Bisbee Egeland High School - Chiefs Yearbook (Bisbee, ND)

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FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA ROW 1: Lauritz Berg, Andrew Gerrard, Ludvik Grande, Adviser, Walter Bierman, Curtis Larson, James Keller, Hillman Nelson, Arlyn Larson, David Bretheim, Rodney Halling. ROW 2: Duane. Markwardt, Williaxn Pickard, Lawrence Brannan, Bobby Keller, Darrel Krick, Donald Lien, Kenneth Pollestad, William Gores, Vernon Koester, Hiram Maler, Ronald Wibe, Richard Klier, Ollie Erickson, Charles Auka, Stuart Larson, James Bishop, Verlin Wibe. ROW 3: Jack Stanton, Allan Anderson, Lyle' Westemeier, Lester Fosberg, Ronald Scobba, Dick Benson, Donald Kolberg, Robert Loe, Harvey Held, Bartley Held, Jacky Neameyer, Donald Lee. F.F.A. OFFICERS Ludvik Grande, James Keller. Walter Bierman, Curtis Larson, Hillman Nelson, Arlyn Larson. 24

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VOCAL DEPARTMENT The vocal department had a successful 1947-48 school year culminating with high honors at the state music contest in Grand Forks. Every phase of the department was represented at the district contest in Devils Lake, which preceeded the state contest and picked contestents from this district for the state contest, but not all phases of our department had as favorable success. Those taking high honors, superior ratings, from our school were the boys' glee club, the girls' glee club, mixed chorus, and Marlene Schmidt, who competed against all class A, B, and C contestants in the alto voice division. ' Due to the size of our school, all large groups competed in class C. All schools with less than 100 students enrolled in the high school were placed in class C. Our group had to enter the same division, Class C, in the state as well as in the district contest. The mixed chorus received the highest rating given mixed chorus in our class at the state contest--a superior rating. The boys' glee club was not an undisputed winner but it did tie for first place. Of these honors our students, our school, and our com- munity can be justly proud. Our vocal department was greatly enlarged this year by the addition of the seventh and eighth graders. This was made possible through a ruling passed at a music masters meeting held in the fall of 1948 at Devils Lake. It was decided that talent from lower grades could be used in vocal work as well as it had been used in instrumental work previously. This is definitely to our advantage for with a larger number of good voices better tone can be achieved. We now have fifty seven voices in our mixed chorus, twenty nine voices in our male chorus, and twenty eight in our ladies chorus. The choral effects which can be accomplished with this size group make the music much more thrilling for the singers as well as for the listeners. The vocal departments in the high school and the grades presented their second annual Christmas concert this year. All students in the Bisbee School took part in the program. White vestments were worn to dress up the group. The numbers which were presented all centered around the theme of Christmas. Highlight of the concert was the massed choir singing the old familiar carols. 155 students took part in the -' community's highlight of the Christmas season. E The vocal groups, as well as solo students, are now working on their numbers for the county music festival which will be held in Cando on the 8th day of April. We . will use the same numbers at the county festival as we will use at the district contest. The Bisbee community can be proud of their school's music department. All . divisions of the department have made great progress. With the cooperation of all, this' school will again have a banner year in music. Z3

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FUTURE FARIVIERS OF AMERICA 1948-1949 Our chapter started the school year with 46 members, 30 members from last year and 11 freshmen. The following officers were elected: President ---- --,-- 'Curtis Larson Vice-President--Walter Bierman Secretary ------- Hillman Nelson Reporter ---- ---- j ames Keller Treasurer--- -- Arlyn Larson Adviser ---------- Ludvik Grande Arlyn Larson served as district F.F.A. treasurer for the past year. , Our first major activity was the harvesting of our cooperative potato project. We realized approximately 5600.00 from this activity with 3250.00 expenses. Other cooperative activities carried during the year were as follows: Scrap iron drive--netting 3214.00 Christmas Card sale--netting 525.00 Assortment Card sale--netting 525.00 Chick Sales Garden Seed Sales November 14th through the 18th our chapter was represented at the National F.F.A. Convention by five chapter members and our adviser Ludvik Grande. Andrew Gerrard was one of the four boys from North Dakota to sing in the National F.F.A. Chorus, Lauritz Berg was one of the five boys from North Dakota to play in the National F.F.A. Band, Curtis Larson and james Keller were chapter delegates and Stuart Larson was alternate. The group rode to Kansas City on a chartered bus along with 28 boys from other towns in North Dakota. The chapter observed national F.F.A. week February 26, by putting on a program for the student body in the high school study hall. The program consisted of giving the opening and closing ceremony, purposes of the F.F.A., the torchlight ceremony of the F.F.A., and the F.F.A. creed. The local chapter was represented at the State F.F.A. Convention at Fargo with 26 members. The chapter had 6 boys in the State F.F.A. Chorus, William Gores, Ronald Scobba, David Bretheim, james Berg, Andrew Gerrard, and Lester Fosbergg Six boys in the State F.F.A. Band, Curtis Larson, Lauritz Berg, Allen Anderson, Stuart Larson, Lawrence Brannan, and james Keller. The chapter entered the State Chapter Meeting Demonstration Contest, a bronze rating was received for this activity. The exhibit board received a gold 'rating in the state contest. james Berg received a silver rating on his secretary's book in the State Secretary's Contest and Stuart Larson received a gold rating in the State Treasurer's Contest. The chapter received a bronze rating in the Chapter Entertainment Contest. In the state chapter contest summing up activities for the entire year Bisbee received a bronze rating. 25