Rocky Ford High School - Le Cantaloupe Yearbook (Rocky Ford, CO)

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ORCHESTRA 1935 There are many students in Rocky Ford High who .spend their recreation hours in the field of finer arts, particularly in the musical way. One of these fields is open through orchestra. The instrumentation was rather large, partially accounting for ,the progress. They participated in several contests, winning honors. In the state contest they tied for first place, receiving the rating of excellent PERSONNEL Mr. Ralph Rea, director FIRST VIOLINS I VIOLA Malloy Miller Roy Pugh CELLO Mildred Fuller Emil Roberts Evelyn Frazier Mildred Anderson Nedra Anderson SECOND VIOLINS Lorena Grogan Myron Hallows STRING BASIS Ronald Edwards Ronald Shafer TRUMPET Larry McQuerrey Wayne Miles Z M b H TROMBONE B225 CT':I.1?amp e Howardine Roach PERCUSSION Janet Broomfield Dolores Graham Harry Braden J erre Swink FLUTE Gilmore Harrison Carroll Wilson OBOE Jessie Ruth Bessire CLARINET Verne Elsesser Robert Smith BASSOON Marjory Jackson PIANO Edith Scott Page Eighty-five

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fx A f BAND 1935 Music is an art that is acquired only through hard work, but if one loves music, it changes from work to play, and affords many a happy hour. The School band has been very successful this year. Several contests 'were held in La Junta to determine wtho would be allowed to attend the contest in Colorado Springs. By Winning in La Junta, Rocky Ford was allowed to enter the contest at Colorado Springs where it received a rating of 'Aexcellentf' PERSONNEL Mr. Ralph Rea, director TRUMPETS Wayne Miles Earl Heckman Junior Bolling Larry wMcQuerrey Delevan Burrell CLARINETS Billy Holland Joe Brown Robert Smith Lester Samuels Paul Kitch Blaine Gibson Dean Holler Reed Nelson Frank Phillips Page Eighty-four BASSOON Marjory Jackson BASS CLARINET Delbert Wiant OBOE Jessie Ruth Besslier HORN Kenneth Gause PERCUSSION Harry Braden .Terre Swink Malloy Miller SOUSAPHONE Ronald Edwards Frank Holler TROMBONE Howardine Roach Brice Crider FLUTE Gilmore Harrison Carroll Wilson TENOR SAX Al Wunder BARITONE SAX Verne Elsesser BARITONE HORN Jack Schafer

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MIXED CHORUS Music plays a large part in the average High School students' activities, as is shown biyv the number of people who take! chorus. The chorus meets weekly. They sing for the joy of it and for recreational satisfaction. It also trains them in appreciation of music. A group of talented vocalists of these chorus classes! has been elected to the Chapel Choir, which does .special concert work. The members are: Elizabeth 1Laye Betty Hammond Cecil Johnson John Dubois Virginia Clark Vina Merrifield Horace Knapp Ernest Orahood Grace Clinie Minnie Dick Robert Cadswallader Verne Elsesser Grace Knapp Merry Ellen Clute Jake Cramer Walter Janes Irene Lawson, accompanist One of the big features of 'the year, which was presented by the chorus classes was the opera Rosiamunde, played at the Grand Theater. This proved a huge success under the direction of Mr. Ralph Rea and Miss Ruth Lytle. It was tlhe first opera to be produced by high school stufdent musicians. They 'take an active part in the spring music festivities in both city and countiy affairs. Verne Elseisser Cecil Johnson Gilmore Harrison Joe Brown Billy Day Horace Knapp Ernest Orahood Elizabeth Laye Merry Ellen Clute Graco Cline Grace Knapp MEMBERS OF Elversie Patton Geneva Wilker Doris Williams Beltty Brown Beatrice Call Rose 'Cioplin Vivian Corf Dorothy Deming Betty Hammond Dorothy McCannon Harriet Pott Margaret Asakawa Edith Scott Elizabeth Gerringer Jeannette Scott Mary Lou Wells Page Eighty-six Pauline Strouse THE CHORUS Shirley Mae Williams Virginia Baker Genette Benning Verniece Brown Virginia Clark Evelyn Corf Ruth Dick Minnie Dick Juanita McDonald Beulah Murray Ernest Inman Jake Cramer Phillip Hammond Richard Robbins James Sander, George Yekel William Skuderna Earl Heckman Clark Fowler Edith Edwards Maxine Hoffman Vina Merrifield Dorothy Hoffman Evelyn Tomlin N. W. Bolling, Jr. Robert Oriahood Walter Janes Robert Williams