The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-10

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building on the campus OF the
College OF Puget Sound rang with
music from morning till night Sat
urday when nearly 500 junior and
senior high school students per
formed for competitive ratings.
The event was the annual North
west Washington school solo COM
petition festival.
Those competing were given
one of five ratings: superior,
the highest; excellent, good,
fair and unsatisfactory. Those
who received n superior rating
are now eligible 10 participate
In the regional festival MAY 2.
This event will probably take
place In Seattle.
William Usdans, music instruc-
tor at Jason Lee junior high
school, Tacoma. was local chair
man for the affair.
The day was brought to close
with a concert given by IA stu
dents who were chosen during the
day for outstanding performance.
They were awarded medals after
the concert. Included were David
Softer, Bremerton, senior violin;
Lorrain Tolland. Highline, junior
soprano; Bob Smith, snohomish,
senior oboe: string quartet, Brem-
erton. John Hampton, Stadium
Tacoma, senior trombone; Renwick
TAYLOR, Lincoln, Tacoma, senior
French horn; Richard Lawson, Mt.
Vernon, junior oboe; Charles Re-
berger. Lincoln, Tacoma, senior
clarinet: Clifford johnson. Everett,
tenor voice; Mary johnson, Mt.
Vernon. senior soprano; Marilyn
Olsen. Everett, senior piano; Lois
Bennett, Issaquah, Junior piano.
Don Troy, Enumclaw, senior trum-
net and brass sextet, Lincoln, Ia
coma.
Results of the afternoon compe-
titions were as follows:
yloiins
Violin. junior division; MaTloL .,
Brooks. Bremerton. John lalai -
Stewart school, Tacoma, superior
Virginia Hermann. Mason school. ano
John Joyce, McCarver school, tscomA,
excellent. keith Evans osewaf'
school, Tacoma ,a.,,n hrth snd Marsaret
perko boulevard Park, Highline. gooo.
Violin senior division: Lorraine
smith. Highline: David Softer, Brem-
erton, Eugene Taylor, Lincoln hien'
Tacoma. and Shirley Warner, south
Kitsap. superior. c ar o rreeIaan'
Highline. Ardeath Pecht. Bremerton,
Robert Presser. Bremerton. and Betty
Wriglev Puyallup, excellent. Patricia
BOYD, south Kitsap; Bob Howe HIGH
line, Mel Lambery. GOOD
Alto. Junior division: Dorothy MO-
lund. Stewart school. Tacoma SUI
perior.
baritone voice: Donald Camper
Summer. Hans Thompson. Hiehllne
George Link. Buckley. and Bob Rad
maker. inner. excellent. DICK
Mitchell. Kent: Duane Fitch. High
string Ensembles
String Ensembles. Junior DIVISION
Miscellaneous quartet, Highline, eooo
Senior division. string quartet, Brem-
erton, superior. String trio. High
line. string quartet. Lincoln. Ia
coma: string quartet. Puyallup; string
quartet, Enumclaw. and string quar-
tet, Bremerton. excellent.
Trumpets. senior division: Jack ST.
pila. Renton. and Don Troy, Enum-
claw. superior Clarence Billingsley'
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dunn, Tacoma: Jack Gallagher. sta
dunn. Tacoma: Ben Lonn. Eatonyille,
and Dick Whitmoree. Buckley, ex-
cellent Jeanne Hoggart. Eatonvilie
and Bill Molchior. Port Angeles. good.
Baritone horn senior division: Nell
Buckley. superior. Charles
Ludwig. Auburn. and Alfred Suffer
Flues senior division: Helen Hupp.
Lincoln. Tacoma. Florence N. Schal-
Ter. Stadium. Tacoma. Philip Sayre
and Phbyllis Lawson. excellent. Har-
riet Nelson. Eatonville; David Rees,
Stadium. Tacoma. good.
Alto. senior division: Laurie Hig-
gins. Summer superior Jerry Plisko.
South Kitsap: Margaret Allen. Port
Angeles; Ethel sweeney, Federal WAY;
Edna Smith Sumner. and Shelley
Martin Sumner. excellent
Marimba. senior division: Lois Col
burn Highline. excellent
Baton twirling. or division
Gloria Ellexson Sumner. excellent.
10 Anne Allen. Fife. good
Baton twirling. sen or division
Claren Billingsley Enumclaw; Lois
Hettrick Fife: Bonnie Madden. Buck
ley. and Betty Oleson. Enumclaw
excellent. Anita Dewitt Eatonville
Dorothy Novels; Eatonvills. and Helen
Twardoski Buckley. good.
Trombones
Trombone. Junior division: Robert
Knight. Jason Lee. Tacoma. superior
Trombone. sen or division: Bill
Divine. Puyallup. Norman Abelson,
Lincoln. Tacoma: Bob Jensen. Enum-
claw; John Hampton. Stadium. Ia
coma and Hal Stahehut Sumner.
superior Duane Fitch. Highline
excellent. Doyle Watt. Clover Park
good
Oboe. Junior division. Richard
Gene Lawson. Lincoln. Mount Vernon.
superior
Clarinet. junior division: Eettie