Reedsburg High School - Gleaner Yearbook (Reedsburg, WI)

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yyiuAixi Sdojia. lop Roic—Koeneckc, Harms. Meyer, Koenig. Second Row—Brice. Harrow. Sedgwick, Sporlcder, Harrow, Luehrsen, Wcstcdt. McClure, Klecbcr, Leakey, Moyer, Osenroth. Third Row—Held, Strampe, Burdick, Bellman, Woodson, Schucttc, Gudenschwager, Hale, Wickersham, Arvold, Mu kelson. Boyd, Boyd, Palmer. Fourth Row—Mr. Kitzenthalcr. Schmidt, Outcalt, Lund, Goodman. Meyer, Lucht, Strampe, Niebuhr, Rice, Mepham. Stone, Davis, Wheeler. Reed. liotlotn Row—Fullmer, Williams, O’Connor, RolofL Schaefer, Hummel, Rose, Bernini, Hoeverman, Cowles, Hoevcrman, Niebuhr, Tibbitts. Much interest was shown by the veterans and cadets of the Rcedsburg Hangar in instrument flying both in groups and as soloists. The purr and roar of the motors called all those cadets interested in rhythm and melody to bring their instruments, ready to tune-up the engines for real music. The rhythm fest, with its fifty-six members, met i:i Room G, the practice or warm-up room, three times a week. Throughout the year there were many appearances of these cadets, w'ho became known as musicians. In the early spring these musicians compete at tournaments held to see who could produce the sweetest or most stirring sounds. This year the maneuvers were held at the Mauston Hangar. The success of these musicians was due to the efforts and excellent musical ability of their Lieutenant in charge of Instrument Flying. ♦ Mr. Ritzenthaler, our band and orchestra instructor, started his musical career by organizing the first High School band of Black River Falls. He came to Reedsburg, his home town, in 1934. Under his direction the band has won many firsts, and last year attended the National Regional convention at Minneapolis, Minnesota. Page thirty MR. RITZENTHALER I in' toi

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MRS. RALPH WIRTH Mrs. Ralph Wirth is special instructor of string groups in the public schools. She received her B. F. A. at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Her first experience in teaching music was assistant at the Molzcr Violin School. In Reedsburg she is recognized for her musical ability as a violin soloist, and is very efficient as the string instructor. To complete the course of instrument flying, all types of instruments are brought together in the orchestra to produce a hum of the motors which is quite different from that of the band. This group of thirty-six members consists of the brass, woodwind, percussion, and string instruments; the strings being the section that is most outstanding. Each string cadet has a course in solo flying under the supervision of Mrs. Ralph A. Wirth. Then, on Wednesday and Friday mornings, the assembly is brought together and much finer sounds arc produced as a result of this individual training. This year the orchestra, under the direction of Lieutenant Ritzenthaler, made the crosscountry flight to the Mauston Hangar for the tournament, where it was judged solely on concert playing in the C division. lop Ron— Schaefer, Bellmann, Woodson, Schmidt, Fullmer. Hoeverman, Niebuhr. Palmer. Palmer, Kleeber. SrconH Row— Darrow, Head, Kinser. Boyd. Abbs, Behn, Schulze. Grotelueschen. Hoeverman. Bottom Row—Brice, Harms, Lund, Mr. Ritzenthaler. Leakey, Williams, McClure, Boyd. Horhmuth, Miller, Harms, Koenig, Niebuhr. Page thirty-one