West Bend High School - Bend Yearbook (West Bend, WI)

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public performances of the band. Since a regular school letter cannot be given to band members, those members who had earned a specified number of points by the end of the year were entitled to a special band letter. For the past several years the band members have been waiting for the lifting of wartime restrictions so that their new uniforms could be made. This year the waiting came to an end. Two weeks before the tournament, the new red and white uniforms arrived. Held at Beaver Dam this year, the tournament was the scene of the greatest number of entries of solos and ensembles that West Bend has had for many years. To prepare these musicians for the con- test, lVlr. Shlimovitz had them play before many of West Bend's civic clubs. When the tournament was over, one might well have said it was West Bendls day, for our band soloists and ensembles won fifteen firsts ln addition to this the band itself received a first rn the concert numbers rt played Not only were they given a first m marching but they tred with one other school as the outstanding marching band of the event and for this received a beautiful trophy The chorus too held its own winning five frrsts rn solo and ensemble work and recervrng a first rn its concert pieces A first was also given to the Girls Glee Club The hurry and scurry of tournament prepara tions was not only lrmrted to the band members Under the expert guidance of Mrss Austin vocal work too became of increased importance this year The great number of students who represented West Bend at the tournament verrfres this fact The con test found not only a chorus from West Bend but a great number of soloists duets and other groups of singers These people also provided entertainment at many club meetings rn the community One of the brg events of the year for the band was the lVl1d Winter Concert held at the lVlcLane School on February 23 l947 This concert was highlighted rn two ways lVlrss lVlary Lhotl-ta our school s talented young soprano favored the audi ence with several vocal selections accompanied by the band At the opening of the second half of the program lVlr Shlrmovrtz turned the baton over to lVlr Joe Berryman one of the foremost percussion experts rn the country This Sunday afternoon pro gram was highly praised by all who heard rt The performance of the individual members of the band and the efforts of their director gave our hrgh school a fine musical organization Accornprnred bx the h nd Mary Lhotka sings for the Winter Concert H1311 guest CODdl1ClOI NIISS ALSTIN S FPESHNIAN GIPLS GLLE CLLB Top Prt Wolf Nlaxrs Jaeger Puth Nlrchels Yrrgrnra Hassnrer Bettx Fox Puth Vhskerchen Audxex Troedel Second An'r Barndt Dolores Frcrtrg Eleanor Dxck Cor lrss Dekker Xrrgrnra Haack P ith Schneider Third Lxelyn Sparta Ruth Krtjcr Joyce Bruer Helen Hau'-mann Adeline Wolf Page tu entx fue . , . . . . . . , . ., Y ' . , . I . y - , , . - v 1 ' V' 3 a , ' The baton changes hands. Mr. Shlimovitz and Joe Berry- . .. . . . . .. . . . . t m 2 , 'A 1, 'i L A. 4' . .' . -- . ' . J , A ,' . '- .' , .f' '. , ' A 5 ' .V '. --1. , ,.,' ., v F, Z .v . , . ,- ' .

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Whme Sw lhomas Broun: FOURTH HOLR CHORLS Top Lols Vogelsang Jlm Lange Call Wachs RlChild Klumb Rxchard Bell Ball Haendel Cylll Rlchter Joanne Ahlers Second Shuley Guth Dorothy Volkman Jeannette ClIl'lCkS Arleen Ltech Ch rrlotte P1SChk6 Gertrude Okrusch 'Vlaxy Ann Wagner Dorothx Gumm Thud La Rae Umbs Arlene Nlcolaus Jean Goeden Pat Hausmxnn Dons Ahlers Pat Mxller Arllne Aulenbacher Clara Mae Mxller Bottom Lourse Sherman Betty Gluetzmacher Melltta Rclmann Marlyn Remke Darlene Wledmeyel Betty Lucka Barbara Arnheld Under the supervlslon and untrrrng efforts of Dlrec tor H M Shllmovrtz the band has come to mean teachlng young people how to play Wlth coordma tlon exactness and appreciation The band thlS year conslsted of hfty nlne mem bers seventeen of whom will be lost through gradu atlon ln addltlon to the regular seventh perlod rehearsals every member of the band spent at least one perxod a week Wlth Mr Shllmovltz ln prlvate mstructlon Presenting a concert of marches at Hartford and playlng at the dedlcatlon of Ziegler Park ln Decorah Lawns were the beglnnmg events of the year Our pep meetings football games and basketball games would not have been complete wlthout the added Splflt of the band By the end of the flrst slx weeks Mr Shlrmovltz had set up a system whereby members of the band could earn pomts for such thmgs as playlng a solo at a publlc performance and belng present at all PRACTICE MAKES FOR PERFECTION Page tu enty four

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4 JM HOME ECONOMICS CLUB The Home Economics Club is organized to further home economic activities in our school. One activity which the club sponsored was the selling of West Bend pennants for the Homecoming game last October. They also participated in the magazine sale, sold pen- cils bearing the name of our school, and took charge of Red Cross activities. Guiding these activities were Adviser, Miss Kuehl- thau: President, Arleen Utechg Vice-president, Emilie Cerek: Secretary, Mary Ann Wagnerg Treasurer, Aud- rey Peters. FUTURE TEACHERS CLUB The Future Teachers of America Club was newly organized this year through the efforts of Mr Batho Students took advantage of this opportunity to learn of their future career as a teacher and the club boasted an enrollment of twenty seven members The officers of the club the second to be chartered in Wisconsin were Carol Gerb Margaret Cam and Joyce Rose - - - Samuel Iohnson STAGE DOOR STARS The dramatic club was organized for the purpose of developing abilities to speak, act, and produce accept- able plays. It also aims to develop a high standard of dramatic art in all activities. The Stage Door Stars is under the supervision of Miss C, Miller, The officers of the club are President Esther l-loll, Vice-president Margaret Kenny, Secretary Cyrilla Thoma, and Treas- urer Betty Gruetzmacher. Four plays have been presented through the course of the year, Fifteenth Candle, First Noel, When George and Martha Returned, and Cabbages. Meetings were held every Monday evening at 3'30 and every other Monday during club period There are 58 girls and I9 boys rn the club A pornt system was adopted to enable members to achieve a club prn Because of their work on the various committees of the dramatic club four members have earned 25 points or more to entitle them to a pin These people are Esther Holi Milton Rusch Dick Tank and Ben Smrthers HOME ECONOMICS CLUB DRAMATIC CLUBS FIFTEENTH CANDLE Standlng Ruth 'Vlurray Audrey Boden Arlene Utech Marian Standing Rlchard Walsh Vera McCartney Gobse M155 Kuemthau Seated Carl Wachs Aurra Bell LaVerne Martin Seated Marilyn Weidman Audrey Peters Darlene Wred meyer FUTURE TEACHERS CLUB Joyce Rose secretarv treasurer Margaret Cain vice pr esrdent Karyl Gerb pre rdent Page tw enty six The Dramatic Clubs Chrlstmas Play The First Noel 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 . . 1 rr 11 ' 4 1 1 1 --- , ' ' . -.- -' 1 ' . . ' - 1 1 , - 1 - it - , 11 , . v .1 ' 1 1 ' 1 , :5 .