Hancock High School - Owls Hoot Yearbook (Hancock, MN)

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Band 'lllllll . J.: g in 1 Bock Row: Johanna Van Otterloo, Vernell Schaefer, Le Roy Ras, Adele Ekema, Donald McArthur, Eugene DeGier, Janice Norris, Sharon Grossman, Karen Nelson, Harvey Gorder. Front Row: Louis Mumm, Jean Steinbring, Sharon Eby, Suzanne Perrizo, Jo Ann Sands, Barbara Ekemo, Mr, Seedorf, Director. Majoretfes: Marjorie De Gier, Marion Schmidgall, Marlyn Schmidgall, Connie Grossman. The band consists of i6 members with a very good distribution on the various instru- ments, lt started out with Mr. Strutzel as its director. Quite a few members joined, as many had graduated in l948. The band put on its first performance in the Homecoming parade on October l5, l948, lt gave a fine showing and looked very nice in their maroon and white copes. Because of so many new beginners it did not play at basketball games as it has done in former years, however the band takes part in different activities throughout the summer. The four majorettes have performed only once this year, at Homecoming, in which they led the whole parade of band, floats, decorated bicycles, etc. The head majorette, Connie Grossman, has been majarette former years with the other three in their second year. Mixed Choru Back Row: John Zeltwanger, Tony Noordmans, Mary Giese, Norene Giese, Alan Tonn, Charles Crabtree, Dick Tonn. Third Row: Georgia Smith, Johanna Van Otterloo, Mar- jorie De Gier, Ida Noordmans, Ger- raine Hoffman, Jo Ann Sands, Nola Schmidgall, Lois Mumm, Second Row: Ray Terrill, Betty Mero, Lorraine An- derson, Darlene Schmidgall, Patsy McArthur, Georgia Clements, Lucille Krupke, Jean Steinbring, Clarabelle Younga, Mr, Seedorf, Director, Con- nie Grossman, First Row: Irma Hein, Donna Melchert, Norene Schmidgall, Adele Ekema, Darlene Jaeger, Bar- bara Ekema, Doris Noordmans, Betty Reese. The mixed chorus started out with 40 eager girls and boys with Mr. Strutzel as their director. Its first performance was at the Christmas party in the afternoon, Friday, Decem- ber l7th. Dut to the lack of time the usual Christmas concert was not put on. Mr. Strutzel left us after Christmas and Mr. Seedorf took his place as director. The Chorus plans to go to the Music Festival in Glenwood in April as it has done in previous years. We will enjoy the chance to hear the St. Cloud choir in March. The chorus will take part in Baccalaureate and commencement programs in June.

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Eighth Grade Back Row: Richard Swanson, Danny Thompson, George Chamberlain, Vir- gil Paglusch, Donald McArthur, Franklin Steen, Glen Stottler, Miss Trowbridge, class advisor. Front Row: Donna Koehler, Eileen Goll, Josephine Schmidt, Janice Jae- ger, La Vonne Suhrbier, Shirley Stensby. Back Row:Ronald Duncan, Dick Tonn, Daniel Hanson, Lyle Zeltwan- ger, Frederick Rosenwald, Donald Mecklenburg. Middle Row: Orlando Gramments, Ray Terrill, Harvey Gorder, Harold Hiemstra, Calvin Den Besten, Robert Stottler. Front Row: Marilyn Schmidgall, Helen Jepma, Marion Schmidgall, Mary Ellen Johnson, Evelyn Andersen, Vernell Schaefer, Margaret Heil, Vio- let Malland, Leola Gramments. Seventh Grade

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1s.........q THOMAS O. STRUTZEL: University of Minnesotag Ex-principal, Social Studies 8, IZ, History lO, ll, Band and Chorus. FACULTY Arriving in school on September 7, we came to the assembly that we had his usual jokes and laughs before finally making the students get down to business. Good old E. P. The girls not taking shop went to advanced home economics to find Miss lda E. Ratzlaff back again for her second year. Miss Ratzlaff is a teacher with a lot of knowl- edge and is eager to have her students learn. During the last period most of the girls trod off to physical educa- tion and found a little brunette, Miss Virginia Trow- bridge, as the teacher. A pleasing personality makes ev- ery one like her and want to know her. She usually can be seen with her friend, Miss Eva Lee. After a few re- marks on our conduct, we were dismissed, and on the way out stopped to have a few words with Paul, the jani- tor. What would school be without him? After Christmas, Mr. Strutzel, our principal, left us, and'Mr. Fauskin, who is very highly respected by everyone, took the job as principal, and a new teacher, Mr. Seedorf, joined the faculty. The faculty of i948-i949 is an ambitious one and has improved many conditions and started many activi- ties in H.H.S. SNA S had sat in for five long years, only to find four new teachers looking us over. After giving them the going over, we looked around and saw fa- miliar faces such as E. P. Levine, C. J. Fauskin, I. E. Ratzlaff, J. R. Hukee, and the good old janitor, Paul Reitz. After enrolling and talking over the summer, we went to our first class of Social Science to find Mr. Strutzel, the principal, as our teacher. He gave us his ideas on racial prejudice, Democrats and Republicans, inci- dentally, he predicted a Dewey victory. Being shaky in the knees, we rushed from his class eager to find out what the English teacher was like. iWe already noticed his hand and found no ring, so we knew he wasn't married, but thought he was engaged because he wasn't flirting with the young blonde lMiss Leel, and the young brunette iMiss Trowbridgel. We listened intently while he told us about the great changes he was going to make in the English class. iFrankly, we still haven't noticed any changesl After getting our morale boosted by Mr. Whiting, the class split, some going to biology and a few girls going to stenography Il. The ones taking biology found that wonderful masculine man, C. J. Fauskin, who is still coach of an undefeated football team, an outstanding basketball team, track and baseball teams. The girls taking shorthand found a young blond fresh from college, who proved not only to be a good teacher, but a likeable person as well. Coming back from noon hour, we had a speech in the assembly from Mr. Hukee before classes. Naturally, as someone has to, he laid down the rules and made known his authority to the new students in school. The boys and two girls iguess who?l went to shop and received a very hearty wel- come from E. P. Levine. Of course, Mr. Levine was still his jolly self and PAUL REITZ: University of Hard Knocks Janitor. r I , IDA E. RATZLAFF: lowa State College, Harvard Uni- versity, Home Economics, 7, 8, 9, lO, Advanced Home Economics, English 7. E. P. LEVINE: Gustavus, University of Minnesota Ind l dio ustrial Art, 7, 8, 9, lO, lg Ra ' .