Alexandria High School - Alexian Yearbook (Alexandria, MN)

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Stage Force Warren Christopherson, Rudolph Siira, Robert Westerberg, Robert Bondus, Mr. Melby, Eunice Anderson, Betty Nichols, Gladys Brown, Vivian Peterson, Viola Burgess, Dawn Ripley. Upon the completion of the high school in 1930 and the addi- tion of a larger auditorium, there was a need for an organization that would be responsible for all stage settings, designing, and decorating. The first stage force was organized under the supervision of Mr. G. B. Melby with Everett Drummond as manager. As years passed, better class plays were chosen, and classic operas were produced. Each year the stage force determined to improve its Work until today the Alexan- dria High School has the reputation of having the most elaborate scenery and lighting effects of any High School in the state. Small models are made for all productions. In this way the right perspectives are measured and all difficulties in lighting and color are overcome. The scenery is made in jogs and fitted together to com- plete the scene. In late years huge double jogs have been made and painted on both sides, having one scene painted on one side and a second scene painted on the reverse side. The many tricky lighting effects are part of the scenery. This year the stage force, under the management of Gordon B. Melby has been co-managed by Dawn Ripley and Bob Westerberg. Other members are, Seniors: Eunice Anderson, Viola Burgess, Betty Nichols, and Vivian Peterson. Juniors: Gladys Brown, Bob Bondus, and Rudolph Siira. Sophomores: Warren Christopherson. Sixteen

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A. H. S. Band The music department this year, as usual, provided an excellent military band and marching band, each under the direction of Mr. Harold Arentsen. Loren Olson acted as drum major for the seventy- two piece marching band and this organization drew much favorable comment for their formations between the halves of home football games. Seniors who graduate from the band this year are Ruth Bartz, Irene Erickson, Melba Hanson, Donald Holmquist, Yvonne Hustad, Harold Kiehne, Leighton Knudson, Russell Krafthefer, Darwyn Olsen, Dawn Ripley, Ralph Thornton, Alyce Wald, and Kathryn Westerfeld. Operetta A magnificent combination of the orchestra, supplemented by additional experienced musicians from Alexandria and neighboring towns, and the mixed chorus, together with various other talented in- dividuals, made The Student Prince the most successful annual op- eretta presented in recent years. The orchestra was under the expert direction of Mr. H. W. Arentsen and Miss Gretchen Stieler was in charge of the chorus. Gretchen Stieler, who took the lead as Kathie, and Leland Wright, playing opposite her as Karl Franz, portrayed their respective roles with characteristic excellence. Four students took leading parts: Marcelyn Stoppel, as the Duchess, Darwyn Olsen, as Lucas, Lyman Peterson, as Detlefg and Leighton Knudson, as Van Asterberg, all showed unusual acting ability. Fifteen

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N ,' F3 . AvQ' Mi., if WX! A . ll Q ffd Library Board i VIL, K QMIM ,ff Q L W 5, uf GQ!! fill: KVMZL mal' W' L l 'A A Q Wy., f lr FIRST ROW-Helen Baer, Helen Marie Backlin, Genevieve Watters, Goldine Davis, + Mary Jane Dougherty, Doris Coykendahl, Adeline Lund, Gwendolyn Mollers, Lil- f 1 ' e lie Monagle, Irene Coykendahl. SECOND ROW-Sylvia Shogren, Hazel Sliper, Marcene Long, Mildred I-Iaberer, Mar- garet Griffith, Jeanette Feda, Alpha Engstrom, Claudia Erickson, Eleanor Ander- ' son, Gladys Coykendahl, Margaret Jacobson, Adola Anderson. THIRD ROW-Margaret Nelson, June Johnson, Dorothy Youngner, Doris Melin, M Jo Ann Halstead, Beth Hibbard, Ione Peterson, Helen Johnson, Ruth M. Swan- son, Lorraine Moundson, Viola Johnson, Ruby Carlson, Miss Smith. - FOURTH ROW-Robert Mullen, Peter Unumb, Marion Melton, Florayne Eickman Ruth L. Swenson, Lillian Erno, Mary Schuster, Margaret Tvrdik, Henry Drahos John Carlquist, Ivan Swanson, Edward Fiala. 1 V Ml - l' i ri 1 ., fy' , ,Hiiil fill. fr furffl , we W 'X' f ' Q 'IA ...If fl I r x M ,r f N9 i K' I llrhll N Ml j I Nine o'clock: ' ' F The library assistant enters the library with the morning mail ,. JI and finds the desk piled with magazines. ,f' Where's the paper? one of the boys demands. Wait a second ,til I get it checked in, she hastily replies. I, By ten o'clock, 'she has checked in all the books and magazines and has delivered the magazines to the teachers so that the second hour f assistants can work on the picture file. 5 3 Twelve-thirty o'clock: ,L if When the library doors are opened, someone exclaims, Whew I What's this odor? Oh, shellac from the new books. KL, ' gf Three o'clock: U, L, 1 I-ff, ' You can read the shelves while I take rollf, Miss Smith sug- .Z Li J gests. , I When the shelves have been read, they settle down to work on yflllw f ' ,Q UL, the pamphlet material. 'lf 5' 1 'tl After four o'clock seems to be the busiest time of the day fo f W Q' the library board, but by four-thirty, books, papers, magazines, student , and all have been cleared away! X The library ,is ready for anotheh! morn- ing. -', J P U g Jil' Xllvjxxlyph' aipil lf. F l ry lv I l 1, ' L , A l N Ty ' ' - ' 1 i ,lv l . ' 3 Seventeen 1 ' fill l 5 ' ' J x ' EMC . 'il 'NY il - H. ll, JI, M ,L