Phoenixville High School - Phoenix Yearbook (Phoenixville, PA)

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Orchestra Fust Row Samplf Dunmore Dowmng Rambo J Wells M Wells March Yost Neuman Dzuryachko Second Row Runkewlch Wolfingex Degel Ho1sh1k Murray Keenan Wol fnger Greenstem Farcete N skle Thnd Row Peck Funk Deely Eckhaldt Rulon Atklnson Graham Yawolskl B ck Row Francxs Gotwal Kurtz E Schmldt C Schmldt The hzgh school orchestra of thlrty four players made 1ts first appear ance of the year at the Chrlstmas Candlel1ght SGFVICGS and lent much to The orchestra played a maJor part 1n the annual Sprmg Concert on May 6 and gave a splendld 'xccount of themselves 1n the performance of thelr numbers MUSIC for the Senlor Play was rendered by the orchestra Commencement QXGPCISGS concluded the act1v1t1es for the school vear 1938 The Out of town Chorus The Out of town Choru . under the superx 1s1on of W S Sample meets every noon wlth the exc ptlon of Thursday from twe ve twenty five untll one o clock The chorus 1S composed of the followmg grrls Verna Wade Florence Sm11ev Francls Wo finger Stella Plotrowlcz Ellen Tyson Katherxne Bev non Ruth Mrller Agnes Dans Ethel Detwller Ellzabeth Leuchak Glorla Trump Anna Wolfinger and Laura Brownback The glrls glee club and the Out of town Chorus comblne for pubuc appearances concerts and contests F fiy H ' ? 'v ' 1 l s y - 1 - 7 v Y , ' . . - . W ' - 9 . -9 'J -1 9 - l v 1 ' l '. . , , e . . I Q 1' 1 ' 1 I 9 l v . J J ' ' 2 - ' 3, 3, ' , . , . . the effectiveness of the worship service. , . I r h - - , 4' 7' ' . Z' . ' ' ' . a 9 K 1 A ' 7 K . . . I Y K , . A A- 9 . ., D . ' Y 1 '. - 9 7 v 7 9 ! , . . , . ,. ! ! ' i

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Band Flfiy Front Row Sample Lubold Wolflngel Rebel Dunmole Downmg Yeagex Godshalk Murray Neskle Phlllp Kossex H0lSh1k Young Keenan Degel Wells lxassel Second Row Bloomen Holshlk Kabatt Funk Wells Hughes Taney McDade Cook Eckhaldt Altels Rulon Dee15 Woodland Souch Thud Row Yost Runkewlch D8lWllLl Davxs Gotwals Kepp Hlne YaW0lSkl Schlottelel Havulla Dzulyachko Wolfingel Fllday Haltzell Peck Neuman Fourth Row Scanlon Homa Atkmson Craham Kuxtz Flfth Row W0lflhb61 Francls The school year of 1937 38 w1ll long be remembered bv the members of thlS year's band as the most eventful ln 1ts four year hlstory to date under the leadershlp of W S Sample The band set for ltself the goal of obtammg funds to equ1p ltSe1f Wlth new umforms Many events were sponsored to help ralse the necessarx funds Plns and stlckers wlth the legend P H S Band Booster' were sold The Alumnl and Varslty staged a benefit football game on Dec 4 1937 for the band The entlre town was S0l1C1t6d and fifteen hundred frlends of the band contributed to the umform cause A movle benefit and Blrch the maglclan were also sponsored to ralse funds At the Annual Band Concert on February 18th 1938 the band had a real commg out party when It appeared fully arrayed ln 1ts splendld new purple m1l1tary unlforms trlmmed 1n Whlte The band made an excellent showmg and gave an exceptlonally fine concert The band has fifty four players Twenty elght engagements were filled by thls years band Football season opens the work wh1ch closes Wlth several concerts 1n Reeves Park The most mterestmg of 1ts engage ments were a rad1o broadcast over WFIL and 1tS tr1p to the Veterans hos pltal at Perry Pomt Maryland The Band also won the Southeastern D1str1ct Class B Band Contest and was el1g1ble to compete 1n the State finals at Grove C1ty but because of the d1stance and expense 1nvolved was unable to make the tr1p 1 9 9 , Y Y 7 Y , - . . . Q Y . . ' Y Y ' ! N! . Y 7 ! 7 7 L, 1.-.. ' ' ' Y 7 ! l 7 ! ! I ! . . . . , 1 1 1 1 I 1 l 1 A ' ' , ' T v 1 ' v A '1 sv 1 v 1 if 1 ! ' 5 I 1 'Y I 9 - 7 ! ' i 1 1 - n Y ' 1 ' ' -. r , . . . . - . ' ' ' sa 1 - . . . . , , . . . . . . . . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . , . y , . . . , , . , . ' . ' cc 11 . . Q . . 1 . , .

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Boys' Glee Club Fftyt The Boys Glee Club an organwatlon of forty members meets but once a week durmg the Tuesday act1v1t1es perlod to delve lnto the enJo3 ment of slngmg some part songs for men s VOICQS The mam projects of the club for the year were preparmg for ltS performance at the Annual Sprlng Concert whlch was l'eld early 1n May and partlclpatlon ln the MUSIC department radlo broadcast over W F I L the first Sunday 1n May In add1t1on to the regular major musrc groups a number of smaller groups were formed the more lmportant ones belng a speclal orchestra of ten play ers a glrls' tr1p e trlo a strmg quartet a brass sextet a m1xed VOICC ensemble a saxophone qumtet and a sw mg band Sn: students partlclpated IH the Southeastern DlStT1Ct orchestra held at Upper Darby SIX performed vuth the Southeastern Dlstrlct band at Ambler Flfteen sang ln the Southeastern D1str1ct Chorus at Berwyn and two P H S muslc stddents were honored by havmg therr apphcatlons accepted by the All State Bard at Jersey Shore whlch was under the dlrec tlon of Ernest Wllllams and EPIC Lerdzen All of these D1str1ct and State festu als were sponsored by the Pennsylvama School Muslc ASSOC1atlOH of wh1ch P H S IS a member The muslc department sponsored Blrch the famous maglclan and h1s companv 1n a benefit performance for the band A gala mdoor clrcus Wlth professlonal entertamers for the mam show and slxteen Slde show attractlons bv th P H S students was presented on Frlday Aprll 1 1938 The Beglnnlng Band numbered twenty two th1s year From It wlll come the play ers who wrll take the places of the senrors who graduated from the mstrumental organlzatlons thls year The Band Glrls Volce ensemble and Instrumental ensemble of twelve was el101b e to compete 1n the state final contests at Grove C1ty Pennsyl van1a by vlrtue of wmmnff the d1str1ct contests but was unable to go be cause of the expense and dlstance 1nvolved Y 1 l W, l . v Q . , , L T, . . . . . . . . 7- 7 7 . . , . . . r A' L c A , A , , A Y A r - I ! v 1 . . I N . is I V l, . A , . , .. . , . . N l . ' w v. , . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . , ' . Q Y. . . . , I , . - u I ' Y - A - . 7 A' L ,- , u ' rn ' - . .. . u, ' Y 4 nun be L, Y A . Q v Y . . . V C . . .. , . . , , . I V . - . . . . , . v v 1 G A u 1 A , .- E V x L ' - . i - wc