Mayville Central High School - Pacemaker Yearbook (Mayville, NY)

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THE PACEMAKER 1942 THE MAYVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL BAND This year was the most successful in the history of the Mayville Cen- tral School Band, with higher recognition as a concert and marching or- ganization being reached. In the Western State Finals at Hamburg it re- ceived a rating of 2, or Excellent, placing it on a par with a few other outstanding school bands of Western New York. The band's marching maneuvers during the basketball season were more spectacular and in- spiring than ever. The addition of an oboe, more French Horns, and a string bass to the band's concert instrumentation gave it more of a symphonic quality of tone. The most brilliant concert of the year was given jointly with the bands of Chautauqua and Sherman. Appearances were made at several school assemblies and at civic functions, including all local celebra- tions for draftees leaving for service. The parades on Memorial Day and the Fourth of July as well as other future patriotic celebrations will be headed by the band. The following soloists earned fine ratings at the Hamburg Festival: Elaine Smathers, cornetg Amelia Kiesewetter, fluteg Mary Webb, horny Edith Smith, oboe. DIRECTOR-Albert deGroat. FLUTE-Amelia Kiesewetter, Mary Jean Arnold. CLARINETS-Mervin Pickard, Marjean Ilamning, Richard Paulus, Naomi Galloway, Betty Holmes. Milrllyll Mllls. Mary Balcom, Betty Stoeltzing, Gloria Schobey, Ann Fischer. Roderic Ross, Howard Fink. OBOE-Edith Smith. SAXOPHONE-Laverne Phillips, Robert Young. HORN-Mary Webb, Pauline Holbrook, Ellen Smith. CORNET-Elaine Smathers, David Morton, Gertrude McCullough, Merwin Leet, Howard Bartlett, Joyce Casler, John Mathews. BARITONE-Harley Barber, Ruth Ann Gallnway. TROMBONE-Richard Sentman, Margaret Renner, Marvin Scriven. TUBA-Ralph McCullough, William Waterman. STRING BASS-Barbara Atwater. PERCUSSION-Shirley Meade, Julius Kinder, Merle Stoeltzing, Lenore Kinder.

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THE PACEMAKER 1942 THE MAJORETTES Our growing majorette corps of ten members has easily established itself as the outstanding group of this kind in Western New York. In the Western State Finals Up-school Music Competition at Ham- burg, Shirley Meade and Juline Kinder received a I rating, placing them at the top of all twirlers in this section, while Marilyn Johnson and Beverly Ross were close behind with a 2 rating. We were all familiar with the senior members who had demonstrated their talents before us so many times, but when we found six new members, dressed in their patriotic satin costumes, twirling their batons with all the ease and with nearly as much skill as the senior girls, we were pleasantly surprised. They have made innumerable public appearances at school and public functions, heading the marching band at basketball games and at the first local celebration for draftees going into service. Shirley Meade has been appointed Drum Major, succeeding Arnelia Gould, who left school during the year. THE SEXTETTE This year we are justly proud of our sextette which has contributed much to the musical interests of the school and of Mayville. It was formed by Miss Pierce and the members are: Shirley Meade and Elaine Smathers as first sopranosg Nancy Brumagim and Beverly Haskin, second sopranosg and Gail Parker and Margaret Renner as altos. They have sung at various churches all over the county, for the Tuesday Club, and, of course, at our assemblies. At the festival at Hamburg they competed and scored a rating of two. THE CHORUS Rich, young voices. Perfect harmony. Lovely music. That is what the mixed chorus of fifty-five members represents. Under the direction of Miss Pierce, they have given us many splendid performances. We have all heard their lovely music in assemblies. The public was invited to hear them at the Christmas Candlelight Service, at the Easter religious service, and at the Memorial Day services. This year the chorus sang at Hamburg at the music festival, but they did not compete with the other schools, therefore they received no rating.