John R Mott High School - Mir Or Yearbook (Postville, IA)

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I' WT if .28 rutsr now: iz. Meyer, Mmm, owgim. sscouo now: R. M. Meyer, Abernethy, Koevenig, Harris, Finnegan. Banc! C70 anal The Band Council was elected during the fall by the popular vote of the band. lt consists of five members of the band ruled over by the three officers. - lt is their duty to meet whenever there is bus- iness for them to attend to. ln case the long- desired new uniforms are obtained, it will be the S band council's job to distribute them to the mem- bers of the band. The officers for this year were: President ........................................ Dwight Marston Vice President ............ ........ R amona Meyer Secretary-Treasurer ----- ......... Jean Douglass Olzaazf Banc! Postville High School's concert band suffered the loss of thirteen seniors but these losses were gradually made up. Under the direction of Harold Gamble this 35-piece band has come the farthest of any band this school has ever had. lt was or- ganized shortly after the fall marching band con- test. They practiced every fourth period on Tues- days and Thursday and on Wednesday nights. Sectionals and solo practices were held during the week. For contest their selections were Military Escort by Bennett and Courageous Overture by St. Claire. They received a ll rating at the dis- trict contest held at Waukon. The concert band also did a great job of playing for pep meetings and basketball games. A record of merits has always been kept by the secretary of the band and this year there were several awards made. To receive an award each member keeps a record of merits earned and from i time to time turns them in. Merits are accumu- lated from year to year. Merits are earned by such jobs as: membership in either concert band or marching band for one semester, l00 merits, solo before the public, 50 merits, member of a small group, 50 merits, public performance with the band, 25 merits, etc. Demerits are given for unexcused absence from any public performance or practices. When 1000 merits have been earned and. turned in by a member of the band, they re- ceive a monogram of a lyre with the year on the base and the word Postville across the mid bar. For each additional 700 merits recorded, a bar is received. When 4500 merits have been turned in and recorded a gold medal is given. Margaret Buddenberg, Jean Douglass, and Rose Marie Meyer were awarded gold medals this year. As we only lose three seniors this year, the con- cert band is looking forward to a great year.

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FIRST ROW: Overeen, Heckman, Sanders, Reincke, Hangartner, Pfister, Rima. SECOND ROW: Mr. Gamble, Gregg, Haefner, Grove, Buddenberg, Peckham, R. Meyer, Albright, Ruckdaschel, I. Plaht, I. Bachelder, Theophilus, Appel, Abernethy. THIRD ROW: E. Winters, Finnegan, Koevenig, Peterson, V. Osmundson, F. Schultz, E. Schultz, Harris, M. Kerr, Mitchell, Meland, -Gordanier. FOURTH ROW: A. Meyer, Marston, Walby, Opsand, Gunderson, W. Schultz, Douglass, A. Schultz, D. Kerr, R. Harris. . p CUZC U29 Band Early in the fall the marching band began drill- ing to play for the State Marching Band Contest. There were many places left by those who had graduated. Under the skillful direction of Harold Gamble and the baton of the new drum major, Barbara Abernethy, they quickly filled the gaps that had so dominated the band at the beginning of the season. - This year Postville played host to the State Marching Band Contest for the first time in many years. lt was held October l4. Nashua, Waverly and Denver were the only contestants entered from this district in the contest. The band, entered in Class B, was in competi- tion with Waverly and Nashua. Much to their disappointment they were given a ll rating. How- ever, by the good sportsmanship shown by them, they won the admiration of their competitors. The pieces for contest were Military Escort by Ben- net and American Boy by Welles. A The marching band did an excellent job of marching at the half of our homecoming game after Waukon's marching band had marched. They gave a demonstration for each night of the Sectional Basketball Tournament. In these dem- onstrations they would file out on the floor and form a V at the foot of the stage. Then the lights would go out and as the drums would bring a soft roll up to a thunderous roar the lights would gradually become brighter on the stage while the curtains gradually came open revealing Old Glory. This was very spectacular and filled the spectators with awe. Then the marching band would come back into formation and give a brief demonstration. l