Morris tribune., 1921-08-05
ALBERTA NEWS
Concert By Alberta Band

at Alberta, Friday evening, Aug. 3.
There is a free concert and everybody
is invited to enjoy it. 1t will be
given from the fine band stand of
the band.
Some of the excellent numbers of
the program are vocal solo, cornet
solo, baritone solo, trombone solo and
bass solo, This will be the first real
street concert the band gives from it's
band stand on the street. It is hoped
that a large crowd will enjoy this
musical treat.
At present there are just twenty
one pieces in the band. The instru-
mentation is as follows:
Cornets:- John Siebrecht, Fred
Schlattman, Clark Roberts, Hugo
Lange, Arthur Steuck, August Schus-
ter
Alto:-Anton Maanum.
Baritone:-Frank Lee, George
Lange.
Trombone:-Gilbert Gulbranson,
Fred Henriksen, William LANCE.
Clairnets:- Clarence Schuster, Ar
mold Ginnow.
Saxaphones:-R Raymond Andert,
Ronald Rentz.
Bass: Robert Stenger, Fred Ora
feIman.
Snare Drums:-Cloyd Morehead,
George GinnOw.
Base Drum:-Wesley Ernst.
Henry Harvey, Director.
The officers of the band are Robert
Stenger, secretary, Wesley Ernst,
treasurer, Gilbert Gulbranson, vice
president and Fred Grafelman, presi-
dent.
The band began its musical work
in April of 1920 and during this time
of little over a year it has made
quite record, including picnic last
summer at which $3.50 was cleared;
all the music at the county fair of
q 1920, a $3.50 contract; playing for
organizations like commercial club
and ladies' club; minstrel show at
Alberta and Donnelly; all the music
Chokio Field Day, a SIS contract;
street playing at Alberta; building
large and beautiful band stand on
heavy trucks; contract for all the
on the second day of the county fair,
Wednesday, Sept. 7, both afternoon
and evening. The beautiful band
stand of the Alberta band will be
used by this and the Morris band
throughout the county fair programs
The band expects to be completely
uniformed for the county fair. They
have caps at present, but will have
coats and trousers also in the near
future.
In September, Director Prof. Har-
vey will organize a class of beginners
in band musical work. He will give
this class, or elementary section Of
the band, instructions and regular
band practice from about p. m. to
$50 o. m. on each band practice eve
ming. After that time the advanced
section or the regular body of the
band will practice for the rest of the
evening. By spring faithful members
of the elementary section of the band
will be able to play most of the selec-
tiOns of the regular band, so by
spring the Alberta band will be quite
large with heavy and full instrument
tations
All young men and ladies who
would like to learn to play an instru-
ment in a band or orchestra are
heartily invited to join in September.
They are requested to see Director
Harvey or Mr.. Grafelman about any
information they might desire. Very
fine and high grade secondhand in
truments can be bought very reason
ably at present. Anyone who would
like to join will be helped to secure
an instrument very cheaply.
All of the teachers of the Alberta
school faculty for next year are en-
gagged at present, with the single ex-
ception of high school principal. They
are Alice ]. Green, Primary; Edna
Ormond, Intermediate; Gertrude Sen
echal, Grammer; Beatrice Imsdahl,
English Literature; Luella J. Kratz,
Home Economics. The position held
by Miss jeanette Watson for the last
two years is therefore still unified
All these teachers, except one, are ex-
perienced teachers. They are all col
lege or normal graduates and hold a
successful record.
The school year of 1921-1922 pro-
misses we'll to continue the successful
program of school work of the Al
berta SCHOOL. Last year the school
had an enrolment of 100 pupils, 102
in the grades and % in the high
school. A senior class of four gradu-
ated The graduates were Fred
Sch1attman. Veneta Morehead Harold
Fougeron and Thelma Fougeron
This makes just twenty who have
completed full high school work al
the Alberta high school and are mem
bers of the Alumni Association. AL
berta is justly proud of all these
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