The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1950-05-04
BY MRS. r. J. LANGsTAFF

ERICHWoOD HIGH II SCHOOL
BAND GOES TO SPRINGFIELD
The annual state music tests
Iwere held for high school bands
Fat Springfield Last Saturday The
Redwood band participated in
these tests. In these tests the
bands do not compete against
each other but strive for rating.
Thirty-four bands played at
Springfield last Saturday but the
Redwood band was the only
Glass &C" band in the district
that entered.
The Redwood band played
Hall of Fame, march; "Oliva-
doti; "A Walking Tune" by
Grundman; and, Argentina Ov-
erture", by Buchtel.
The judges were Prof. Don Nc
Ginnis, head of reed instruments
in music department, Ohio State
University; irwin Hamilton, in
structor of music in the Hamilton
High School; and Gerald Frank,
instructor of music in the Elyria
high school. Two of these judges
gave the Redwood band a rat
ing of excellent or 20" while
one gave rating of superior
or /.
This is the third year that the
Redwood Band has been invited
to take part in the state finals.
The rating this year, "2" is the
highest the band has yet receiv-
ed in these tests.
The Redwood band consists of
go pieces. There are the following
instruments: three flutes; IA
clarinets; one bass clarinet; one
tenor saxophone; one baritone
saxophone; six alto saxophones;
IL cornets and trumpets; five
alto French horns; four from
bones; four baritone horns; three
sousaphones and six members are
trained to play on percussion in
struments. OF this list only seven
members are seniors this year
which promises some good band
work during the next several
years.
The officers of the band in-
clude Knute Roberts, president;
Pat Warner, vice-president; Bev-
erly Brobeck, secretary treasurer.
Librarians include Irwin Durbin,
Ellen Huffman and Bill Farrin-
ger.
The majorettes who perform
with the band are Ellen Huffman,
Janis Stultz, Helen Brelsford,
Sally Allen and Sue Dickson.
The director is Mr. Marvin Fogt
The student directors are Knute
Roberts and Irwin Durbin.
MOTHER DAUGHTER
BANQUET
Several committees have been
appointed and are working on
the completion of plans for a
Mother-Daughter banquet to be
held in the dining room of the
Baptist Church the evening of
May IL. The program committee
is planning an evening of enter
tainment. The dinner committee
is planning a very nice menu.
A committee of fathers will
serve the meal. Tickets are on
sale at soc and may be bought
from any of the group chairmen.
Any girl who is attending the Bap-
tiSt Sunday School and who does
not have a mother who can go
should contact Mrs. Claud
SWartz in order that arrange
ments may be made for her a.
doption for the evening.
CHEERIo CIRCLE MEETS
The Cheerio Circle of the
Kings Daughters met in regular
session Monday evening at the
home of Mrs. Mile Webb. The
devotional period was in charge
of Mrs. Marion Cameron. Roll
call was answered by naming
my Hobby.
MRS. Wayne Dilger had charge
of the program and gave very
interesting talk on Hobbies" in
which she stressed that hobbies
may be creative or collections or
activities. At the conclusion of
her talk she exhibited q numter
Of objects that Mr.. John Mover
had carved from wood.
ANNUAL SPRING PROGRAM
OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Mrs. Laura Rea, religious edu-
cation instructor in Union Coun-
ty, win present approximately
$50 of her pupils in the annual
spring program, at 8 p. m. We'd
nesday, May 10 in the Marys-
vile High School Auditorium.
The program will consist of
music, memorized verse, pan
tomimes, and instrumental num-
bers which have been used in
the classes during the year. All
parents and friends are invited |
to attend.
GUILD MEETS 81.
The Ann Judson Guild of the
Baptist Church met Monday eve
ming in the church parlor with
the adviser, Mrs. John Meyer, as
hostess.