Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Nov. 11—Boys ' Band, Armistice Day—Legion Hut Jan. 31—Orchestra Concert—Emerson Auditorium Feb. 14—Boys’ Band—R.O.T.C. Award presentation Feb. 26—Girls’ Band, Concert-—Ross High School March 1—Boys’ Band Radio Broadcast—Purdue March 6—Orchestra, Pinafore—Emerson Auditorium March 13—Twirling Club Show—Emerson Auditorium March 29—Solo Contest—Whiting, Indiana April 8—Girls ' Band Concert—Wheeler School May 2—Combined Band’s Concert—Emerson Auditorium May 23—Orchestra Concert—Seaman Hall

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BAND OFFICERS Left, seated: Betty Hamilton Standings Betty Kccver, Barbara Rynearson, Arthur Roy, Bob Dawson, Rudy Mohr, Bob Burger, Helen Fidler, Mary Angelos ORCHESTRA OFFICERS Right, left to right: Robert Shcslcr, Anita, Di Re, Oscar Alterwicz, Louisa Di Re, Shelia Hilton, Kathryn Gibson, Kami The Bands and Orchestra are under the direction of Mr. H. S. Warren, Mr. Sanford Watts, and Mrs. Wilson. In response to their batons, students have shown increasing ability and interest in their instruments. Mr. Warren, head of the department, came to Emer¬ son from the State School of Science, Wahpeton, North Dakota, and has been here since 1920. Since that time, through much effort and patience he has built the band to what it is today. We welcome to Emerson this year Mr. Watts, a native of Virginia. Upon his graduation from the Sherwood Music School, Chicago, he entered Northwestern Univer¬ sity where he received his Master’s Degree in music. He likes teaching at Emerson, and is impressed especially with the enthusiasm and interest that the students show in the department. Since she is an Emersonian, we are particlarly happy to have Mrs. Wilson help in our music department. This is her seventh year of teaching; she taught her first year in Ireland, Indiana, and then four years in Elkhart, Indiana. From Elkhart she came to Emerson. We cannot fully express our appreciation to these sponsors for their patient instruction. If their leadership is continued in the future, we may be confident of an excellent music department. Page Twenly-one

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' on my heart strings. Throughout this year the bands and orchestra have played for many occasions—for school affairs—for city functions, and for out of city concerts and contests. Many times the melody of Emerson Loyalty”, played by the Boys’ Band, rolled over the field at the football games. Then, shivering in the November breezes, they played for the Legionnaires at the Hut on Armistice Day March first the Band took a trip, the first in five years, traveling having been prohibited during the war. The ex¬ cursion was down to Purdue University where they made a radio broadcast over station W. B. A. A. At the Com¬ bined Band Concert in the auditorium, student director, Bob Dawson directed The Thunderer”, a march by John Phillip Sousa; and Mr. Watts, assistant director, conducted the melody, Belles of the Ball”. The Girls ' Band gave a concert for students at Ross High School on February 26. At the Twirling Club Show, in which the Girls’ Band participated, Greta Isenberg and Barbara Rhynearson played a drum duet. Two concerts were given by the Concert Orchestra. At the first, on January 31 in the Emerson Auditorium, the Western World Overture” and Zampa” were among the selections played. The String Ensemble, made up of key members, played Ave Maria” by Schubert with Louisa Di Re directing. The second concert took place in Seaman Hall on May 23. At the performance of H.M.S. Pinafore”, the Little Symphony accompanied A Cappella and Glee Club. For the past three years the music department has been going to solo contests (eld in nearby towns. This year at the contest held in Whiting on March 29, fifteen first and thirteen second prizes were won by the Emerson con¬ testants.