Montgomery High School - Chien Gris Yearbook (Montgomery, WV)

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Page Forty-four MONTGOMERY HIGH Scnoor. BAND

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Glee Club OFFICERS: President, Helen Ingram, Vice-President, Gene Clarkg Secretary-Treasurer, Lucille Kimble. FACULTY ADVISER: Miss Lillian Dent. The Glee Club of Montgomery High School has this year had one of its greatest years, with its membership totaling forty-two members. It seems now that the Girls' Glee Club is no longer, since this year a number of boys have joined. These Basses and Tenors have improved the quality of the singing of the club a great deal. Since the high school trio was graduated last year, a new one was formed. Composing the new trio are Lucille Kimble, Jo Ann Rader, and Paula Gene Young. The new trio has appeared at the Woman's 'Club and the Lion's Club. The Choral Festival was -held April 11, 1940, at 8:00 P. M. Twelve high schools were represented and more than four hundred pupils participated. This year the festival was held at the Montgomery high school, and every Glee Club member has worked very hard to make it a success. Next year several members will be chosen to attend the State Chorus. This will meet at Huntington at the same time that the S. E. A. meets. It was at Wheeling this year, which made it impossible for anyone to attend. In order to qualify for the State Chorus, one must have a good voice, a knowledge of music, and practice under a private teacher. : L Page Forty three

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CORNETS FRENCH HORNS FLUTES Montgomery High School Band Robert Stowers James Edwards Sam Nicastro T. J. Morrison Robert Russell ' Virginia Marshall Paul Matheny Gerald Garbett John Reed Vincent McKay BASSES My Pollock Robert wins. Mary Evans Howard Settle Maly Hudnau Ray Cavendish Kyle Young Jr. Mcivuuaon BARITONES CLARINETS Robert Miller Harold Farley Martha Dent Eileen Petty Tom Self, Jr. Mary Bowles Edith Campbell B 1 h TROMBONES Betty eac Calvin Frazier William Kraybill Helen Hall Ronald Miller Ruth Milem Fred Hopkins Charles Hall Beulah Wriston Helen Weed Mildred Harmon Mary J , Harrington Betty Sue Robbins Rosabelle Dorsey Gale Givens Rebecca Phalem Juanita Plymal Audra Johnson Gloria Peck OBOE Tom McClellan PERCUSSION Earl Vickers Worthy Absalom Charles Fink Virginia Dupey Norma Shrewsbury Phyllis Durrett Lonnie Austin GLOCKENSPIEL Gene Clark DRUM MAJOR Ray McClellan DRUM MAJ ORETTES Evelyn Russell Julia Tabit Agnes Ratclilf The Montgomery High School Band numbers fifty-six uniformed players and four drum- majors. The organization is gradually reaching a completion of perfect instrumentation which was begun in 1937. At that time the band owned one mellophone, two basses and one bass drum. Since then the following instruments have been added, all owned by the band as an organization: one set of tympanig four French hornsg one bass drurng two additional bassesg four snare drums. This has been in addition to the purchase of eight uniforms for band, and four drum-major outfits. The band has one of the largest music libraries in the state. Citation cords were purchased this year for all uniforms to further ornament the uniforms. In 1938 the band was awarded second place in band in the annual North-South contest held at Charleston and the following year at Webster Springs was awarded first prize in the annual Rhododendron Festival held there, competing against some of the best bands of the state. In the contest at Charleston, Sara Lee Jenkins and Charles Tabit were awarded first prize for the best girl and boy drum-majors, respectively. The Greyhound Band was organized in 1926, by H. H. Bowman, who held the position until 1937, when he was succeeded by J. B. Ulp, the present director. :L Page Forty-five