Brandon High School - Links Yearbook (Brandon, SD)

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The marching band added much pep to the football games held on the home field. This band was composed of all the regular band members with the exception of those on the football squad. For the last game of the season, the Brandon pepsters gave an exhibition during the game at Bridgewater. Shown above are the members of the marching band and their d1rector,Hr.L1en.They are shown at the right as they march dur- ing half-time at a home game. Joan Wright,BI-IS freshmsn,Ied the band throughout the Ibotball season for the many exhibitions which they put on. Marchmg band IS new addltlon

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united effort X5 xgs If S 'X X an f ff' fe'-'E - .al I -.. ', .q,E2:r -S .. -,55i Y...-'Z .--gg-el. '- - 1 -ii The senior band is under the dir- ection of H . H. Lyle Lien. There were thirty-seven members. Officers chosen for this activity were as fol- lows: Jim Ode, president, Marjorie Lee, vice-president, Eleanor Peter- son, secretary-treasurer, and John Er:lckson,student council representa- tive. The band preformed at the Christmas program,mid-winter program and the spring music concert. The mid-winter concert presented by the band was the first of its kind at Brandon. Several selections were played, including 'The Waltz King , which featured several Strauss melodies, Along the other songs presented were 'Desert 8ong by Romberg, Truspeter's I.ullabye , featuring cornet soloist Jil Ode, and 'Brasses to the Fore . Spring found the band hard at work on contest selections. The en- tlre group traveled in April to Hadi- son, S. D., where they took part in the yearly music contest. 35

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Back row: J. Wright, M. Pranger, J. Jurgensen, J. Zweep, D. Hudson, S. Lee, B. Schliem, B. Foster, H. Wehde, R. Noordsy, J. Ode, J. Finch, O. Erickson, A. Erickson, R. Peterson, A. Rist, R. Van Regenmorter, D. Hansen, M. Kjer- gaard, D. Cronk, J. Strampe, D. Jacobson.Midd1e row:J. Engstrom, R. Archer, D. Eggers, E. Dykstra, J. Thompson, M. Lee, S. Iverson, L. Risty, D. Pech, C. Lenling, D. Swanson, W. Grevillius, S. Harding, R. Thompson, B. Parsons, M. Perry, J. McMartin, O. Rovang, D. Voegeli, D. Mennis, I. Bonander. Front row: E. Burkman, S. Kramer, A. Schulte, S. Schliem, E. Peterson, H. Graff, C. Sittig, J. Schulte, S. Reimer, P. Holmstrom, D. Rovang, B. Powers, B.Bhu s B dgg, . Lee, H. Dickey, J. Davoux, G. Pranger, A. Powers,A.Mennis,V. Olan- Troubles end when voices blend Mr.Iien directs the grade choir in a seasonal carol during the annual Christmas vespers pre- sented here prior to the holi- days. 3?