North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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THE LEGEND 1939 that has characterized the department. The cafe- teria was decorated with large Nls and Sls and red, white and green paper carrying out the colors of both schools. Our hats are off to Mt. Varner M. Chance, for this year with a total of approximately 300 students in the music department, he has made it one of the best and smoothest running depart- ments in the school. They put the upepn into our pep sessions, they kept our spirits from trailing in the dust at times at football and basketball games. Our hearts beat like trip-hammers, so proud were we as they marched by. They entertained us at the halves of the games. You ask whom I am talking about? Why, the band, of course! When the band try-outs were held last Sep- tember, fifty-four students were selected to com- pose the 1938-,39 band. Robert Edgar was select- First Row fcenterl: E. Pennington, Perry, E. Runkel. First Row: R. Edgar, H. Jackson, P. Mueller, V. Stouder, R. Jenkins, C. Collins, C1. Goldsmith, R. Weeks, P. Heine, R. Eldredge. Second Row: Mensch, R. Comparet, M. Jenkens, R. Conrad, F. Wfoods, B. Allen, L. Sponhauer, XVhite- hurst, R, Whitehurst, M. Tinkle, D. Webber, W. Shafft- er, Gladback, N. Getts. Third Row: B. Kreig, C. Cornewall, R. Weibke, E. Lauber, P. Baker, K. Green, E. Tinkle, R. Hoeming, W. Ummel, R. Wehnert, G. Kaiser, W. Tmbody, H. Diehl, P, Olson, W. Garretson, Nl. Lehrmann, B. Bower, R. Stresser. Fourth Row: F. Bayha, D. Robinson, B. Pennington, H. Fortmeyer, K. Fosnaugh. ed First drum major, and Betty Pennington, Lor- Etta Didier, and Max Shambaugh were chosen assistant drum majors. Loyally the band has furnished the music for all of our pep sessions, and football and basket- ball games. At the half of every football game they demonstrated the new maneuvers that had taken hours of practice. Perhaps the two most outstanding were the clock and Indian war dance maneuvers. It was a pleasant surprise when at the half of the first Central-North Side basketball game, the band sponsored a drill on the gym floor. Students dressed in black skirts or trousers and white shirts carried red and white flags. While the band played, both the drum major and assistant drum majors executed difficult twirls with their batons in the center of the floor. 23

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THE LEGEND 1939 TO SOOTH THE SAVAGE BREAST Cn the first concert presented by the music department on December 9, the band proved to everyone that it was just as good on the stage as on the football field. Numbers by the com- bined chorus and specials by Lois Ruth Burns. Paul Olson, Vincent Stouder, Earl Lauber, Ches- ter Cornewell and Shirley I-lelmuth were given also at this concert. Not until March 17 did the band again test its concert ability. Then they journeyed to Nlanchester, Indiana, to play at a clinic. Similar to the training choir there is a train- ing band in which the students must learn to fol- low the director and read music rapidly before they may become members of the concert band. LHSII, bllt far l'10t the least, W6 l'1Z1VC the First Row: R. Bauerle, F. Frie, P. Pfeffer, P. Bracht, B. Gray, P. Boegli, P. Lambert. Second Row: A. Erb, B. Pennington, Tobias, P. Holle, E. Runkel, R. Edgar, H. Jackson, V. Stoucler, P. Nlueller, B. Frankenstein, M. Tibbets, Peed. Third Row: C. Parrish, E. Ginther, A. Parker, F. Vvoods, C. Cornewell, E. Laubet, W. Imbody, P. Olson, W. Duhn, Wfarrcn, H. Winkleblack, R. Weiler, P. Steiss. Standing: M. Tinkle, R. Weeks, N. Erb, F. Bayha, D. Robinson. ZZ By JEAN soon third division of the music department-the or- chestra, made up of approximately forty-two stu- dents. Although the orchestra has not been so active as the band, it certainly did itself proud in the concert on the evening of January 27. In the rendition of the Schuman Suite it dem- onstrated to all its skill as a concert group. Later on in the year a select group was chosen from the concert orchestra to compose the or- chestra for the annual grade school Music Fes- tival which was held at North Side. The annual dance sponsored by the music de- partment was held following the North Side-South Side basketball game on January 6. The Melody MQLQCYST Ball with Peggy Johns acting as gen- eral chairman, was given with the usual success

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ON THE ROAD TCD MELODY By JEAN soon First Row: H. Starke, H. Whonsetler, B. Flickinger, H. Wfise, K. Riley, K. Green, R. Seaman, M. Shainbaugh, J. Beams, R. Edgar, G. Kaiser, L. Sharp, V. Stouder, E. Smith, E. Roth, R. Vordermark, E. Pinkus, B. Gray, L. Olof- son, lVl. Carmer, M. Dye. Second Row: L. Burns, S. Helmuth, E, Meyers, M. Norman, B. James, L. Knepper, H. Gooley, O. Kenyon, M. Fosnaugh, E. Bauer. K. lVlcComb, E. Murrell, L. Smith, E. Ashley, P. Bracht. M. Berning, P. Pfeiffer, B. B. Blue, B. Pennington, NI. Arick, P. Friedly, E. Doertler. There's music in the air! To be sure, wher- ever our A Cappella Choir is there's music in the airf, In the last few years, such a fine repu- tation has our choir built up, that everywhere they are welcomed. The choir. under the direction of Mr. Varner M. Chance, has grown during the year and is now composed of forty-seven students. Training choir, which precedes membership in the concert choir, has twenty-seven members. A new music reading course has been instituted in the training choir classes. In response to many invitations the choir cal- endar has been well filled and the choir has had a busy year. They have sung at many churches in Fort Wfayne. donating their gift to the religi- ous life of the city. On Armistice Day the choir sang for the services at the Emboyd Theater help- ing to create an atmosphere of patriotism. They brought honor to North Side and joy to visiting teachers when they sang under the direction of Noble Cain, nationally known choral director, for the Northeastern Indiana Teachers' Association at the Shrine Auditorium. Thanksgiving was an- other time when they rendered their services, this time to furnish special music for the Union Thanksgiving Service at the First Baptist Church. They carried Christmas cheer in the form of mu- sic to the annual Christmas party of the Wayne Pump Company. 24 The choir members did their bit toward civic enterprises by offering to furnish the background music for the Christmas play, The Nativity, presented by the Old Fort Players. The choir's concerts, however, have not been confined to Fort Wayne, for they have travelled to nearby towns, such as Kendallville and South Milford, in ac- ceptance of invitations. With all their participation in outside programs, they also had time to serve the school. They sang at the Armistice Day, Thanksgiving Day and Vffashington and Lincoln Assemblies, and also furnished the music for the church scene in the Christmas plav presented by the S. P. C. On the evening concert which was presented January 27, the A Cappella Choir sang a variety of selections, including novelty songs, negro spirituals and re- ligious numbers. One of the greatest honors the choir has re- ceived during the year was the invitation to sing in clinic at Bryan, Ohio. The operetta, UNorwegian Nightsf' was pre- sented on March 14. The leading roles were sung by Shirley Helinuth, Omar Kenyon, Keith Riley, Bob Edgar, Lois Ruth Burns, and John Beams. As a grand Finale to a very outstanding year the entire music department--A Cappella Choir, band and orchestra-presented their annual Spring Festival on May 12.