Climax Township High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Climax, MI)

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T FII F A .JIU Lbe sohcot band became an important Tart Cf th- Sfdnoj . , , ,, , ,- - ,,,,,..v,,I.- OT- : '. ,., .Q program this year WNFR it became a fult ilet. ciodecs and met daily for rehearsaln By giving this muon time to music the members were enabled to master much more difficult music than had heretofore been attempted? During November and December the band members put on a campaign selling Christmas cards, The returns from this ven- ture helped buy new hats for the band and a new pair of cymbals. The annual concert was presented March 270 It included several well-known light classics as well as marches and overtures. Solos were played by Ralph Nickerson, Neil Van Syckle, and Richa rd Markelee, a student from Kalamazoo Central High School. The theme of the concert was patriotic. Immediately following the concert the band began pre- paration Ior the district festival held in Kalamazoou It ' was the first time that the band had entered such a contest, The bands that were competed against included high school class D bands and junior high bands. Climax was the smallest band present and it captured a second division rating in both sight reading and concert work. The officers of the band this year were as follows: President .... 4..... Ralph Nickerson Vice-Presidents. .... Gordon Putnam Secretary-treasurer.4Stanley Rolfe Business Mgr. ... .... Clarence Rolfe Librarian .,,..f. ..Robcrt Hamill Ass't librarian.. .hiya Westphal Stage Managers. ., . . .Robert Eber-stein William Greenman Claire Jones