The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-05-02
HIGH SCHOOL BAND Wins FIRST
HONORS AT STATE MUSIC MEET
VALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND
WONDERFUL TRIP TO
GREAT FALLS

band of q pieces, accompanied by
Supt. f. H. Livingston, and also
by Fred Rathert, o. c. Heinze,
Frank Catlin, Ed Camrud, Mrs. j.
c. DeWane and E. B. Styer as
drivers, made the trip by cars to
Great Falls to attend the State
MlIsic meet. Chas. Simon, band
iirector, Mrs. Simon, Miss Belle
Donaghue of the faculty and Hell
en- Listerud accompanist, and
Belle Everitt went by train, also
the more bulky band instruments.
Considering the distance to
Great Falls it was a huge under
5aking. The actual necessary ex-
pense was a large item although
citizens of Great Falls entertained
The students while they were
there. The trip occupied the
greater part of four days and al
most impossible roads were en-
countered on the return trip. The
ldnd generously raised by Wolf
Point folks, and the free use of
cars, made the opportunity for
the band to make its first appear
dnce at a state high school band
contest.
Director Simon's splendid or
ganization, which has won a high
reputation, locally, made good in
decisive style in high class com
petition. 1t we'll repaid the effort
and expense by once more adver-
Using Wolf Point as a winning
town. There were seven bands
entered in the A and B classes.
Glass A included bands from high
schools with attendance of more
hen 300. Glass B included bands
from high schools with less than
300 students. This put three of
the competing bands, Anaconda,
Lewistown and Bozeman in the
upper class, and four bands, Wolf
Point, Browning, Hardin and San
ford in the lower class. But Wolf
Point elected to enter in class B
and go out Of it's class and com
pete in class A also.
Competing bands were allowed
40 members and all but Wolf
Point and Sanford (and one that
had 38) had the full number. To
be 13 pieces below opponents was
a heavy handicap. The Wolves
we're awarded first honors in
their own class and third place
in the big town class. One of
the judges, a band man of nation
al reputation, said lack of num-
bers and Instruments alone kept
the Wolf Point band from rank
ing much higher in the class A
contest.
Supt. Livingston has written for
The Herald the following inter
esting story of the trip and the
music meet.
(By Supt. F. H. Livingston
A rush of year end events pre-
vents a complete write-up of the
wonderful State Music Meet. |
have attended all other state
meets and thought each Of them
very fine, but none can compare
with the music meet.
The programs followed each
other in rapid succession from
100 p. m. Thursday to midnight
Saturday night. We left early
Sunday morning.
The solo events were held in
the Methodist church and in the
Baptist church. These were close
so we could jump from one to the
other. The large groups played in
the high school auditorium which
was quite a walk from the main
part of the city. However, the
Great Falls High School Boosters
club furnished cars to take the
contestants to any part of the city.
These were called M NJ NJ cars.
Welcome From Bob Moore
The trip up was a pleasure. The
roads were good and the ears ar
rived in Havre between 2 p. m.
and 3:15. Mr.. Moore had all ar
rangements made and certainly
went out of his way to make US
all feel at home. Mr.. Simon ar
rived on the train about 5 p. M.
Between 3 and 5 most of us were
free to follow our Own inclina-
lions.
The S and 10c stores were mob
bed. The Wolves began to come
out decorated like South African
wild men. Bracelets, earrings,
rings cts, appeared with amazing
rapidly. Some of the ladies who
were along were caught in the
social whirl, while Frank Covell
to it that several of us were
introducing brand new 75c golf
balls to the all devouring swift
that rushes through the
beautiful Havre golf course At
forwards some of us wished that
our Scotch blood had urged US to-
word the 10c store to buy golf
balls.
Havre Concerts
About $50 the band played a
sort concert on Main street. A
large crowd gathered and enjoyed
he music. We were then ban
Jueted at the Morris cafe. 1t was