Murray High School - Pilot Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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the murray band leads off with a rollicking tune. A Band Row 1-Bernice Fortmeyer, Jim Sabin, Lorene Thompson, Janet Gevorkiantz, Charles Brookins, Jean Gallagher, Peter Christenson, Fay Morgen, Pam Haas, Karl Vfalstrom, Lois Thomas, Carol Parslow 5 Barbara Bluebaugh, DuWayne Moberg, Charles Kemble, Margaret Lovegreen, Bar- bara Behrends, Jean Gavin, Jeanette Bluebaugh, Anne Vik, John Schweitzer, Marilyn Fenske, Geraldine Gagnon, Eleanor Roch, Mary Ann Kuettner, Barbara Erdes 5 Joan Huwe, Bernell Richardson, Alice Hutchinson, Judy Ackerman, Mike Mickelson, Margie Healy, Rita Pedersen, Guy Grove, Norm Johnson, Bob Johnson, Eldora Cooper 5 Karen Rasmussen, Shirley Anderson, Jean McCurdy, Ruth Zaspel, Charlotte Quinn, Helen Miller, Jim Niessen, Larry Rolph, Donald Sorensen, Nancy Freeman, Carolyn Schmidt 5 Wayne Barnes, Bob Barnes, Warren Arndt, Juleen Sampson, Marilyn Nelson, Pat Dynan, Paul Berge, William Rilling, Gene Scharenbroich, Merle Potter 5 Vernon Pearson, Tom Larson, Richard Olmen, Richard Anderson, Bob Faini, Leo Lundgren, Charles Eide, Jack Sorteberg, Dick Slind. The drums went bang and the cymbals clanged and the horns, they blazed away, paraphrasirig the well- known song as Murray's band began another fun-filled year. The fall schedule was closely packed with events, but the band managed to find time to prepare a concert. They gave the first recital concert of the year at Rice Park on November twenty-fourth. Soon after, the members of the French horn section at- tended a musical clinic. This clinic, which specialized in French horns, was sponsored by our own Murray High School band. Four other schools, Columbia Heights, North St. Paul, Monroe, Washington, and Murray bands gathered to- gether for the All-Star concerts. The concerts included both classical and modern music. All the conductors worked Page sixteen together, each one conducting one or two selections. Stepping out lively, the spirited group performed at all Murray's football games. Their half-time maneuvers not only delighted the fans, they were wonderful experience for the climatic appearance in the University of Minnesota's stadium. Their stirring music and well-timed formations provided a colorful treat for all who attended Murray's playing in the Twin City Championship game. Rochester was host to the renowned Murray skating Unit early in November, and they started the silver-blades sea- son off in fine style. Figure solo skaters Bernice Fortmeyer, Carol Parslow, and Karlene Boyd gave the performance a touch of grace and skill as they performed intricate rou- tines on skates, The games with Harding, Humboldt, and Johnson, an appearance at the St, Paul Saints-Rochester tilt, and the

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Whule Gurls League uthe edutors dare to wrute the tutle on thus page has been establushed ever sunce Murray became a senuor hugh school Boys League us a comparatuvely young organuzatuon Thus year s presudent Jerry Barnes uuuauntauns that ut shall stay that way forever young Therefore Boys League made nothung ot uts burthday as dud Gurls League The boys gatherung for meetungs un the audutoruum ugnored the taur sex andrproceeded to enuoy respute from the rugors of school On the more seruous sude the Boys League Board made ut a rule to co operate wvuth Q er organuzatuons un maun whule boys league captures the spmt taunung a truendly atmosphere at Murray and un makung boys cutuzenshup conscuous A mud wunter prouect that us by way of becomung tradu tuonal was the Valentune Dance sponsored by both Boys and Gurls Leagues Thus event whule a socual hughlught of the year also helped the boys un the munor matter ot tlnances In early sprung Boys League members were hosts at a Dads and Lads dunner at whuch tame all varsuty team mem bers of dutterent sports were honored Advuser was Mr Clunton Boo 'TLGQQMN -'FF- TA :W ll' 4' z A 'J-Q Jr? XXX tj d2:: J.':.,1- X .---,.lzUias.-R' I -T 0 '3 we love to do dashes .gif boys league board Tl-uunkung of the Dads and Lads banquet an oll male dinner are the Boys League Board members left to rught Nathanuel Aus fresh man representatuve Guy Grove secretarytreasurer Rodney Mognu son vuce presudent Jerry Barnes presudent Ronald Nelson lunuor representatuve George Corby sen uor represertatuve Charles Mnssue sophomore representatuve Page fifteen ' I l Q L u be iv . uf yu X u A! x L l f .XV ivy X Xl' Ulf X . 5 lxvtk ,. ,.x, ,gjiglf- sQ?:':y,: 4465 , , V , , . I -I ., l vf uf 1 Q1 .. QP A ' 't 'T' s ' C u ' ' TTA, 73'?eul:-if u,u' , ' , X' V L' , r .I 6 151' T rf- .,..I.:fv,f , f f T x , xv x, i1'.,L- 07 .,q ff .:-i- f 'A xv - ' fb 1' , f- fy E: - H v Q5 ! V . I N 4 , I I Q U Q 5 .5 1 I . L. vlj. 4-Je. - . X ' . ,j ,A h. , .. .wo D M . X' 'I -- il'?t'Ki1i'f,g..i4g.- A. , , . fu ,--'tr'-Mr. ' 'H' .Q ,, S I-27FTJ:g--.-Ib. y... ,, ., .. Un ZVMFIT. 4 I-. ,g,.-in 11.7.7 K. nm Av n A A -,f.q,, 3 U I . J - I ' I ' .7 - I I . 'Tl ' ' - : - nb - F U T

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t make thus a wonderful lufe State Hockey Tournament Playoffs really kept the crew busy The band s performances proved that they de erved the acclaim that they have received un newspapers and magazines as well as un musucal circles The basketball season councuded with hockey and as they did not want to show any partualuty the band ap peared at many of the basketball games to add sparkling melody to the proceedungs Frequent pep assemblies for all the sports during the year wee favored by the students To help push the thc re of pep the band provuded marches with sturrung passages Always on call fou these assemblies the band turned un many a performance on short notice and they always had Colors Are Flying down pat Several Parent Teacher Associations both grade school and Murray were hosts to the harmonious company January twenty hfth found the band members on hand transportation s no problem nor Lorene Thompson Chuck Eude and Duck Slund have fun un thus busu ness of skating and playing Ducks drum attests to over enthusuasm to welcome the out of town speed skaters Thus was their only appearance un connectuon with the annual St Paul Vtfunter Carnival A merry affair was the banquet guven March twenty eughth when the band celebrated its successful year Several held trups were also made by the band All the members traveled to St Cloud twuce to entertaun at the Veterans Admunustration Ho putal The B P O E re quested and sponsored these trups The bands sprung concert the highlight of the years work included un its repertoure a great varuety of song Comedy marches classical and popular arrangements were all represented un this recital to Guttersen school as a hnal memory of a wonderful e us musuc on skates Note the apprecuatuve expressions on the faces of Mr Alexander Heron Ruta Pedersen and Jum Sabun as they gratefully transport their un truments vua Mr Heron s trauler I C' Page seventeen O ' Il ' ll ' . Memorial Day will provide an opportunity for a walk u , ' . lif Q I I O f ' W 4 T if T ,- l?