Hill Murray High School - Omega Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Q -1 IT'S MUSIC TO MURRAY'S BAND . 1' ri .I : K T . , . . , . nl I xl n l ' - No snappy marching unit! How dreadful! Of course, the school of i849 ,did rlotxhave much use for a band. Neither 'did it miss having a band playing at assemblies because. it had .no auditorium. And neither did a band lperformion skates! ' ' ' Tqday, the'band, often Taken for granted, is very essential to, school life. Pqrading in many civic, as well 'qs school -affairs, the'Mur1'ay musicians have become ci well'-coardinlnted marching unitj V l ' ' Tuhis' year- the band, sucely made history when its di- rector, Mr. Alex Heron, dreamed up thesialea of a band on -skates far the State Hockey Tournament in February. 'With only a. few prel'iminary'practices on ice,'the, band becamel famous for its entertainment betweeh the games at the St, Paul Audiforium. ,Forming ithe school M'Q, and making large circles, the band-made a color- flful vsetting for figure skaters: ,Pam Haas and Shirley ,Swensepf as the girls gave splo exhibitions for the hockey urowds. I K Q , 5 , k - Earliqg in the year, Mr, lHefon' and his lragtilmers laid ihem inlthe aislesn- as the group playedfor many pep assemblies. N , . ti t ' J ' - ' Onelbf the band's 'never-ta-be-forgotten perform- ances was given 'at agyariety show which they. spon- sbreld lhlis spring in conjunction with dn Elk's group. Many hpursg Of, pufhng 'artd pounding were ,consumed in prep ratipnflfor this unusual presentationrl ll ' Bdaring a chartqredibus, the band members trav- eled' to,St. Cloud, Minn' sotla, January 23, -where they presented a concert at e Veterans' Hospital. A return engagement is planned for Jjulylxfi. ' Y ' 'P' Page ljfiftyfiix 4 f X X Xt ,, 1 . X . I, The month of March featured two concerts given by the combined Murray High and Columbia Heights High School bands. The Hrst was performed at Murray and the second at Columbia Heights. Everyone awaits the yearly Spring Concert when let- ters are given to outstanding senior members. This year 'proved no exception, and the tricky arrangements and wide variety of'numbers gave friends a pleasant mem- Ory lof Murray's band. Although Murray's award-snatching outht has ap- peared very impressive in its blue and white uniforms, the memberskare looking forward to next fall when dark trousers, and new hats bedecked with plumes Mill be added to give the band the New Look . X During itheryear the band found many other oppor- mmities to be of service and to strut its stuff . it 'rndrched with the Mechanic Arts High School band at the Twin'-City football game. ll Always performing in fine traditional manner and always receptive to new ideas in the whirl of busy today, the band enjoyed a pleasant, date-packed year. Besides group participation, individual entries were placed in various competitive contests, ranging from outside sponsors to district and state events. In- deed the schools of yesterday missed much in the field of -musical expression and broadening interests as is ipttested by Murray's enterprising band of today, with its inspiring director-Mr. Alex Heron.

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President Charles Grose has endeavored this year to make homeroom representatives, as well as board members, conscious of the need of selling student self- government to everyone. In this he has succeeded to an extent that the entire group and its adviser, Mrs. Ruth Eddy, can be proud of the Student Council leading the 7- ' ' -f .cj 7 way-toward! unifying school principlesr 5During 'the statek convention -of Student ,CouncilS, Murray's members hobsea out-bfftown delegates as theirigxrests. Meefingpthefs engagedin, s' J ilar' school activities 'vlfgspboth proiittfb fond enioyagllev Hatscoff' x r- -W- to Ml.I'fray's Student,Counci of 'fi9l ' , R M - . V K f , , J f Y K -5 .L I ,f .L -, A , K 5 All is lost? Do not give up so easily. Operated with precision-like efficiency is the Lost and Found. This year the Student Council moved the Lost and Found to the ticket window. Here daily S. C. members are on duty giving service to fellow classmates. Operating the window at this moment is Delores Ro- senquist. A grateful individual is Raymond Lotz as he gets his lost pen. Waiting to ask, Did you find a blue wool scart? is Mary Ann Gruber. f fi, Sf' C11 Everyone in the nation is familiar with Christmas Seals, and Murray students look forward each year to see what the new design may be. That probably ac- counts tor the excellent contribution made by school members as the Student Council conducted the drive. While representatives did the selling during home- room periods, S. C. members who were responsible for the organization of the drive were David Briggs and Carolyn Acton. Page fifty-five

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'-0 ' 5 .Ol ON THE GRIDIRON, STAGE, SKATES ln Minnesota fall mornings are either bright and crisp or damp and foggy, in winter darkness is still abroad when the schoolhouse doors swing open. Regardless of weather conditions, the school's or- chestra members meet the day as the dawn patrol . While others are making a last-minute rush before the bell, the faithful musicians have accomplished an hour's First row: Robert Stickney, Sally Lou Sobkowiak, Pam Haas, Gerry Pearson, Helen Finger, Shirley O'Brien, Donna Pederson, Phyllis Moline, Margaret Fenske, Barbara Wentworth, Ellen Gammel, Virginia Sargent, Roy Milton, Mary Lou Wollum, Pat Shannon P Don Olson, Kenny Peterson, Pat Winget, Genny Kulenkamp, Joan Koran, Marjorie Wacklin, Roger Sullivan, Arline Franks, Marilyn Figg, Richard Thomas 4 Don Severson, Virginia Hogberg, Joan Proshek, Jerry Barns, Carol Beulke, Pat Carlson, Colleen Kroona, Tom Cummings, Barbara Proshek, Carleton Brookins 7 David Malm, Roger Davidson, Richard Hedenstrom, Russell Prickett, Janet Tripp, Howard Venners, Rita Pedersen, Judy Spriestersbach, Harold Foresberg, Vernon Judisch Y Wayne Swanson, Dell Ann Vance, Sylvia Kenaston, Barbara Christenson, Gail Holzinger, Bruce Schroeder, Joan Oakins, Lawrence Voita, Evelyn Hanson, Charles Weigt 7 Clarence Schaffner, Ward Jensen, Don Money, Joan Morgen, Charles Hedenstrom, Dick Slind, Neil Atkinson, David Eide, Ron Seaborg, Bob Nelson, John Davidson. practice. Several members also belong to the band. Crowning work of the year was the orchestra's per- formance at the A Choir's presentation of the op- eretta, Chimes of Normandy, in April. Under the, direction of Mr. Alex Heron the orchestra is building for the future as several of its members are in the iunior high school group. GREETING THE DAWN WITH MUSIC Left to right: Charles Hedenstrom, Don Severson, Gordon Prickett, Mary Louise Markley, Joanne Hanson, Jacquelyn Thaemert, Douglas Rudolf, Patty Winget, Joanne Tollerud, Susan Wilcox, Pat Shannon, Dell Ann Vance, Mr. Alex Heron, Joan Morgen, Gerry Pearson, Carleton Brookins, Evelyn Hanson, Mariorie Wacklin, Marilyn Figg, Pam Haas, Ellen Gammel, Richard Heclenstrom, Gail Holzinger.