Joliet Central High School - Steelmen Yearbook (Joliet, IL)

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Fifty Golden Years of Music E .ll Full complement and instrumentation of the 1961-1962 Ioliet Town- ship High School orchestra which represents the fiftieth otticial unit since the organizations inception in 1912: FIRST VIOLIN: Diane Grohne, 12, Concertmistress: Margaret Oliver, 10, Assistant: Kath- arine Hall, 12, Secretary: Barbara lager, 12: Ann Haines, 11: Susan Hicks, ll: Diane Carlson, ll: Karen Iohnson, 10: Ianis Lamb, 10: Betty Ramsey, 10. SECOND VIOLIN: Kirma Pearce, 9: Maureen Baillies, 9: Rochelle Smith, 10: Susan Achterberg, 9: Karen Engel- lta Mr. Pele! Lube man, 9: Peggy Forbe, 9: Becky Lahners, 9: Iayne Roberts, Margie Troughton, 9. VIOLA: Mary Wicks, 12: Nancy Norem, Assistant: Karen Lenz, ll: Martha Katzin, 10: Marsha Mrozek, Nancy Houseknecht, 9. CELLO: Kathleen Emmett, 12: Karen man, 9, Assistant: Betsy Eneix, 12, President: Florence Burley Vianne Cary, 9: Donna Grohne, 9: Betsy Lenz, 9. BASS: Linda Cramer, 11: Sonja McAllister, ll: Candice Holloway, ll, social chairman: Rita Carlson, 10: Rosemary Patton, 10: Karen Wight, 10. Ioliet Township High School Orchestr Unique among high school musical organizations is the Ioliet Township High School Orchestra which is celebrating its Golden Anniversary this year, Distinctive qualities characterizing this orchestra include musical prominence in a school which is renowned tor its National Champion- ship Band and its continuous development and progress over the years while working under the supervision of only two directors. In ct school where excellence in vocal music is also accepted routine fair, another product of an out- standing music department, the orchestra's phenominal suc- cess is even more impressive in view of the competition for musical talent. Under the direction ot Hiram A. Converse, the orches- tra entered its first State Contest in 1927 and won first place. This was the beginning ot Ioliet Township's orches- tral prominence. In 1931 the orchestra won for the third consecutive time the state championship and was awarded permanent possession ot the winner's trophy.

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l Wil Q ru BAND-Marshall D. Erickson, Conductor. HOW Kent Iohnson, Paul Boettcher, Larry Herath, Tom Bob Hrehor, Ward Cramer. Karl Kruger, Craig 1, Dave Harden, Tom Podnar, Dean Hicks, Iohn George Beverly, Don Willard. Bob Weir. SEC- ROW: Iim Beach, Eugene Piunti, George Haus- Wayne Videlich, Steve Rossi, Chet Iune, Ron Car- Dave Wallace, Dean Garton. Ken Salman, Ray Larry Johnston, Stuart Brown. Bob Oestreich. 444 Iim Ceci, Iim Iackson, Don Oetter. ROW THREE: Bill Dornick. Fred Edbury, Charles Benson. Iim Kilgos, Don Iohnson, Rick Hendry, Rich Hirsch, Gerry Brown, Dale Anderson, Ierry Sandberg, Bob Galle, Bob Gregg, Iim Krause, Iack Iamerson, Dana Nelson, lack Biskie, Nick Tomac. ROW FOUR: Dave Henderson, Dave Pyle, Dave Iontes, Doug Coover, Ed Etheridge, Andrew Shan' non. Iohn Bagusa, Bob Hodgden, Bill Wagner, Fred Engimann, Bob Sacco. 1.911 --.'l-Myy-ew e 'kiridr fifths

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rom the 1.T.H.S. Orchestra gl i Art Hammon, 11, treasurer: Virginia Steftes, 11: Barbara 9. OBOE: Ioyce Peters, ll: Richard Walsh, 12: Iuday IU: Norma Chaney. 9. CLARINET: Ward Cramer, 9: Don 9, assistant: Bill DeLaurenti, 11: Ruth Converse, 9: Cherri 9. BASSOON: Don Angus, 12: Karen Evenson. 12: Hal Fearey, ALTO SAXOPHONE: Marcia McClelland, 9. TRUMPET: Louis r,.12: Charlene Reeds, 10, assistant: Charles Hawes. 11: Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary Continuing in now characteristic superior performance, Mr. Labella led the orchestra to superior ratings in all State Contests entered during the years, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, and 1961. In 1957, the IT orchestra was the only orchestral group to receive the Superior Award in the State Contest. From its inception the orchestra has been presented in concert twice each year. Traditionally, the concerts feature student soloists and the best in orchestra literature. As a direct result of orchestral training, several scholar- ships to Illinois Youth Orchestra Camps have been awarded to students musicians. District and State Con- tests for solos, ensembles, in addition to the entire orches- tra, are entered annually. Year round interest in orches- tra activity by students is attested to by the well-attended summer rehearsals. First conductor of the Ioliet Township High School orches- Sharon McElroy, 10. Iumes Sak, 10. HORN: Ross Macdonald, 11: Gruce Howk, 11: ll, Margaret Converse, 10: Sandra Palmer, 9: lane Ver- TROMBONE: Tom Grewenig, 12: Nicholas Seehater, 12: Bob Wilson, ll. TUBA: Smith Cady, 10. PERCUSSION: Richard Smith, 12. TYMPANI: Tom Connelly, 12: Thom Barber, 11. MARIMBA: Iean Szepelak, 12, vice-president: Sandra Thornley, 11: Sue Gibbons, 10. HARP: Sandra Thornley, 11. PIANO: Rhea Ioy Brown, 12: Gladys Matzke, ll: Margaret Allen, 10: Terri McClain, 10: Beverly Kurtz, 9. 1 M, H. . Hum C Baaqgggvetge tra representing thirty-six years of continuous service to the cause of good music from 1912 to 1948.