PERRY H. YAW graduated from Mansfield in 1940, received his Masters of Music at the University of Michigan in 1946, and his doctorate at Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY in 1955. His professional experiences includes teaching public school elementary music in Meshoppen, PA for two years; teaching public school elementary classroom music in Clarks Summit, PA for one year; Chairman of Music Department at Northland College, Ashland, WI for one year; instructor of all the brass instruments at Crane School of Music, Potsdam, NY for thirty-three years. At Potsdam Perry conducted the Brass Ensemble and French Horn Ensemble in concert and on tour, played horn in Symphonic Band, played cello in faculty quartet for one year, played cello in College Symphony during festivals, and played horn in Mozart Concertante during one festival.