The Glacier reporter. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1953-current, 1955-05-20
High School Band
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and smiled as hough they were
really marching through SUM-
shine. One of the girls said aft
erward she could do nothing but
smile because her face froze that
way, so you know how cold it
was. The Browning girls were
the only ones who had to use
the school wash rooms to wash
the mud off the backs of their
legs, though.
After the parade the buses
took the boys and girls back
down town to eat, while Mr. Kus-
ter talked to the judge, Profess
sor McNutt. Browning didn't re-
ceive the rating at this time,
however, as it will be sent out
later to the various schools. Pro-
fessor McNutt did tell us that
most of the things he could tell
the band for improvement were
extremely small things and
which he ordinarily would only
tell to college bands. He ex-
pressed great pleasure at the
way our band plays marches and
simply went into rhapsodies ov-
er the marching. We did find
out he considered our band and
the Malta band best at the fes-
tival.
While we were enjoying sup
per and contemplating the re-
turn home, member of the
Havre Chamber of Commerce in
formed us the road to Browning
was closed due to a blizzard and
the Havre Chamber of Com
merce was prepared to care for
all our youngsters over night.
After some frantic telephoning
by Earl Armstrong to Mr. Cloke,
the report was confirmed and
we accepted Havre hospitality.
The girls were assigned to the
Grand hotel where the third
floor was turned over to them.
The boys were taken to the
Havre hotel and bedded down
for the night.
There was dance at the
school so the boys and girls were
given twelve o'clock curfew so
they could attend the dance, but
none of them seemed to be in
terested. The girls all bought
funny books, and after taking
hot baths, read and visited
around the different rooms.
Most of the boys spent the
evening running the elevator at
the Havre hotel, a few attended
the late show
The boys and girls were all
chilled and tired so were happy
to be inside under a roof with
beds to crawl into. Bed check
was held at l o'clock and all
of the youngsters were in and
most of them were asleep.
At 7:30 next morning (Satur-
day., chaperones started calling
little sleepy heads" and after
an early breakfast Browning bus
es were loaded up with young
sters, funny books and bubble
gum and headed home.
Perso observations are
these: that Browning can be
proud of its young people, they
were well behaved, obeyed or
ders explicitly and were excell-
ent travellers. They were coop
erative and happily cheerful I'M
der most adverse conditions, and
all conducted themselves in such
manner that they reflected cred
it upon parents and the COM
munity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Ward,
Sr., were in Havre for the fes-
tfval as was Mrs. Kuster.
Mr.. Kuster accompanied Earl
Armstrong; bus as chaperone
and Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Steph-
enson were on the bus driven by
Mr.. Norris, and acted as chap
erones for all the girls making
the trip.
The Browning high school band
is one activity which represents
and advertises the entire COM
munity and Browning can most
certainly accept this represent
alton without shame.
In spite of the bad weather
there were SO bands at the fes-
tival with two from Canada at
tending. One was Medicine Hat,
but we were unable to obtain the
name of the other.