York High School - Duke Yearbook (York, NE)

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Dudes 'Meet Arizona' as Choir Goes West GO WEST YOUNG MAN Furs? Row D Moomey B Burnham B Graham J Buchanan J Lughf Second Row B Bovey G Nelson R Armstrong D Hoichkuss D Jensen R Drake D Rams HERNANDO S HIDEAWAY J o a C Lewis B Dehl Bland R Dey 5,1 WAITING FOR A HOSS M a IJZGJ Bar er Scharfenberg A Mafiley L Lught and B Westbrook 5: ff N k.f'-' fs! ,G-.2-pi REMEMBER Those duefs

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Kopcho. WE'VE GOT RHYTHM -Left-Carol Van Ostrand, Beverly Westbrook, and Jeannette LICORICE STICKS PLUS -- Below - Jane Feather, Marion Mozer, Carolyn Donahoe and Wilma Nichols. Modern Music Masters Promote Greater Interest Promoting greater interest in solo, ensemble, band, orchestra, and choral performances was the goal ot the Modern Music Masters Society. The organization was entirely new to the music depart- ment this year, It is a national organization with chapters in high schools and colleges. Mrs, Clarice Williams and Aaron Schmidt, ad- visers, selected twelve musicians to be initiated dur- ing the Music Clinic at Beatrice. These charter mem- bers were Wilma Nichols, Betty Bumgarner, Joan Smith, Kathryn Epp, Joyce Mason, Sheila Warren, and Deanna Meyers. Others were Mary Nettleton, Nancy Schneider, Bill Brannen, Beverly Westbroolc, and Jeannette Kopcho. New members who were initiated into Music Masters this spring were Nancy Barth, Carolyn Donahoe, Mary Barth, Yvonne Eberle, and Carl Barth. Also included in this group were Bob Greene, John Lindell, Richard Strickler, Ralph Grotz, Deanna Jensen, Sherrill Lutz, Marion Mozer, and Saundra Watt. At the time of initiation, the new members received a Modern Music Masters' pin and a life- time membership. MUSIC MASTERS-First Row-N. Barth, C. Donahoe, M. Barth, Y. Eberle, J. Feather. Second Row-S. Watt, S. Lutz, D. Meyers, R Strickler, R. Greene. Third Row-W. Nichols, K. Epp, B. Bumgorner, C. Van Ostrancl, J. Lindell, B. Brannen, J. Smith. 1 xi . 'X 5 l , , o s

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J MM, 'z 1 rg . . , 4 .ia ,c7 CJ Y -s Q L , Z 'Z t E SENIOR HIGH CHOIR-First Row-B. Shannon, M. Hoblitzel, J. Schurfenberg, J. McBride, J. Shipferling, S. Green, J. Light. Second Row-J. Kopcho, B. Westbrook, F. Barber, B. Diehl, A. Brown, B. Klippenstein. Third Row-J. Brown, D. Counter, J. Rhoda, J. Brown, J. Buchanan, D. Jensen. Choristers Kept Busy With Clinics, Contests, PLAY A SIMPLE MELODY-Nancy Schneider and Beverly Westbrook. Yorlds Senior High Choir, under the direction of Mrs. Clarice Williams, was well known for its annual performances. This year they ioined with the Senior Orchestra to give a.Spring foncert. The grade schools, iunior high, and senior high choirs gave tne annual Christmas program. The choir also sang for graduation and provided music forthe Junior-Senior Banquet. Meet Arizona , the rootin', tootin' operetta, was given in February, featuring the entire choir in a Western setting. Spring brought the District .Vlusic Contest at Geneva with 'nany small groups and solos entering competition. Tne Vrxed Octet, composed of Beverly 'Westbrook Carolyn Lewis, Rod Armstrong, Bill Bovey, fvlary Szvansan, Carol Van Ostrand, Louis Light, and Don Jensen, received a superior rating. Also award- ed a top ratirg were vocal solosts Mary Swanson, sane? Rhoda, and Beverly Vvestbroolc. Florence Barber served os secretary ot music, while Nancy Scnnelder was the accompanist tor the :noir ond any srnaller groups of choir members.