Hot Springs High School - Bison Yearbook (Hot Springs, SD)

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Beginners' Band First Row: Betty lean Petty, ,loan Schott, Dickie Sewriqht, Kay Christensen, Don Charles lfilrert, Annabelle Hagen, Freddie Thomas. Second Row: Charles Mueller, Director. Marjorie Amiss, Ioyce Suter, Roberta White, Carolyn Scott, Annette Weisenburaer, Aletha Cornelius, Donna Lee Pliley. Buck Row: Patty Hemler, Bernice Christensen, Ervin Strubinqer, Sidney Phelps, Peggy Butler, Dorothy Frazier, Betty Mae Bertsch. Music Training Starts Early Orchestra work this year improved a great deal with a larger orchestra and hetter IllllsiC. The orchestra included thirty nrernhers with more violins than at any time in the past. This group furnished rnusie for the elass plays. Dramatic Cluh plays. and the operetta. They also presented one program at the State Home and one at the Veterans' Facility during the year. Viprk with snrall instrument ensenrhles was very sueeessful. Among the performing groups were: the flute trio. Ann Christensen, Bonnie Larson and Frances Wiswellg the saxophone quartet. Bonnie Larive. Charles Conger, Mil- dred Anderson, and Alice Brady: the trombone quartet, Julia Graham. Donald Mueller. Dorothy Nvilson. and John Chris- tensen: and the hrass sewtet, Dallas Done-gon. .lesse Thomas. Frieda Krein. Boh Dalager, Roy Donegon. and Alhert llarnelstrorn. Soloists who appeared with hand during the year ineluded hesides those rnerrtioned ahove. Vesta Weldon and Marion Pool. Second hand showed steady irnprovernent. This group led hy Esther l.ouise Haines as drurrr major appeared in the liisoll Day parade and also played on the all-hand program. Nlany of its rrrernhers were prorrroted to the high school hand during the year heeause of their marked improvement. The heginners' hand also appeared on the all-hand program and all of its rnerrrhers sueeessfully passed their tests for advaneement to the seeond hand hy the middle of March. A point system handled hy Jesse Thomas enabled hand nrenrhers to earn points for a hand letter by home prae- tiee. solos. and other aets to improve their usefulness to the hand. Ahout thirty hand nrenrhers were awarded letters as a result of their profieierrey during the year. Dallas Donegon. freshman. and first ehair solo eornet in the high sehool hand deserxes speeial mention for aeeurnulating hy far the greatest nurnher of points during the year. Roy Donegon and Xlarion Pool also deserve special mention. Roy as assistant direetor and Marion as hand manager and lihrarian.

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TW lla 1 Y . Orchestra .1 lulifr Grirnrrn, Harold Bacnrncxn, Norma Robison, Bess Butler, Sheila Hill, Colvin Cornelius, Ccirleen Eitsciisxrds, Lpiwiq Krein, lesse Tlrcnxis, Mfre Sexton, Bill Vv'ilccx, Paul leon Petty, Ervin Strcrubinqer, Tn :ries ldggeilf-r, Director, loyce llxvis, Annurrxirry W'illcuqhby, Iirnmy Munck, Frankie lohns, lune Fierce, Bstir '.'.'ei:er, Al: eri Hgmelstmrtr, B.1rl izr 1 Trnmlgull, Carrie Mae Anderson, Dorothy 'Wilscn, Alise Br zciy, Ednr Ycgng, Mnrggret Grllfrqher, Marjorie Vfhiie, Cnirles Conqer, Barbara Lee Ccnger, Bgll rs Bcnegcn. Iunlor Band Front How: H1 '31 :rd Iffcrlgzri, VJ :lie-: Grizzies, BQ: i y Yfcgds, Tl :rnyn Mr? Ill.lf'l1, lvl :rn irei Gallci? l..-r, Iilfif- Sr,-'.-.':1g:.t, Fxye S6111-r g, Lfzz :ine B--:Ts -1. Yann: Lf-U r'liQ- y, f :,thei Scart, Norm :is ri, My-z'.' 'r f I.I1SiIl, F! :rxkie l,:.ns. Second Row: f :Zi if zit.--5 G'-rw '.'.': gl.,l'l1'-s 1.- y, ll' ' If lk' 'll fl-. Plwll-I1 I, 2 :'sj.' I 'V ':,!i: -: 'i:1.::.': fist: ' .:f- l:.lilf'ISQI1, EPYTY Back Row: f : if-: :iz E21 1 : 5 ,l.r.,:: :,: hs rl. f'ff'1.1 HH Efzz .: ':.: H' .l..et:.z ' .e.x,s .ez Director.

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Patience, personality and a qood ear for music are only part of the qualifications Miss Miller possesses as chorus director. Much in demand 'E as accornpiinist, her ability at the piano is match- ed by her deftness on the organ console. MISS HARRIET MILLER 'Q Director School Singers Tune Vocal Cords Hold that last A just a little longereWatch for the sixteenth rest Not a ee - - - ii P out of anyone. Nothing mysterious, just the mixed chorus at one of its semi-weekly re iearsals. getting a few tips from Miss Miller In an ambitious program the rou 1 Q d . i . . g p trerente a full scale operetta in addition to its regular public appearances. At the Band Concert April 27, the Mixed Chorus made its first public appearance 'tl l wi 1 severa numbers. High spot in each year's activity. the West River Music Festival, found the chorus singing Silent Strings. An Evening l'astorale. Sinus-r. Please Don't L 'A' ,S 1 . v .. 1 f I 99 'Y- et its Harve-t Pass. and Joshua Fit De Battle. Vtitli the battle fought and the walls brought down, the Mixed Chorus made its final a ' ' ' - ppearances on the Baccalaureate and Commencement programs. Mixed Chorus Front Row: Elsie Clauson, Lucille Thornburg, Bonnie Larive, Olive Ann Nicholls, Accompanist, Julia Graham, Cathleen Chilson, Catherine Cone, Bess Butler, Bonnie Lee Hagen, Elaine Chuman Betty Beswick, Ioyce Pell, Gladys Rueb, Lucille Byer, Peqqy Butler, Marie Benson. Second Row: Dorothy DeWitt, Bonnie Colburn, Marjorie White, Lucille Ayres, Margaret O'Donnell, Mary Martha Conaer, Vesta Nelson, Bette Larive, lune Pierce, Alice Gamet, Madqe Fennema, Phyllis Schott, Ioyce Davis. Third Row: Darlene Dickinson, Esther Kaiser, Velma Ream, Maryan Herman, Vesta Weldon, Dorothy Wilson, Onice Kern, Virginia Parks, Genevieve Gallagher, Alrene McCullough, Florence McFarland, Evelyn Gallagher, Luella Schleve. Buck Row tstandingl: Lee Petty, Charles Conger, Duane Hagen, Ouentin Woodward, Donald Weisser, Bob Corbett, Bruce Butler, Bob Rooney, Bill Wilcox, loe McKe-ever, Clinton Gregory, Kenneth Wilcox, Merlyn Munck, lerry Kelly, Eben Martin, John Swanson, Paul Miller, Betty lean McClure, Bob Parkinson, Maurice Asemissen. iw'-'W '.,Q1 32:55