“It’s in glorious situation and it’s in good fingers now,” he stated. “I’m joyful to do it.”
“Mr. Cline’s want is for this violin heirloom to enter the fingers of a pupil as soon as once more,” stated Sarah Benedict, Springboro Excessive and Junior Highschool strings director. “It’s Mr. Cline’s hope is that this historic violin will encourage the following technology of scholars to maintain music of their lives.”
Music has all the time been a significant focus of Cline’s life. He went to The Ohio State College and earned a spot as a freshman enjoying coronet as a member of “The Greatest Rattling Band In The Land” from 1947-51. Whereas a band member, he carried out with the band on the 1950 Rose Bowl. Ohio State beat California by a area purpose that 12 months and he wound up with a bit of the purpose publish from that recreation.
“The squad leaders have been all former servicemen they usually put us by way of the wringer,” he stated.
Along with the the OSU Marching Band, Cline was additionally a member of the OSU Symphonic Band and the drum main for the OSU ROTC Regimental Band. After graduating with a bachelor’s diploma in music training in 1951, Cline was employed because the band director at Franklin Excessive College.
He later went on to develop into an instrumental trainer within the Kettering Metropolis Colleges and have become band director for Fairmont, Fairmont East then the mixed Fairmont Excessive College. Cline later earned a grasp’s diploma from Miami College and have become a faculty administrator. He retired from the Kettering faculty district in 1985 after 34 years of service. Cline served as a member of the Sugarcreek faculty board and earned a non-public pilot’s license in 1983.
Over time, Cline participated enjoying trumpet and percussion devices or directed quite a few neighborhood and church bands and choruses, as a member of the OSU Alumni Band, and was director of the Ohio State Honest Senior Refrain.
In a kind of bands enjoying percussion, a former pupil from Franklin, retired journalist Dan Darragh, was his part chief within the Centerville Group Band. Darragh stated Cline taught him the flutaphone when he was within the fourth grade in 1952 earlier than he took up the trumpet in class.
His spouse Rita additionally stated, “he’s an incredible trumpet participant and has been requested to play at funerals of veterans.”
“It’s been life,” Cline stated. “I’m blessed. I’ve glorious well being at age 92 and I give all credit score to God. He’s watched over me.”
