Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-30
DOUGLAS SCHOOLS WILL SEND
80 MUSICIANS TO The MUSIC
CONTEST OPENING AT BISREE
SOIOsts and Quartets Leave Today While the Band and
Others Will Make the Trip Tomorrow-Ten
Schools Will Be Represented

The sixth annual southern ARIZONA
music contest opens at this after
noon at the BiSbee high SCHOOL audi
torium. The ten schools which will
probably be represented in the contest
are: Benson, Bisbee, Douglas, Mariana,
Ncgales, Stafford, st, David, Tomb
stone, Tucson and WILCOX
On Friday and Saturday 81 Douglas
high school musicians will drive to
Bisbee to take part in the various
events. Today the soloists and mem
loerS of the quartetS, accompanied by
Mrs. Louise CaShman supervisor OF
music, Supt. j. e. Carlson, Jr., and
G. w. Granger, principal Of the high
school, will leave for Bisbee Those
entering the solo events this year
have not represented the high school
before; they are: Lucille Glenn.
soprano; Mabel Frost, mezzo soprano; /;
Frank Long, tenor: Bertram Sadler,
baritone: Paul Causey, piano; Ken
meth Hurst, cornet; Frances Jacks,
accompanist and sight reading. The
members of the girls quartet are:
Lucille Glenn, Mabel Frost, Zana
Lamb and Betty Sexton; of the mixed
quartet, Lucille Glenn Mabel Frost.
Jim Critchly and Bertram Sadler;
of the boys quartet, Frank Long,
Albert Williams Ed Park and Bert
ram Sadler. Only two members OF
quartets have represented Douglas
before, those being Mabel Frost and
Ed Park.
Tomorrow the choruses, orchestra
and band will leave Tor their part
in the program. William P. Hansen,
director of the band, director Of the
band, will accompany The boys to
Bisbee. This band has been organized
but a few months and Mr.. Hansen
deserves much credit for the progress
that has been made in so short q
time. The orchestra has also been
working but few months.
Being an annual event, the music
contest has become matter of keen
competition between the various
schools. Tucson has been the winner
in the five contests held so far and
is considered slight favorite TO win
this year because OF much larger
number from which to choose. This
is not an alibi, Tucson has good
talent and good instructors. Douglas
has won second place in four of
the five contests, finishing but two
points behind Tucson in 1926 In
that contest Douglas was IA points
ahead of Tucson with only two
events, band and orchestra, remain
ing. Douglas did not have an entry
in either, Tucson won both, thereby
winning the meet. This year Douglas
is entered in every event except the
violin solo. There are three excellent
violinistS I'M the high school puI nons
of them would consent to take part
in the contest Last year Glenn Pratt
won the tenor solo for Douglas, the
girls quartet, composed of Jane Neer,
Frances Larson, Mabel Frost and
Frances Bennett, won first; and the
Douglas naked chorus won first for
the third consecutive time. The
money made by students with their
operetta last fall will be used tol
help pay the expenses Of the con-
testartS.
Mr.. E. F. Honn, principal OF Bisbee
nigh school and director OF the con-
test. has secured an excellent group
of Judges, none of whom is in any
way connected with any OF the
schools represented or with any Of
the contestants. The students OF
Bisbee high school will give dance /
Saturday evening in honor OF the
visiting students, all 9of whom are
invited to attend.
The results of the contest will be
announced in the Dispatch Sunday
morning.