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

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war songs

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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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Sluggish beginnings started the year off slowly for the Junior Class. Despite winning first place for their float in the Homecoming Float Parade, class unity still left some¬ thing to be desired. Dennis Hedge, elected to the presidency prior to the end of the last school year, resigned from the office in De¬ cember. Junior spirit and partici¬ pation picked up with the new year after an informative assembly was held for all Juniors to discuss plans for the prom and other activities. Preparations for the Junior-Senior Prom and various fund-raising proj¬ ects were made possible by the many Juniors who attended meet¬ ings and participated in class activ¬ ities — the year ended with increased unity and a feeling of co¬ operation as the Juniors prepared to assume the next year’s school leadership. Above: Dave Naquin and Gary Bean joke along the sideline during a football game. Left: Sue Compton stares in disbelief at her faultless paper.