C E Byrd High School - Gusher Yearbook (Shreveport, LA)

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David Carson and Gertrude Clement Band King and Qneen Hal Herring Drum Major David Carson and Maurice Hanna Drum Majors CORNETS — A1 Hammett, Ray Weimar, Janet Rhodes, Annice Jones, John Childers, Janice Rhodes, Maurice Hanna, Kearney Duerson, Donald Baker, Herbert Loyd, Charles Moore, Bill Co r- rington, Neal Carlson, Harold Thom, Bill Brewster and Gary Hogan. HORNS—Betty Jane Wilson, Lucy Northcutt, Marilyn McCain and Bette Berry. TROMBONES — Donald Dale, Billy Ray Gay, Tommy Turnage and Clayton Dupree. BARITONES — David Carson, Jerry Ahbott, Gail Bohlcke, Don- ald Martin and Clyde Bowers. BASSES—Harlan Carver, Michael Torrans, Neal Elton Dry, Frank Jones and Phil Hahlutzel. TYMPANI—Barbara Wiseman. DRUMS — Dale Porter, Kamal Kathey, Hal Herring and Billy Allen. BELLS, CHIMES AND XYLO- PHONE — Leilia Pirkey. Twenty-Vive

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BYRD HIGH BAND Under the leadership of Alvin N. Benner, the Concert, Marching and Military Bands have made appearances for radio broadcasts, assemblies, weekly military reviews, community activities, as well as performing elaborate half time shows for football games and preparing the annual win- ter and spring concerts. The Concert Band of seventy members which forms an integral par: of the student life at Bvrd has attained national recognition as one of the outstanding bands of the South. It has been highly commended for its musicianship, intonation and keen interpretive sense by Dr. William D. Revelli, Mark Hindsley, A. A. Harding, L. Bruce Jones, Lee Hope, Ralph Rush, and George Wilson, adjudicators who are nationally known for their outstanding contributions in the field of music education. In festival participation, they won the superior rating at the last Region VII Festival, and were awarded first place in both marching and concert events at the New Orleans Music Festival. This award included an invitation to represent this section of the country at the Chicagoland Music Festival. Also, this spring the Bvrd Band attended the Highlander Music Festival in Dallas, where it was heard by William D. Revelli, adjudicator. Performing the finest in band music literature, the Instrumental Department boasts not onlv a fine music library, but also an ever increasing record library, including the best in recorded classical music. FLUTES—Phyrne Collie, Jonnard Bjorklund, Sue Laws, Madelyn Stephenson, Louis Coppage, Betty Durham and Ella Chandler. OBOE — Jimmie Huddleston and Bobby Smith. BASSOON—Marvin Huffman and Myrl Bjorklund. CLARINETS — Billy Ralph Gay, Jimmie Evanoff, JoAnn Willis, Dorothy Marie Earp, Billie Mc- Clure, J anice Rich, Carole Young, Odell Roshton, Patsy Boggs, Nel- wyn Reynolds, Elaine Vickrey, and Marjorie Rachal. ALTO CLARINETS — Gertrude Clement, Dorothy Alsup and Col- leen Montgomery. BASS CLARINETS — Teddy Hardtner and Richard Phillips. CONTRA BASS CLARINET — Jimmie Robinson. ALTO SAXOPHONES — Glen Thompson and Judy Morgan. TENOR SAXOPHONE — Bobby Kurtz. BARITONE SAXOPHONE — Gerald Poindexter. T uenty-Four

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First Rou ' —Carol Corington, Judy Sheru ood. Loralee Craft. Janis Findling. Marilyn French. Jo Ann Willis, Entily l aurent, Dorothy Cox, Joan Baxter, Barhara Charlton, Geraldine Simmons, Jane Barnett, Rosemary Dancey. Second Rou ' —Elizah eth Queyrouze, Carole Vinson, Betty Clark, Mary Alice McCrary, Jean Turner, Joyce I aBorde, Sue Lau s, Frankie Watson, Jane Lemay. Ima Jean W ' illiams, Margaret Culhertson. Betty Jane Wilson. Third Row—Patsy Gonzales, Edris Nelson, Martha Jane Cox, Helen Henderson, Doris Jean Calvert, Sue Jaudon, Janet Ashley, Cherry Sue Jennings, Mary Frances Bickham. Bohhie Summers, Betty Jones, Ann Bnrckett. Fonrth Row—Jimmy McCormick. Joe LeGendre, Bill Allen, John Trigg, Coyle Stephenson. Bruce Middlehrooks, Charles Worley, Ray Weimar, Rohert Anderson, Bnddy Tench, Ronald Brown, James Kahre, Charles Thomas, Jirnrny Talant, Alton Hancock, Donald Graham. A CAPPELLA CHOIR The 1949-50 A Cappella Choir is one of the largest in the history of Byrd. Some of the varied activities in which the choir has participated were assembly programs, the Christmas program at the Municipal Auditorium, a two-hour Christmas program for the Byrd student body, the spring operetta, Shreds and Patches, and their own Spring Concert. Student song leaders and accom- panists were chosen from the Choir for each assembly of the year. The Choir has furnished upon request, many small ensembles and soloists for entertainment at civic luncheon clubs. T wenty-Six