Alexandria High School - Alexian Yearbook (Alexandria, MN)

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1934 THE ALEXIAN 1954 Alex lligli 'rimes Front row-Mr. Meland, Virginia Kling, Neal Nelson, Hans Lillevik, Martha Wester- berg, James Flanagan, June Schulze, Mr. Jewett. Second row-Inez Buman, Ione Sten- son, Elva Pilversack, Frances Griffith, Doris Peterson, Marion Gustafson, Victoria Tangen, Dagmar Johnson, Dorothy Pottorf, Orris Gran, William Schaefer, Bob Weed. Back row- Ruth Avelsgaard, Aaron Fadden, Doris Enger, Mary Ripley, Marian Knauf. Gertrude Langpap, Mary Avelsgaard, Emmett Shogren, Robert Drummond, Richard Carlson. Under the advisorship of Arno J. Jewett and J. D. Meland, the Alex High Times' staff has done a commendable year's work. Hans Lillevik has served as editor-in-chief of our paper during the eleventh year of its existence. Martha Xlffesterberg has been his assistant. As manager of the business department, Neal Nelson has been assisted by Aaron Fadden, Frances Griffith, and Robert Drummond. James Flan- agan has edited the sports page, while June Schulze and Virginia Kling have handled the editorship of the literary and feature columns, respec- tively. The only graduating reporter is Ruth Avelsgaardg the typists who are graduating are: lone Stenson, Elva Pilversack, Richard Carlson, and Inez Buman. Several staff members attended the Minnesota Press Association Convention held in Minneapolis in November. At the meetings, the paper received several awards for its make-up. First prize was received on second page. The first and sports pages received second prizes. Other honors won were third prize on a book review by June Schulze and honorable mention for a sports story written by Orris Gran. In january, four of the staff members were accepted by the Quill and Scroll, a national honorary society for high school journalists. Much valuable journalistic information has been imparted to the staff members during the regular and special meetings which have been held throughout the year.

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1934 THE ALEXIAN 1934 Stage Force Front row-Sylvia Love, George Watters, Robert Mayer, Frances Jane Peterson. Back row-Elmer Watters, John Wohlers, Mr. Melby. Our stage force has been ably managed by Frances Jane Peterson, a senior. Other members of the hard-Working crew have been Sylvia Love, Robert Mayer, George Watters, Elmer Watters, and John Wohlers, juniors. Throughout the year, this organization has provided artistic scen- ery and lighting effects for numerous junior and senior high school stage productions. Much credit is due Gordon B. Melby, the science instructor, who has worked assiduously with the group as its director. School Patrol Under the leadership of Patrick Boland, the school patrol has ef- ficiently carried on the duties which were designated at the initiation last year. Patrol officers have been at their appointed places at all the corner crossings near the school building during the noon and afternoon recesses. They have greatly aided in the state's iight against accidents caused by carelessness in crossing streets. Claude Jackson, a senior, has acted as patrol chief. His assisting captains have been Freeland Stevens, a junior, and Roy Havens, a sopho- more. Christian Backhaus, another sophomore, has been the secretary. 28

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1934 Q THE iry Board Front row- Victoria Tangen, Elzoe Krogstad, Ardice Peters, Wanda Franklin, Martha Westerberg. Back row-Miss Burnquist, Cora King, Henrietta Gernand, Gertrude Thiel, Doris Peterson, Eleanor Berglyn, Elizabeth Bryant. A group of five seniors and six juniors comprise the library board which has so eficiently served the students during the past year. Bronze awards are given for one year's service and silver awards for two years' service. Quill and Scroll This year marks the second year that our high school paper has been represented in the Quill and Scroll, an honorary society for high school journalists. This society was established in Iowa in 1926, and since then it has become a national organization with members throughout the United States. In order to become a member of the Quill and Scroll, one must be a senior in high school and rank in the upper third of his class, do superior work in writing or in handling business affairs, be recommended by the adviser of the paper, and be approved by the national secretary. Those who applied for membership and were accepted were Hans Lillevik, Neal Nelson, June Schulze, and Martha Westerberg. These students' names have been added to the list of our Quill and Scroll mem- bers, which appears on the small certificate hanging in the Alex High Times' staff room. EDITORS NOTE: For the first time in the eleven years of its existence, the Alex High Times was rated an all-American paper by the National Scholastic Press Association. Unfortunately, the Alexicm staff was unable to include this information in the Times article. 1934 30