Practice baton of Leroy Shield. Leroy Shield (October 2, 1893 - January 9, 1962) was an American film score and radio composer. A native of Waseca, Minnesota, Shield was an employee of RCA Victor's National Broadcasting Company, for which he composed and conducted a number of on-air musical pieces. He also worked as a part-time employee for the Hal Roach studio, composing a great majority of the background music that later became associated with Roach series such as Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang, and Charley Chase. Most notably, one of the tunes he composed for Our Gang's 1930 short Teacher's Pet, became Our Gang's theme song: "Good Old Days". A review of Shield's life and work was held in Waseca during 2007; the museum displayed many artifiacts, photos and memorabilia of the Shield family.
