Daurice Vigilantes

The Daurice Vigilantes drum and bugle corps was originally organized in 1950 as the Daurice Cowgirls, a baton and twirling unit and was sponsored by the Daurice School of Music and Dance in Hyde Park.

They sported a western theme and wore cowboy outfits “a la Roy Rogers” and expanded their program the following season as a drum and bugle corps. In 1952, the corps incorporated boys in the program and became the Daurice School drum corps as members of the Eastern Massachusetts (E-Mass) circuit, placing 3^rd in the “Straight Marching Parade Class” and was also a member of the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) circuit.

The Daurice School entered the field of competition, placing 2^nd in the 1953 CYO “Junior Class” and was renamed the Daurice Vigilantes in 1954 as they moved up to the “Class B” division in both the E-Mass and CYO circuits. They were crowned the 1954 CYO champions and finished in 2^nd position in the E-Mass championships. The Hyde Park group won the 1955 E-Mass “Class B” title and competed in the VFW Nationals, where they placed 10^th in the preliminary round.

They disbanded in 1956.

Gil Norton; Paul Legault (DCX)