Morrice High School - Oriola Yearbook (Morrice, MI)

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SENIOR BAND BACK ROW: Mr. Parrott fdlrectorl, Creraldlne Duel, Lola Ashley, Mazolyn Grahaxn, Phyllis Miller, Shirley Riker, Jeanette Edlngton., Rolcmary Spencer, Sandra Davis, Dawn Walker. FRONT ROW: J oann Edington, Marilyn Mumma, Dorothy Sayles, Selma Llndqullt, Betty Tyrrell, Joan Brown, Leo Haggerty, Ruth 1-leadlee, Jack Tyrrell, Doris Schaufele, Rosemary Lindquist. JUNIOR BAND BACK ROW: Jeen Jordan, Donna Schnebelt, Mina Cale, Carol Ward, Mr. Herbert Parrott, director. FRONT ROW: Allen Booth, Bob Edlngtan, Bob Lezovlch, Dolorea Ferrlgan. Jerry Edlngton. Jennie Rlker, Betty Grinnell, Jeanette Fouznle, John Cartwright, Jacqueline Duel. 51

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SE NIOR B AND We consist of fifteen instruments and five majorettes. Marilyn Mumma plays the trumpet, Joann Edington, cornet: Dorthy Sayles, second trumpet: Selma Lindquist, saxophone: Betty Tyrrell, baritone: Joan Brown, alto horng Leo Haggerty, bass horn: Rosemary Lindquist, Doris Schaufele, Jack Tyrell, clarinet: Lois Ashley, Sandra Davis, and Geraldine Duel play snare drumsg Dawn Walker, bass drum. Our majorettes are Jeanette Edington head majorette, she is followed by Marilyn Graham, Rosemary Spencer, Shirley Riker, and Phyllis Miller. Under the able direction of Herbert B. Parrott we marched and played for the Dewey Homecoming and the Santa Claus parade. We played for the Christmas Cantata, the spring concert, the home football games and several other activities during the school year. JUNIOR BAND The Junior band under the direction of Mr. Parrott is working very hard so that it will someday be able to play with the Senior band. Some of these people started to learn the fundamentals of music by taking symphonet. They are Jeannette Fournie, Jack Cartwright, both on clarinet: Jacqueline Duel, cornet and Jeen Jordan, Mina Case, Donna Schnebelt, Carroll Ward, on drums. Gerald Edington and Bob Lezovich started to take lessons last year on the E flat alto horn and the violin respectively. Betty Grinnell has been playing E flat alto and Dolores Ferrigan the violin since the summer session. Bob Edington and Allan Booth are both playing the trombone and Jenny Riker is playing the E flat alto. Those starting the second semester are Clarence Scollon on the trombone, Leroy Spencer on baritone, Arthur Headlee on bass, and Victor Jenison and Bob Bedelman on the E flat alto horn. They were in the symphonet band the first semester. 50

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MAIORETTES The majorettes have lead the marching band at the football games, at the Dewey and Christmas Parades in Owosso, the Armistice Day Parade, the Halloween Parade in Morrice, the basketball garnes and have performed at various assembly programs. Jeanette Edington is the head majorette. Shirley Riker, Marilyn Graham, Phyllis Miller and Rosemary Spencer are the others. They all take lessons in the sumrner session. Phyllis came from East Lansing High School where she took lessons. SYMPHONET Those taking symphonet learn the fundarnentals of music such as the na.mes of the notes and the various rhythrns. When they have learned to play this instrument it will be much easier to learn the more complicated instruments. Those in the Symphonet band are: Bonnie Benjamin, Carol Bidelman, Helen Cannady, Connie Ehresman, Donna Forrester, Ann Haas, Walter Jenison, Judy Nanasy, Carol Riker, Nancy Service, Lois Ann Spencer, and Ruth Ann Twornley. 52