Trumbull County Public Schools - Annual Yearbook (Trumbull County, OH)

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Bloomfield 1 ' . Bloomfield Township Rural School Erected in 1925 Enrollment i High School ....... 47 ' - Grades .......... 1 1 8 HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY CHARLES U. PUGH, Supl. A. B. Defiance College, 1924 University of Michigan Coaching School, 1925 Mathematics, Social Science, Manual Training, Girls' B. B. I Coach C. DANA LAMB, Principal MISS BEULAH M. GEIGER B. S. Mount Union College, 1928 ' A. B. Bluffton College, 1928 Ohio State University English, Latin, Domestic Science Coaching School, 1928 Sigma Xi Lambda History, French, Science, Boys' B. B. Coach

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Bazetta 000 g Bazetta No.4 Wfe have enrolled thirty-seven pupils, nineteen girls and eighteen boys. This includes pupils in all grades, ranging from two in some grades up to eight in others. The boys and girls of the seventh and eighth grades organized a Civics Club, early in Septem- ber. The girls keep the building swept and dusted and the boys take care of the yard. We have five students taking music. Theda Miller and Margaret Miller, saxaphoneg Eugene Pykare, clarinet, George Polacsek, trombone, and Ailic Paajanen, violin. We have had programs for the various holi- days. These with out routine activities keep us very busy. We expect to graduate three from the eighth grade, Ailie Paajanen, Edward Durst and Eugene Pykare. Our percentage of attendance has ranked highly throughout the school year. When the flu epidemic overtook us our percentage for Decem- ber went down to 94.8. For January it came back to 98.4 per cent. Until December we had two grades with per- fect attendance the third and the eighth. In that month both pupils in the third grade missed one day. The eighth grade has had perfect at- tcndance to date. QMrs.j Shirley Gardner.

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1 1 y Bloomfield Alma Mack, Solo Cornet: Alma Peterson, lst Cornet: Eugene Drabek, 2nd Cornet: Esther Hipple, Solo Clairnet: Amelia N csy, lst Clairnetg Ruth Bradley, 2nd Clarinet: Pauline Nostadt, 3rd Clarinetg Lena Williams, Oboe: Jane McElroy, Flute Audley Venn, Alto Horn: Virginia Giddings, Alto Horn: Virignia Venn, Baritoneg Joy Ennis, lst Trombone: Stephanie Kennedy. 2nd Trombone: Eugene Petit, 3rd Trombone: Edward Smida, Soprnno Saxophone: Bernice Vlfarrcn, EbAlto bnxophonc, Elton Knight, EbAlto Snxophoncg Olive Venn, Bassg Violet Young, Bassg Evelyn Hipplc, Trap Drums a Bells Bloomfield Band Our band was first organized in 1924 under the direction of Mr. Frank A. Simpkins. Seven of our present members started with the first few. We struggled along that year and were able to play a few easy pieces. In the school year of 1925-1926 we accomplished a great deal more. More members came in and with much hard work we won the first prize in the Class B bands of the county under the leadership of Mr. Lawrence E. Rice. The next year we joined the Class A bands and won third prize. We received our first uniforms during this year. By this time we had about 20 members and were playing a better class of music. D The following year we won another first prize by winning the Labor Day Band Contest held in Warren. During this year we gave a number of concerts and with the help of the people in the community were able to purchase new uniforms, which were a splendid better- ment to our band. We now have only 24 members but there are a number of beginners working hard to join us. We are now playing many selections written by Victor Herbert, F rimc, Strauss, and many other noted composers. There are many members of our band who have shown great musical talent which would probably not have been discovered had not Trumbull County made such a great effort to forward the band and orchestra movement among the pupils of the schools. During 1925, 1926, and 1927 the County organized district bands and in 1926 and 1927 an All County Band was organized under the leadership of Mr. Frank A. Simpkins. Twelve of our members received district diplomas and fifteen received All County Band diplomas.