Van High School - Vandalite Yearbook (Van, TX)

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Fowler Most Popular Girl In Band The band sweetheart for 1955-l,956 is Barby Fowler, senior. Barby is an all-round band student. Besides being a good twirler and drum major, she plays first alto-saxophone in the concert band. A member of the band for six years, she was selected as a twirler her sophomore year and drum major her senior year. In the Interscholastic League solo and ensemble contests she has entered, Barby has won one first- place medal with a saxophone solo and two first- place medals in saxophone quartets. Mr. Ross Hay,band director, conducts the band The band members are leaving the stands to do during a last period rehearsal. a half-time show. In the foreground are Freeman Kindle, Linda Pool, and Jerry Hunt. 13

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Band Is Largest Organization Frontrow leftto r1ght Sm1th,Mart1n Furrh Candler Kmghton MCKSHZIC Pool Chappell and Culver Second row E Sm1th P Sm1th Spru1ell, Tunnell Myers, Hobbs Gahn J' Sm1th Defee Humphrey Dane Rumbelow Peters and Thomas Th1rd row Cone, Senter Stewart Tunnell Lantrlp Deslotte Matthews, Gamble Turner S Rodgers R Townley Null Russell Redmond Cupson F1fe Fenter and Fowler Fourth row Hunt Stewart G1llent1ne Lowe M Rodgers H1ll B Wh1te F1ncher Lohr McA11ster M1lls Hopkms, S1des K1ndle Hardw1ck Rhodes and Tankersley F1fth row J Pool Mart1n Bynum Stone and Carter Standmg Mr Ross Hay Jordan Shelton Parker Dalley Hobbs and G11breath armani Standlng left to r1ght are Tw1rlers Beverly Null Genle Rumbelow Drum Major Barby Fowler Tw1rlers L1nda Lantr1p and Velv1 Thomas Composed of 75 students the dentorgan1zat1on1nschool Band members are proud of the fact thatnearly 30070 of the band 1S on the honor roll every s1x weeks The band 1S composed of students from the four h1gh school classes and a few from the e1ghth grade Dur1ng the1r regular class per1od the band members prac t1C9 for half t1me shows durmg football season and after football season rehearse 1ndoors on con cert muslc The band makes an average of ten out of town tr 1p s dur1ng the school year Some ofthe tr1ps made are The Rose Parade The Fat Stock Show and Homecommg Da at E T S T I . : ' I I I I I I I I I 0 : U . I ' I I l I I I l I I I I I I I ' - Z I I I . I I I I ' I 9 I I I I . I . I I U 1 I I . . I I ' I . I U . I A I I I I D I . ' I . I . I I 9 . 2 ' I I I I I 9 ' : 5 I I I I . I I I ' .. Vandal Band is the largest stu- . . , p t..- i , - A' ' I - I I l ' f MNUU 'V Hs... l 7 I D I . I , . y . . . . A. . . : . , . 9 Q 3 . . . . 0

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We're Singing The Blues First row fleft to rightlc Nancy Crow, Tillie Defee, Lou T ownley, Velvia Thomas, Frances Fowler, Frances McKenzie, Howardine King, Zura Ann Shields, Margaret Yoes, and Fern Stone. Second row: Carol Morris, Lucy Hayes, Charlotte Kiser, Beverly Null, Mary Rodgers, Dian Fife, Shara Gillentine, Brenda Parham, Mildred Palmer, Jean Hobbs, Carolyn McNeill, and Dolores Black, Third row: Anna Dailey, Maxine Baker, Dorothy C rone, Annette Peden, Patricia Russell, Billie McCaffree, Shirley Holland, Mary Ann Smith, Mary Ann Maxfield, Sue Martin, Murl Cantrell, and Clova Preston. Fourth row: Terry Carter, Billy Maddox, Donnie Pyron, Ronald T anke r s le y, Charles Dunn, Nathal McAlister, Lehman Spruiell, Lynn Spruiell, Jimmy Henderson, and Dan Parker, The Van High School Choir has been less active this year than in years past. At the beginning of this school year the choir was under the direction of Miss Agnes Weeks, but during the second semester the choir had a la rge number in attendance, but due to lack of robes, its number was cut to 43 members. The choir presented part of the annual Christmas program. Shown at the right are Carol M o r ris and Nathan McAlister, who are members of the choir. They are also members of the All-State Choir.