Aitkin High School - A Book Yearbook (Aitkin, MN)

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Y Anderson, Baldwin, Back Row: F. Anderson, . Banks, Beecher, Berlien, Bonneville, Borgman, Bodine, F. Brodhead, W. Brodhead, Brennan, Bowlds, Burman, Brown. 4th Row: Burr, Butler, Carlson, Carroll, Cartie, Chatelle, Chord, Chrising- er, M. Christensen, R. Christensen, L. Collin, M. Collin, Cooley. 3rd Rows Dahlman, Damar, Davies, Dotzler, Ecklund Edwards, Eklund, Elshire, Franzen Gabrielson, Garrity. n Hansen, Engquist, Erllng, Fossum, , G bb Gruenhagen, Halgrimson, Halvorse , 2nd Rows Groepel, Gross, ru , R. Hanson, Haskins, Haugen, Hasskamp, Henderson, Hillman, Holm. Front Row: Holmbeck, Horst, Houwman, Howard, Insley, Jarvis, C. Johnson, J h son R. Johnson, Judge, Keath, Kehoe, Kelly. g',Q5Al77Q!2 410514, Back Row: Kelsey, Kid- der, Kullhem, Kopp, Layer, Lind, Linn, Loken, Lueck, Lundberg, Lyman, Malinen,Manchester, Mickey, Mil- ler, Stowell. 4th Row: Morgan, Moritz, Mushel, Nelson, Niemi, Nix, E. Olson, N. Olson, O'Ne1l, Paul- sen, Oppelt, Pearson, B. Peterson, E. Peterson, Peysar, Wingerson. 3rd Row: Piispanen, Ratcliffe, Revard, Reynolds, Rider, Riley, Risberg, Robak, Robbie, Ronnei, Sandberg, Scharrer, Scheuneman, Schoonmaker, Shaffner, Jackson, Wingerson. 2nd Row: Schutz, Sharratt, Sherman,,Sm1th, Spencer, Spengler, Squire, Stanfield, Stapp, Stewart, St. Martin, Swanson, Thurston, Tierney, Tollefson. f Front Row: Twistol, Villeneuve, Villnow, Voller, Voltz, Vorce, Ware, Wathern, Williams, B. Woodrow, F. Woodrow, Wright, Young, Watters, Sanford. ' Not on the pictures: Barneveld, Beck, Beers, Chatelle, Christensen, Graton, Hanson, Henkel, Kelly, Magnuson, Marpe, Monse, Olds, Peterson, Reynolds, Roblnette, Rassatt, Sandbeck, .W er Wathern Weljanen, Welbanks, Wes- Koll, Lofgren, Schindele, Skappel, Stewart, Torgerson, Viebahn, Ward, arn , , terlund, Weston, Vanstrom, Miller.

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gli t , nman, Hodgdon, Hoelz, Holm- , owe, R. Howe, Hunt, Hunter, Hyytinen, Nina Jackson, Norma Jack- son. CSIQUAOIWOFQS .114 Back Row: n. Jacobson, L. Jacobson, Jenks, C. Johnson, E. John- son, V. Johnson, Johnston, Julum, Kelly, Ketcham, Kilmer, Kullhem, Lafferty, LaMorla. 4th Row: Larson, Lemire, Lowrey, Lund, MacDonald, Machon, Maydole, Meyerson, Miles, Mlshler, M. Monson, R. Monson, Moody, Nelson, Nielson. 6rd Row: Nordean, Nygaard, Oaks, L. O'Ne1l, P. O'Ne1l, Otis, Oxley, Pavek, A. Peterson, D. Peter- son, E. Peterson, Plunkett, Roberts, Richardson, B. Ryan, J. Ryan. 2nd Row: Mr. Herman, Saastamoinen, Schanno, Scharrer, Scott, Shisler, Skinner, Smith, Specht, D. Spengler, E. Spengler, Stapp, Steece, Stellmaker, St. Martin, M. Swanson, W. Swanson. Front Row: Swehla, Terry, Tibbetts, Torberg, Twistol, Vandervest, Warriner, Wharton, White, Wick- strom, Wold, Yager, Yoeman, Yoemans, Ziske. Not on the pictures: B il a ey, Baker, Bartz, Baty, Bodin, Christensen, Dziuk, Graton, Hendrickson, Hulln, Larson, Mack, Mackaman, H. McAn1nch, R. McAninCh, Monson, Olson, Phillips, Pruner, Rice, Ronshausen, Rossman, Rustad, Simpson, Sullivan, Swanson, Swedberg, Tarr, Oaks, Doty. Back Row: Aklestad, Albers, Alfa, D. Anderson, M. Anderson, O. Anderson, R. Anderson, Ayres, Andrews, Barneveld, Beal, Beall, D. Berggren, I. Berggren. 4th Row: Bergeron, Brown, Carlstrom, Carter, Chouinard, Christensen, Christ- man, Cline, Cluff, Curtis, Dahlquist, Dangers, Davis. 5rd Row: Miss Corrigan, Dotzler, Dragovich, Duzan, Ecklund, Erlandson, Es- tensen, Forsman, Franzen, Frost, Giesler, Grandon, Grubb. 2nd Row: Gruenhagen, Hagman, Hagstrom, Hall, Hamdorf, Hamel, L. Hanson, L. Hansen, M. Hanson, Harms, P. Hatch, L. Hatch, Marie Heaser, Marjorie Heas- er. Front Row: Hendricks, Henrickson, Hillman H1 quist E. H

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Zfvt- V -www Yfvl? I '.,,,,l , I Wg? ,4 4,1 , .:, ,Sf - A , ' ' 0 WWC Music is probably more universal in its appeal than any one factor in our cultural life today. In its best forms, it arouses our fin- est and best emotions, giving vent to them through satisfying expression. It stimulates the imagination, frees and rests the mind, up- lifts the spirit, and unifles effort. Since the influence of good music is bene- ficial to adults in proportion to their contact with it in childhood, and since we are helping the child of today to become a good citizen of tomorrow, it behooves us to consider the neces- sity of musical instruction from early child- hood to adulthood. Few children will be ultimately performing musicians, but the great mass of children should learn to listen, to understand, and to enjoy the best in musical expression. Music is being enjoyed by millions today who didn't have an opportunity to enjoy it a few years ago. It is taking an important place in our educational systems--which is as it should be, if education is to fit one to live a more happy and wholesome life. There is no sound reason why music should not be taught in our public schools, from the primary grades thru high school. As Rubenstein says, nThe study of the musical language is like the study of all other languages, he whc learns it in infancy can become a master of it, but at an advanced age it is almost impossible to acquire 1t'. The Aitkin Public Schools is making it possible for every student who so desires to take part in some form of music. In the lower grades the Tonette class offers an opportunity for very little cost and gives the student a foundation for further study. For the upper grades, below the Junior High School, there is the grade band which gives the student training, on a regular band instrument and experience in playing band music. The first and second bands comprise students from both the Junior and Sen- ior High Schools. The High School Band has just completed a very successful year in which it appeared before the Parent Teachers Associa- tion at its state meeting in Duluth and was in- vited to take part in the ceremonies honoring the King and Queen of England at Fort William, Canada. It, of course, has appeared at all athletic contests and has taken part in many programs in Aitkin. The band officers for 1958-1959 were: Flo- rence Risberg, presidentg Donald Higbee, secre- taryg Bruce Wakefleld,asslstant conductorg Bar- bara Larson, librariang Thomas Cline, sergeant- at-arms. The bands are looking forward to next year when they will move into their new rehearsal rooms in the new building. These rooms will be scientifically constructed and acoustically treated in such a way as to afford the student instruction under the best of conditions. With these improvements it is our hope that the various bands will continue to grow and pro- gress and that interest in music in our schools and community will reach a new high. Our school, being aware of the values of a musical education, maintains through its glee clubs and vocal ensembles, opportunities, for interested pupils, in the development and appreciation of vocal music. GRADE BAND The following were members of the grade band: Joyce Ellig, John Murray, Marjorie Saw- yer, Elisabeth Ratcliffe, Jean Stutleberg, Ger- aldine Dozark, Patricia Megarry, Fred Olson, Stanley Benson, Billy Hudson,Carrol1 Oien,.Don- ald Wickman, Bobby Wickman, Eldon Shaffer, Billy Lovegren, and Jack Hanlon. TONETTE BAND The following boys and girls comprise the Tonette Band: Sterling Benson, Jean MacDonald, Jean Wakefield, Georgia Wilson, Lois Marmon, Richard Megarry, Howard Tarr, Patricia Erland- son, Joanne Klee, Jack Nelson, Mildred Way, Gerald Mushel, Patrick Plunkett, Jack Cline, Eugene Anderson, Phyllis Chatelle, Cora Riley, Jerry Petraborg, Lorraine Newton, Jeanne Ander- Odine son, Robert Herrick, Raymond Bennett, Wolff, Gloria Dlouhy, Melvin Watson, Joan Pin- nell, Elaine Lofgren, Esther Johnson, Ruth Ol- son, James Alfs, Maribeth Dotzler, Charles Tif- fany, Milton Vlolett, Adeline Watson, Leonard Schroeder, Muriel Tarr, Clifford Grubb, Richard Roden, Harold Schave,- Leslie Geving, Arlene Wolff. Miss Green and Mr. Herman are the di- rectors. SENIOR HIGH GIRLS' GLEE CLUB The following girls sang with the Senior High Girls' Glee Club: Jean Beall, Anita Carl- strom, Alice Foreman, Margaret Hanson, Eliza- beth Johnson, Luella Julum, Lorraine Lafferty, Alice Nygaard, Dorothy Peterson, Rosemary Mon- son, Dorothy Ziske, Patricia Larson, Mary Schanno, Ardele Steece, Frances Copley, Carolyn Kellerman, Elin Johnson, Lois Sugrue, Constance Lund o JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS' GLEE CLUB The following girls sang with the Junior High Girls' Glee Club: Betty Jane Parks, Helen Pittman, Leota Kelly, June Nesbit, Adele Acker- man, Irene Wagner, Pauline Wagner, Rachel Rice, Colleen Fleming, Marguerite Bye, Helen Bain, Pearl Kreiner, Glyndora Erlandson, Eileen West- erlund.