Charleston High School - Charlestonian Yearbook (Charleston, WV)

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CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL MOUNTAIN LION BAND During the past i2 years, the Charleston High School Mountain Lion band, under the capable directorship of Robert G. Williams, has become recognized as one of the outstand- ing marching and concert units in this section of the country. lt has not only been acclaimed as an outstanding band by local enthusiasts, but by newspaper writers, famous sports ob- servers, and other nationally prominent figures who have seen the Mountain Lion music makers perform on the gridiron and at public exhibitions. The work of the band during the war years was recognized by the treasury department when the CHS organization was presented a Certificate of Award for its untiring effort in playing for bond drives,, recruiting programs, E award ceremonies, and many other pro- grams directly related with the war effort. Robert G. Williams' Mountain Lion bandsmen have proven themselves invaluable as one of the finest public relations agents the school system has today by participating in all civic, patriotic, social, and charitable campaigns. In the concert field, the band has been acclaimed by national music directors, who have served as critic judges in numerous concert exhibitions, as one of the finest in the nation. The Charleston High School band has been responsible for a number of innovations in this area, such as the use of majorettes as a dancing corps performing as a separate unit, the extensive use of black light exhibitions on the football field, the introduction of levy concerts, the inauguration of white gloves and spats to accentuate hand and foot movements, and many others. Growing from a 40-piece unit i2 years ago into its present day I00-piece outfit, the Mountain Lion bandsmen excellently survived the split when Stonewall Jackson High School was built. Nearly 520,000 worth of equipment has been added to the CHS outfit in recent years, thus making Williams' musicians one of the finest equipped scholastic bands in this section of the country. The band continues to exert its influence as an educational medium for the musical world. This is quite apparent from the number of former CHS bandsmen who are now established band directors, or who are affiliated with large university bands and orchestras as performers. ln addition, Williams' horn tooters have served as an inspiration for the decided ad- vancement of numerous other high school bands in'the Tri-State area. Greatly enthused by the excellent performances presented by the Mountain Lion organization when visiting their metropolises, these Tri-State area bandsmen have literally transformed over night into top class scholastic musical outfits. Accompanying the football team on its foreign itineraries, journeying to the state band festival and clinic each spring, presenting its annual spring concert and competing in the annual Kanawha county musical festival are just a few of the abundant enjoyable ac- tivities the band participates in each year. Each fall the bandsmen take a week-end sojourn to Columbus, Ohio, to witness an Ohio State University football game and to view the nationally-known Ohio State Buckeye band maneuver. The Mountain Lion music makers have, on several occasions, been extended invitations to accompany the Kanawha county schoolboy patrol to Washington, D. C., to participate at several national conventions, etc., but a lack of sufficient funds has usually prohibited the CHS outfit from taking part in such worthwhile educational ventures. , Yes, Robert G. Williams' blue and gold clad Musical Knights certainly exemplify Charleston High School before the public eye more so than any other school organization . . . the band unites all CHS'ers more closely together in spirit, thus typifying the ancient adage, all for one and one for all . . . the band is truly a living example of democracy at work in America's secondary school system.

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