Hopkins High School - Warrior Yearbook (Minnetonka, MN)

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GLEE CLUB Bark row: B. Shenkyr, M. Mallory, J. Goldborg, H. Marcell, R. Kokesh, M. W'olfe, D. Nelson, D. Hjort. Fourth row: P. Luttgen, M. Fanta. J. Petrak, M. McDonald, M. Vickerman. T. Svoboda, E. Naydel. T'hird row: C. Empanger, E1 Galvin, H. Bagaus. V. Dahlgren, L. Specken. V. Moorei Second row: K. Valesh, E. Bertels. E. Hamilton. C. Freeman. A, Brokl. V. Lindahl, J. DeLashmutt. Front row: M. Makousky, M1 Timm. C1 Blake, Miss Peterson. E. Pokett. E. Alberg. THE HOPKINS HIGH SCHOOL Girlsi Glee Club sang for the annual Christmas play, iiWhy the Chimes Rang, December 17. Before Christmas vacation the girls caroled through all the rooms in the Junior and Senior High led by two violinists, Dorothy Hjort and Charlotte Freeman. At the beginning of the year, Ethel Bertels was appointed music librarian and secretary to the Glee Club. The girls sang a cappella in all their chord work, intonation work, and scale exercises. February 1 l and 12 some of the smaller groups sang in the Northwest High School Activities Meet at Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, where two hun- dred fifty high schools participated. There were three groups of contestants from Hopkins. The boys' quartet, Clair Sites, James Edward Soulen Robert Liset, and Jennings Peteler, sang a negro spiritual, Deep River , These boys received a medal for having placed third in the finals The girls trio, Elizabeth Galvin, Caroline Empanger, and Helen Bagaus sang The Green Cathedral. The mixed quartet Elizabeth Gal- vin Merle Dean, Philip Peteler and Jennings Peteler, sang a Russian Folk Song uBells. ' They also received a medal for having received third place 1n the finals. 24

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BAND Bachr orw: B. Aspelin, T. Vasko. R Geer E. Shauer C. Freeman R Miller T. Lapic, J Winn. D. Hjor Third row: N. Nelson ..A Johnson J. Runsberg C Kucera C Japs. A. Ryba H. Di1nish. E. H1milton V. Pcderson, M. Quigley, R1 Westmark, Mr. Christiansen. Second row: V. Lindahl. H. Fox. H. Kvam. C Lund. G. Baxter, C Kloss. VJ. Lundahl. J. Manchester, E. Stevens, H. Baumann. L1 Lapic. F. Johnson, A. Baumann. C1. Jenstad, D. chkci Firs! row: R1 Lisel. K1 Gluesing. J. Soulen. M. Hamilton, J. Makousky. C. Stevens. M. Crosby. B. Nicodym. F. Nyiin, D kc. B. Homola. CATHERINE STEVENS ............................... Presiden! ROBERT GEER .................................. Vice President ROBERT MILLER ............................ Secretary-Treasurer THE HOPKINS HIGH SCHOOL BAND carried their weekly practices through all last summer. They played at Wayzata's Water Carnival, the Raspberry Festival, and at several other special summer events. After school started the members attended daily practice every flfth period. They played for all the pep fests, football and basketball games, and tournaments. At the football games formations and marching were featured. January 2 an hour concert was given for the benefit of all the school pupils and January 26 the members enjoyed a joint concert with the Minnesota Sym- phonic Band. Nearly 450 people witnessed the concert directed by Mr. Frank Kovarik and Mr. Christiansen. The band members took a trip to Wayzata and Robbinsdale where they gave concerts in exchange for programs. They also played for the Girls' Physical Education Demonstration, and for several Parent- Teachers meetings A concert was given for the visiting schools who came to spend College Day here. On April 22 the band received a C rating at the district contest held at North St. Paul. A clarinet quartet composed of Kenneth Gluesing, Marlys Crosby, Marie Hamilton, and James Edward Soulen played for the Odd Fellows' Banquet, a Eibeccras' meeting in Minneapolis, and for a fire-side at the Gethsemane Lutheran urc The new instruments added to the band this year were an oboe, played by Lorraine Lapic; a bassoon, played by Jimmy Manchester; four French horns. played by Mary Alice Johnson, Clifford Japs, June Runsberg, and Carroll Kucera; a sousaphone, played by Dorothy Hjort: a tenor saxophone, played by Fred Stevens.

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25 ORCHESTRA Back row: H. Baumann. J. Manchester, C. Kloss. B1 Aspelin, C. Stevens, J Foote, H. Fox Second row: J. Welch, M. Hamilton, M. Crosby, R. Miller. A. Stevens, M. A. Johnson.E.Hami1ton,V. Pederson. r. Christiansen. Front row: A. Baumann, B. Homola, C. Freeman, D. Hjort, D. Schmidt. M. Benson. H. TJtJIkJ. C. Dunn. M. Makowsky. T HE HOPKINS HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA played for Junior and Senior class plays, November 24 and May 12, respectively; the annual Christmas play. iiWhy the Chimes Rang, December 17; Washington's Day program, February 21; and Commencement, June 2. Some of the new members this year are as follows: Jimmy Manchester, bas- soon; Jane Welch, piano; Mary Alice Johnson, French horn: Delores Schmidt. Myrtle Benson, and Clarence Dunn, violin. Mr. Christiansen started the first musical organization here in 1927. The pupils had their iirst rehearsal in front of the Junior High assembly because of the absence of a music room. In 1928 the orchestra won first place in the District Contest. They received a Silver Trophy for their good work. The same year they came in second 1n the State Contest In 1929 they won iirst place in the District and second in the State. They were awarded a Bronze Trophy and a Bronze Plaque; the latter they received from the Music Supervisions National Committee. In 1930 and 1931 the musicians placed first in the District and third in the State. Again they received a Bronze Plaque from the Music Supervisions National Committee.