Brighton High School - Sparx Yearbook (Brighton, IA)

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are 19 Sigh-BX.. .4O1feee SENIOR BAND Back Row: E. Johnston, R. Fillmore, D. Wentworth, l-l. Schooley, R. Day, V. Stout, U- Day, F. Lauderdale, V. Sehooley. Second Row: M. Hemick, R. VVolfe, L. Gowey, R. C0le, lj. Kirchner, A Lauderdale, VV. Kraemer, M. Mann, P. Edwards, J. Woodhouse, Joseph Chr:sty, Direm-tor. Front Row: J. Christy, L. Kraemer, V. Cole, W. Coffman, P. Coffman, A. l-lelmiek. H. lVlul11liin E. Aeh, lj. Hoxworth, P. Pasha, J. Robertson, N. Lechner Sitting: J. Goivey, R. Whitaker, R. Arnold, C. Curl. GIRLS' GLEE CLUB Back llow: lrene Waterhouse, Wanda Sniitli, Betty Jeanne Hoskins, Annabelle Lau- derdale. Idlsie Slout, liinily Mel7lean. Jean Kessel. Grace Dunbar. Middle Row: Vir- ginia Marx-vlf lnstructorg Helen Marie l'ac'ha, Ruth Reigharcl, Mildred Horner, lVla1'- garet Mann, Virginia Schc-Jley, Shirley Grant, lsabelle Pasha, Patricia Edwards. lfront Row: Doris Robson, Norma Eyestone, Hazel Mullikin, Mildred Helmiek, Adela Jones, Yirgxiiiia Cole, Audrey l-lelmick, Violet H-award, Helen Schooley.

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----:riiv S'RA,RX 40:....- - ...:'. BAND N Brighton is gradually developing a strong bandg this is neces- sarily a slow process since the organization can, develop only as fast as high grade instruments can be secured. The new policy by which the merchants pay the band as a group,rather'than the indivi- dua1s,for summer concerts is making it possible to buy two or three high quality instruments per year. , This year the band made its best showing in the district music contest receiving a II ratingg moreover, Richard Day received a I rating on his scueaphone so1o,and the brass quartet received a sim- ilar rating. Richard later achieved a II rating in the state con- test at Fairfield. The present band is a very young organization. There are only a very few seniors on its personnelg and approximately ten of its thirty seven members are still enrolled in grade school. Mr. Joseph Christy, director,has been working with the present band only about two yearsg and will have two or more years with most of the group. VOCAL AND PIANO Brighton has one of the strongest vocal and piano departments of any school in this sectiong and the director, Miss Virginia Mar- solf, has raised this department to a very high plane. Outstanding achievements were the ranking of Betty Jeanne Hos- kins as I in soprano solo, in the state music contest at Fairfieldg and the similar ranking of Ray Leppert in piano in the sanmscontest. In addition the girls' glee club, girls' sextct, and the following soloists received II rankings in the state contest: Richard Arnold, tenor, and Ruth Reighard, contralto. In addition to the above, Wanda Smith mezzo-soprano, and the boys' glee club ranked I in the district contest. The boys' glee club was a new .organization this year and its showing was surprising since it is not usually possible to produce a district winner inane year. The boys are learning to enjoy singing,and should be a strong group in another year. The vocal music program at Brighton now begins in the pre- primary and continues through the twelfth gradeg Mies Marzolf has charge of all vocal music above the first grade. As a result the children -are learning the fundamentals of music and to sing at an early age. From all indications,there is a wealth of musical talent in the grade school, and the vocal department should continue toim- prove from year to year.

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yyy D19 yS P A R Xy 4 Oy D BOYS' GLEE CLUB Back Row: Roger Stannard, Richard Day, Roger Ackley, David Day, David Horton, David Wentworth, Richard Arnold. Middle Row: Clifford Polton, Robert Fillmore, Rollin Cole, Vernon Stout, Ivan Henry, Ivan Gier, Raymond Garrett, Virginia Marzolf, Direetor. 1' rout now' L'lizx1'lee' Crznzdnll. Dwight Loeffler, Delbert Hesseltine, Rex Widmer, Harley Cole, Robert Gier, Verl Koch, Maurice Mineart. ACADEMIC CONTESTANTS Erick Pow: David Wentworlh, Harold Guy, Richard Day, Wiliam Kraemer, Front How: Francis Lauderdale, Miriam Stannard, 14110159 Johns?-un, Ray Leppert.