McCook High School - Bison Yearbook (McCook, NE)

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Mr. Wells Mr. Rolbib MR. CONFER Mr. Confer was graduated from Kear- ney State Teachers college in 1935. As an undergraduate he played four years as a varsity tackle, and participated in wrestling, boxing, and track. Mr. 'Confer has completed his second year as head Bison mentor. MR, WELLS After graduating from Nebraska City High School, Mr. Wells attended the Uni- v-ersity of Neibraska. From there he came to McCook and has taught in our school system three years, two in junior high, one in s-enior high. This last year he has been assistant coach. One of the main events of his life was his trip to Alaska in 't35 where he worked in a gold mine, and did several other interesting things. Mr. Green Mr. Confer MR. ROBB Mr. Robb is a former M. H. S. varsity coach. Now, in the capacity of mechani- cal arts instructor and director of high school and junior college athletics, he assists in the scheduling of games and takes care of the numerous details sur- rounding the efficient staging of all athletic contests. MR. GREEN Mr. Green, assistant coach, received his education at York College and the Colorado State College at Greeley. He has coached four years. Before he came to McCook he was superintendent for two years at Hayes Center. He has taught in junior high one semester and has been in senior high for the past one and one- half years.

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Bb CLARINETS Harold Day Clarence Swartz Robert Fair Barbara Brooks Danny Peippler Elaine Parmenter Keith Loper Doris Bender Wilma Messinger Norman Liebrand E Charlene DeForest Don Rhoads Ernestine Bush LeAvis Koler Mary Ann Wagner Lois Arnell BASSES Marvin Goodenberger Ivan Molcom VVade Robinson Eb CLARINET Elafne Day FLUTES Virginia Reynolds Virginia Van Sickle Dorothy Justice OBOE Ina Mae Wolfe FRENCH HORNS Marilyn Stevens Geneva Goodenbertzer ALTO HORN Mae Hanke ALTO CLARINETS Betty Teeple Elva Meyers Director: Le BASS SAXAPHONE DRUMS Burdell Thurston Beth Lee Montgomery SAXAPHONES Jack Burton Betty Hoyt Thurber Hoyt TROMBONES Robert Niccolson John Clark Jack Horn Richard Guffy Eileen Cahill Jack Bradshaw Merle Smith Sam Peppler Mary Magrat-h Phyllis Porter CORNETS Mary Gilma Ke Fharles Smith Dale Bradshaw Kenneth Goethl Ruby Thurston Don Baker lly SAPRANO SAX Lee Peterson Wesley Reynolds Glen Brown BASSOONS Eugene Liebrandt Eldon Heskett o Kelly Robert Wagner Don Rippens BAND The band is one of the oldest activ- ities of M. H. S. This organization has seventy-three members this year. Among them are many outstanding: soloists, All of them are trained musicians. Playing: in the band is a full time job because the skill and finesse required 'by Mr. Kelly demands long hours of practice as well as one hundred per cent cooperation. This is Mr. Kellv's twenty-first year as banzl director in McCook. The band has entered sixteen state contests and has Won first place seven times, second place eight times, and third place once. -Xt ' o . Linc ln at the All Band iDay, McCook was inc marching' bands across Kansas game. chosen the most outstand- band and led all the other the field at the Nebraska- This year the band department had on-e hundred per cent superiors. There were five groups and six soloists inakinj: 21 total of eleven suiperiors. Some of the criticisms of the judges at the contest this year were: King- A band of this kind makes the job for the judges an easy one. My very heartiest congratulations for your continued suc- cess. Hatfield- Thanks for this Very brilliant concert band. The full-bodied tone quality, precision in every detail, and progressive movement of the rhythm gives this band a iprofession cast. Such work is a joy to the musical ear. Bennett- 'tVery fine band work. Your crescendo and decrescendo are very skillfully ace complishedf' Mr. Kelly says, I would rather lead the band and fish than eat.

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ATHLETICS