7he staff of the Band and Choral School.
Left to right'. Lorraine Parris, Joseph Gans,
John Eversman, Lucille Heffner, Earl Aiar-
t:n uiul Chiitlic CiLiw.
f-f in the Choral School.
porty-eight members of the Ecusta Band and eighty-
five students of the Choral School received certifi
cates at ceremonies in the gymnasium at Camp Sap
phire on July 7th. This is the largest group to attend
the camp and school in its three years of operation.
The certificates were presented by Harry H. Straus, Jr.
During the one month period a staff of six members
gave instructions in solo, sight reading, harmony and
theory, and classes were held in group and sectional
singing. The instructors were; John D. Eversman,
Lucille Heffner and Charles Glass of the Recreation
' Department; Lorraine Parris, Director of Music in the
ICity Schools of Newberry, South Carolina and neice of
J. I. Gaylor of the Finishing Department; Col. E. B.
Gans, Head of Mathematics Department at Henderson
ville High School; and Earl H. Martin, Band Director
of Hendersonville High School.
Each year the company sponsors this Band Camp and
Choral School for one month during the summer va
cation. Instruments and instructions are furnished free
of charge to the students.
This year Margaret Ann DeBord, daughter of Horace
DeBord of the Maintenance Department, and Mildred
Fuller, daughter of John Fuller of the Engineering Of
fice, graduated from the band. After graduating from
High School, members are no longer eligible for the
band.
Left to fight: Nancy Lader of Brevard;
Margaret Ann DeBord, Patsy Duckworth,
daughter of Joe Duckworth of the Cafe
teria; and Ronnie Keller, son of Paul Keller
of the Analytical Lab,
17