Central High School - Optimist Yearbook (Crookston, MN)

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lf it's tops in musical entertainment you want. then it's the C. H. S. band for you. The personnel are, back 4 row: S. Erickson. Melby, Preisen, Martin ilibrarianl. Balke, Pilkey. Stone. Lien. Vraa, J. Sorvig. Sawyer, Huotte, Jay: fifth row: Hendrickson. Perry. Eagle, Thompson. Emmerich tpresidentl, Lyngholm, Relersgord. C. Sorvig, Johnson. Fylling, Hanson, Ellis. Ramstad. Ray, Swanson: fourth row: Gustafson. L. Erickson, Sylvester. Lawler, B C1 Sorum. Miller, Ulseth, Arch. Enge, Bakke, Wood. Rodseth. Simpson.. Anderson, Larum, Schafer. Tofslyg third . row: Skibenes. D. Wold, Torvl, M. Paulson. G. Stedman, P. Wold. Lewis, Crane, Helgeson, Ristaug second row: - Albright, Manole, Hoglund. Stewart tsecretaryl. J. Paulson, Gibbons: front row: Stone, Durdahl, Blokzyl, Bergos. Lihster, J. Stedman. Cherished memories, which will linger with us through the years, are the hours spent in band. From flutes to bass horns and from snare drums to tympani this well-balanced group gives musical entertainment of superior qual- ity. In the fall they played at the political rally and the Northwest Health meeting. A portion of the band opened the Christmas program with a Christ- mas overture. In other activities the band contributed to assembly programs, the Winter Shows, and the Memorial e Day ceremonies. Central's 1949 band Smiles reflect the mood of the lively Saxophone Quartet--A. Sylvester, is one of the finest in its history- M. Stone, J. Miller, B. Ulseth. Selected from the Glee Club to form the Triple Trio are, back row: J. Jobe, L. Lewis, L. Jobe, B. Manole, M. Bergumg second row: P. McWaters faccompanistj, O. Anderson, D. Wold, first row: M. Myrold, P. Wold. A talented four is the Flute Quartet-F. Crane, P. Wold, G. Stedman, L. Lewis.

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Largest music group is the choir. The personnel are, hack row: Reiersgord, Bakke, Martin, Emmerich, Sorum, Balke. Skibenes, Torvi. Stone Albright. Lawler. Thompson. Pilkey, Bergos, Ulseth, Lyngholm, Widmeg lifth row: C. Sorvig, Hodgson, Jurchen, Lunos, Betteen. Hendrickson Sullivan, Schafer, Rude, Mavis Paulson, E. Hanson, Ray, Sawyer, I. Erickson, Buness, Hovelsrud, Stedman: fourth row: Fylling, Johnson Linster, Arch. Larum, Ellingson, Aker. Nelson, Collins, Guerra. Melby. J. Sorvig, Stewart: third row: Simpson, Vraa, Kimball. V. Hanson. L. Erickson, Miedema, Stone, Olson, Marlys Paulson, S. Erickson, Durdahl. Hamilton, Schillingg second row: Ristau, Miller, Rodseth Swanson, J. Paulson, Tofsly. Ramstadg front row: Blokzyl tpresidentl. Ellis Qsecretaryl, Sylvester tlibrarianj, Miller tlibrarianj. sing this song for our delight Thanksgiving program has the choir and a brass quartet. The blending Of many voices Hlls the air ' wherever they go. . . to the Thanksgiving pro- gram, the various Christmas events-the Pa- geant, carolling at the Rotary and Lions Clubs, in the halls at school and on Christmas Eve- and the Winter Shows. Wearing grey robes with gold sleeve points and collars, the seventy- five voiced choir includes in its repertoire out- standing arrangements, among them To Thee We Sing and Battle Hymn of the Republic. The choir concluded its busy and successful season by singing at baccalaureate and at coni- mencement. Silent night, holy night rings through the hall Christmas week.

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Electlng to spend their club period m the Junior Ensemble are back row Colhns llibrananl Anderson Hannah M Bergum third row McAuley Chapman Burke Hovelsrud Schmunk Morken Opperud R Bergum Watts C Olson Stenseth second row Christiansen Pappas D Wold Hovland S Olson Sather Buckmiller P Myrold Manole Espe Rohrer Larum Qsecretaryj Nyhus front row Cash Bergstrom Evenson Sullivan Breed Stedman Lewis lpresidentl P Wold Crane M Myrold Owens Bennett. 0 LlIl101' HIUSIC Walklng along first floor, we hea1 music sung sweet and clear It s Mon day and a peek 1nto 115 finds Miss Morck directing her J unior Girls Glee Club This active chorus takes part in the Christmas program, the spring con cert, and sings in the halls one noon during Christmas week. Perchance we ll meet the Triple Trio too. Early Tuesday we find the Flute Quartet practicing. On Wednesday we can drop in on the Junior Ensemble, where Mr. Thorson is preparing his musicians foi the spring concert. Last, we visit Mr. Thorson s Junior Boys Glee Club. Mighty voices from musical mites result in a harmonious Junior Boys Glee Club. They are back row: Larson Haugen. Francis Watts Johnson, Kotts Miller Ericson' second row: Nelson Westerberg. Sather Cash Buckmiller Gehrke Larum Burke' front row: Robertson Grondahl Crane Bennett Stenseth Hohn. This all-girl group has a record membership of eighty-three. Comprising the Junior Girls Glee Club are back row: Chapman Stedman Opperud, Widme. Aker, Manole J. Jobe M. Bergum. Hannah. Lewis June Anderson C. Wigand Harboe Altepeter J. Wigand Fundingsland Morken Winger. Charron' fourth row: Collins Lien C. Olson. Schwede Erickson D. Wold, S. Olson Pappas Magnuson, Stewart Jensrud lsecretaryl, Georgeson. Espe. Myrold, L. Jobe, Kleven. Eisert. Holzg third row: Christiansen, Bergstrom, McWaters. Schmunk. Evenson. Lyddon. O. Anderson, P. Wold. Hovland. Ergeson fpresidentl. Nyhus. Ewing. A. Anderson, Gorder, Svedahl, Breed, Gunderson: second row: R. Bergum. Prady. Johnson. Hovelsrud. Oliver. Arsneau, Owens, Nygaard. Torgerson, Gillespie, Howell. JoAnn Anderson. Rohrerg tlrst row: Bolstad. LaFleur, Albright, Rodseth. Wilder llibrarlanl. Fylling, Su11ivan,Biever.