Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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 ORCHESTRA FIFTEEN years ago a little orchestra was organized down at old Central. It was composed of eighteen musicians who practiced once a week after school. This orchestra played in the neighborhood churches to earn the money with which to buy music. From eighteen members it has grown to be a mighty organization containing about seventy-eight persons. The whole school enjoys the orchestra; for at all the commencement exercises, class plays, and assemblies it is the orchestra that adds much to the entertainment. Hut who, one might ask, has been greatly responsible for the growth and the present par-excellence of the orchestra? No one would hesitate to say it is the faithful, loyal director. Charles Pchoushek. For fifteen years Mr. Pehoushek has labored unceasingly to produce an orchestra worthy of a magnificent school like Central. No words could voice a perfect enough tribute to Mr. Pehoushek. The whole school enjoys his orchestra, and the whole school will be full of intense gratitude to him always. Two of the former orchestra members, Donald Johnstone, and Lawrence Mat-son play in the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra. Mrs. Marian Hearman, one of the city’s leading violinists, was in the Central orchestra for five years. It can be truthfully said that these successful musicians received much of their first inspiration under the able leadership of Mr. Pehoushek. THE BAND THE Central high band was regularly organized two years ago. Up to that time the band played only for the football, baseball, and basketball games. It is composed for the most part of members of the orchestra, and is under the able leadership of Charles Pehoushek. The band has made amazing progress during the two years of its organization, and now plays standard as well as band music for assemblies. It is Mr. Pchoushek to whom the school is indebted for the finest high school band in Minneapolis. Through his efforts the band has become a really vital factor in the life of the school. 127)

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19ZJ CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA

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The Year rJ IIIS section of the annual is the log hook of the voyage through preparatory school on the worthy vessel CentraI during 1921-1922. Herein is chronicled a record of the year listing all the occasions and occurrences of interest during this last section of the journey.