Hickman High School - Cresset Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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Band and Chorus joined on March 16, to present the Music Clinic Concert. Guest conductors, who had previously practiced with each group, led the even- ing's music. Choraleer officers Helen Neiger, librarian: Kenny Lay, vice-president: Vevona Clark treasurer: Chuck Closser, president: and Mary Ann Groves, librarian: look over music while Rose Dickerson, secretary,takes roll, Choraleers Take Tour In their sophomore year fifteen girlsjoin- ed to form the Girls' Double Sextet. These girls entertain at many local club meetings. This year they sang for the Postal Employee's annual Christmas banquet. The girls appeared in Hickman's Talent Night, adding color to the program, Junior girls ensemble, FRONT ROW:Crane, Kuntzler, M. A, McMullen, Conner, M. M. McMullen, Huskey, Johnson. HOW 2: Keith, Easterly, Zenge, Walker, Thomas, Doenges, Freeman, Ricketts. Mr. Toalson, vocal music instructor is engaged in leading one of his chorus classes in a hearty song.

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Choraleers Perform for Civic Organizations FRONT ROW: Groves, Gleim, Keith, Phyler, Lay, Dickerson, Baumgarth, Closser, Smith, Harvey, Meriwether, Quell, Ray, Huskey, Ridgeway. ROW 2: Kunzler, Crane, Guyton, M, A, McMullen, Thomas Conner, M, M, McMullen, Smith, Mussman, Freeman, Perkins, Turner The Hickman High School Choraleers constitute the choir of Hickman, which is chosen from auditions given by Mr. Kent Toalson, the choir's director. The Choraleers sing for many clubs in Columbia such as the Kiwanis and Lions clubs, providing much appre- ciated entertainment. Choraleers competes each year in the district and state music contest where they have had many Taylor, J ohnson. ROW 3: Benedict, Schulte, Rouse, Hulen, S, Steward, Crabtree, Thurston, Ricketts, Ellis, Windmiller, Neiger, Clark, Crane. ROW 4: Ginn, Gilpin, Withrow, Northrup, Sprague, Greeness, Shedd, Dyer, Comfort, Bryan, Mengel, Uhler, D, Steward, Critchfield, Baird. SUCCBSSGS. Every year the choir takes a tour, singing for two or more schools. Duringthe past year, Choraleers gave several permy dish suppers, the proceeds of which went into the treasury to help pay for the tour Many of the choir members participated in the 1960 operetta, Finian's Rainbow, where they sang in the chorus or danced, FRONT ROW: Benedict, Groves, Schulte, Guyton, Dickerson, Meriwether, Neiger, Clark. ROW 2: Lay, Schmidtke, Foster, Greeness, Bryan, Dyer, Closser, Critchfield.

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, i FRONT ROW: N, Irwin, Burge, Behymer, Hall, Allee, King, Marlow, Berry, ROW 2: D. DuNard, Church, Critchfield, McTurnan, ROW 3: Blickenstaff, Ragsdale, Mengel, Jaynes, Comfort, Strawn, Sapp, Bratton, B, DuNard, Northup, ROW 4: Hoecker, N, Zumwalt, Davison, S, Irwin, K. McArthur, Dysart, Lambeth, Wilcox, Nunley, V, McArthur, Etnire, Rottman. ROW 5:Bradfie1d, Blakemore, Fearheller, Ormiston, Koch, Sounds of stirring marches, dignified overtures, gay tangos, and rhythmic selections are furnished to the students of Hickman High School by their band. The band year starts off with summer marching for inexperienced band members designed to get the band in shape for the first football game, During football season the band plays at all the home games and one out of town game. After football season the band busies itself for the oncoming concert season in which many concerts are to be played. Between the home concerts the band makes a tour playing in two or three cities. The trip is financed by the sale of band candy. During basketball season,halftime performances are given with spirited march music. The band also furnishes music for assemblies. Jeanie Phillips, Mary Strawn, Betty Jane Marsden, Ann Parker, Judy Jones, and Dianna Purcell demonstrate one of the many positions performed by baton twirlers,