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

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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

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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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Botterson Teeters Doty Slm e ORCHESTRA 0RTYfFIVE members make this year's orchestra the finest high school or' chestra in the three years' history of the school. The orchestra has played for all the cantatas and operettas given by the Glee Cluh as well as at as' semblies and at numerous outsidefoffschool engagements. Many pupils took ad' vantage of the offer to take lessons free of charge and to receive school instruments so that every type and style of musical instrument can now he seen in the orchestra. The string quartet made its initial appearance at this year's Christmas cantata. Herbert Shive, ,lack Teetcrs, Gerald Doty and Gerald Botterson comprise this group. Front row-DOIN. Teeters. Sellers. Williarns. Kopp. Groyer. Lower. Sliirk Second fOYX I.l1SCl'l,-ICTIIQITIS. Underwood, Colson. Slmfer. Homslier. Welch. Siegel. Shire Third row-Grotli. Fay. Horn, Felger. Ammermun. Berlxen. Patch. Mason Fourth row-Tucker. Rice. West. Meyers, Snyder. Bridge Back rowfSpeelrm1n. Sclrzulvmzn. Crosley. Mitteri. Patterson. Frank. Ostermtin Page om' l1unt1'rrd nilzrlferz