Galva Holstein Community School - Moo Yearbook (Holstein, IA)

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-i-il? Down B6dt O Friedrichsen J Langland D Vollmar N Obrecht E Maser V Jensen D Huenecke R Fritz H Bauer V Bremer S Bagenstos L Lorenzen R Vollmar R Sorensen G Geherts R Ellerbusch L C Ewoldt M A Hansohn D Michaelson F Soseman P McArthur D Geske L Meyer L Jensen L Wiencrt XV Grell V G Moeller D Vollmar B Goettsch M Whxtehouse D Lembke When school started August 28 1944 the band began again to hold the usual three rehearsals a week However many members were still in good form because of summer band concerts. Including the director Coonie Clausen the band this year consisted of forty members having well balanced instrumental sections but needing drill in sight reading. As the date of the first home football game drew near Coonie began to take the band to the athletic field so they could practice keeping in step line and rank and yet play at the same time. Some of the new members and even some of the veterans had trouble. On the night of every football game the band members donned uniforms marched -o19-o- ARTS 7 V. Lill, ii. Migheill, A. win, v. I-lelken, F. ooeirsch, A. wni, E. obreLm,'B. Bageiistos, s, swmiiingf I

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THIS IS MY Thls rs my school my campus Thxs rs where I came txmld and afrard Thrs rs where I leave stxll tlmld and afraxd fearful of the world I am entermg I am the semor of 1945 What rs thls school Im leavrngi' It rs a place of hurrymg students of rmgrng bells of laughs and sxghs lt rs a place for learnmg learnrng to be blg broad mmded free cltrzens rn a free world Thls school became my school late rn 1932 only yesterday My school a place of spacrous rooms halls books plctures maps teachers new frrends and new experiences A new world grades to hugh school because our mmds were easrly contented We remember how we used to hrke hand m hand scoutrng for leaves of ex qulsrte beauty or a bunch of young pussy wrllows Then at the end of each term we trrpped happlly to our class p1cn1c We enjoyed these thmgs and these memorles are the ones that we shall cherlsh rn the future The actlvrtles we d1d as a group and not as mere mdxvrduals are the ones that are worth whlle after all When we entered Jumor hlgh we fmally found ourselves to be growmg older We realrzed thls by the fact that we were wlth older people every day and we began talkrng and mrxmg wlth them Very soon rt seemed we entered hrgh school for our freshman year In thus grade sur v1v1ng the 1n1t1at1on was our outstandmg ac oomplrshment We now had the opportumty to Joxn extra currrcular actrvrtres We experrenced SCHOOL real fun and class co operatron when we became juniors and worked to decorate the gym for the jumor senlor prom Now thrs year we produced thxs annual our flnal project before the class bells sound out our last good tlmes together These past years may seem long m fact very long but when we look back and collect brts of serxous actxons and words we reallze how dependent we were on our parents our teachers and our schoolmates for thmgs we had to accomplrsh before we were ready for the world GLADYS WEEDE Some of those frrends who helped us all the way along Mrss Gray Mlss Kxtchen and Gladys Weede we ve kept through the years Gladys has been a frlend to all of us through out our whole school career and we are glad for the opportunlty to say Thank you Gladys and good luck to you as we leave We who have reached the door of oppor tumty and lrfe express to you whom we leave behmd a smcere good bye-and good luck' Charles Ewoldt x - ' . p , I , . . , - . ' . 3 y . . , . u ' J I ' a . Y ' , . . . . . I . . , ! . - W ' 1 1 1 9 . 1 9 , 9 , . .. ' Time passed quickly from the elementary v 1 ff 51 , '5 , - ' .ii . 7 , V Y . , . . , Q 1 - n , 7 , . . - 7 ' ll n u 1 I y , , 7 1, ' Y . - , ' , . . . .. . . - , , . U , ' .

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-l-li? Down B6dt ill to the town's main square to play two or three peppy num- bers and then advanced to the field to perform for the specta- tors. After the football season the inside rehearsals began, and it was then decided who should have first chairs. In the clari- net section first chair was held by Charles Ewoldt and Mary Ann Hansohng in the cornets, Orville Friedrichsen. Now instead of playing marches Coonie began handing out overtures such as Robin Hood , Jolly Robbers , Metrop- olis , and Victor Herbert's Favorites . About the first of February Coonie and the band, thinking of the spring contest, began intensive practice on Built on a Rock , by Uggen, The Three Graces by O'Neill, and Mighty Minnesota by K. L. King. Breaking the band into two sections, the reeds and the brass, Coonie held separate re- hearsals. After a time the band was united, and by the time the contest arrived each member knew his and everybody else's music, too. Smaller instrumental groups, the brass quartette and sextette, were also spending many hours preparing for the forthcoming contest. Selections chosen by the brass sextette were The Stranger by Schumann and A Night in June by K. L. King. The brass quartette played The Three Original En- sembles by Quinto Maganini and Summer Afternoon by Gustav Klemm. Only two members of the band played solos. Bobby Fritz. french horn, played Spring's Awakening by Bach, and Robert Vollmar, trombone, played f'Thoughts of Yesterday by Clay Smith. Brass Sextet: O. Friedrichsen, J. Langland, R. Fritz, R. Ellerbusch. R. Vollmar, R. Mighell. Brass Quartet: O. Friedrichsen, D. Vollmar, R. Fritz, R. Vollxnar. Duo: R. Fritz. R. Vollmar. -o2 Oo