The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-12-06
HIGH SCHOOL BAND
CONCERT AN ARTISTIC
AND MUSICAL TREAT
Varied Program Of Classical And Popular Music Delights
The Ears OF Large Assembly OF Music Lovers
At High School Tuesday Night.


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Beginning with ths Warrington
ard INw swing. an ever popular
number Tire program took "a caaz-
seal and novelty numbers. Christ
usAs songs and the National An
ttseEn
A Message o. Spring. p3erol0
solo ny Betty Alice Exeli. uAa uKhi
and Dainty n character. vel ga
pressing ne sDartt of BprfExuzne.
and waA well rendered. Miss Davas
playing the accompaniment Or the
piano
The Band gave a splendid show-
ina u the T~ehaikoyaky number.
AsArrfae Slave q number snEne-
what sosnher IN spirit but relieved
II xpota By recognized fhrEzes O. .
lighter mature The duIl manosuae
and the beating o. tne drums weTe
impressive.
The Three Trees. was vel m
terpreted By Dottie Daniel and TIE
orchestra This Il familiar TO muntc
lowers with ia repetition az There
-There--anc Therrt" When the
rabbit was shot and John Nc
Cog. ths Drum MAJOR. hit his drum
a resouncing blow. Il vas very
much IN key and VERY renlizt1c.
There's Something About q
Soldier. which caught the attsn-
ton and spirit Of all Of u sud Ne
were sorry when this dellghtfnf
number came 70 an end The music
FaFfa - haNa1m ~afaa -.
rhythms Of daily life Of the soldier.
Starting with the -T-eAn.t-gst-aem-
up number. then the mea call. as
aembly. adjutAnt's call. retreat and
taps This was interesting and eel
received
A short intermi&kion, the heautl-
fuI curtains weg closed and thsu
drawn to show the Second Band m
place on the stage. their bright red
coats and youthful faces not SUD-
dued b the splendid pulse OF I'll.
This Band Is composed Of lie
mentary School pupils. aided and
strengthened by several member
Of the High School nand. Most Of
the youngsters have heen prncfzcinR
only about four or five months. md
this l. the first time ln twu years
that this band has been asked 70
play IN public with the First Band
They gave q fine performance,
sfn1nooth and fun Of life. with eli
OF the poiae and assurance Of vet
eFan players. and deserve q lot OF
praise
Between numbers the audience
was entertained by an exhibition uf
baton twirling By the Drum Major
and M~aIorvfte.
To our no1-mtizicai mind the best
number played was the National
Emblem March, BY Z Z. Bagiev
The playing Of this number show
ed such . perfection Of tone.
smoothness of performances. syn
chruniaattos1 of media and actual
enthusiasm. that Il stood out above
all the rest Of the program.
The novelty number Mary Had
Flock of Sheep VA q play on
the nursery rhyme Mary Had a
Little Lamb" and the members of
the orchestra looked quite as I'M
poftAnt as those Of the big name
bands Al they arose and played GER
tain portions Of the theme In the
following order Clarinets. comets.
oboes and saxophones. horns. rom
bones and barttones. bases and bari
saNophones and drums.
The audience very much enjoyed
The Christmas songs. . prelude to
the glad eason approaching The
program tame to an end with the
playing Of the National Anthem. the
audience standing.
The concert was conducted bv o
Is Taylor. Jr- director. Who him
self was 20 imbued with the spirit
OF the music and did such an ex-
celieni iob Of directing that he
seemed actually part Of the music
The entire roster Of the High
School Band is as follows: Doris
Me0ehee. Betty Exeli. Doris Jane
0encvteYe Seay. Mary A Krebs
Betty Jean Robinson. JEANNE pei
ham. Edward Cole. Robert Ora
ham. Anita Walker. Carl McGehee
Gloria Cole. Mac oautier. Nora
johnson, Horace Savage. Ann
ErebS, Francis Frederic. Melyfna
DaEgett, Billy Day. Everette stone
II Ella Mae Barq. Lenore -rrlburv
Jane Herring. Walter LEA Pol. Duel
Hewlett, Bill Gautlef. John He'd
man. Bill Scheffler. Kline Thorn
ton. Betty Jane EmmiL " r
Avara. JF. Jerry Bryant Hush
Waters. John Cautief. Ralph Wat
ers. jean dnutieE. Bill Skinner. Don
Byrd, Bobby Gautier. r W. Hudson
JFs Jean Bernd. Marvin Waters
Joseph Peetx. Billy DeFurress l a
Beekham. Edward Mccoy john Ne
Coy. J b Henley. Ray Waters. Jaek
Mccoy. Helen oautier. Laverne
Bolding.
The Second Bands p@rxonnel
Jean Swartvout. BOBBY Schefaer
Tazc Nelson. Barbara Penfroe
Maize Webb Josie IAdnier. Irene
Hedman, Florence spArkmAn Rev.
cry MAison. Billie Bragg Herring
Don Moody. Marie Morgan. Oliver
LAdnier. Harry Wright Ieosa
Smith. Jeannlne Pelham. Fanrts
Lees Dudahac. Joseph Pretz. Nsry
Mccoy, Howard X Russell earl
Alien HUDSON. Norma Lea Stein
naaer. Louis Waters. Charles saw
aGe. Ruth Ann Strickland
Much OF NE honor and glory b.
long 10 the ieadess o. this fine hans
Hasooy oaatleF. president and John
hedman. vtc@-preSident but Il Is
diiIicuit when everyone has worked
- hard and ~ un1rinElv q -
cut lust q few member for 60
msndation me team-uork -.
seed the timing perfect the reasI-
aon excellent And Is for tlae DrFn
Major Wi. he was the Mcog