College of the Sequoias - Koh Kyo Yearbook (Visalia, CA)

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gall For the tirst time in its his- tory, COS this year fielded its own marching band at all home football games as Well as at several out-of-town games. The band put on a ser- ies of distinctive half- time shows and drew much acclaim MR. LOWE for its performances.

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Q igglmvlf L . 'gg-o-U11 qgrbfl ' ,. hlll-I 'Y bill- - Q tfuradlr ur' ii n The COS music department, under the direction of Mr. Irving Fritz, has had an eventful year. Besides partici- pating in the Messiah with the Visalia Community Chorus at Christmas, the choir gave its traditional Christmas concert in the gym and presented var- ious programs teaturing the Robert Shaw Choral Series. The sextet, the Collegiatones, presented many suc- cessful programs. The high point of the year, of course, was the annual operetta. ufiic

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, V RW' 1-rf Q- 4 vf Q, T..-,V Mt, '- : ,I 31.3- 'Alf 11 'V - ' h- gif: Mr. Gordon Lowe is director of the band. lewel Franklin, Denise Reed, and Dolores Churchill were the baton-tWirl- ing rnajorettes Who set the pace for the band as they stepped through their intricate precision drills which brought distinction to COS as one of the few 1un1or colleges in central California to boast a marching band A special attraction at all rallies and at many other functions was the COS pep band, which did an outstanding job in stimulating school spirit, rousing student enthusiasm, helping COS root- ers to give vent to their feelings, and spurring the Giant players on to excell themselves in whatever they were un dertaking