Spring City High School - Pirate Log Yearbook (Spring City, PA)

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A year-round organization, the band did not limit its activities to the school year. lts summer curriculum included many parades and an out- door concert in August. The annual Spring Band Concert, featuring solos, ensembles, novelties, and standard band arrangements, was a high spot of the school year. The band also appeared in assemblies and pep rallies. Some of the highlights of performances at l949 football games included forming a Windmill and playing ln an Old Dutch Garden, forming a heart and playing Let Me Call You SWeetheart, and executing patterns of waltz steps. At the game during Pennsylvania Week a large Keystone was formed by the band While the Pennsylvania Polka was played. At all games the letters of both schools Were formed. At the annual gridiron feature on Thanks- giving Day in Royersford, the Blue and White band played 'National Emblem March and The Star Spangled Banner With the band of the opposing school, after which a revolving merry-go-round was formed while the band played The Merry-go-round Broke DoWn. Our high school band was one organization of which we were justly proud, and the memories of it will return whenever we think of school productions. Orchestra Back row:-I. Rudisill, M. Barndt, G. Walters, Mr. Hallman, P. Casner, D. Godshall, E. McFarland, D. Prizer, I. Stone. Middle row: B, Barclay, D. Hetrick, C. Hottenstein, T. Young, E. Ottinger, G. Wade, I, Sautter, V. Baer, R. Rambo, S, Murray, S. Bearde. Front row: H. Hakun, S. Haldeman, I. Ludwick, R. Ieffries, P. Iones. Pianist: G. Christman. Director: Robert Hallman, Ir. Six!-v-zzirlc

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Band The Spring City High School Band, under the able direction of Mr. Robert Hallman, played a most important part in our school curriculum. At our football games, at home or away, it made a colorful showingg no parade, local or otherwise, Was complete Without it. The Marching Band consisted of approximately fifty-three members, in- cluding a group of color guard and high-stepping majorettes, While the Concert Band generally included thirty-eight musicians. The Band Council was organized to direct the policies of the band as an organization. The members of this council were aided by their subsidiaries, the section leaders. This plan of student government proved very successful in the discipline and improvement of the band. First prize in the band division was taken by the Blue and White organ- ization in the 1949 Pennsylvania Week Parade in Royersford. lt also carried abroad the torch for its Alma Mater when it performed in a large parade at Trenton, New Iersey, for the Tall Cedars Lodge. From this event it marched with second prize in the band division. fn appreciation for marching in numerous firemen's parades, the Spring City Liberty Fire Company annually tendered the band with a turkey banquet. The Blue and White musicians actively participated in district and state organizations and in l95O Carl Hottenstein, Donald Prizer, and Vera Baer were selected for high positions in the District Band. Sixly-right

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