Dawson County High School - Dawsonian Yearbook (Glendive, MT)

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' DAWN ONIA-N ' - PN-bf - HISTORY OF BAND AND ORCHESTRA IN GLENDIVE SCHOOLS The 0l'l'lIOStl'il. whieh is the oldest organization was organized in 1916 with seven instruments ehosen mostly heeause they owned that partieular instrument and not lreeause they eould play it. As I renieni- her there were four violins, one eornet, piano, and I think a slide ironi- hone. This was a grade sehool orehestra. The High Sehool 01'4'Ill+Stl'2l. being under the direction of Mrs. Farnuin. Ill the spring of 1917, the 'first class lessons were started with a class of eight violins. In the fall of 1917, plans were begun for a band and lessons on oth- e1' instrulnents started. The first band rehearsal was in February, 1918, and the hand made its first puhlie appearanee at a eoneert given jointly by tl1e instrumental and voeal niusie departnients of the Glen- dive Grade Schools in April or May 1918. The first street appearance of the band was, I think, July -1, 1918. At that time the band could play four II13,I'0l10S' but could not niareh while they played thein so Mr. Haskell provided a truek with seats, and tl1e band rode. U In 1920, it was found neeessary to organize both a Junior Band and a Junior orchestra to take eare of these people eoining up from the instrumental classes and this was eontinued until 1928 when the increas- ing number of players forced the organization of a Beginners Band and a Beginners Orchestra. Some of the students now play two or more instruinents and may be in the Senior organizations with one instrulnent and in the Begin- ners organizations With a second. ,The enrollment has increased from seven to two-hundred-twelve. First class had eight violins, this year the beginning classes included nineteen violins, twelve eornets, fourteen elarinets, three tronibones, three baritones, four flutes or pieeolos. -Lueile A. D. I-Iennigar Every child in our country should know how to sing, and how to play upon ut least one musical instrument. -Walter Dzunroseh. v v-vvvvnrv Page 54

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- - DAW3 ONIA?-'IS-xg SENIOR ORCHESTRA iff' ' 'Pop Row-Kunneth Mk-Guvn-rn, Rnln-rt l rinv1-n, Henry Diun, Le-:nw Haskell, Willis llnskm-ll, Rnln-rr Ilattersclivirl, Elizzxlwlli Wulss-th, Willmnr liidzlor. Clzire-nw-u Grulki-, Mau-inn Skilla-stud. Rowe' LE-Ruth Svhnun, lflvvlyn Russz-ll. Billy Lows-1 Gwdnn Kidclvr, lllvelyn Shen, Robert Munusmith. l ram'is Amlrvws. Vl'illi:un !,L'lt'l'S4lll, Anton Slim-rting, lmwe Huy, Rvulnin l ir4livr, Huw Il-Ste-ll.i Sm-lm-in. lim-rnicv llullingr, lllznry Juni-I Stvwarl, Mnxinv Winkler, Mnrganrvt Martin. liQ'l'll'lld0 Uzuwiy. Alim- llluo llvzltll, llnrrivt Anllrows, Virginia Admins. Gcrtrlulu Imnsun, Iinngini lfnrlwrg, llulvn l'tlvi'ln:u-li, lmrolliy lluttun. V Frunt Kun'-Mvrrill Rnln-rts. lmn liyw-r. 151-mlcl lie-ll, Rllflllllllll W-xlsi-ill, Justin llll:n'0. Thu .Iuniur Ui'vlwst1'al and .lunior Hzinml wvrc o1'gz111izu1l in 1920 for the purpose of provialiug training for those players, coming up from the iil1Si21'Ul1l0lli1il1 classes and who were not far enough kldVH1lCCd for the Senior 0l'gHlllZ2Itl0llS. These 0l'gil1llZ21tiO11S played in public the first illllc May 17, 1921, at ai K,'U1ll'0l't in tha' Rose Tlioutro. There is no truor truth obtuillzibln- by nmni than cmuvs lay lllllSil'.u-1i0ll0l't B1'0Wllillg. A WM Page 55