Wellsboro Area High School - Nessmuk Yearbook (Wellsboro, PA)

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THE BAND FESTIVAL The band festival held in Wellsboro on March 19, 20, 21 was one of the big events of the year, indeed we might say the biggest. It was not only of unusual interest to the school but to the entire community as well. I Everyone was looking forward to the concert and all preparations seemed perfect when the spring floods came and to some degree ruined the attendance. For some time it seemed as if the concert would have to be postponed, but that would have been difiicult, so it was decided to proceed if possible. On Thursday the first ones to arrive were from Shinglehouse. This was encouraging because if they could come from that distance it was certain that others could get here as well. New carloads of players and instruments kept coming in all day and by' night a fairly good sized band had collected. Those who had arrived were assigned homes in which to stay and the band work commenced. The band surprised the school by playing for us during our morning assembly and proved to us the profit of their hours of practice on Thursday. A check-up of all the players showed that one hundred seven of the expected one hundred sixty-four had managed to reach Wellsboro. All day Friday, and Saturday morning the band practiced diligently in preparation for the two scheduled concerts. The Saturday matinee was given for the students of the school was was enjoyed immensely by those in the well-filled auditorium. The band, as well as the audience, were greatly delighted with the exhibition of drumming given by Mr. William F. Ludwig, a renowned authority in the art of drumming. However, it was learned that, unfortunately, Captain Taylor Branson, conductor of the famous United States Marine Band, who was to have been the guest conductor, could not get here because of the heavy flood. The concert of the evening was without a doubt one of the finest things Wellsboro has ever attended and the entire band and its leaders should be commended for their very fine appearance. The program and the guest conductors were: Greetings ......................................................................... ........ R ock L. Butler Response ............................................................................... ......... J ohn F. Myers March- Pride of Navy ........................................................ ....... A . S. Meiscer Conducted by John Myers Overture- Raymond ................... , ...................................,..... ..... ....... T h omas Conducted by Maurice Taylor Overture- Ariane .. ............................................................ ......... B oyer Conducted by Maurice Taylor Children's March .......................................................................... ....... G oldman Conducted by Maurice Taylor Overture-''Saskatchewanu ...................... ............... ................ ....... H o l mes Conducted by R. C. Grant March-- Foot Lifter .....................,..................................... ........ F illmore Conducted by R. C. Grant Stars and Stripes Forever ..................................... ...... : ...... . ..... S ousa Conducted by Harry Swain Guns ........................................................................................... ' Conducted by Richard Gilbert Demonstrations of Drumming .................................................... ...... W m. Ludwig Echoes from Metropolitan Opera House ................................ ' Conducted by Warren Southern Wedding ............................................................. Conducted by J. F. Myers Star Spangled Banner ................ Conducted by J. F. Myers Gilbert .............Toban1 ........Latte.. Filmore Although to present the program had taken ten hours of practice a day, the entire band agreed that it had enjoyed the work and it had managed to find time for various recreations. Thus the fine band festival has ended and all Wellsboro would gladly welcome back a second time such a fine group of musicians. May it be our privilege to do so! W. F. D., '37.

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NESSMUK NORTH-CENTRAL ALL-DISTRICT BAND OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL MUSIC ASSOCIATION l The schools P. S. M. A. are Hollidaysburg' Coudersport Monroeton Indiana Williamsport Montrose Conemaugh Stayestown Charleston Jersey Shore Shinglehouse Canton Towanda Mansfleld Lawrenceville represented in the North-Central Dlstllct of the Snow Shoe Somerset Ephrata South Otselic, Knoxville Ulysses Sabinsville Mt. Union Mt. Jewett Altoona Johnstown Austin Aaronsburg Elkland Wellsboro N.Y

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Q Among our townspeople there are those who always stand by. They are listed below as our Patrons: Abramson Kr Company The Agitator Dr. Wm. Bache Drs. H. W. and T. R. Bailey R. W. Bailey Kr Son Miss Jane S. Bennett Mr. C. E. Bennett Mrs. C. E. Bennett Miss Helen Blair Bower's Drug Store Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Carson Christensen's Bakery Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cook Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Corwin Crane 81 Kerrick Mr. J. Roger Crosetto Mr. G. Curry J. J. Davis 8z Son Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Dort Mr. Frank Dunham Mrs. Frank Dunham Mr. R. J. Dunham Mrs. R. J. Dunham Jimmie Dunham Mr. Arthur Dunn Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Eaton Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Elliott Mrs. Anna English Evans Auto Company Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fischler Dr. Louis I. Fox Mr. Fay R. Furman The Wellsboro Gazette Mr. and Mrs. Leo Glennon Grand Union Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Green Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Hallock Hawk's Garage Miss Caroline Herrington Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hoogendam Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jacobs The Jello Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jimerson Dr. F. H. Kennedy Mr. Mortimer A. Kentch Mr. Paul Korb Mr. Norman B. Leslie Lowe1l's Hardware Mr. Otto M. Lush Miss M. Louise March Mr. Joseph C. Merz Mr. Oliver Metcalf Mitchell 8: Briggs Hardware Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Moran Mr. E. F. Mosher Mr. and Mrs. George E. Murphy North Penn Gas Co. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Noteware Senator G. Mason Owlett Mrs. G. Mason Owlett Park View Hotel People's Market Mr. Harry Phillips Mr. Russell Rowe Sarnola Beauty Salon Mrs. Mary and Miss Francis Scheidweiler Miss Mary Seely Mrs. M. L. Seely Mr. A. J. Shattuck Dr. F. H. Shaw Shumway's Studio M1'. and Mrs. John Skidmore Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Smith Smith's Shoe Store Mr. George R. Snyder Spencer's Barber Shop Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stebbins Mark J. Sullivan, Jr. Mr. Louis Syracuse Mr. and Mrs. R. W. TenBroeck Mrs. Ethel Walker Mr. Charles Webb Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Webster Wellsboro Candy Co. Wellsboro Electric Co. Wellsboro Water Co. Dr. Wm. F. White lVIr. and Mrs. Harry Willard Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Yoggy Penn-Wells Hotel