Westville High School - Janus Yearbook (Westville, IL)

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Bial WlCHL'S Ckkiotti Franklin Majorettes In 1940, as was the custom of many high schools, four majorettes were added to our band. Their appearance at the band performances adds beauty and zip to the organization. Another attraction is their military styled uniforms, which add to the band’s appearance. They perform many antics, as well as fine twirling and other spectacular stunts. This year the majorettes are Mary Ann Wichus, Delores Franklin, Helen Bial, and Kathryn Ceriotti. Mary Ann Wichus, a senior and the other three of junior standing, performed at all the athletic contests, parades, and outside showings in Danville and many other surrounding communities, in which the band has made a grand appearance. These majorettes are not only beautiful and acrobatic but are also mechanical and rhythmic and present quite a pageantry in their athletic performances as the band plays. At parades they often attracted much attention from the public and in this way have helped to make the W.T.H.S. Band one of the best in Illinois.

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ROSE TIMKO . . . Drum Major

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Band The Band is an organization composed of approximately fifty pieces, which plays at football anil basketball games and for many other school functions held at the Westville High School. The members are provided with uniforms which are orange and black capes with white trousers. It is composed of music students who have proven that they are capable of playing in the Rand. Mr. Matthes, the music instructor, has done an excellent job of training. They make many formations at the football games, such as forming a “W” and forming the letter of the opposing team. They fight against cold, wind, rain, sleet and other obstacles to give outstanding performances at festivals, parades, and football games. Everyone is proud of the Westville High School Band. MR. MATTHES Music Director Mr. Matthes, music instructor, attended MacPhail School of Music, where he received his B.M degree; he also did post-graduate work at Lewis Institute.