Dawson County High School - Dawsonian Yearbook (Glendive, MT)

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N-pq, 4 in History of Freshman Class On September fourth, group after group of Freshmen walked rath- er reluctantly into Dawson County High School and tried very hard to see the bulletin board to find their assigned assembly. Nearly all of them feared the initiation which they had been promised by the upper elasses. Everything went smoothly until one day their promise of initiation was fulfilled, but for the boys only. What a sight they made walking through the assembly with their trousers inside out. A class meeting was held the latter part of September. Henry Dion was elected Pre-sidentg Rex MeAnally, Viee-Presidentg John Streeter, Secretaryg John Killworth, Treasurer, and Ray VValseth, Sargeant-At-Arms. The Freshmen gave a H Kid Party not long after school started and everyone seemed to enjoy it very uiueli. Wlien the first six weeks were up we Freshmen surely were proud. The highest grades in the school were made by a Freshman! VVe Were pretty well represented on the honor roll the rest of the semester too. Another class meeting was held and Thomas Sutherland was elect- ed Sargeant-At-Armsg 'Billy lqowe, Secretary, and Merrill Roberts, Treasurer. Miss Elton continued to he our Advisor. We all enjoy High School very much now, I'm sure, and We're all looking, forward to the year when we will he graduated from Dawson County High School. .By Gladys Swanson ZX fX sZifi Pge 52 74g .5-Q PN 45s- .f f-, ,5'S... fx JFK.. -I 41:-f

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' DAWN ONIA-N ' - PN-bf - HISTORY OF BAND AND ORCHESTRA IN GLENDIVE SCHOOLS The 0l'l'lIOStl'il. whieh is the oldest organization was organized in 1916 with seven instruments ehosen mostly heeause they owned that partieular instrument and not lreeause they eould play it. As I renieni- her there were four violins, one eornet, piano, and I think a slide ironi- hone. This was a grade sehool orehestra. The High Sehool 01'4'Ill+Stl'2l. being under the direction of Mrs. Farnuin. Ill the spring of 1917, the 'first class lessons were started with a class of eight violins. In the fall of 1917, plans were begun for a band and lessons on oth- e1' instrulnents started. The first band rehearsal was in February, 1918, and the hand made its first puhlie appearanee at a eoneert given jointly by tl1e instrumental and voeal niusie departnients of the Glen- dive Grade Schools in April or May 1918. The first street appearance of the band was, I think, July -1, 1918. At that time the band could play four II13,I'0l10S' but could not niareh while they played thein so Mr. Haskell provided a truek with seats, and tl1e band rode. U In 1920, it was found neeessary to organize both a Junior Band and a Junior orchestra to take eare of these people eoining up from the instrumental classes and this was eontinued until 1928 when the increas- ing number of players forced the organization of a Beginners Band and a Beginners Orchestra. Some of the students now play two or more instruinents and may be in the Senior organizations with one instrulnent and in the Begin- ners organizations With a second. ,The enrollment has increased from seven to two-hundred-twelve. First class had eight violins, this year the beginning classes included nineteen violins, twelve eornets, fourteen elarinets, three tronibones, three baritones, four flutes or pieeolos. -Lueile A. D. I-Iennigar Every child in our country should know how to sing, and how to play upon ut least one musical instrument. -Walter Dzunroseh. v v-vvvvnrv Page 54