George C Marshall High School - Columbian Yearbook (Falls Church, VA)

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“Reveille”, played Army-style on a bugle, opened one of the Choral department’s most successful con¬ certs. The February 2 Folk Concert was unusual and exceptional; each section of the program was lively and vivid. I he key to the concert’s effectiveness was its theme: in¬ cluding the American Revolution, the choirs covered the music of American war eras. Presentation was, of course, as important as the theme; and the concert was executed beautifully. Every war era was introduced and illustrated by a short slide show. The choirs wore costumes of the period while singing each medley. World War I was revived by old sheet music favorites of Irving Berlin and George Cohen. Madri¬ gals sang the anxious question of many worried country folk: ‘‘How You Gonna Keep Him Down on the Farm, After He’s Seen Pane?” The intense desire to crush the Huns and to aid our Allies was sung out in “Over There”. And reassurance was dealt out in the sprightly “Pack Up Your Troubles”. These old songs could not actually awaken memories, but they did renew the valiant attempts of lightheartedness made at the turn of the century. During the program, several indi¬ vidual performances were given. An original guitar composition was played by its composer Peter Nygren. Marty Schelemeier and John Albertson played an original piece by Greg Gabriel. Concert Choir sang the finale, stressing songs from World War II. This selection also evoked patrio¬ tism with such well known Ameri¬ can favorites as “God Bless America”, “Lilli Marlene”, and “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”. At the end of the latter, the audience stood and joined in the emotional chorus of “Glory, glory halleluiah . . .” The concert ended much as it had begun: a lone bugler blew “Taps”. Flight: Helen MacDonald plays a solo in “Soldier, Soldier” on her piccolo. Opposite, above: Concert Choir sings “Yankee Doodle Dandy” as part of the American Revolution medley. Opposite, below: Done up in military attire, Concert Choir gestures to the chorus of Heil, Heil in the Fuhrer’s Face”.

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STUDENT LIFE 119 O O Bonechilling practice was pre¬ paration for Marshall’s winter track members. This practice and the in¬ door meets g ot the Statesmen in shape for the coming spring track season. The Naval Invitational Track Meet was one of the opportunities for competition and was held at An¬ napolis, Maryland. It offered a highly competitive field and was the largest East Coach meet. The remaining winter track meets were the Regional and State meets. A qualifying standard was the only requirement for entrance in the competitions. Marshall did quite well in Regionals, placing among the top six in many events. Two Statesmen qualified for state competition. Below: Hurdlers Mike Terwiliiger and Eddie Gray vie for the lead down the home stretch. Left: Milers Jim Coady and Larry Wilson stride a lap to warm up. Far left: Jim Col I is and Joe Pace discuss the upcoming prac¬ tice. •i.

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war songs