Columbia City High School - Columbian Yearbook (Columbia City, IN)

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Q O The 1959 concert band season began with the election of officers. Vance Brown was chosen Captain, the others were: Dennis Souder, lst Lieutenant of Stage, ,T im Feit, Sergeant of Stage, Jean Bechtold, lst Lieutenant of Library, Linda Murbach, 2nd Lieutenant of Libraryg Judy Will, Lieutenant of Meritsg KenlynnSimon, Lieutenant of the Scrapbook. For the second consecutive year the band received the esteem of appearing in FIRST CHAIR OF AMERICA, a national yearbook honoring the first chair members of the nation's finest bands. A band, to receive this privi- lege, must have attained high standards and must be re- commended by a board composed of high school and college instructors. Uninterrupted preparation was made for the first concert of the season, which was held on the first of F ebruary. Many from the band were entered in the solo and ensemble contest at Harrison Hill in Fort Wayne on February seventh. Those who received first division rat- ings went to the state contest at Indianapolis two weeks later. These contests are held to further the experience and technique of the player and ultimately influence the over-all sound of the band. The next month was devoted to the preparation of a one-day tour to Converse, Hartford City, and South Whitley on the third of April. Two days later a spring concert was held in our auditoritun. The climax of the concert year came with two events. The first was the state band contest inSouth Bend on the eighteenth of April. The annual Pops concert followed on May twelfth. Each member was aware of his share of respon- sibility. But the reward came when the band finally acquired the goals it had been striving for throughout the year. 25

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CONCERT BAND , , - , . Wwmwwi I E' ' ' 24 FRONT ROW, Left to Right: J. Baker, J.He1frich, B. Blowers P. Schubert, S. Nix, J. Stump, D. Dunfee, A. Lang, R. McCoy B. Berwert. SECOND ROW: C. Crampton, R. Mullendore D. Sullivan, B. Cable, C. Dinius, K. Clawson, D. Metzger S. Nix, B. Goldner, K. Mitchell, L. Groves, J. Kne1ler,S Gaylord. J. Ressler. THIRD ROW: J. Platner, C. Roe, B Ramsey, J. Leininger, J. Alter, M. Poffenberger, S. Binkley P. VanDeman, P. Clawson, D. Watson, J. Alter, M. Lopshire K. Smith, C. sheets, s. Mauwinz, J. Mohier, R.Steele, B. Cullers, J. Will. FOURTH ROW: R. Adams, B. W0od,J Michels, J. Bechtold, K. Simon, S. Meyer, D. Miche1s,L Harvey, A. Burnham, J. Miller, M. Barnes, R. Cullers A. Walker, T. Meyer, B. Nichols, L. Wil.kinson, A, White A. Kaufman, R. Robbins, J. Loe, R, Ramsey, S.Pa1mer S. Schonefeld, V. Brown. BACK ROW: J. Johnson, J. Burnham D. Snyder, D. Souder, J. Feit, R. Killian, S. Zumbrum, K. Johnson. ABSENT: M. Aker, B. Bezner, S. Ellsworth, G. Hull, K. Jackson, B. McNamera, J. Weigold. AT LEFT: Mr. Robert Sharpe, Director s n l l 5

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49 FRONT ROW: Mrs. Munns, Director, Sharon O'Brien, Linda Sooy, Sharon Scott, Sandra Hilligoss. ROW TWO: Barbara Hood, Elizabeth Walker, Mary Ann Markley, Janelle Conner, Beverly Barrick. ROW THREE: Jane Thomson, Lynne Argerbright, Larry Knafel, Vince Yoder, Steve Shonefeld. ROW FOUR: Dal Hartman, Jerl Kniss, Bill Schwartz, John Lillich, F red Mertz. CHOIR AND CHORUS P roud could be the word used to describe the way we felt when we saw our beautiful new choir room and auditorium. The annual Christmas concert with Song of Christmas, and selections from The Music Man in our spring concert, were moments that helped fill our first year in the new school with many musical highlights. The choir was divided into two main sections this year: the main choir was composed of juniors, seniors, and several sophomore boys, the chorus was made up of freshmen and sophomores. There were small ensembles including a boys triple quartet, a junior-senior girls sextet, and a sophomore girls triple trio. Since choir became a solid subject this year, there were daily vocal exercises, sight reading practice, and music appreciation studies. To raise money for cleaning the robes and various other expenses, the choir and chorus sponsored a dance, The Autumn WhirL The officers of the choir were: Barbara Hood, secretary, Barry Hurtt, robe master, Elizabeth Walker, librarian, Bill Orr, stage manager. The officers for chorus were: Penny Deutsch, secretary, Jane Hockemeyer, librariang John Travelbee, robe masterg and Bob Koch, stage manager. Through the patient, careful direction of Mrs. Munns and through the enthusiasm shown by the choir and chorus members, our school has a choir of which it can truly be proud.