen hun- dred twenty-eight the orchestra was taken over by Mr. Gove. The membership has been steadily increas- ing, at the present time the membership being twen- ty-seven. This year the orchestra has been unusually successful and has made several public appearances. We hope every one appreciates Mr. Gove's work as director of the orchestra. His untiring efforts during the last eight years have resulted in making the orchestra a permanent organization in our school. - The personnel of the orchestra for the year nine- teen hundred thirty-four and thirty-five is as follows: Violins: Lloyd Patten, Harold Mayo, Evelyn Klein, Katherine Kirk, William Lalliberte, Thelma West, Barbara Gove, Helen Kealiher, Lloyd Peters, Barbara Lawson, Paul Titcomb, Marjorie Pontius. Cornets: Gordon Carter, Charles Wyman, Robert Gordon, Robert McKeen. Clarinets: Walter Wyman, Barbara Whittredge, Spofford Avery. Saxaphones: Linwood Patten, Raymond Gove, Stu- dent Leader. Trombones: Merle Bowden, Thomas Gordon. Tenor Banjo: Elsie Peters. Drums: Arthur Winslow. Piano: Loeta Brown, Priscilla Houston. Bass Viol: Alden Whitney. Flute: Robert Goodwin. Ili 44 Ik bk 4' Way of Life Life is not just one big, gay thing, Strains of happiness don't always ring, Tales of joy can't always be told, For life is not just bought and sold. We weave our life from day to day, And like an animal seeking its prey, We want the best that can be found, But every thing with good does not abound. We have to strive and that is hard, Our courage may be bent or marred, But don't forget, folks, that is life- A continuation of toil and strife. Your days may not all shine with gold, Perhaps no medals will you hold, But we are all a people free And 'tis we who prepare our destiny. Start out each hour with a smile Or never a second will be worthwhile, For many an obstacle will cross your path That will cause your heart much pain and wrath. You will have to grin and bear the pain, And only with optimism will you gain, Keep a hopeful word, a kind thought and a grin, And in life, my friend, you're bound to win. E. Klein, '35.