Central High School - Caldron Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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A Praclisinq wilh Mr. Welzel are members ol: fhe qirl's frio, Jeanelre Wallcins, Rulh Tyndall, and Nancy Poque. Several such ensemhles pracliced and performed foqeiher This year. A Top: Mr, Welzel pounds our a iolly -me-lody for a barbershoo quarlef. Enjoying The praciice session are Phil Ayres, first fenorg Sleye 'Eoperscm lead: Lanny Chrisllieb, bass: and Mel Busse, barifone. 4 Middle: A group from rhe choir donned frilly formais To sing in Video Varieliesf' They are row one: Milze Chilcofe, Sharon Price. Sandy Roberlg, and Jan Slauqhferg row iwo: Sue Miller and No ma Schee-ery and row lhree: Delilah Fogel, Reba Hughes, and Mary Jean Minier. V Declwed out in their formal dress io' an evening concerh fhe choir members melee e veiy handsome picfure.

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The Dance Band practices in the morning tn take tcp ratings and make sweet music Betore school several mornings each week, Central heard twenty sleepy-eyed musicians running through Solitude, Lullaby ot Birdland, Mood lndigo, Firefly, Star Dust, and Caravan. Trombones, trumpets, saxes, a bass violin, piano, and a tull set ot drums were blending and contrasting at delightful intervals, that combined to give the pleasing ettects tor which the Dance Band is noted. The Dance Band, under the able direction ot Mr. Stodden, added their typical magic to the Caldron Battle ot the Classe-xes and the Band dance, as well as to pep sessions and other school proiects. Muskrat Ramble and MoongIow earned the group a tirst division rating in the tirst area dance band contest at Harrison Hill Junior High School in February. V Below: Drilling and drilling in the wee hou's ot the morning are rncrnbers ot the Dance Bend and director Mr. Stodden. Y Bottom: Mcrnbers ot the Dance Band as seen trom the balcony ot the auditorium are tront row: Bob Bailey, Donna Kowalczylr. Sharon Rose, and Jeanette Hendricks: back row: David Cloud, Bill Crouch. Tom Borton, Pat Gee-saman, Kenny Gilbert, Mel Busse, Calvin Thomas, and Gordon Bainbridge. Mr, Stodden directs. A Mr, Sioddens taith in his groups, such as Band, Dance Band, Orchestra, and varicus others sees them through the endless re- hearsals, both early and late practices, and those horrible Mondays when everyone would rather be doing anything but playing his horn, Because ot his expert guidance and patience, the Band, Dance Band, Orchestra, solo groups, and 'lwirlers ate consistantly top-notch, 'A in

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A In This years choir wee row one: Sharcn Price, ENE! Ying Edwafda Diana Scirl. WayrieXfV3re, Frank lf-Lei:-' B' Abernfhlzy Sally Furniss, Erlin Waldron, Dan Heingariner, Jim Schuier, Gary Joriafhin lfendiicks, Cawfn Thomas. Jimmy Bervrin, ,lane Nuzuei Sfriclcland, Tommy Wii'iams, Claudia McKinney, Ma'fha Brock :Ewa M ei Led ,lv S 1uj:n'er: Emgsime Wiiiiiield' and Reba Hughes: Pow ifur: oinnie Mae Dirdey. Barbara lflecl, Furh Ann Mwley ROW fi,-,gg Mr, Weizel, De-iiah Fone, Pai Maynard, l-lair a':ari-7 v amfrie, Wi ie Gri, Ptnnre Lijgl, S+eV5 Wgilg, Mg Baler, Luie-'ia Blevins, Wa'+er Guenh, Dave Pariey, Sieve Epper- Buispf, Lahny Cwisf ieb Mary ,lean Minii:-r, Di o'is Ceci and sen, Leslie Phillips, Jim Miifon, Shei'a Ca and, Fife a Chapfreii Bvfie 43 'Jr and Shirley Goidsby: Row rhree: l-lenr.3+l'3 Be-vins, Geraldine Seeds Luc Pda V Tfel B ' 'if 35'V'i 'ff i3 'i 1 if , W A new director and a healthy attitude put the choir on the read to excellence The beginning of +he school year 'found l'he choir wi'l'hou+ a direcforg and +he aclminis+ra'l'ion, waniing someone l'ops who would build +he group, wenl' shopping. Meanwhile Mr. S+odden, Band direcfor, doubled wilh 'lhe vocal work, Everyone considered +he school for+una+e when Mr. William We'I'zel from Adams School was acquired. He and 'I'he vocalisls faced a heavy Financial deficil, and 'lhe improvemenf of fhe choir was no'riceable +hroughou+ +he year. Training groups became more rigorous, and a 'friendly buf healihy compelifive spiril' came alive. New organizafion gave lhe group sl'ruc+ure. Donning +heir black robes or fheir Iigh+ blue formal wear, +hey blossomed for+h in numerous appearances al school and abou'I' +he ci+y. Several o,ul's+anding ensembles were formed. They included fhe Cenfralaires, a group of boys: +he Cen- +raleH'es, a girl's ensemble, a +riog a quinfeh and a barbershop quar'l'e+. They enfered fhe dis+ric+ music con+es+ and devoured 'l'he judges crifiques. This is significanl' of fhe new aHil'ude which was pleasanfly obvious +his year. md n 5 J L Ju mrs. B,l'crri: Aire' a rin-gerl, gh fj'l '1' h E17 f:l,1'3 fb? fV'ii S3711 o. 7 , Page lO3