First Chair of America - National Yearbook (Greenwood, MS)

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STATE OF ARIZONA Some of the principal leaders in the field of music in the State of Arizona are: JACK LEE ...................................................,.,..................,.,.,,,...,......,,..,........- ...... U niversity of Arizona PAUL GRIMES ....... ...........,...... T ucson High School BERYL FOLKS .......... .....,... W est Phoenix High School WILLIAM FUNK ..........,......... ,......... A mpitheater High School RAYMOND HENDERSON ..... ...,........ P rescott High School GORDON KIMBALL ..,...... .......... S afford High School KENNETH D. MACK ....... ............, A jo High School JACK HOKANSON ......,. ......, W inslow High School JAMES BRENDEN ....... ......... D ouglas High School VINCENT DUSSAIR ....,.,. ........ G lendale High School HAROLD TEAK .....................,. .....i...... B enson High School EUGENE P, LOMBARDI ..,... ......,.. P hoenix High School - 1 IINCENT S. DUSSAIR-Glendale BERYI.. FOLKS-Phoenix EUGENE P LOMBARDI Phoenix West Phoenix High School E. TEAK-Benson KENNETH D MACK Ago

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THE PARADE OF STATES Over a period of nineteen years, FIRST CHAIR OF AMERICA has gathered much information regarding the school music organi- zations, bands, orchestras, and choruses in the schools of the various states. Many First Chair members along with their directors and organizations have been honored through this medium of national recognition. It was planned to present a page for each state in the 1958 edition, but it now appears better to present this section as The Parade of States in which appears many of the directors who are upholding the highest standards and who believe in honoring their First Chair members with the recognition which they so richly deserve. We know that some who should appear here are not listed, but we were unable to get their pictures and stories. The superb Twentieth Anniversary edition 1959 of FIRST CHAIR OF AMERICA falmost completely reserved at this timej will present the one hundred and fifty very top high school organizations of Arnerica's schools. We expect to make it a Success Story-a success story of the boys and girls who hold the First Chair positions in America's top high school musical organizations and the directors who are responsible for their success, because next to success is the appreciation of it. The person who succeeds above the others is the one, who, early in life, clearly discerns his object and toward that purpose habitually directs his powers-realizing at all times that the greatest results in life are attained by simple means and by the exercise of ordinary qualities. The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing it exactly right. Those who have succeeded deserve honor, for without honor for recognitionj success in the world would be small indeed. ROY C. MARTIN-Editor THE PARADE OF STATES

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ALABAMA l 'ffl' LAMAR TRIPLETT-Bessemer JOHN M. LONG-MONTGOMERY Past President, Alabama Music Educators' Robert E. Lee High School Association and 'of Bandmasters' Association. LEWIS SIMPKINS-Sylacauga At Sylacauga High for seventeen years. Very active in developing Alabama Music Program. CARL SCHWUCHOW-Decatur Fourteen years at Decatur with pacesetter band, State Chairman ASBDA. fSee Alabama Dedication Bandj MORT M . GLOSSER-Gadsden Past President Alabama Bandmasters As- sociation. JOHN KENDRICK-LANETT Very fine band, active in developing State Program. YALE H. ELLIS-University of Formerly, Woodlawn High, and Lanier High, Montgomery.