La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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THE FIRST SWING CHOIR, directed by David E. Simpson, (lower left corner), consisted of the following students—Row I: Anita Me- Calment, Sharlene Moeller, Sara Jane Keel, Dale Burkhardt, Marti Darst, Carol Porter, Everett Gorden. Row 2: Kay Pantelis, Mary Jo Predd, Sherry Satkoski, Nancy Nell Frye, Sherry Sirois, Nancy Nicklas. Row 5: Janice Brown, Roland Hockett. Dave Reeiie, Linda Armstrong. Bill Carbon, Dave Palm, Frances Huge. Row I: Herb Ramp, Dennis Barden, Steve Grove. Roger Wilson, Dennis Bowen, Jerry E. Jacobs, Tom Miller. The orchestra, under the direction of Amos G. Wessler, along with the Girl’s Glee Club, represented LaPorte High School’s first ef- forts in organized music in the new school. By 1927, a band, a Boys’ Glee Club, and a piano ensemble class had been instituted by Mr. Wessler and Mrs. Lola Vawter, who had ley as speech director. The Music Department began to branch out and give other operettas, such as Amahl and the Night Visitors. In the late thirties Gerald Doty, now a professor of music at Indiana University, came to direct the band, orchestra and Boys’ Glee Club; Bert Boggs was band instrument in- joined the music staff. During the next few years, rapid expansion occurred in the music department. Other choral groups were formed and the Junior Amateur Music Club, fore- runner of Modern Music Masters, was begun. structor at this time. An able director of in- strumental music was Anthony Guerrera, who followed Mr. Doty. Mr. Guerrera later joined Fred Waring. Hagin Harper, Joseph Lanese, and Mrs. Vawter constituted the music de- The plan of producing annual Gilbert and Sullivan operettas was begun under the direc- tion of Mrs. Vawter with Miss Thelma Bees- partment during the early forties. Mr. Harper and Mr. Uanese were succeeded by directors Paul LcRcsche and Mrs. Wayne D. Williams. 6

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THE DANCE BAND in 1949 consisted of the following students: I.eft to Right-Row 1: Joan Dormer, Minxi Boardman, Jane Babcock, Julius Middledorf, Pat Linton. Nadine Boyce. Evelyn Kless. Kenneth Stubblefield. Row 2: George Lubs, Larry Shannon. Bob Uhlemann, Jim Garwood, Arlene Boy he, Joyce Downs. Mr. Gene Pennington, director. (tttcdcc opened variety In 1947 Guy Foreman and the late Gene Pennington joined the faculty. Mr. Penning- ton improved the instrumental department and introduced the Dance Band. As a service to the community, he also directed a large, volunteer choral group in an annual produc- tion of the Christmas Messiah. Mr. Penning- ton remained as supervisor of the Music De- partment until his untimely death in 1954. Following the death of Mr. Pennington, Robert McCuaig took over the direction of the band and orchestra and David Simpson joined the music faculty; previous to this time, Ann Naftzger Bilger had been directing A Cappella and Girl's Glee Club. THE A CAPPELLA CHOIR was directed by the late Gene Pennington in 1947AS. Row 1: Mary Conley, Pat Downs, Lee Eber, Claudia Stanford. Martha Russ. Doris Shcaffcr, Lena Moretti, Joan Fara, Jayne Curtis, Donna Reasoner, Jeanene Boniface, Ruth Ross. Row 2: Mr. Pennington, Shirley Tarnow. Marilyn Holp, Maxine Hendrickson, Joyce Levendoski, Joan Jasinowski, Shirley Kabosky, Barbara Anders. Joanne Mullins. Nadine Pease. Rita C.ashmer, Bar- bara Cockrell. Marge Larson. Row 3: Peggy Purcell, Mary Griffin. Joan Price, Joan Doerner. Doris Kennedy. Janice Loftus, Joyce Welch, Marilyn McDermott, Erma Uebele, Dorothy Swan, Theresa Walton. Delores Crutchfield, Mary Barber, Jean Smith. Row 4: Juanita Northam, Jean Pankowski. Esther Julian, Clara Wilson, Jo Ann I'lock, Joan Parr, Joan Hunter, Pauline Steinfeldt, Shirley Ash, Beth White, Gwendolyn Parker. Betty Young, Norma Yelinek, Margaret Buerger. Row 5: Don Tarnow. Harley Caddy, Don Games, Frank Parker. Bob Pease, Larry Shannon, Bob Allessee, Tom Neblung, Gene Price. Ronald Ulrich, Jim Lam, Paul Schmitt. Dick Allessee, Bob Christ, Arthur Metcalf, Dick Nichols. f M t f f I « »% t Sr r- »'• «• v r 1 i i