Mount Union Area High School - Ilium Yearbook (Mount Union, PA)

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SAXOPHONE SEXTET The Saxophone Sextet was a small saxophone ensemble Its a1m was to ald 1ts members 1n plavmg ln small groups The Saxophone Sexlet played on var1ous oc ca 1ons when a small musical group was needed ALTO SAXOPHONE Robert Longacre Bernlce Heldler CORDIS Hartman TENOR SAXOPHONE Wayne Gracey Martha Baldw1n BARITONE SAXOPHONE Bettv Radle The Brass Sextet was a small brass ensemble Its chlef alm was to gxve 1ts members experlence ln playlng ln small groups The Brass Sextet played on var1ous occasions when a small group was needed CORNET Kenneth Long Martha Jean Awkerman FRENCH HORN Samuel Maxwell TROMBONE Fred Rlshel BARITONE Rex Norton BASS Edward Mllls Om hun Ire-ml encht BRASS SEXTET

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Q f JAZZ BAND The h1gh school Jazz band has rapxdly become one of the most popular muslcal organxzatxons 1n the school The members of this orgamzatlon met once a week to practlce muslc for the dances They played all the school dances and provlded the muslc of the mlnstrel show Thelr theme song fol th1S year IS Sophlstlcated Swing SAXOPHONE TIILIE Robert Gracey Wayne Baldwm Maltha TRUTVIPET Long Kenneth Awkerman Marth fmcobello James ROMBONE R shel Fred T Iton Rex VIOLIN GUITAR Crxst Donald DRUMS Wagner LOIS PIANO Kyler Betty Appleby Peggy Radle Betty STRING BASS Smlth Dorothy Ann a Jean Om humlxed exen Longacfe' Robert Gutshall.

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INSTRUMENTAL Mount Unron Hrgh School has always been proud of rts musrcal organrzatron and thrs year rt can be especrally proud of them All the Instrumental groups have worked hard ID proxldrng musrc for many actrvrtres and programs throughout the school and communrty The band rs perhaps the best known and most popular of th musrcal groups rn the chool Under the dnectron of Mr J R Bur kholder thrs group ot students has learned to play well together as well a.s by themselves Th s rear the students councrl has contmued rts frne work rn marntarnrng a form of student government At the close ot the school term last year the followmg cffrcers were elected Presrd nt Wayne Gracey Vrce Presrdent Robert T11tle Se etary Romalne Guyler Treasurer Anna Mae Bard Quartermaster Fred Rrshel Lrbrarran Arthur Thompacn Qponsor Martha Jean Awkerman Busrness Manager Wlllram McGarXey Effrclency Manager Wrllram McGarvey Student Conductor Rex Norton Durrng the football season the band proyrded approprrate musrc for the games at halftrme rntermrssron drrlls and demonsrrat ons were grven Durrng basketball season a small number of band members comprrsrng a pep band provrded musrc The band also took part rn nrany ceremonres and celebratrons throughout sur rolls concerts for clubs and other organrzatrons the annual football servrcc school assembly programs candlelrght serxrce fall and sprrng concerts The hrgh school orchestra played for the senror class play class day and commencement Whener er the subrect of a dance was drscussed ererwone knew that the schoo Jazz band would be there to furnrsh plenty of good swrng muslc for the OCCRSIOH Thrs group of talented hrgh school musrcrans has played at school dances assemblres and with the addrtlon of a few members of the Musrcmasters Band supplres the musrc for the mrnstrel show Speakrng of bands lets not forget the rumor band and the begmners band The members of these two groups wrll be the future s nror band members Recery mg then trarnrnff rn tnerr earlx school sears they wrll be capable of frllrng vacant posrtrons The sarcophone sextet has been busy thrs year rn provrdrng music for assemblles the mrnstrel show commurrrtt gatherrngs and radro broadcasts The members of thrs ensemble hate 2. rrn cl rrruch knowledge of small group plawrng The trumpet trrc drsplaxed much trumpt IOCIIIIIQLIC rn the plaxrnf ol the numbers whrclr tlrex prtsentecl at xarrous tlmes durrng the xtar Om hundred nrnf. - . tf ' f ' A . 4 c ' n , . v . ' C ' v I ' 1 ' , . AY B. . C K, 1 . 3 L.' . ' S . Q ' - ' l . . 1 ' ' ' K. U ' . ' ' c ' I . Y . V l. D Y. . 1 . '. l A- - rf - v r r V y- ' . 1 - . . . ' . A . Y. ' , V ,y 1 , ' ' 1 K, 2 ' 3 ' u 1 2 .'- . K. it C . v' . Nc ' , . if ' ' . J T' .' ' A K ,A , ,' 1 h ' . c . 4 ' h R ' I L I ' - rounding communites and in Mount Union. These included dedications of honor' l. . Ay C Q lf- V I v C L r ' V , .,. ' .', ' ' ' '. ' . 1' ' ' rp: . , r.: . ,- . . ' , - . . - 1 . C . ss , r ' . . - . ,- - , A I I - V ' , 7 c . A K . K v' V Q ' . . U ' V- ' ' , .C ' ' D ' ' ' . . A, A Y. 1 ku L, Y' tc ' ' 1 .via L1 A' L v V. ' K K I Q I . . ' . A eq. ' . , I ,Y ' I, .' -,l K . ' . I , K. CA ' ,' . ' ga tr ' q . ' . 'Q ' j 'X' t 1 ' .' .' ' ' ju 1