Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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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.

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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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The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps is not or¬ ganized to produce soldiers of the boys, but to create better citizens of them. To help lay this important foundation of life, the cadets are taught habits of pre¬ cision, courtesy, correctness of posture, leadership, and respect for and loyalty to constituted authority. Teaching and guiding the students in this military science were Master Sgt. Dews and Technical Sgt. Sav- anovic. Student officers that helped with the training of the fellows for this year were Lieutenant Colonel Thomas L. Fernandez, Adjutant Captain Robert Shesler, and Captain Fox. Since the beginning of the school year the R. O. T. C. has taken part in many activities such as the Armistice Day Parade, firing squads at military funerals, ushers at the Teachers’ Convention, etc. Among the military activities the corps’ rifle team entered in the Hearst Trophy Match and the Second Army Match. The Military Ball highlighted the social activities of the Corps; it was held at the National Armory on April 19th. On May 6th the annual federal inspection was held; this inspection determines the degree of proficiency reached in the various subjects taught. R. o. T. c. Page T wcnty-foitT