Academy High School - Academe Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Band Tactics This year's band went a long way in making its work attractive to stadium spectators. Classed as the best in several years, the band put special emphasis on formations, using many never tried before by the school. Most spectacular performance of the year came at the East Academy game. After a fanfare at the north goal line, the band marched down the field spelling out the word Lfl-O N. From this, they went into the AHS formation, playing the Victory Song. Swinging into a large USA, they played The Stars and Stripes Forever. Reaching the south goal, they counter marched up the field in a huge letter E, stopping at the fifty yard line to play East Side, West Side, as a compliment to the East players. Marching to the Academy sidelines in a block A formation, the maneuvers closed with the playing of the School Song. The new policy has found favor with all. lt is a matter of pride with the band boys, who are endeavoring to bring their work up to the level of the best high school bands in the country. ' Row 1fS. Runser, M. Rafferty, L. Hutsell, C. Piotrowski, L. Plonski, Miss Walter, I. Niethamer, F. Nicholos, I. Neithamer, W. Eakin, R. Dahlkemper. Row 2-- R. Kraus, l. Held, S. Sardeson, G. Derr, V. Hasenohrl, A. Geiger, R. Geist, C. l-lemme, G. Fleming, R. Miles. Row 3fE. Sheptow, B. Baldwin, E. Franz, I. Barr, E. Horrigan, T. Barringer, B. Lipkin, l. Hartwell, R. Lacy, N. lulius. Senior Ilrcherg Glub The Senior Archery Club, with Miss Walter as sponsor, meets every week in the Wrestling Rocm cr the Stadium. lt has a total of thirty one members, who aim, not only to split the bull's eye, but to improve poise and posture while doing it. The archers open their weekly meetings with a short business session, and use the remainder of the time practicing for the semi- annual tournaments, which are the climax of the semester. Officers were: Boyd Baldwin, President, Gladys Fleming, Vice President, Edward Barringer, Treasurerg and Ioan Held, Secretary.

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uluniur Band The lunior Band was organized to provide a kind of proving ground for junior musicians before they are admitted to the Senior Band. Here the students meet the problems of group playing, something not found in the usual beginning instrumental classes. They have, by the time they are promoted to the older group, received a rich experience which makes them better musicians, and consequently, the backbone of a better band for Academy. This will be evident in the years to come. Officers for this past year were: Donald Rettger, President, William Bronston, Vice President, and Constance lohnson, Secretary-Treasurer. Row IAC. York, I. Hammond, l. Paulson, B. Bish, F. Rodriguiz, C. lohnson, D. Grumblatt, H. Bean, V. Letterio. Row 2-fl. May, W. Bronston, L. Ford, D. Rettger, C. Alloway, I. Shields, I. Boehm, Mr. Peterson. Row 3-H. Lombardi, R. Davis, H. Friedland, T, Stover, S. Lupo, E. Cavicchio, R. Woolhandler, C. Snow, l. Krueger, L. Locastro. l i i Row le-M. Benning, M. Serafini, L. Dickson, G. Bard, M. Martucci, P. Lee, L. Baker, l. Madlehner, B. Holmes, I. McMahon. Row 2eMr, Peterson, D. Bretz, E. Freiberg, L. D. Nicola, H. Slote, W. Watkins, A. Stewart, L. Strand. Row 3eM. Mueller, R. Holmes, R. Crossman, R. Gleason, P. Singer, H. Kellogg, R. Wagner, M. Stewart. uluninr llrchestra The lunior High Orchestra was organized in l935, soon after the lunior High itself was started. It has functioned successfully ever since. This year, Roberta Martin, President, Robert Holmes, Vice President, Mary Mueller, Secretary-Treasurer, and Mr. Peterson, director, have continued to carry out the usual schedule for the orchestra. The first purpose of the lunior Orchestra is to provide a rich experience in the playing of fine or- chestral music. ln addition to this, there are other influences in pleasant social contacts and in a balancing of the student's personality through his activity in a cultural subject. Twenty-six

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Miss VanGeem, S. Bellin, B. Reese, P, Milano, P. Nagle, H. Brown, L. Becker, B. Shwindt, I. Onoroto, D. Paulson, D, Bollard. One of Academy's newest projects, the Sign Painters' Club, was organized to assist those students interested in the art of sign painting. The group was organized by Miss VanGeem at the beginning of the current school year, and officers were: Donald Paulson, President, Beverly Schwindt, Vice Presidentg Phyllis Nagle, Secretary. The Sign Painters are among the few at Academy who could claim an actual part ln the national defense program before the war, for they were actively engaged during most of the first semester, in making Christmas menus for the sailors in the United States Navy. First Row: H. Owens, l. Lasher, R. Ruhl, I. Mingoy, A. Nanny, R. L R. Seidel, H, Parker. llcademe Ilamera Dluh The members of the Camera Club have one objec- tive in mind: to become the official photographers for the Academe or the Star. They are working toward this goal under the capable direction of Mr. Whiteman, who is developing in them the press photographers technique of picture-taking. Pictures are taken by the members at various social functions, and all around the school. This stimulates the embryonic photographer in taking action pictures and also broadens his experience. This club offers excellent opportunity for students of Academy who wish to learn more about the field of press photography. asher. Second Row: L. Hiller, A. Ostrowski, E. Dout, F. Fluerek, R. Johnson,