Southern California Military Academy - Cadet Yearbook (Long Beach, CA)

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BAND 'Even though the Southern California Military Academy has lost the high school, we expect to build up a fine tillfiunior band next year, declared Capt, Cortland Gilmore, director of the S CM A. band For fifteen years in continuous service as head of the musical unit, Captain Gilmore has developed bands that have won outstanding honors. These include three sweepstakes, two grand prizes, four first prizes, one second prise, an competition up to 57 bands. Two honors of high rank have come to Captain Gilmore personally He was appointed head band master of the California Cadet Corps. He was also invited to join the American Band Directors and ludges Association. As State band master he will direct the combined bands of the California Cadet Corps at Camp Ord this coming summer. He anticipates a combined band of possibly BU pieces there During ordinary peace times the S.C.M,A. band is kept busy playing for a wide range of functions. lt plays for games, dress parades and festivals. The band is generous in contributing music for worthy causes. An example of its generosity recently was its appearance in a street broadcast given at Fourth and Pine in the heart of Long Beach for the March of Dimes drive. ln the AllfWestern Band Beview S.C.M.A. took second prize in its group, first prize going to Brown Military Academy of San Diego. A number of the former members of the band have become members of Army and Navy bands. Some have joined the ranks of professional musicians. Present strength of the band is 34 pieces. S,C.M.A BAND -- left to right row 6: Phillip I.,, Markley, W., row 5' Irwin, Lotz, Cross Gaddis, row 4 Moses La Bonte Wolf Swearinger, Hamilton, row 3: Severn, deAssulenaux, Ellis, VanRekorn, Maier, row 2 Shifflet Hilfiger Stullich Hammer, row l: Capt. Gilmore, Le Roux, Storu, Pajec Hawthorne Toscas Angle, Clisham

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