Modesto Junior College - Buccaneer Yearbook (Modesto, CA)

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48 1937 - BUCCANEER ..nn1nn1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 W 1:m..-.,1,,-.,m1.uu1nn1,,.,1.,,,,1,,.,1M1,,,,1im1vm1.nn1m.1.,m.-.1 L SW Aw Professor Frank Mancini, director of band and orchestra THIS YEAR, the tenth consecutive Prof. Frank Mancini raised his baton above the heads of his instrumentalists to Hnd forty-five band members and thirty orchestra members instead of the four members in the two organizations combined in 1927 when he first directed here. Growth in quantity is not its only advance for growth in quality finds tes- timony everywhere. Two members of these instrumental 3 LWW' groups, Jean Overman, flutist and Mar- shall Atkinson, oboist, were selected by Bohumir Kryl, world famous cornetist, band master, and orchestra leader, to make a five months tour of the United States with his symphony. The tour will begin in September, before which time, the pair will receive training in San Francisco under skilled symphony artists. They will occupy second chairs. Easter vacation found band mem- bers competing for places in a compo- The Modesto Junior College Band ' f-Wai- .' t H W of Q-W mf M. fl 4 i 1 T H A ft' I ' H MT' i T ' y 4

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CBUCCANEER - 1937 -nn1nu--nn. -im-m.-.nu-n1,1...,1ml-.,,.--nn1...,1,m-.ml.-..m1nn-. 47 n -nn,nn.-.,,,.....,m1,nel1nninninu-,,,,1nn-,,,,-IH,-.m,1...,.-4.,...uu1H The Modesto College Players of a man, confined to an insane asylum for fifteen years, Who returns to his home on Christmas Day to change the entire course of his daughter's life. Olson had the audience howling again, this time as the austere minister. Pool produced another line perfor- mance as Gray Meredith, in love with Margaret. Windus Was Well cast as the kindly old Dr. Alliot. Ashley was behind the footlights once more, as Kit, engaged to Sydney. Miss Fitch portrayed old Aunt Hes- ter, tight-laced and disapproving. Pa- tricia High was the housekeeper, Bassett. Gay, frothy arid light-a direct contrast to the sobriety of A Bill of Divorcementu-was The Ro1mm1fic Young Lady. Rebellious and romantic Rosario, the title role, Was played by Miss Friedrich, convincingly the senti- mental young Spanish Senorita. Dona Barbarita, Rosario's under- standing and pert grandmother who 'Qsaves the day was done by Miss Whit- more in a successful departure from juvenile roles. Within three days, three of The Romrmtic Young Lady cast were in Pasadena at the Pasadena Playhouse Tournament to give Fixi11's, Paul These three won honors at Pasadena Playhouse Green's one-act tragedy. Vincent brought home first actor's honors and the production placed second. Miss Whitmore and Pool completed the cast of this rural drama. Fixivfs was presented in the Little Theatre's last production with The N 0 'Count Boy and Dead Men Cmfft Hurt You. The cast for the former, directed by Pool, included Ashley, Charlotte Smith, Bob Sturtevant and Miss Cool. The latter was directed by Vincent' and had as its cast Jean Hodgert, David Rydbom, Carl Hunter, Bob Hazard and Martha Ayer. N ,

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BUCCANEER - 1937 . We 49 -nn-.n.,1..,.1m,1nu,..,.1..,.1nn1unn1 .- ..,,,,.-.,,,,..,i,,1m.1un1,q-un1uu-nn-un-un-un-mu... .- 1 ... v-M1 1 1nn1nn-n 'Hi I' ' ff The Modesto Junior College Orchestra site conference band in San Francisco with Prof. Mancini as conference band conductor. Miss Overman, Atkinson and Laurel Kline, drummer, won first places in their divisions, with others placing including Frank Tweed, Thay- er Jones, Jimmy Halverson, Myrtle Thurston and Herman Dorion. The band boasted 146 pieces from 110 schools in California, Nevada, Arizona, Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. All football games were provided with music by the band this year and ...Ns in addition several basketball games. Programs were also played for high schools in Gustine, Hughson, Hilmar, Manteca, Oakdale, and Escalon. The orchestra was particularly ac- tive in community work this year hav- ing played for the Chamber of Com- merce, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club Lions Club and Masonic Temple. This group also played for open house in April and for the Stanislaus County Teachers' Meeting in the same month. After hearing the teachers, meeting performance, State Superin- tendent of Schools Dexter pronounced it the finest orchestra I have heard. The orchestra also broadcast over station KPO in San Francisco March 20th and played for a music conference in that city. More than half of this group belong to the Modesto Sym- phony Orchestra, proof enough of its quality. 3 Jean Over-mari, talented '37 flutist