Fairbury High School - Trail Yearbook (Fairbury, NE)

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The band again sent several ensembles and soloists to the Geneva contest, April l6. They returned with the usual high ratings. ln cooperation With the FHS vocal depart- ment, the band presented the eighth annual Spring Musicale on April 20. The pleasing, mee lodic strains which echoed throughout the pro- gram made this an outstanding concert. The grand finale ot the year was the bands performance at the Fairbury United lmplement Exposition on May 5. The loand displayed its usual high-stepping style as it led the ten guest bands in a huge parade, Everyone can certain- ly be proud of this years wonderful band and can accredit much of its success to its able di- rector, Mr. Kenneth Foust.

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if fzffofz vw ..,. ....w- . , -Y STANDING Cleft to rightl: Richard Berry, Billy Thompson, Gene McDonald. Carolyn Luce, Marilyn Iones, Marlene Whited, Ioyce Lightbody, Charlene Hoover, Georgeanne Bambauer, Kenneth E. Foust, Lillian McGinty. Ioan Fraser, Carolyn Cox. FOURTH ROW: Ruthann Chirnside, Patricia Keen, Margaret Unger, Patty McKay, Beverly Gambs, LaGreta Dawson, Duane Rohlling, Bob Howell, Donald Nieman, Bill Shamburg, Dick Sleigh. Sam Thomas, Ioe Lesher, George Bambauer, Bertha Katz, Mervin Car- stens, Dick Chirnside, Louise Heimsoth, DeLayne Eigenberg, Dick Furrow, Darwin Smith, Bud Calder, Bob Likens. Darrel Iunker. THIRD ROW: ldonna Burkhart, Iean Brown, Barbara Morris, Mary Schwisow, Kathleen Kelley, Dovle Austin, Bob Melander, Eugene Erwin, Ronald Lind, Bill Doleman, Bonnie Schmoldt, lack Ogelvie, Bruce Ackerman, Bill Michels, Harvey Hardesty, Dick Smith, LeRoy Flaska, Cleo Hummel, Mary Eleanor Moore, Willis Else, Carol Else, lunior Knobel. SECOND ROW: Ieannette Hayes, Dick McKenzie, Patricia Foust, Mary Wiebe, Carol Kroetsching, Twila Mapel, Marian Zweilel, Nancy Pickering. LeVern Iensen, Ardith Iones, IoAnn Kelch, Dixie Reed, Richard Marshall, Bob Kenney. FIRST ROW: Donnabelle Knobel, Barbara Banks, IoAnn McDonald, Allen Wood, Leona Richter, Willa Hammond, Carol Lea, Betty DeBoer, Betty McKay. The band's baton was raised to a number of varied activi- ties this year, the first of which was the state clinic on Novem- ber 20-22 attended by Bob Kenney and Donnabelle Knobel. Twenty-five were privileged to attend the next clinic held at Tecumseh on February 13. No sooner had the band members returned from this clinic than they were confronted with the llth annual Mid-Winter Concert presented February l7. Many people were turned away from this popular affair because the auditorium was not large enough to hold everyone. The entire band attended the Mid-East lnstrumental Music Festival at Northeast on March l6. Donald S. Lentz, band director at the University of Nebraska, gave the criticisms for this festival. Four days later, thirteen band members attended the Peru State Clinic. They were privileged to work under one of the outstanding band arrangers of today, David Bennett. Page 40

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The members ol the active clarinet quartet for the past year were Don- nabelle Knobel, Ieannette Hayes. Iollnn McDonald and Barbara Banks. DeLayne Eigenberg, Bud Calder. Bob Likens and Darrel Iunker rep- resents the trombone section as the sliphorn quartet of '48. Youngest ol the musical groups is the freshmen comet trio-lack Ogelvie, Bruce Ackerman and Bill Michels. Page 42 Q15 fiifalzifzc Opening the annual events of the FHS band was the appearances of the march- ing group at four of the five home football games. lourneying to the Northeast game in buses made it a highlight of the season. Executing many colorful and compli- cated maneuvers such as the heart Cpictur- ed belowj, the marching band led on into the heights of success, As the season ad- vanced, the routines showed that improve- ment was the keynote of the general teache ings of Mr. Kenneth Foust, band director, The echoes of l'Our Director, blended woodwinds in The Footlifterf' the lively call of Washington and Lee Swing, sec- tion brass passages in l'Glory of the Trump- ets, UNO. 7 in the Brown Book CMilitary Escortlu and added varieties completed the memorized repertoire of the marching Hsixtyf' Leading the band through its success- ful season of marching was the drum major, senior Darrel lunker.