The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-12
.WhXAHACHIE BAND N
MOST PLEASING CONCERT
PROGRAM II ONE THAT WOULD
Nor FAIL TO INTEREST MOST
ExACTING CRITICS.
Athletic Association Awarded Letters
to Foot Ball Players on HigL
Scho. Il Teanl--Ta,ks Com
corning Athletics.

There was large crowd present
at the band concert at the High
school auditorium last night, and
ali present enjoyed most thoroughly
the excellent program rendered.
The program consisted of such high
class numbers as William Tell, and
other we'll known selections which
we're rendered in a most capabie
manner. Director James +. king
has had charge OF the Lone Star
band only about six months but he
has succeeded in developing a first
class musical organization, capable
of entertaining any kind of an au-
dience. The concert last night was
for the benefit of the band and the
athletic association, and neat sum
was realized.
During an intermission In the
program Mr.. Moore explained that
It was customary for the athletic
management OF schools to award let.
tiers to the students who made ooou
on the teams in the various athletics
and he read a list of the names OF
tie students to whom letters we're
awarded during the foot ball season;
Jim Miller, Ed Miller, Warren Smith,
Brownlee Ferguson, G. B. Wtnn.
Dave Apprice. Marion Brasher, c.
p webb, Chireno Hales, Stuart
Moore. Oscie Alexander, Zone Finley,
Arthur Meyers and Earnest Forrest.
Mr.. Moore then called on Brownlee
Ferguson, captain of last years foot
ball team, for short talk, in which
he expressed sincere thanks fcf the
support given the foot ball team and
the hearty encouragement given the
boys by the presence of business men
at the games. He said the team
would lose only four men this year
through graduation, and that the
very best the school has ever had
The men who will graduate and
thereby be eliminated from High
school athletics are James and Ed.
Miller, Stuart Moore and Warren
Smith. After again expressing his
appreciation Of the cooperation civ
Ell the team, Mr.. Ferguson asked a
like cooperation in other athletics
Ernest Forrest, captain of this
Years foot ball team, talked on the
prospects for a 1916 team, saving
it was their aim and hope to make
very warm contest for north Texas
and all-state championship honors.
James Miller, representing the
student body, discussed the prefix
dices that exist against athletics
and the growth of athletics in the
Waxahachie High school. He said
the town people never had supported
athletics as we'll as they should. hut
that the student body was not great
ly discouraged and would endeavor
to increase athletics in the school
she band played a number of selec-
tions, after which Mr.. Pat Sims
made brief talk calling attention TO
the aims of the management of the
Waxahachie band. He said it would
be a pleasure to have the parents of
the boys and any other visitors come
up to the band room and visit them.
He said the band management had
hopes that their organization would
make boy better rather than pull
him down.
The program was most thoroughly
enjoyed and to many was real
surprise because they did NOS know
the Waxahachie band played sucn
high class music.
through the country last week.