Memories of Karl L. Probst as told by Glen W. Probst:
Karl L. Probst, 1918This is Dad (Karl) in his Army days. He was sent to Camp John Wise in San Antonio, Texas in 1918. There he was attached to a Balloon Reconnaissance regiment. Once Major Lambert learned of Dad's musical ability, he appointed Dad to organize a camp band to boost morale. He even took Dad into San Antonio to a music store where they bought the instruments needed. Dad played both the saxophone and trombone very well. He also conducted music well. Dad studied music at Blrigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, under Robert Sauer, a well-known musician in those days. Sauer was the one who composed the tune to "Springtime in the Rockies" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929_in_music Scroll down to 1929). As band director, Dad was able to include several other Midway boys in the band. They were all talented muscians. This kept them out of going to fight at the front.
Dad was discharged from the Army at Fort Logan, Colorado, the latter part of Feb 1919. He met Cree Wright and married her June 23, 1920, in the Salt Lake Temple. They lived in an old log cabin down on the Weber River, where their oldest son Bernard was born the following spring on April 1, 1821. Dad was teaching school in Oakley near Kamas, Utah. I remember his telling me that his first teaching contract was $800 for the school year.
Dad was discharged from the Army at Fort Logan, Colorado, the latter part of Feb 1919. He met Cree Wright and married her June 23, 1920, in the Salt Lake Temple. They lived in an old log cabin down on the Weber River, where their oldest son Bernard was born the following spring on April 1, 1821. Dad was teaching school in Oakley near Kamas, Utah. I remember his telling me that his first teaching contract was $800 for the school year.
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