Perry High School - Eclipse Yearbook (Perry, IA)

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Haunt FLUTES: Janice Trimble, Joy Critch- ett, Beverly Connell, Beverly Ellett, Marie Phillips. ALTO CLARINET: Shirley Bruce. BASS CLARINET: Janette Hoagland. ALTO SAXOPHONES: Harriett Brown, Don Boyle, Myron Morgan, Joan Stangland, Norma Friedricksen, Darrell Doidge, Clary Ross, Donna Roy, Bonnie Beer. TENOR SAXOPHONES: Dean Hall, Marjorie Briggs. FRENCH HORNS: Janet Dissinger, Edwin Brown, Velma Hill. B FLAT CLARINETS: Joan M.llard, Kahla Roberts, Carolyn Harrison, Patsy Hastie, Jackie Mullmann, l..aVerne Hill, Helen Hansen, Bonnie Carlson, Elsie Chris- tisen, Dixie McLellan, Darlene Kuebler, Ardyth Wasmuth, Jimmy Joy, Velma Reece, Virginia Nelson. B FLAT CORNETS: Richard Need- ham, Bob Martin, Bill Charlet, Dennis Conrad, Geraldine Meier, Darlene Hastie, Bob Biddle, Bernard French. B FLAT TROLMBONES: Virginia Wil- cox, Joyce Rowe, Carol Hayes, Keith Knight, Jean Dissinger, Janet Roberts. B FLAT BARITONES: Kathryn Cox, Carol Wightman, Marlene Belvel. BELL LYRA: Donna Parsons. BASSES: Gene Hadwiger, Bob Duckett. PERCUSSION: Jack Traverse, Mike Foley, Francis Rudis.l, LaDora Fagen, Fred Bohannon.

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Band. Perry High's marching and concert bands had an eventful and successful sea- son cluring the I949-50 year, under the di- rection of Raymond Murfin. The marching band's first appearance was for the Kiwanis sponsored benefit foot- ball game at the Drake Stadium for crippled children. Besides performing at all the home football games, the marching unit took part in a halftime show at Winterset. 'On April 29 the band marched in the Drake Relays parade in Des Moines, and then to end their season they participated in the Memorial Day parade and services. The Annual Winter Concert of the band was presented on January 26 with movies of the band and a reception follow- ing. ln a general assembly the concert band made a recording for rebroadcast over radio station KWDM under the auspices of the Navy and Marine Recruiting Depart- ment. On March II the Dallas County Music Festival was held in Perry with many Perry musicians participating. The big music event of the year came on May 6 when the state music contest was held in Perry, ancl the band took part by performing for the student conductors' ses- sion. Several Perry band students partici- pated in a festival concert at KRNT Radio Theater with the band being composed of students representing the bands of central Iowa.

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' fhorh, The mixed chorus, under the direction of Roland Hinrichs, presented its annual Christmas program on December I6 while in the formation of two Christmas trees. Many ot the group sang in the 250 voice Dallas County Music Festival chorus which was under the direction of Clayton Hathaway. With girls' glee club, the chorus par- ticipated in the program at Guthrie Center The members of this year's mixed chorus were Belvel, Marlene Biddle, Alice Bong, Jackie Boyle, Don Briggs, Marjorie Brown, Harriett Bryant, Carol Carlile, Helen Carlson, Bonnie Case, Bob Compton, VaDonna Critchett, Joy Duclcett, Bob Faber, Marcella Fagen, LaDora Fenn, Keith Hall, Dean Hamman, jerry Hansen, Helen Harrison, Carolyn Hastie, Patsy Hayes, Carol Jean Hill, LaVerne Hill, Velma Jewell, Priscilla johnson, Eleanore Kinder, Donna Legvold, Velta Mccomas, Donna Millard, Joan Mullmann, jackie Myers, Carol Nelson, Virginia Parker, Bill Parker, Bob Petty, Alberta I8 on April I9, and then on April 23, thirty- five members of the choir participated in a chorus which sang in Des Moines. The group sang under student con ductors' directions during the state music contest held in Perry on May 6. 'Closing its season, the mixed chorus sang several selections at Baccalaureate ex- cises on May 28. Purvis, Miriam Purvis, Shirley Ridgway, Bill Riffle, Barbara Riffle, Betty Roberts, Kahla Rowe, Joyce Salmon, Martha Slater, Rosemary Stangland, ,Ioan Stokely, Sue Traverse, Jack Trimble, Janice Walkuiu, Cherie Wilcox, Virginia Yates, Nancy Yetter, Sarah