Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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THE COLLEGE BAND Firs? Row: Sara Schneider, John Basahore. Euqene Alexander. Joe Koon. John Leidich, Judy Lehn, OdeHe Schwager. Jean Hummer, Jack Katinsky. Second Row: Helen Berkey, Ron Bradbury, Janet Lowrey, KiHy Baker, War- ren Buckler, Joe Gonlales, Ada Kreider, Sally Africa. Bob McClarin. Leh- ner Biddle, Tom McDougal. Third Row: Dave Sheeh, Fred Shisler. Arloe The Geffysburg College Band began +he I955-56 seae son wifh increased en+husiasm. increased personnel. and a new look. Under Hie direcfion of Mr. E. Douglas DanfeH. Hue new full fime direcfor. +he band worked hard and results were immediafe. Once +he sfudenfs began arriving on campus an in- fensive drive for members was puf info operation and consequenfly Jthe marching band mainfained fiHy mem- bers in ifs ranks +hroughhou+ foofball season wifh a re- serve of Jfen bandsmen. The number of maioreHes was also increased from +hree +0 Hve. Olson, Jack McGaughy. Bob Goldner, Duane Searles, Ron Paul, Mary Carl- son. Earle Bower, Baa Spoffcrd. Fourth Row: EvereH May, Bill Whine , Bill Maine, Ginny Kressmane Jerry Rhoads. Larry Biddle. Guy Edmiston, Nancy Husbands. Sfandinq: Ed Bachman. Wali Sell, Jeanne Scott. Joyce Hamm, Wayne Fleck. E. Douglas Danie , Director.

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Dawn Burg 1hrills crowd wiih Flaming bafon. 'Burgians ouf for fooiball pep raIly. PEP RALLIES Five Jrimes Hwis year sfuden+s gafhered in back of Old Dorm or in +he sfands af +he foofball field +0 cheer for +he GeHysburg Bullefs and spirif Jrhem on +0 vicfory. Brithy colored flares provided +he th+ for +hese evenfs while +he band played and Dawn Burg +hrilled +he crowds wi'rh her spinning ba+on. ShonL pep falks were given by +he coaches and members of +he +eam. and Jrhe cheer- leaders led Cheers $or +he feam. The singing of +he Alma Mafer climaxed each pep rally. Coeds and +heir dams enioy Dorm Dance. DORM DANCE GeHysburg's sophisficafed version of Sadie Hawkins' Day was held Safurday, November 5. in Jrhe gymnasium wifh Wayne Fleck and his Sfar- dusfers providing +he dance music. An annual event sponsored by +he Women's Sfudenf Governmenf and under +he direcfion of Jrhe sophomore coeds. Jrhe Dorm Dance H115 year was set +0 +he +heme. Heaven Sent The efhereal afmosphere was creafed wifh a can- opy-sky of deep blue crepe paper Hacked wifh glif- Jrering silver s+ars. Pink clouds suspended from Jrhe ceiling Hoafed over +he dancers while pasfel an- gels lined fhe walls. Chaperons for +he evening were Dr. and Mrs. Norman E. Richardson and Dr. and Mrs. Richard T. Mara. 23

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Band forms D in honor of Delaware faam Wifh iusf fwo marching pracfices each week +he band was hard-pressed for Hme bmL was able fo learn +he infri- cafe roufines creafed and direcfed by drill masfer. Mr. Oliver W. Helmrich. Af +he end of four weeks +he band Jrraveled +0 +he Hershey Rofary Bowl for 3+5 debut Wifh new uniforms of dark blue and iusf a liHle orange frim if presenfed a sfriking appearance. The show feafured eye- cafching drills and formafions and a specfacular perform- ance by +he new head majoreffe. Dawn Burg. In fhe en- suing weeks +he band. for +he firs+ fime. performed af every foofball game. following +he Bullefs +0 +he Buck- neH. Albrighf. Muhlenberg, Delaware. and Wesfern Mary- land games. Highlighfs of +he season were +he Dads' Day Show and +he Homecoming show which feafured Jrhe combined ranks of +he Band and +he Air Force and Army R.O.T.C. drill feams in a complicafed drill. The Band parficipafed in +he Fa+hers' Da Program. +he half hour Chrisfmas Eve show recorded or nafionwide presenfafion over +he Mufual Broadcasfing Nefwork. +he Chapel Chrisfmas Program. May Day. and several pa- rades. Officers of +he band +his year were: Jeanne ScoH. President Bill Maine. Vice-presidenf; Georgianna Borne- man and Ada Louise Kreider. Secrefaries: Bill WhiH'en. Treasurer: Judy Lehn, Librarian: Ada Louise Kreider and Jean Hummer, Assisfanf Librarians: Bob McClarin. Band Manager. Mr. Danfelf leads band in affernoon marching prache MAJORETTES Barbara Berke. Lois Winneberqer, Dawn Burg, Bonnie Bankerf. Kae Meyer.