Byron Area High School - By Hi Yearbook (Byron, IL)

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Choruses The Girls' Chorus had a total of forty nine members and supplied entertainment for P.T.A. programs and the graduation exercises, as well as for the Spring Concert April 21. The Boys' Chorus and Mixed Chorus were less active but they provided the background for the selection of a Boys' Sextet, Boys' Quartet, Girls' Triple Trio, Girls' Sextet, and indi- vidual soloists. Each year the singing group points toward the District Music Contest which was held this year at Hanover on March 25. At the District each contestant is rated in either Division I, II, III, or IV and Division I advances to the state. Sally Walker and Harold Green were used throughout the year as accompanists for the choruses and for individual performances. GIRLS' CHORUS First Row: Garner. W Dillow, Wallin. J. Greene, Franson, Lingbeck, Gruben, Miss Stiles. Second Row: N. Morrison, S. Morrison, Van- stone. Dummer, Drake. V. Whetsel, Capes, Dirks, Harmon. Third Row: McCormick. Jones, DeFouw, E. Blanchard. England, J. Nelson, Shelton, E. ’Mc- Donald, Wright. Fourth Row: Boehm, Stukenburg. F. Blanchard, J Love, D. Whetsel. P. McDonald, W Dillow, Walker, Featherston. Filth Row: Harris, Campbell. Johnston. Potter, Bontjes, K Love, L. Heidenreich, Cassell, Olt- manns, Forbes. BOYS' CHORUS First Row: Walker. Rowland, Ives. Herbig, Miss Stiles. Second Row: D. Smith. Palmer. T Showalter, Henson, Swanson, Wiley. Third Row: Faulkner, G Heidenreich, Greene, Harding. Boyer, Meline, Brown. MIXED CHORUS First Row: Walker. W. Dillow. Featherston. Gar- ner, Lingbeck, Wallin, Fransen, Johnston, Gru- ben. Second Row: S. Morrison, Vanstone, Dummer, Drake, Dirks. V Whetsel, Harmon. McCormick, Capes, Jones, DeFouw, Miss Stiles. Third Row: E Blanchard. F. Blanchard. Stuken- burg, Wright. Boehm. D. Whetsel. J. Love. E. McDonald, Shelton, J. Nelson, England. K. Love, Bontjes. Fourth Row: Potter. Cassell. Oltmanns. D. Smith, Palmer, T. Showalter. B Smith, Henson. Sher- wood, Swanson. Fifth Row: Wiley, G. Heidenreich, Greene, Harding, Faulkner, Meline, Himes, Weaver, Brown, Boyer, Rowland, Ives, Herbig D. Myers. — 29 —

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Music Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast, to soften rocks, or bend the knotted oak. —William Congreve The Music Department, under the guidance of Miss Ruth Stiles, again had a successful year. Thirty young musicians made up the band which was active throughout the year, playing at basketball games and the annual Spring Concert. Patriotic songs and marches made up the musical pro- gram between the halves of the home basketball games while at the concert the group played Pan-American Over- ture, Gold and Silver Waltz, and Rag Time Wedding. Although the band is small, prospects for the future are good. Approximately half of the members are from the grade school and only two of the high school group will be lost by graduation. High school members and the instruments they play are as follows: Gene Heidenreich and David Ives, trombone; Lucille Heidenreich, Pat Mon, Wilma Dillow, and Eunice Wright, trumpet; Shirley Shelton, Ioann Worman, clarinet; Sally Walker, Bill Wiley, saxophone; Mari- lyn Gruben, Barbara Wallin, drums; Harold Greene, Faith Featherston, French horn. At the District Music Contest, David Ives played a trombone solo and Bill Wiley a clar- inet solo, and each were given Division I ratings, qualifying them for the State Meet held at Macomb April 28. First Row: Shelton, Washburn, Worman, Bowers, Jackson, Messenger, Diehl, McKee, B. Smith, L. Heiden- reich, Wright, Wilma Dillow, Scott Walker. Second Row: Emery, Sally Walker, Wiley, Sherwood, Anderson, Medearis, Miss Stiles, Harding, G. Heiden- reich, Ives, Wallin, Sherwood, Shank, Cox, Gruben, Johnson, Featherston, Greene. RUTH STILES, B.S. Indiana State Teachers — 28 —

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District Music Contest On March 25 Miss Stiles and seventeen students gathered at the high school in the wee hours of the morning (4:45 a.m.) to travel to Hanover to compete in the District Music Con- test. When the meet was completed, it was learned that the Byron contestants were rated as listed below: Clouds by Charles. Nocturne by Curran. Gene Heidenreich (vocal solo) ........................... Division 11 Dawn by Curran. Pale Moon by Logan . Loretta Cassell (vocal solo)..............................Division 111 Invictus by Huhn. Marilyn Gruben (vocal solo) ..............................Division III Into the Night by Edwards. Without a Song by Youmans. Elaine McDonald (vocal solo) ............................ Division III Coming Home by Charles. Dolly England (vocal solo) ...............................Division IV Bird Songs at Eventide by Coates. Morning by Speaks. Marion Fransen (vocal solo)...............................Division III Dance My Comrades by Bennett. I Got Shoes by Bartholomew. Boys' Quartet (H. Greene, B. Wiley, G. Heidenreich, D. Ives) Division II Green Cathedral by Hahn. Lullaby by Cain. Girls' Sextet (K. Love, J .Love, S. Potter, Dirks, Garner, Stukenberg) ............................................. Division II Many of the singers were underclass- men and entering contest work for the first time. With this year of experience to guide them even better results can be expected in the future. The Girls' Triple Trio and the Boys' Sextet were quite popular with groups that they entertained throughout the year. Each is pictured with its accompanist. TRIPLE TRIO Seated: Wallin, Cassell, Fransen, Garner, Drake. Standing: Stukenberg, J. Love, Greene, (accompanist), K. Love, Walker. BOYS' SEXTET Henson, Greene, Ives, Walker (accompan- ist), G. Heidenreich, Meline, Wiley. — 30 —