Hopkins High School - Warrior Yearbook (Minnetonka, MN)

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29 FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Fourlh row: B. Beck, J, Payton, O. Aubrecht, C. Olson, Et Kleman, H, Skinner. L ' ' E D L J CL L t Third row: E. Kizer, C, F t . D. D . L, Olson. Nt Swanlund, T. Larkin. Second row: H, Hladky. K. Overdiek, K. Long. R. Lcitzow, W. Anderson, M. Bcckt Front row: 5 Shaun. V. Beck. Drt Nylin. M. Makousky. Ct Swanson. D, Shcnk. THE HOPKINS CHAPTER of the Future Farmers of America is a comparatively new organization. Each year it enters teams in the State Judging Contest in St. Paul. Crops, weed identification, poultry, and livestock are judged according to type, production, and quality. Past teams have always rated high in the state contest, the best being in 1936 when second place was taken. Last year Carl Swanson, a 1937 senior, entered the F. F. A. oratory contest, winning the regional contest at Owatonna, state contest at University Farm School, St. Paul, and fourth place among twelve competitors in Ames, Iowa, in June. He spoke on rural electrification. Our aim is to promote better leadership and cooperation among farmers. The F. F. A. practices echiency and thoroughness in its work together with ambition and initiative. We now have eighteen full-pledged members. The officers are: MILTON MAKOUSKY ................................. President MARCEL BECK .................................. Vice President HOWARD BENNIS .................................... Secretary GILBERT SWANSON ................................. Treasurer KENNETH OVERDIEK ................................ Reporter DR. NYLIN .......................................... Adviser

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H CLUB Back row: H, Novak, J. Ess. E. Schutz. Je Shidla. R. Porte. F. Shidla. Third row: R. Bevcrsdorf, Ke Cluesing. C. Schmeidel, T. Larkin, M. Beck. Second row: XV. Johnson. He Perbix. K. Long. R. SchefHer. Front row: B. Way. R. Tcyro. Conch Mactzold, E. Kuchera. V. Kowalsky. THE H CLUB, organized by Mr. Maetzold in 1931, is composed of boys who have previously won a letter in some form of athletics and who are still in school. The purpose of the club is to develop a more united feeling of fellowship and to aid toward better scholarship. It promotes a better feeling of sportsmanship within the school and among the neighboring rivals. The present members are: Bob Teyro, Ken Long, Harold Novak, John Ess. Ralph Scheffler, Earl Kuchera, Benton Way, Marcel Beck, Carl Schmeidel, Dick Beversdorf, Frank Shidla, and Vern Kowalsky. Prospective members are: Jim Shidla, Eddie Schutz, Verdun Thaemert, Harlan Perbix, Bill Johnson, Don Block, Ken Gluesing, Ralph Beversdorf, Tom Larkin, Adrian Arlt, and Phil Peteler. BOB PORTE ........................................ President EARL KUCHERA ................................ Vice President FRANK SHIDLA ..................................... Treasurer VERN KOXVALSKY .................................... Secretary MR. MAETZOLD ...................................... Adviser 28

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PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB MAKING A FIRST APPEARANCE in the thirtyeyear history of the Hopkins High School, was the Photography Club. Under the advisership of Miss Larson, seven senior high school students were members. Because of his previous experience in photography, Benton Way was president of the club. Other members were Muriel Dunn, Lillian Zajicek, Velyma Killmer, Florence Chastek, Robert Porte, and Roger Thompson. During the year, the club held regular meetings every Tuesday in Miss Larson,s room. As a beginning lesson, Benton Way demonstrated the process of developing and printing a film. Roger Thompson, also a veteran of pho- tography, demonstrated the technical parts of a camera. Beside the meetings at school, the club visited a camera demonstration at Smetanas Drug Store, and made a trip to PaKo in Minneapolis. After visiting every point of factory-picture making, the club took several pictures for the 1938 Echoes. DEBATE BECAUSE OF THE GREAT NUMBER OF ACTIVITIES of the debaters the 1938 ' debate team was not very active this year However, attending a high school debate tournament at Roosevelt High School 1n Minneapolis on Friday, February 4, the four debaters from Hopkins were successful in winning one debate. Phyllis Gardner and Velyma Killmer, the affirmative team, debated Cretin High, 3 boys' military high school, and won the debate. Audrey Stevens and Leon Dominick, the two negative debaters, debated the aflirmative team of both Cretin and Hudson, Wisconsin, but lost both debates. Both teams attended a debate the same day between Minnehaha Academy and Hudson, Wisconsin. The question debated this year was iiResolved that Min- nesota should adopt the unicameral system of legislature. N. H. S. ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN a National Honor Society in the Hopkins High School for a number of years until this year the society has never been very active Ten seniors, each chosen by the faculty, formed the 1938 society with Miss Boehne as the adviser The students chosen because of outstanding character, service, leadership, and scholarship are Anton Tesarek, Mary Alice Johnson, Catherine Stevens, Leo Dvorak. Robert Miller, Velyma Killmer, Charlotte Freeman, Mabel Klouda, Ardelle Baumann, and Jeanne Reed. Meetings were held regularly each Wednesday in the Senior High. For the first half of the year, Anton Tesarek was president; Mary Alice Johnson, vice- president; Cathernie Stevens, secretary; Miss Boehne, treasurer. At another election held in March, Mary Alice Johnson was elected president: Jeanne Reed, vice-president; Charlotte Freeman. secretary, for the remainder of the year. DECLAMATORY AGAIN, AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, several students in the Hopkins High School went out for declamatory work. This year, three juniors won the local contest held in March. Margaret Moen took first place in dramatics with her selection TTMercedes. In the oratorical division Donald Davis won hrst with his oration. Clair Sites took f1rst place in the humorous division with his selection, At the Swimming Pool. Other contestants were Evelyn Pokett Earl Kuchera, Robert Liset, and Robert Lapic. 3O