Metamora Township High School - Parrot Yearbook (Metamora, IL)

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A CAPPELLA CHOIR x A J z First row, left to right — Phyllis Schumacher, Connie Stamper, Kathryn Leather- man, Nancy Smith, Norma Smith, Martha Ringness, Mary Glaub, June loerger, Sylvia Neumann, Georgia Mae Doak, Shirley Schumacher. Second row, left to right — Betty Cries, June Bachman, Willis Bachman, Loren Zimmerman, Samuel Minger, James Steider, John Rauh, Paul Schrock, Marvin Smith, Ethel Bachman, Ardith Schertz. Third row, left to right — Colette Bachman, Mary Anna Mahoney, Shirley Lumpp, Joseph Rohman, Lewis Martin, Marvin Elbert, Harold Neumann, James Z-mmer- man, Paul DuBoLs, Michael Jaworskjy, Marilyn Leatherm.an, Mary Lee Noe. Back row, left to right — Janice Sullivan, Jeanette Hagerman, Pat Grieser, Berna- dette Giehl, Eugene Schlabach, James Wiltz, Eugene Schaefer, Burtron Schertz, Donald Zimmerman, Doris Elbert, Marietta Schneider, Elaine Abel. The a cappella choir is a selected group of fifty members from both girls ' and boys ' choruses chosen by our director, Mr. Stephenson. Our schedule for this year was not a heavy one, but we did participate in several activities. At Christmas time we gave a program for the public with the help of the girls ' chorus. In April we went to Minonk to take part in the annual county chorus festival. In the fall we gave the operetta, Up in the Air, in which the other choruses took part. Forty-Eight

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BAND The band activities began for the 1949-50 school year at MTHS by electing officers. We elected Harold Neumann president, Eugene Schlabach, secretary, and James Zimmerman, Burtron Schertz and Marietta Schneider, board members. One of the first activities was marching at the Washburn Festival. Another event was the Eureka Pumpkin Festival in which our band participated as part of the massed band. Home activities began by playing between the halves of football games. When basketball games started, a pep band was organized. We played for many of the home games, the Woodford county basketball tournament and Dick Brcers night. Band ensembles were also organized this year. The ensembles were flutes and oboe, saxophone quartette, clarinet trio, brass sextette and trombone quartette. The annual Woodford County Band Festival was held in Metamora in March. An evening concert was held in the gym. One of the last activities for the year was playing for graduation. Many of the band members frcm MTHS will play in the town band this summer. Fifty