Piqua Central High School - Piquonian Yearbook (Piqua, OH)

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3- - .......... 4' i , VUE?-Q i ' some f a A-2 , Ei S fi i -5 I S1-ee, , 14:22 if In 94 , -. Tv , .. .il 4 X 'th I -- P. H. S. Orchestra OONS in theOrc-hestra can forget the words of Mr. Ellabarger when he introduced that organization to the High School for the first time, on February 21st, 1910. He said, Several weeks ago. one of the boys came to me and suggested the idea that all those in the school who play musical instruments should form themselves into an orchestra. to be known as the 'High School Orchestraf We have the fruits of his idea this afternoon. The boy is Vvarren Breidenbach and he has become director. We played three mnnbers that afternoon and received much applause, Cat that time there were about twelve pieces in the Orchestra, including three mandolins and a guitar.l and all were so encouraged by the reception received, that by C'Ommeneement, the only other time at which the Orchestra appeared last year, we were able to furnish music in plenty. This year when we organized. only orcliestral izistrunients were entered: this gave us about sixteen pieces, excluding lllillldllllfli, etc. It did not take long to become used to playing together again and we were able to accept engagements to furnish music for numerous events about town. The money thus earned was turned into the treasury of the Orchestra and used to buy music and to pay other incidental expenses. Now the Orchestra has as its property a bass-viol, donated by Mr. Robert Shemmel. and music ranging from The SOldier's Chorus and Tannhauscr down to Steamboat Bill. Director Breidenbach and several members Ol the Orchestra will graduate this year, but we hope that the others will reorganize next year. and that when chance brings us back to old P. H. S. we nuy find that our High School Orchestra still plays an important part in school life. PERSONNEL. FAY NORTON, 'll. WARREN BREIDENBACH, '11 DIRECTOR FIRST VIOLIN SECOND VIOLIN GLAm's IQIEFER ................. . . .'10 ROY HOLBERT .................... . . .'l2 CA'rn1-:msn DE ARMON . . . . . .'l0 HAROLD BULL. . . . . . .'ll CH.-KRIJ-ZS BAVMAN ...... . . .'l4- FAY NORTON ..... . . .'ll .IEWELL BIURRAY. . . .............. '14 WARREN PETERS. . . . . .'H PIANO ELIZABETH BOYER ...,....... . . .'ll FIRST UORNET SECOND CORNET I,EoNARo DAN:-'olm ....,..,........... . . .'l4 RAN-LEY BATEMAN ..............,,. . . .'Il t'l,ARINE'I' TROMBONE ITONALD lhTll.l.I'1R ................. . . .'l1 CLARENCE PENROD ............. . . .'l3 BASS VIOL DRUMS LEONARD BLUE ................. . . .'1Q ROBERT FLEMING ............... . . flf!

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P. H. S. Boys' Glee Club ERE has come into the High School, during the past year, another musical society, known as The Piqua High School Glee Club. Through the interest and effort of Mr. Edward J. Waterman, who thought a good glee club could be formed, the society was Organized at the beginning of the second semester. It gave to the boys of the school who possessed musical ability, an apportunity to improve and develop their voices. The first appearance of the Glee Club in public was at the inter- scholastic debate held in Piqua on February Q1. They sang again in the program given On the Friday afternoon preceeding Spring vacation. At the final meeting of the Glee Club, which was held at the Y. M. C. A. on Friday, May Q6, the members enjoyed a banquet. As but four of the boys graduate this year, enough members will be left to carry On the work which has been started, and We expect the Organization to grow into a glee club of which we shall all be proud. MEMBERS AND OFFICERS OF P. H. S. GLEE CLUB. President .............................................. RAY LEVERING Mgr. and Vice Pres.. . . .... CLARENCE MENDELSORN Sect. and Treas. .... ........ R ALPH CRANSTON Director ......... .... E DWARD J. WATERMAN Pianist .... ........... J OHN GANO FIRST TENOR FREDERICK HOLMETS ............ . . X14 GLENN BRANDENBURG' ' ' ' ROY HOLBERT ............. . . .'13 LOUIS HINSCH ' ' ' ' CLARENCE MENDELSOHN ........ . . .'12 RAYMOND PIPER ' ' ' BASS BARITONE I RAY LEVERING ........... RALPH CRANSTON .............. . . .'12 JASPER SMITH .... . . . ROBERT FLEMING . . . MORRISON ORR ....... MALCOLM CAMPBELL .... . . .'13 CHESTER HAWLEY. . . . . . . .'12 RANSLEY BATEMAN. . . . . . .,l3 ' LEONARD BLUE. . . . 28 SECOND TENOR