South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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john Verweire BEGINNERS BAND R. JQHN VERWEIRE is the bandmaster of South Side. He has charge of the beginners' band, grade school band, and South Side's main band. Mr. Verwier is the best instructor in this line of work that South Side could engage. He is known as one of the best band men in the United States. Mr. Verwier was born in Belgium and he received his early education in music from the most learned instructors in Belgium. He directs the band of the local works of the General Electric Company. He has had extensive experience which has given wonderful results. The grade school band which he directs has twentyfiive members. Front row-Bectold, Romey, Smith. Hickey Second row-Folsom, Thompson, Nossett, Schzmlq Third fOW'4WE1lZ8l, Sails, Brenneman, Bray Back row-Agnew. Mann. Null, Lebveclq Paglz' Dill' fzzzndrnf .rm'rnlf'fn

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Roland Sclmfer MUSIC DEPARTMENT R. SCHAFER has built up the music department of South Side to such an Cxlcnt that South Side can be considered as having one of the best music departments of any high school in the state. Mr. Schafer teaches two sub' jects in this department, music histoiy and harmony, in addition to directing the activities of the glee clubs, quartets, orchestra, band, string and brass quartets, and presenting cantatas and operettas. A scene in one of his harmony classes is shown below. Mr. Schafer has had extensive training and wide musical experience with opera companies, on concert tours, and as a private teacher. r tr rr -I Pam' um' liunrlrrd Jixlrrn

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36 Rtilph Franki LtiVern Srigel Riilhli Wslfh Miiyiwzurti Patterson BAND HE hand, under the leadership of Ralph XVeleh, drum major, has appeared at all the athletie eontests this year. The new green and white uniforms, in which the thirtyftive hand memhers made their appearance first at the South Sidefffentral foothall game last fall, cost approximately S900 and have been paid for hy the money received from the music departments undertakings. The hrass quartet won a great amount of praise when they lirst made their puhlie appearance in the Glee Clubs' Christmas eantata, Noel , which was given reeently. They have also appeared at mass meetings in the session room. Front row-Ptitterson. Fnink, Rodehtiugli, Ray. Seigel. Matlock. Oxtermmi. Nossett, Welch Second row-Bridge. Testers. Felger. Rice. Speihrian. Fay Third row-Tucker, Little. Ammermnn, Snyiier. McMi1lziv11, Swartz, Grotli Fourth row-Crosley, Hom. West. Ideysr. Patch Fifth rowflwxtten. Btztterman. Nfovrii. Bsrlien. Mizsowi Back row -AIW1 SL'l1ilvfVCT. Tlimnpxon. Selmevmivi. Miller li Pagr nnr llumlrrd fightffn