Delta Secondary School - Lampadion Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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judge, and ' Field M M ' judge. Then there is one each of ' General Effect Brass ' , ' General Effect Drum ' and ' General Effect M M ' judges. As well, there are chief judges, timers, and tabulators. No, I don ' t think I want to know what each of them does, it ' s complicated enough now. I just have to know that all the judges are on the field except the ' G.E ' judges, that the corps loses one-tenth of a point for each mistake, and that the judges are very good at finding mistakes. They just walk along on the field, do they? What if they get in the way? Do the players move, or do the judges? The judges, eh? Yes, it must be fun, trying to ' run them down ' .... Well, I said I ' d go to one of these competitions with you, and here I am. I kept my word. Now, I sure hope that you meant it when you said that you would almost guarantee I ' d enjoy myself This is really exciting. All these people, just waiting to see these drum corps. They must be good. I get sort of mixed up whenever I try to remember everything you told me about the different instruments, and especially when Ithink of all the little things you can lose points for. Those judges must seem really miserable at times, eh? Hey, look! Over there! Is THAT a drum corps? It is? Dig those fancy uniforms! Why no, I didn ' t think they were anything like that. I thought they ' d look like Army uniforms, or some- thing along that line. I must remember just what they look like, so I can tell the kids. Let ' s see, now. White silk shirts, black pants, white shoes (I bet they ' re awfully hard to ?ep clean. After all, that field is sort of dirty). What do you call those hats? Shako? Is that whar rhey are? They look a little bit like those hats you see army officers wearing in the movies about the old west. These are really sharp looking, though. They ' re sort of a dark grey, but with a pearlized finish, black trim, and silver chain going around the hat, and under the chin. There ' s a big white plume on top of the hats or shakos. ...too. They, really look good. Well, even if I don ' t like marches very well, I guess it ' s worth it just to come and see these guys. They look about ready to begin. There, the drum major is walking out in front . .. he stopped . .. Oh, say, dig that fancy salute! He sure didn ' t learn that in the army. Now, he ' s turning around, his hands are up .... and .... away we go. Hey, are they ever powerful! You can hear them really clear, even though they are a long way away What the....! You know what that sounds like that they ' re playing? It is ? Around the World From the motion picture, Around the World in Eighty Days. And what ' s this Iseethe Brazilian flag, and that ' s. Brazil That ' s the name of it. Boy is that ever a swinging piece! Listen to that . ... They really sound Chinese, now. Chinatown . ... That ' s what it is. And Land of Hope and Glory ' America, listen to that! None of them sound like -marches. So Nice to Come Home Too Well. I

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it. I ' ll go, especially since you ' re buying the tickets. You must really be wild about these crazy things, spending so much money just to see a bunch of drummers parading around. Oh, there aren ' t just drummers inthesethings, eh?Well, why do they call them drum corps if they aren ' t for drummers? Oh, Isee, just aname.eh? Horns? What kind of horns? Oh, I see, I think. Let ' s see if I can get this straight now. You have bugles. ...Oh, I ' m sorry, trumpets. But they don ' t look like trumpets. Where are those things you push? Oh, they ' re just ' one-valve ' trumpets, are they? A valve and a slide. Well, I really don ' t know just what you ' re talking about, but I ' m trying, really trying. Well, yes, you have umpteen different kinds of horns, and all different kinds of drums. I always thought a drum was a drum; I didn ' t know there was any difference in them. And you have to tune them?Are you really serious?Oh, you are. Well, I can take your word for it I guess. Colour party? Oh yes, it ' s like in the army, isn ' t it? They carry flags. That much I understand. Now, what do you call the leader? A drum major? You mean like a drum majorette, or something like that? Oh, he just gives you the directions, is that it? I see. And you march? Well, of course, aband marches a corps, I ' m sorry. I didn ' t think the name made any difference to you. Okay, okay, a corps. Now, what ' s this ' M and M ' you ' re talking about? Marching and Manoeuvring. Very simple. Well, I still don ' t know what you ' re talking about. Let ' s get this in detail. You start out on the starting line. That makes sense. Okay, so I ' ll stop trying to be funny. You start on the starting line of what? A football field? What for? Oh, that ' s where you do your marching. Well, yes, I guess that ' s okay if you really want to. Then what happens? You finish on the finish line. That also makes sense, but it doesn ' t tell me much! What do you do in between? Just march from one side of the field to the other? A concert? You play a concert? You ' re joking, aren ' t you? You aren ' t? Well, explain, will you please? You march around, and do all sorts of things, in all different formations, and then you end up standing still on the fifty yard line. Yes, I know where that is. Don ' t be sarcastic. I ' ve been to football games. What do you do, all stand on the line, the same as on the starting line? No? Oh, I see, you all stand facing the audience. Then you stand still and play a piece or two. That ' s when you have your soloist come out, is it, to show off? Yeh, that I dig. Then you start marching again? Right over to the other side of the field. Yes, then what? After you get to the finish line, you turn around, in formation, and face toward the audience. Then you ' say good-bye ' ? You play a sort of ' farewell ' number, is that it? I see. Well, just what does this all prove? Oh, there are judges, are there? What do they judge? Now, let me get this straight. There is at least one ' Field Brass ' judge, ' Field Drum '

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wouldn ' t have believed it. All those menplayingat one time, and it ' s still so nice and soft, and smooth All those pieces from different countries That ' s what you called their theme, isn ' t it? Canada ' s Marching Ambassadors Oh, and listen.. Canadian Sunset Oh boy, were they terrific! Are all the others that good? I sure think I ' m going to enjoy this Here comes the next corps. Okay, I ' ll be quiet now and let you listen to them I don ' t want to miss a thing either. Eileen Allemang 12 G 4 ot C mbarrai d un (chapeau, C ' etait mon anniversaire de naissance et j ' etais assis sur mon porche de devant en attendant le facteur. Ma tante Marie avait ecritqu ' ell m ' envoyait un paquet. En effet le facteur est arrive ' avec le paquet. Je l ' ai pris et je suis monte en courant a ma chambre pour l ' ouvrir. Je ne pouvais pas croire a mes yeux. Le paquet contenait un chapeau d ' ete, et je venais d ' acheter une nouvelle robe de soleil. Cet apres-midi je suis alle au cinema, en portant mon nouveau chapeau et ma robe neuve. Je me suis senti tres embarrasse parce que tout le monde semblait me regarder d ' une maniere particuliere. Quand je suis rentre a la maison ma mere m ' a regarde d ' une maniere singuliere aussi. Je me suis assis et j ' ai ecrit a ma tante Marie un billet de remerciements. Quelques jours plus tard, j ' ai recu une lettre de ma tante qui m ' a dit que ce qui avait semble etre un chapeau etait vraiment un sac-a-main d ' ete et que les deux ganses a l ' arriere etaient les manches du sac-a-main. Jf m jrruniin 9 Gott zeigt uns in dem Fruhling Die Blumen und die Baume Die Wunder seiner Kraft; Malt er mit Farber rar; Er lasst die Vogel singen Die Luft fullt er mit Tonen Und halt die Brise sanft. Melodisch, suss, und klar. Wie kann man Gott verleugnen? Wie kann man so blind sein? Im Fruhling, ja, im Fruhling Zeigt Gott den himmlisch? Schein. Carol Dinning 13G3