Alexandria High School - Alexian Yearbook (Alexandria, MN)

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1936 Tun ALU-:IAN 1936 DRUM CORPS Iii 1 1 Y., Front Row--Marion Peterson, Doris Larson, Drum Major Pearl Barr, Dawn Ripley, Donna Mae Osterberg. Middle Row--Verona S-treu. Elaine McArde1l, Marjorie Evans, June Johnson, Alyce Wald. Side Rows--Lucille Nichols, Irene Erickson, June Fleming, Andrea Wick, Myrtle New- . house, Catherine Peterson, Elsie Friedland, Eileen Hubbell, Betty Nichols, Berna- dine McArde11, June Hobart, Marjorie Thompson, Virginia Mathiason, Viola Wag- ner, Frances Griffith, Kathryn Westeriield, Yvonne Hustad, Viola Sessions. In the six years of its existence, the Alexandria Girls' Drum and Bugle Corps under the direction of Music Supervisor Harold Arentsen has earned widespread acclaim for its distinctive playing and original formations. Improving and expanding with each season, this organi- zation has grown to be one of the most popular and important student groups in the school. In keeping with this policy of improvement, the corps has recently added two imported Scotch bagpipes to its equip- ment. At the annual banquet in January, Pearl Barr, a junior, was elected drum major for the coming season. Andrea Wick, a sophomore, was chosen as her assistant. Although plans are not yet complete for the coming summer, it is probable that the corps will make some sort of a COLH' in addition to the usual special engagements at conventions, carni- vals, and Celebrations. Seniors in active membership in the drum corps are Frances Griffith, liileen Hubbell, Elaine McArdell, Lucille Nichols, and Marian Peterson. Twenty-tive Dfw We 'D fy riff N

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1936 THE ALEXIAN 1936 GLEE CLUBS In the vocal section of the music department, the Alexandria High School has had remarkable success, turning out well-balanced, high- rating boys, glee clubs, girls' gleeclubs, and mixed choruses which have won hghvhonors in music contests for the past eight years. Between the the two organizations, boys' and girls', have captured six firsts, three econds, one third, four A ratings, three B ratings, and two ' r tings in district competition. , Besides competing in the district music contests, the glee clubs ave rticipated in various school affairs. Early in December, the vo- al lg ups presented a concert, and later in the same month they com- ined ith the local choral club for the fifth annual presentation of the Messia . On February third the combined glee clubs and choral club D gave ictor Hugo's opera Naughty Marietta. Several members of the - ocal lubs also took part in the vocal clinic held at Osakis in March. A Throughout the past year Miss Gretchen Stieler has conducted the b ys' glee club, girls' glee club, and mixed chorus. Operatic pro- 4 duct' n was directed by Harold Arentsen. ' iors in the boys' and girls' glee clubs are Evangeline Berg, Rut Bergs om, Donald Brown, Dona DuBeau, Robert Elness, Glen Er- 1 'ck on, Juliette Hareid, Eileen Hubbell, Marian Knauf, Ruth Patrick Ma 1 Peterson, Wilbur Schackel, and Ruby Swenson. 7 ' THE MUSIC CONTEST Q With a rating of two A plus', five A's, seven B's, and one C, Al- e andria High School was again one of the outstanding schools at the 1936 district music contest, which was again held in the local school. T e rating of the 15 var ous groups were as follows: X . X Senior igh orchestra. ................ A plus X Senio high band ............ ....... A plus Seni high mixed chorus ...... .....,... A eni high girls' glee club .... ....... 1 A 'X r high orchestra ......... ....... A gl X um r high girls' glee club .... ....... A uartet .................. ....... A KU , 'gd 'glgrtheoys' glee club ..... ....... B X- K ring quartet ............... ....... B it ass quartet. .................. ....... B unior high mixed chorus ..... ....... B ' unior high band ........... ...,,,, B ig oodwind quintet ........ .,...,, C TQ 5 T Tweqzy-four .X H

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f, gli , riff x Q- i fl nk 41536 THE ALEXIAN W1 if NAUGHTY MARIEVZTA li I b Nauglaty Marietta, a Victor Herbert opera, was presented by if the Alexandria High School Music Department to a large audience. Har old W. Arentsen had charge of the music, Dr. L. W. Lyons of dramatics and make-up, Gordon B. Melby of stage settings, and Maxine Rustad of costuming. Extraordinary scenery and lighting effects made a colorful background for the romance of Marietta and Captain Dick. A realis- tic moon with its rays beaming down upon the slave, Adah, was created for the song Underneath a Southern Moon . With intriguing and difficult toe steps Dona DuBeau render- ed an entrancing puppet dance. Two dainty and demure ballet groups, one a Spanish group and the other a French ballet, were coached by Mr. Arentsen. Students who contributed artistic performances as supporting leads were Donald Brown, Dona DuBeau, Juliette Hareid, Eileen Hub- bell, Darwyn Olson, and Frances Renner. Gretchen Stieler and Leland Wright gave excellent perform- ances in their singing roles of Marietta and Captain Dick Warrington. I Wish I Were Anybody Else But Me , which proved to be a favorite number, was sung by Theodore Ording. After this song, Mrs. Earl and Mr. Ording presented a humorous character dance, which was highly enjoyed by everyone. To Gordon Melby and his able assistants goes the credit for the artistic scenery. Harriet Hobart and Robert Drummond are stage managers. The opera in brief tells the adventures of a young countess who disguises herself as a casket girl, sails from Erance, and comes over to New Orleans. She falls in love with Captain Dick Warrington who does not know who she really is. Her disguise is discovered at the end of the op- era when Captain Dick sings her dream melody, and they are publicly married. Twenty-six