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SUSQUEHANNA BULLETIN
q VOL, 75 NO, 19 May 4, 1975
Straining against their teachers
May Day celebrated at Riverview

vincent Mauss and Jacob Marsh after pie eating contest
Susquehanna Times & The Mount Joy Bulletin
MARIETTA & MOUNT JOY, PA.

Last Thursday was May
Day at Riverview Elementary
School. The rites of May
were observed with tugs of
war, wheelbarrow races,
running in burlap bags, and
pie-eating contests. In a tug
of war between the pupils
and teachers, the pupils won.
A nice sunny day, perfect,
for the pupils.
Mount Joy
sends out
Mount Joy Borough has
sent out a newsletter to all
residents of the borough, the
first time this was ever done.
The newsletter includes a
survey of opinions on every
conceivable aspect of life in
Mount Joy. Residents are
encouraged to fill out the
questionnaire and return it to
the Borough Office, so that
governing officials can be
aware of the public's atti-
tudes in making their deci-
sions.
The questionnaire covers
both things liked and things
not liked about life in the
borough. It asks residents
opinions on how tax moneys
should be spent.
In addition to the survey
the newsletter contains a
message from Council Presi-
dent W.H. Foley and from
Mayor James Gingrich. It
also contains complete re-
Ten Cents
Composer lives in Mount Joy
by Hazel Baker
Chester Wittell, who re-
sides in Mount Joy, is an ac-
complished pianist, compos-
er, poet and, author. He isa
self-taught scholar and con-
siders orienta] languages and
interpreting the Koran as
hobbies.
This dignified gentleman,
born in Ironville, and a re-
sident of the Columbia area
for the first 20 years of his
life, moved to Reading
where he was to spend the
next 50 years at the Wyo-
missing Institute of Fine
Arts, which he founded.
Here he taught piano, theo-
ry, counterpoint and or-
chestration. He once pre-
sented eight recitals in less
than seven months. His pro-
grams included works of
Bach, Handel, Mozart,
Beethoven, Schubert, Schu-
man, Chopin, and Liszt.
Among graduates of Wyo-
missing Institute are a num-
ber of college professors and
Irvin Redcay, who appeared
on the Arthur Godfrey show.
Wittell recalls sitting on
his father’s knee and having
his hand guided to write
the notes of the scale before
he knew the alphabet. Musi-
cal talent came from the
paternal side, poetic ability
from his mother.
Borough
newsletter
ports from each of the three
major committees of the
Council: public works, admi-
nistration and finance, and
public safety.

Although cases of his
compositions are in storage,
Mr. Wittell is currently work-
ing on new ones. He esti-
mates an original composi-
tion takes three months;
copying symphonic arrange-
ments however, takes a year.
Wittell has sold 500 copies
of a first edition of one of
his compositions and is con-
templating a second edition.
Publication is expensive and
is sometimes underwritten
by a patron.
Poems, according to Dr.
Wittell, are a part of music
since they employ meter
and rhythm. His work en-
titled, “Garnered From the
Garden Spot,” covers a wide
range of local subjects such
as historical incidents, folk
Lions’

Chester Wittell
tales, legends, character
sketches, philosophic obser-
vations, lyrical and pastorial
pieces, nostalgic dreams,
whimsies, country capers,
( Continued on page 3)
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