Alexandria High School - Alexian Yearbook (Alexandria, MN)

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1934 THE ALEXIAN 1934 y ORGANIZATIGNS National Honor Society Seated-Hans Llllevik, Martha Westerberg, Neal Nelson, Doris Gahlon, Ruth Avels- gaard, and Elva. Pilversack. Second row-Richard Carlson, Pearl Oberg, Ione Stenson, Virginia Kling, Mary Avelsgaard, Ellmbeth Bryant, and Ardice Peters. Third row-Katherine Leach, Ruth Kellogg, Ruth Jensen, and June Schulze. Back row-Robert Costello, James Flanagan, Emmett Shogren, and Lynn Bauman. Of all the honors conferred on high school students, membership in the National Honor Society is perhaps the greatest. At present there are 21 students whom the faculty believes fulfill the necessary entrance qualifications: character, scholarship, service, and leadership. The following seniors have merited admittance: Ruth Avelsgaard has been outstanding in musical activities. She has been in the junior class play and on the Alexian and Times staffs. Another senior prominent in musical activities is Lynn Bauman. He has also done work in dramatics, on the student council, and on the 1'i1c'xiarr staff. Richard Carlson has been business manager of the annual and a typist on the Times staff. He has played football and taken a part in the senior class play also. Wherever athletes congregate, there one will find Bob Costello, a senior who has been outstanding in basketball and football. He was also a student councilor. Doris Gahlon has been active in a variety of organizations. She has been in musical, forensic, journalistic, and executive work throughout her high school life. She has been president of the Sigma Beta Phi. Four years of service in the music department is Ruth Jensen's re- cord. She has been active in the student council and on the Alexian staff.

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1934 THE ALEXIAN 1934 Ruth Kellogg's list of activities is a long one. She has participated in glee club, orchestra, declamatory, athletics, student council, and Beta. She was associate editor of the Alexian. A girl prominent in athletics, forensics, and journalism is Virginia Kling. She is best known as Thelma, author of the Times' humor and gossip column. Debate is the activity in which Katherine Leach excels. Her other activities include class play, glee club, trio, sextette, basketball, and Alexiaii staff work. As president of the student council and editor of the Times, Hans Lillevik is one of the most prominent boys in school. Hans has also numbered football and debate among his activities. Neal Nelson, president of the Honor Society, has made himself known through dramatics, journalism, and athletics. He has been most prominent as business manager of the Times. Having sung leading roles in operetta for four years, Pearl Oberg will be remembered for her musical ability. She has also taken part in the senior class play, in band, and in orchestra. Elva Pilversack has attained a high scholastic standing. Through- out her four high school years, she has maintained a practically straight A average. This year, Elva has served on the student council and as a typist on the Times staff. As editor of the Alexian and literary editor of the Times, june Schulze has shown that she definitely has journalistic abilities. In ad- dition, she has participated in glee club and debate. She has maintain- ed a high standard of scholarship. When mentioning scholarship, it is fitting to speak of lone Sten- son. Her record is an enviable one. lone has served on the Times staff and has been a member of orchestra, glee club, and the basketball squad. Martha Westerberg has been prominent in dramatics and journal- ism. She is associate editor of the Times and a member of the Alexizm staff. Library work, debate, and class play have been among her ac- tivities. The following juniors have also earned recognition: Mary Avelsgaard has been a member of band, orchestra, glee club, and drum corps. She has also been a reporter on the Times. Although she has been a member of the student body for only two years, Elizabeth Bryant has clearly shown her eligibility for this group. She is major of the drum corps, a member of the library board, and of the junior class play cast. She also played on the basketball squad. James Flangan has been prominent as sports editor of the Times, a member of football squad, student council representative, and as a lead- ing character in the junior play. Like james, Ardice Peters received prominence as a leading mem- ber of the junior class play cast. She has served also on the library board, in glee club, and in operetta. Debate, staff work, glee club, and band constitute the activities of Emmett Shogren.