Browning Chief

School Bands
Being Groomed;
Davis Director

The high school band, under the direction of Irshal Davis, made its first public appearance at the Browning-Shelby game of the district tourney.

A native of Kansas, Mr. Davis received his degree from Baker University and did graduate work in music at the University of Montana.

With a membership of 30, Mr. Davis' high school group rehearses daily. At present it is being groomed in programs to be given at the spring music festivals at Havre and Conrad.

Having arrived the latter part of November to assume direction of the band, obviously, Mr. Davis has not been availed the desired time in which to make the progress he would have liked. Yet the headway of his musicians under the circumstances has been encouraging. Nevertheless.

Included as an accessory of the band are five majorettes and a drum major.

The group rehearses under Mr. Davis Tuesday evenings. A second weekly rehearsal is with the band. Several public appearances have been made by this group.

Other musical groups include sixth, seventh and eighth grade bands. All three are beginner groups and rehearse daily. By borrowing instruments from the Boarding School each beginner has his own instrument.

Their first public appearance will probably be at the spring concert.

As soon as a beginner is ready he is invited to join the senior band. Beginning next fall the high school band should be approximately 60, Mr. Davis said.

Under the present system it is possible to have feeders coming up all the time for the senior band.

There are five fifth grade students taking private instructions from Mr. Davis as regular band is not offered below the sixth grade.

Following are members of the high school band:

Clarinets-Monalta Olgen, Mary Rodgers, Ruby White Grass, Betsy Sherburne, Marilyn Beck, Esther Salois and Helen Miller.

Cornets-Marie Olson, Roberta Wood, Bill McCurdy, Steve Barcus, Mae Belle Wagner and Robert Henderson.

Saxophones-Betty Cohenner, Mona Guardipee and Alvio Pollock.

Altos-Margaret Wilson and Mae Running Wolf.

Flutes-Shirley Morgan and Joan Hemsing.

Baritones-Jack Billedeaux and Jean Higgins.

Trombones-Sheila Wilson, Lila Slaugh and Jason Devereaux.

Basses-Donna McPherson and Don Mott.

Percussion-Jim Coulter, Alice Fauley, Kay Brown and Marie Romsa.

Drum Major-Romona Goss.
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School Bands Being Groomed
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Majorettes—Alys Mae Pugh, Myrtle McNight, Theresa Ritter, Pat Huddleston and Joyce Lineweaver.

Following are the members of eighth grade band:

Clarinets—George Carl Robe, Carmelita Pepion, Alfreda Night Shoots, Angeline Heavy Runner and Barbara Norman.

Cornets—Edward Lemieux and Edward Conway.

Saxes.—Herbert Brown, Joan Marble and Beverly Anderson.

Drums—Jim Labre, Belva Vaile, Margaret McKay and Carroll Salois.

Trombones—Alvena LaFromboise, Freddie Pambrun and Hilda Larson.

Altos—Nancy Eisnach and Ruth McGovern.

Following are the members of seventh grade band:

Clarinets—George Gibson, Betty Powers, Alma Hanson, Jacqueline LaBreche, Wilma Still Smoking, June Bull Shoe and Ted Smiley.

Altos—Robert Madman and Clair Campbell.

Cornets—June McPherson, Helen Murphy, Barbara Juneau and Kenneth Conway.

Saxes.—Connie Teeple, Lola Hill and Eileen Miles.

Drums—Nola Sheppard and Joan Paisley.

Baritone—Keith Guardipee.

Trombones—Dorothy Merchant and Inez Brewer.

Bass—Donna McPherson.

Following are members of the sixth grade band:

Clarinets—Denise Juneau, Delores Douglas and Leona Brown.

Cornets—Gordon Grayson and
F Alto Violet LaPlant.
Baritone—Joseph Butterfly.
Trombones—Pete Devereaux and Patrick Schlitz.
Drums—Jack Welch, Charles Arnoux and Laura Mae Conway.