El Dorado High School - Wildcat Yearbook (El Dorado, AR)

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Un the west wall is a large banner with ARKANSAS spelled out a souvenir ol' the band's trip to the New York XVorld's Fair in l939, when it repre- sented the State ol' Arkansas. On the north wall is the banner which was carried when the Ozark Ordnance XVorks was presented the Army-Navy E award. On the same wall are autographed pictures of the famed violinist, Rubinoff: Cap- tain William Santllemann, leader of the Marine Band, and its accomplished solo- ists. There are pictures of state and regional elinies, where members of the band participated with students over the South in making music. 'l'here are souvenirs of the band's trip to New Orleans when it again represented the state at the Lion's International Convention. There they entered in competition with 75 bands from nearly every state and several nations. The hand placed seventh in marching and concert work femerging more prosperous by a hundred dollars, and had the distinction of being the only band Chosen to appear on a special program given before 8,000 persons. BILLY MURPHY Pfl'Sidl'llt At intervals of a few feet are ntunerous plaques denoting honors received at state and district band eontests. Individual members brought home top honors from national contests. Hats straight, eyes front, heels against the steps, spats clean? They'd better be, the band's in concert formation

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Buy XVar Bonds is another banner. QYou may think the band has a banner complex. It has.j The extensive bond sales campaigns were successful and a citation was presented from the 'l'reasury Department ol the lfederal Government. littsses carrying tlte band were antong the first ve- hiclee: to cross the Greenville Bridge. lt was Hlildcat Hand music tltat dedicated it. ln all, it has traveled a good many thousand miles in spreading good will. AX recording machine. acquired through Commun- ity Clhc-st funds, is one ol' the rehearsal room's most important. teaching Iieatures, according to Leonard Fulkerson. director. lt accurately reproduces and pre- serves the Hl'g2lllll2lli0ll'S mttsic and students are better 5- ahle to correct their ntistakes when their music is played hack to them. These recordings have been a source of enjoyment to returning veterans, he states, and the records are the lirst things they ask lor. According to Fulkerson, it is futile to argue that the band in their time was not at its zenith ol' perfection. Most ol' the records are scratchy now, he adds, having had a too-thorough workout by the ex-members who made them before the war. IL's an interesting place. all right. and there has been some speculation as to what sort ol' results would he produced il' a machine were to he developed which could reach into the past and bring back several years ol music. It would he a long llllle. OFF TO Tl-IE CLINIC V- x L W., v-. gg, MW. ,ma-v' WM 'N-17!