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

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The Girls Glee Club Mixed Chorus Orchestra Band

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Each week members of the True Blue Times Staff collect and write up the school news and send it to the Star ()bserver, where the news is allotted a certain space in the city paper. At various times during the year, examples of the original writing of students in high school are published in the True Blue Times section of the Observer. Miss Jerdee, who has had much experience in this line, is- the adviser for the staff. From time to time junior high news which is thought might be interesting to Times’ readers is published. Editor: Carl Honore Associate Editor: Marion Carroll Reporters: John Brackev, George Thompson, Sylvia Faber Typists: Dorothy Trudell, and Jeanne Williamson The Student Council consists of class and organization advisers and officers whose duties are to make and put into effect new ideas and rules to increase the interest of the student body. This council is made up of these representatives so as to give the student body a voice in the activities of the school. At the first meeting of the year the officers were elected:—John Brackev. president; Donovan Thompson, activity manager; Polly Melton, secretary. The council revised the budget ticket rules and planned the homecoming and carni- val, which proved a great success. In composing the True Blue for 1935 the staff has attempted to make the best possible use of the limited finances necessitating another miniature annual. Throughout the book the March of Progress in the various departments has been the central theme around which the information of each organization is woven. The activities and projects carried on by the school this year are es- pecially emphasized. We wish to extend our sincere thanks to our advisers for their willingness to sacrifice their time to help us compose our annual. Fifty-three enthusiastic students went out for debate this year, and on November 23 they attended the speech clinic at Chippewa Falls. On December 7 and 8 Marion Carroll, Elizabeth Tracy, and Frances Si- monson represented our school at the Extemporaneous League Tournament at New Richmond where Elizabeth tied for the first place on the all-star team. At the annual debate tournament at Chippewa Falls, March 1 and 2 our two teams won the third place. The teams were composed of La Verne Johnson, Helen Hickcox, Elizabeth Tracy, and Dale Gifford, negative; Norman Olson, Lucille Beers, Frances Simonson, and John Samson, affirmative. There were twenty schools represented and we are very proud of the record that was made by Hudson.

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MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS I lie musical organizations of Hudson High School have offered to the public many interesting programs and have generally increased appreciation of better music among our citizens. Many fine musicals were given during the year instead of the usual one or two large presentations. All of the musical organizations have taken part in these programs. This year the entire boys' glee club has made up the male section of our mixed chorus. A Schubert program was given in October by the mixed chorus and girls’ glee club, consisting of Schubert’s most popular works. Again in December the vocal organizations presented a very interesting and beautiful Christmas tableau. In February a patriotic program was given, which consisted of a mu- sical skit, soloists, and various smaller song groups. In March a pageant of folk music from different I European countries which helped to make up “Uncle Sam s Puzzle was presented. In April the mixed chorus, glee clubs, band, orchestra, and soloists demonstrated their skill at a concert for the general pub- lic before the annual trip to the District Music Contest held at River Falls, May 2 and 3. The band has taken part in many programs this year. They have played at pep meetings, football games, basket ball games; and presented a program at Stillwater High School. A new feature which has been undertaken this year is the playing of musical comedy selections. The orchestra has also been very active in school and outside programs. They assisted the vocal organizations at the various musicals this year. The hand and orchestra plaved at the spring concert in April preceding the music contest. The Woodwind Ensemble and Brass Quartette, composed of members of the band and orchestra, also partici- pated in the contest. A girls’ sextette, a mixed octette, a boys’ quartette, trios and soloists chosen from the glee clubs and mixed chorus, and the jazz orchestra and German band chosen from the instrumental organizations, have also helped to make the March of Progress in Music a success.