Bethel Academy - Bethannual Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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2- l925--ll'll', Bl'.TH.'XNNL'Al,-1925 ,1- Brainerd Christie Nels Stjernstrom Fmil Olen John Hedwall THE BOYS QUARTETTE BOYS quartette is an ideal organization It has all the elements neces sary to good music Moreover lt has youth and enthusiasm lt is not too large and men can easily go anywhere A boys quartette IS alvs ays popular The Boys Quartette of Bethel has a history behind it The boys began to sing together back there 1n the Freshman and Sophomoie year Later they became known as the Sophomore Junior uartette Three Seniors now leave the Junior to form the nucleus of next year s quartette Whether on occasions of happiness or soirow the boys have been called other places They have sung humorous and spirited bits such as quartettes like to sing Selling Kindling wood to Get Along and Hear Dem Bells Their song has been blessed for they have walked as they have sung On the King s Highway IISI1 7 . I V . 7 upon to sing: at school, in our Twin City Churches, at gospel meetings. and 'ug t fix U--Tito

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TI-II BETH-XNNIL 9 Top Rou, Em1lOlen Carl Olsson A Forsten Arthur Elllson Edwm lNylm Mzddle Rou, Fred Swedberg Wrllard Samuelson Lloyd Lennmg Herbert Peterson Arne Johnson Nels Stjernstrom Bottom Rod, Alphxn Conrad Rudolph Dahlqulst Drrector Hultgren Sxgfred Sandquxst Harold Martlnson THE BETHEL GLEE CLUB MONO the numerous actxvltres rn the MUSIC Department the Bethel Glee Club IS the outstandlng organrzauon promotmg and fostermg male chorus Slflglng not only creatmg 1nsp1rat1on rn the school llfe xtself but also furnlshmg a preparatron for future work Professor George G Hultgren the Dlrector of Music and Instructor 1n Volce at Bethel Instltute IS partlcularly fitted for thrs work Mr Hultgren has studled under promment Amerrcan Masters among whom are Davrd Bxsp New York baritone pupll of Dr Reske famous Parls teacher Prof Wlther spoon and Prof Oscar Saenger famous oratorro coach 'l he Chorus IS made up of nearly a score of Chr1st1an young men Almost all are preparmg for actlve Chr1st1an work wlth the exceptxon of a very few The members of the Glee Club represent the plck of the voxces at the lnstxtute and they have had careful trammg under Prof I-lultgren The majority have been associated wlth the chorus for a number of years extendlng through both therr Academy and Semmary work The work of the chorus has been hlghly esteemed throughout Mxnnesota where rt now has made four successful concert tours Churches have heartlly supported the chorus and wxllrngly entertarned them on thelr trrps Ihc arm of the chorus IS not to make money but rather to spread lnformatxon and awaken mterest IH our school to let our churches know about the work that the s hool lS dolng for the Chr1st1an young people of our land Several concerts have been glven ln the twxn c1t1es thls year and at the school A trlp to Callfornla was contemplated but dld not materlalrze I-loyy ever the chorus w1ll make xts annual tour this year golng to Grantsburg Su perxor and Duluth Pig Srxh 0 lf' 1925- i ' T A 'AL-l 25 ham of New York City. the greatest of voice instructors: Oscar Seagle. noted Q . 4 1' I

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THIL BILTI-IFXNINIL 9 From Left to Rzght John Hedwall Vrola Erxckson Allce Larson Irvmg Ellrs Paul Erlanson Bramerd Chrrstle Lourse Hedberg Mrs Frances Anderson Drrector THE ORCHESTRA OR the first tlme rn 1ts hrstory Bethel has a real orchestra As a school we have always had several vocal organrzatlons and also number of artrsts playmg varxous mstruments Th1S year through the efforts of Mlss Frances Anderson these have been organlzed mto the orchestra Smce last fall the Orchestra has lrghtened the enjoyment of many pro grams l'hev have gn en selectrons ln chap l on several occasions but especially drd we enjoy therr splendrd performance at the Oratorrcal Contest and Boys Chrrstmas entertamment lxgS15 gtk ly 9 25 - ' ' A 'A L -l 2 5 3. '1 f ix '-Thrrr