Mitchell High School - Warbler Yearbook (Mitchell, SD)

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PERSONNEL VIOLINS Velma Johnson Alberta Cohrt Jonis Hildebrandt Mary Quintal Jack Carr CELLOS Donna Summers Doris Hanneman Mary Lou Dougherty Evelyn Morrison VIOLA lsabella McNary PIANO Leona rd J a red FLUTE Pam Weller zagesbza The Mitchell High orchestra organized last fall under the direction of Miss Jane Guyer. Following the October accident, Mr. Arnold Rudd, music instructor from Dakota Wesleyan University, took charge, the group meeting on Mondays and Wednesdays. The orchestra was represented at the district music contest in Platte on January 29 by three of its members: Alberta Cohrt, violin, Doris Hanneman, cello, and Pam Weller, flute. The entire orchestra played April ll in the regional music contest held in the Corn Palace. All the organizations of Class A, B, and C schools in Region S entered. There was no state contest. Officers of the orchestra elected by its members are: Pam Weller, president, Velma Johnson, vice-president, Mary Quintal, secretary-treasurer, and Jack Carr, manager. PERSONNEL CLARINETS Jo Ann Wilson Pat Comstock Audrey Snowden BASSOON Rillamae Anderson TYMPANI Bonnie Royalty FRENCH HORNS Clara Summers CORNETS Kenneth Juul Fred Johnson ,-wg. Mr. Rudd directs the orchestra lov I: Velma Johnson, Alberta Cohrt, Doris Hanneman, Donna Summers, Evelyn Morrison, Mary Lou Dougherty, Jack Carr, and Mary Quintal. Row 2: Janis Hildebrandt, Isabella McNary, Jo Ann Wilson, Pat Comstock, Rillamae Anderson, Audrey Snowden Bonnie Royalty, Pam Weller, Leonard Jared, Fred Johnson, and Kenneth Juul, Not pictured: Clara Summers.

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og C7 CLARINET QUARTET Left to nght Daune Gall Pat Comstock Rillamae Anderson and Maurice Burg There was no doubt that our contestants were interested in music and more music For the first time in many years Mitchell High entered the music contest which was under the auspices of the South Dakota Music Associa tion The judges for the contest were Lyle Gilbert dean of the Dakota Wesleyan University School of Music, and Ardene Foss superintendent of schools at Parkston A total of twenty eight students accompanied by their instructors Miss Valentine Preston Mr Harold Ha maker and Mr Arnold Rudd made the trip to Platte on January 29 to take part in the district contest It has since they left at 7 OO a m lt has also been said that the six minute bell which stopped several of the contest ants at a most inopportune moment of their performance was quite disconcerting The contestants came home that night tired but happy with their success Rated with other schools that took part at Platte Mitchell came in second with eight superior and three excellent ratings Group ratings were as follows Girls Ensemble superior Mixed Ensemble superior and Clarinet Quartet superior The individual ratings were Alberta Cohrt violin superior Daune Gall piano and clarinet superior in both Tommy Steinkoenig trombone superior Delores Kangus soprano superior Doris Hanneman cello ex cellent Pam Weller flute excellent and Norma Bartling tuba excellent R MIXED ENSEMBLE Left to nght Marianne Thaden accompanist Clarice Carlson Adolph Vlfegetaupt Pat Dennis Paul Vanderburgri Shirley Fillmore Harry Picht Delores Kangus and Bill Kaye f Y 5' 5 f - ff li ' 5 'P Q , 4 t .., I 12 A A ', I J 12 N4 t - , il .' u Q I I - - . I I . . . I . I . U I I ' - been rumored that considerable practicing was done on the chartered bus early that morning-in tact, quite early, - 1 , . . I . . . - . h . ' I I I I I - ' b . I I I I I I I I I I I I - I I I I I I ' i 1 i Q i i I , A 5 2 i f 2 3 , a 1 y T , - ' NM N' ' rr .I Y 1 ' : , g , , ' ' i , . 4 V ,