Albert City High School - Echo Yearbook (Albert City, IA)

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ORCHESTRA The Albert City Orchestra was organized in 1934 Three of this group, Norma Sheppard, Lucille Johnson, and Warren Olson are still members Since then they have participated in sub district contests four years In 1937 and 1938 they received a rating of excellent and in 1939 they received a rating of division I which entitled them to go on to the district contest Here they also received a division I This entitled tnem to go to the state at which place they received a ratlng of division 11 b The orchestra of 1940 started with 35 members In March there will be try outs for the music contests they will enter th1s spring The orchestra will be cut down to twenty eight members of the most capable performers. The orchestra now consists of the following members Piano Lucille Johnson Ilon Erickson Roland Nordlund Lloyd Jafvert String Bass Bass Horns Bass Drum Snare Drum Alto Saxes Trombones Flutes Cellos French Horn Alto Horn Violas Violins Trumpets Cornet 26 Eldon Erlandson Terry Buse Lavonne Loving Arlene Peterson Reynard Satory Darwin Johnson Eldora Erlandson Betty Johnson Gladys Sheppard Roy Johnson Dicky Biork Alice Larson Doris Pearson Marlyss Johnson Dorothy Lampe Conrad Aronson May Benna Norma Sheppard Lenore Iarson Mildred Anderson Adelaide Loving Eunice Larson Vivadelle Youngberg Norma Westholm Maxine Johnson Mavis Jean Swenson Burnell Peterson Warren Olson Morris Peterson Dorothy Blomquist Clarinets ---------------------- iEla1ne Larson

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BAND The Albert City Band is a new organization in our school and is proving very popular in the school as well as the entire oommulity This school year the Marching Band has played for the majority of home football and basketball games and traveled to many of the neighboring towns during the football season to strut their stuff and flash their new uniforms I m sure we can say they are an organization of which we are indeed very proud The following are the present members of the band Clarinets Elaine Larson Gladys Sheppard Dicky Bjork Mildred Anderson Vivian Bloom Arlene Thieman Norman Swanson Flutes Saxaphones Baritones Trombones French Horns Bass Horns Snare Drums Bass Drum Xylophone Drum Major Director Eldora Erlandson Betty Johnson Maurice Peterson Dorothy Johnson Warren Olson Dorothy Blomquist Burnell Peterson LaVonne Loving Rosslyn Shold Arlene Peterson Donald Pearson Stanley Johnson Darwin Johnson Beverly Christensen Rosalie Lofquist Norma Sheppard Janice Johnson Reynard Satory Dorothy Lampe Billy Johnson Marlyss Johnson Eldon Erlandson Roland Nordlund Terry Buse Marilyn Miller Phyliss Hussey Conrad Aronson Edna Allen Ilon Erickson Mr Hanson 25 1 O Cornets Morris Peterson L D

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JUNIOR CLASS PLAY nP1ckles Becomes A Lady,n a comedy in three acts was pre- sented on November ll, 1938 by the Class of l94O The setting is The Dibble School for Girls, a small private country school, and the central character is Edltha Fair, or Pickles , as she is known to her schoolmates Pickles is a tom boy, athletic, popular warm hearted, but not greatly concerned with boys, clothes, or the usual things that occupy a girl's mind One of her greatest friends is Mr Burleigh, the school janitor, who is teaching her the methods of Jiu Jitsu that enabled him to win the war for General Pershing Because of her pop ularity, Pickles has aroused the enmity of Lillian Haller, the school politician, who is adept at making trouble, and Pickles finds herself in deep water with Miss Dibble, the school mistress Then two young aviators, Lieutenant Tony Hamilton and Sergeant Blimpn Reid who stutters are forced down in a crash on the school grounds In Tony, Pickles meets the first great love of her young life But alas Tony s attentions are centered else where Helsewhere' being the charming person of Helen Martin, a young teacher Enter the Villains Duke and Pete who are inter ested in a mysterious document of international significance which Tony is carrying Pickles unwittingly enables them to secure this document, and her fortunes are at a low ebb indeed But she has a staunch ally in Old Burleigh and how they turn the tables on the villainous pair makes for a startling and exciting climax As the play closes, Pickles has definitely crossed the line past adolescence and her tomboy days are behind her CHARACTERS Burleigh Roger Satory Pickles Anna Belle Johnson Hattie Ila Carlson Ma Marian Olson Wlo Lorraine Westholm Miss Dibble Laverna Werner Lillian Haller Lucille Johnson Helen Martin Lavonne Westholm Myra Parsons Doris Pearson Lieutenant Tony Hamilton Delwin Otteman Sergeant uBl1mpn Reid Boyd Boyanovsky Duke Roy Johnson Pete Eldon Erlandson GRADUATION ACTIVITIES At the time that this annual was sent to press the grad uation activities were not entirely complete, and the senior class play had not been selected However, the school calen dar, indicates thltbaccalaureate will be Sunday May 19 Class night May 20, and Commencement, Wednesday May 22 27 ll H f .- Il . I ' I - ' O ' O 3 ' s ---------- ------------- ------------ Pee-wee ---------------------------- Izetta Nordlund I A l . rs 1 -