Newton High School - Railroader Yearbook (Newton, KS)

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mfwwb G14 Under the direction of E. S. Sanderson, the Newton High School band has completed another successful year. Consisting of 100 members, this group performed at Va1'ious school functions throughout the school year. They started the year during the football season by entertaining the crowd with a Variety of formations during half time. Q. S 5 8 l t If f 'L t F S 1 f 7 li ' ' 024 if . S W Q llick Ash:-raft, drum major. The district music contest at llutcliinson was held on April 10 and 11. The band upheld its fine reputation by receiving a superior classification. Drum major for the past year has been Dick Ashcraft. Twirlers were Janice Ervin, Ellen Dingwall, Barbara Griffith, Eunice Barrett, Elaine Montgomery and Corrine North. Page QI':vf'f1t3-Unit'

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Ofzclwsffza Composed of 83 members and directed by E. S. Sanderson, the Newton High School orches- tra took an active part in school life this year. On March 26, they played at the junior dra- matic production, Once In A Lifetime, and on May 1 they furnished the music for Mr, Berry's Etchingsf' the all-school play. The orchestra appeared in a joint Christmas T lets from left to right: Barbara Griffith. Elaine Montgomery, Janice E Dingvvall, Eunice Barrett, Corrine North. Page Twenty flu , E program with the senior high vocal department in Lindley Hall December 15. On March 31 they presented a concert in which they presented their contest numbers along with the other music groups and ensembles which were to appear in the district music contest at Hutchinson. They received a highly superior rating. Outstanding numbers of the band and orchestra entered the contest with eight ensembles and 21 solos. Out of these 29 entries seven received high- ly superior, 11 superior, seven excellent, and one fair.

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FRONT ROW, left to right: Benny Rawlins, Ricky Sauceda, Terry McDaniel, James Whitchurch. Harold Fauchier, Ned Arthur, Duane Barker. Gary Warkentin. BACK ROW: Wally Dick, Howard Oliver, Dick Ashcraft, Dick Kitching, Carroll Jantzen, Bob Raffety, Larry Buller, Jon Simms. Pat Skene at the piano. Orem Highlight this year for chorus students of Newton High School was the opera The Medium by Gian-Carlo Menotti. January 28, 1953 was the first time this weird, modern opera has been pre- sented by a high school group. Jan Lehman played the part of Madame Flora, Monica, her daughter, was portrayed by Donna Underwood 5 Eddie Anderson was Toby, the mute Gypsy boy living with Madame Flora. Mr. and Mrs. Gobineau and Mrs. Nolan were played by Howard Oliver, Pat Skene and Jean Ralph, respectively. Accompanying were pianists Dorothy Briggs and Sharon Regier. 4 . ,, , , Morbid black scenery and white furniture was the setting for this tragedy about Madame Flora, who led people to believe she communicated with the dead. During one of her seances, she was frightened by an imaginary hand. She blamed Toby for this and drove him away. When he sneaked back to see Monica, with whom he had fallen in love, Madame Flora thought he was her ghost and shot him. The curtains closed with Madame Flora hysterically weeping over his body and crying Was it you ? Everyone turned in a fine performance of this difficult opera to the applause of many spectators. OPERETTA CAST MEMBERS, from left to right are Elvera Reimer, Carroll Jantzen, Eddie Anderson, Jan Lehman, Howard Oliver, Donna Under- wood, Dorothy Briggs, Sharon Regier, Jean Ralph, Pat Skene, and John Davidson, director. Page Twenty-Two