Blume High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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3,1030 1 :uit xoxoxoxoxuzozognzozozozrri 3 113 iuiniuxnxjoiui no Q 010 uzuxuxuxoxnx ning ri: u-1 :1 10102112 ini THE RETROSPECT Top row, left to right-Junior Musser, Roland Morris, Maurice Thrush, John Wisener, La Rue Metzger, John Louis Smallwofod. Second Row-Leonard Line, Robert Ewing, Margaret Bush, Ruth Hermann, Ruth Koch, Mary Neidemire, Richard Wisener, Junior Taylor. Third Row-Billy Martin, John Diegel, Mark Bowsher, Lee Harman, Jacob Boesel, Bus Clark, Henry Distelrath, ' The Band The band is probably the outstanding music 'organization in a school. It would be almost impossible to think of Blume Hi without its triumphant band. Mr. Steiner has organized and led the band throughout this year. The band has played at most of the home football and basketball games, at musical festivals held in the Blume Hi auditorium, at the county fair, at the .annual I-Iall'owe'en Masquerade held in Wapakoneta, and many -other times throughout the year when it was asked to play by the school or community. It has alwlays responded willingly whenever it was asked to help. Every student is proud of this -organization because of the excellent spirit it showed, It seemed to put pep into our football and basketball games. As the arrayed band would come marching down the football field in perfect rhythm, the air seemed to fill with a deafening roar of applause from the onlookers. Lee Haman is our tall and gallant drum major. We can't tell whether he practices much or not, but we can see that he knows his stuff. - -u--o-o--o--v Q -o-+4-o-in -1-4-o-+-v Q -o--Q--s-4'-v Q' yjoioioiuioiwir:3o:u1u:n1n2ng1xioio:oiuiuZu?r 1 :guy1xxtrilviuioininioirlillilliuvQ

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,ozozozazoxozoznxnzcx ri 1 111101111011r:n1n:n1o1o:n:i:u1o:u11l1o1n1o1o1o11n1l THE RETROSPECT . Top Row, left to right--Zelin Baber, William McCreight, Adrian Ballweg, Fen- ton Hlamilton, Lee Hanran, La Rue Metzger. Second Row-Niorine Bailey, Donna Metzger, Janelle Weber, Karolyn Neidemire, Iris Bailey, Eldon Jackson, John Louis Smallwood, Richard Wisener, Richard Hiner, John Wisener. ' Third Row-Bernice Davis, Edith Smith, Vivian Luntz, Emily Swink, Ruth Clapp. Mary Ruth Smith, Margaret Bush, Shirley Kolter, Mona Linder, Rose Buffenbarger, Ernest Cornell. ' Fourth Row-Orva Cannon, Dolores Case, Ruth Price, Celia Brautigam, Ruth Koch, Dorothy Goetz, Ruth Underwood, Ruby Miller, Eva Buffenbarger, Dorothy Lanning, Cornelius Loew. Fifth Row-Marcelle Bimstein, Marie Bishop, Dorothy Smith, Donna Kauffman, Margaret Seitz, Carmen Shaw, Eleanor Jane Abe, Wilma Jane Shaw, Ruth Hermann, Olarice Underwood, Roland Morris, Ned Dingler. Mixed Chorus The students of Blume High were given a wonderful opportunity at the begin- ning of this school year. They were offered a chance to join the mixed chorus and a. number survived the strenuous, embarrassing tryout. To these we should extend, our gratitude because they have shown an enthusiastic spirit throughout. The chorus met twice each week to drill their voices to keener value. No popu- lar songs were sung during the entire year because they contain too much slang. All thought that singing classical songs entirely would become very dull, but, on the contrary, they learned that good classical music really can be appreciated. Thev ex- hibited their unrivaled performance twice in our auditorium at musidal festivals. After the first festival the chorus was divided and nearly all went Christmas oarol- ing in the different parts of the city. As many from thel chorus as could journeyed to Bluffton on December twentieth to hear Hiandel's Messiah, Although the sing-ing they heard was much better than theirs, there are some in the chorus who have ac- quired skill that is rare and remarkable. It has been a custom in previous years to have a boys' and a girls' glee club instead of a Mixed Chorus. Although glee club work wasn't offered this year both boys' and girls' glee clubs were organized out of the chorus. Several boys' quartets, mixed quartets, and girls' trios were -organizedd to try out as representative of the school. Also several soloists were practicing for the Eisteddiod. The tryout was held on March. 22 in the Blume Hi auditorium. Two capable musicians rendered the decis- ions and thev were as follows: soprano solo-Dolores Case: alto solo-Margaret Bush: girls trio-Marszaret Bush Orva Cannon, Carmen Shaw: male Quartet-Ned Ding- ler, John Wisener. Pich.a.rrl VVisener, Lee Haman: baritone solo-Lee Haman: tenor solo-Ned Dingler: violin solo-Cornelius Loew: piano solo-Dean Kohler, and' mixed quartet-Lee Haman, Eleanor .Tane Abe, Dolores Case and .Tohn Wisener. Mr. Steiner was our music instructor this term. Although he is a. very good sing- er, he is still a better leader and we wish to thank him in behalf of the whole stu- dent body for his work in our school. fo I I !. Q. Q !1 4 'i li gr lf 2 in 10101011114 in 11 iuirxininioioioilvim211rInirxisx1-1111vi1D21iiiliwlirliulillinioidticnioida