Winterset High School - Boomerang Yearbook (Winterset, IA)

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ORCHESTRA The Orchestra especrally the strrngs have made a marked rmprovement thrs year The brass and woodwrnd sectrons drd not enter the orchestra untrl the last semester The strrng orchestra played for the Hrgh School P T A and partrcrpat ed rn the band and orchestra festrx al rn February The full orchestra IS as follows Lorrarne Goettsch Dale Cosand Betty Schrrm Roberta Strohmen Melvrn McKee John Baker Fredrrck Kuntz Helen Hoyt Lors VVrlson Betty Smrth Bob Tollrnger Dorothea Blerma flst Semc ter? Claud Grout Martha Blake Martha Fosher Vrrgrnra Everly Rosalre Grvan Ellrngton Mrlls Iola Exerly Clarr Gamble Audrey Hatfreld Eunrce Drers Phyllrs Barr Wrllrs Anderson Myrtle Chambcrlarn Howard Kast John Burch Gale Pornduittr Wal'ace Spence Pat Dunn Hubert Jones Raymond Brock Charles Nerdt Maxrne Powers Gene Beeler The Orchestra Festrxal xx as held here Aprrl 16 xxrth Wrnterset Indranola Pella Knoxvrlle takrng part Some of the members of the Orchestra went to hear the Drake Symphony Or chestra Concert rn Des Mornes last fall The Band Mothers Club purchased the orchestra prns for the persons who earn ed them by the merrt system There are plans to develop the orchestra so that rt wrll bc able to do contest xx or k next year Senrors who leaxc the orchestra are Melvrn McKee Hubert Jones 'md John Burch Garl Porndexter fto manadcrl Shall I lower the curtarn sn ' One ot the lrxrng statues has the hrccupps C Johnson Conductor why rs thrs trarn so late Conductor The trarn before rs behrnd and we berng behrnd the tram be fore makes us behrnd the trarn before whrch rs behmd schedule Mr Harlan I forgot mx umbrella thrs mornrng dear Mrs Harlan Hou drd you remember that xou had forgotten rtl Mr Harlan Well I mrssed rt when I ralsed my hand to close rt xx hen the rarn had stopped l22l 1 1 . Y . . . - . , I . . ., ' . . 'V ' , . ' . ' . B v- - kv 1 15 - 11 1 uv - C 1 I 1 1 1 ,. . . . ' Y' '. ,- , ,. ., ' , 1 . i. mv .X . .im . , '. ' '. .. ' v,. . . Y X . V v 1 ' 1 - - 1 1 1 1 v . x .C 1 , 5 , . , . ' - v1 1 -1 1 ' 1 - 1 X . . ' . -. c ' ' . .4 , . ' '.f , ' , . :D ,, . v , ' , , , - .-1 q H . . V . Y c .

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BAND There are at the present time about fifty members in our high school band They are as follows Lorraine Goettsch Bernice Kelly William Dunbai Ellington Mills Willis Anderson Dick Ilgenfr1tz Clair Gamble Howard Kast Bill Hewitt Virginia Saum Junioi Breeding Gene Beeler Audrey Hatfield John Burch Dale Cosand Dorothea Schirm Maxine Powers Wallace Spence Fern Breakenrldge Estel Grubb Phyllis Bair Irene Thomas Bernard Wight Jack Null Gene Gullliams Iola Eycilx Rosalie Givan Mary Belle Jickling Esten Grubb Gale Poindexter Eunice Diers Hubert Jones Fredrick Kuntz Virginia Eyerly Pat Dunn Esther Spencer Dawn Wilson Raymond Brock Bob Tollinger Clst sernesterb Charles Neidt Donald Jordan Drum Maiors are My rtle Chamberlain Ralph Evans Lorraine Goettsch Martha Blake John Baker Bob Jones tlst Semesterh Carlev Kimball Ralph Cline Melvin Johnson t2nd semesterl Carolire Wade Frances Anderson The instrumentation of the band has been improved this year The alto clari net bass clarinet sousaphone and concert model snare drum haxc been added to the band During the first two months of vacation last summer a summer band school was hcld with classes for beginners and advanced students for the music as sociations for this vear The merit system used for the last two years has been continued this year The students receive merits for practice concerts etc. The Marching Band marched at several of our football games. On Armistice Day the Osceola High School Band. the American Legion Band of Winterset and the Winterset High School Band formed a large parade and also performed at the half of the game. The Concert Band played for the Rotary Club in Januaryg West High Des Moines. with Valley Band on March 7' the regular Band and Orchestra Concert in February and for the High School P. T. A. The band entered the Sub-District contest held at Guthrie Center on March 19 ranking superior, entered the District Contest at Oskaloosa April 9 ranked super- ior in Class A Concert Band there also. It participated in the State Music Fes- tival at Iowa City on May 7. The woodwind quintet went to the District contest. Myrtle Chamberlain received excellent in flute solo Caroline Wade received excel- lent rating in saxophone solo. Charles Neidt ranked superior in the Sub-District and excellent in the District Contests with his bassoon solo. The Band Festival was held at Indianola on April 22. Other bands in the fes- tival were Indianola Knoxville. and Pella. The Band Mothers' Club purchased three new uniforms and fifty new white leather Garrison belts. They also helped furnish the transportation to contests. The Band members sponsored a Tag Sale with a net return of 360. Also through the courtesy of the Firemens Organization they received S50. The .eniors who are leaxing the band this year are John Burch, Hubert Jones and Ralph Cline. There are about twelve or fifteen more students to enter the band this summer and fall. I 22

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tum' ...L GIRLS GLEE CLUB President Doris Hollingsvt orth Sccrctaiy Ruby Como Libxarlan Dorothy Barius The girls glee club under the direction of Miss Wllliamson has participated in several events during the past year For Armistice chapel the girls glee club sane a medlev of war songs The boys and girls glee club gave a short program at the Christmas P T A meeting Weather conditions prevented them from attending the music festival at Pella. The combined g ec clubs and band presented a progi am foi the public in February. The cantata, t'The First Easter, was given by both glee clubs at the Baptist church, The soloists were Dorothy Barrus, soprano, and Martha Fosher. alto. The stage was decorated with white candles and a lighted cross in the background. The glee club season was ended with commencement exercises. Sopranos: Second Sopranos: Altos: Muricl Abrahams Marjorie Cameron Francis Anderson Lois Armstrong Phyllis Duff Ruby Comp Dorothy Barrus Pauline Farlow Martha Fosher Doris Hollingsworth Ruby Grout Blanche Hircock Marjorie Ann McNamara Virginia Patterson Myrtle McNeley Bette Peterson Betty Jean Smith Lois Wilson La Vaun Reigle Isabelle Thorton Lillian Stevens Helen Warren 'tLes Garland: Can a family live on S1500 a year? He calls his girl Chase-and-Sanborn. because she is always dated. l24l