Hudson High School - True Blue Yearbook (Hudson, WI)

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High School Band One of the most active organizations in the high school at the present time is the band. It is always at the request of program directors and always manages to add a cheerful bit of fun. Besides being a good concert band, it has made a success of marching with George Mullen as drum major. The director, Mr. Dahl, has worked diligently and has successfully found new talent in the school to add to the organization. With its good leader and ambitious partici- pants, this band should continue in future years to be as good or better than the present or- ganization. Orchestra The orchestra, this year, has made rapid prog- ress unt.er the capable leadership of Mr. Dahl. There are approximately thirty-five members, ten of them being Seniors. We have played for a number of programs including the Spanish program. Because the string section of the orchestra is particularly strong this year, many minor or- ganizations such as the string quartette, violin quartette, and even a miniature orchestra have grown out of the orchestra. These organizations have played for many programs and the small orchestra has played for the various plays that have been presented at the school. The orchestra number for the annual spring contest is Mozart’s Suite. Many of the players in the orchestra are trying out for solo events on their individual instrument and all in all, good results are expected. High School Band High School Orchestra

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Grade School Bands The children of the Hudson schools are at the present time given a wonderful chance to develop their musical talents beginning with their first days in school. As kindcrgarden students, under the guidance of Miss Champion, and in the first grace, under •Miss Hanson's direction, the children are given an opportunity to use percussion instruments to develop their feeling for rhythm, to teach group cooperation, to provide physical exercise, and to prepare the children for advanced forms of mu- sic. Besides this, music study and singing are taught by Miss Hanson to ail classes; and to all who are interested, Mr. Dahl gives private in- structions on musical instruments. Those pupils who are most satisfactorily able to pass a test in beating time am. carrying a tune are made members of the Junior Band. Here they have their first chance for learning to play on musical instrument and under the direction of Mr. Dahl, the member ; of this organization become well prepaied for the time when thtv will be members of the Hich School bam;. The Junior ban I has made several successful demonstrations of thesr talent and ability be .ore good audiences. One of the best of these was their appearance lea1L rs‘ convention at Eau Claire last fall, ih' band is making great nrogiess am. is bring- ing forth some of Hudson's future great musi ians.

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|| ball C tam p v' 933 TRI E BLUE TIMES EDITOR-1N-CH1EF Jane Giiicn ASSI TANT EDITOR Helen Marie Arnquist REPORTERS’ John Brackey Carl Honore George Thompson TYPISTS Prty. CK» W n V.Pr s Hai-rnctt •! « ✓ Ed. Uillwr-rvon Ad » r Hr. Reck • ft ut i Evelyn Bennett Ed HartncU ADVISER Miss Jen.ee Hi-Y Clean speech, clean habits, clean sportsman- ship. and the proper respect for law and order are the ideals of the Hi-Y. Throughout the yea: it has been a very active organization: it has cooperated with the G. A. C in carrying out th“ courtesy campaign; it has tried a new type of meeting in the form of a noonday luncheon, which has worked out successfully; it has had joint meetings with Stillwater which have helped bring the two schools into closer contact. And of course the boys will never forget the initiation and the raw oysters! As a tribute to Charles Swanlund. the presi- dent who passec away October 4, 1933. his office has been left unfilled during the entire year, but the work has been very ably carried on under the leadership of Ed Hartnett as vice-president and Mr. Rock as adviser.