Hopkins High School - Warrior Yearbook (Minnetonka, MN)

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WE WERE VERY PROUD OF OUR TRIBAL SONGS AND DANCES.” MUSIC BVRyiMG THE HAKHET THE TALE (Continued from page 2) Leadership of our tribe was vested in the wise heads of the older ones—those who had proven themselves in situations calling for great wisdom and knowledge, training and leadership. Our debt of gratitude to them is great as we look back now. We spent much time as young people sitting around telling tales of prowess in games and on the hunt, as is the habit of the young. We liked to impress those younger than we and lord it over them and often pawned off on them our own distasteful jobs. We were supposed to be models for the youngsters, but as we think back now, our modelling was far from perfect. Our lives were those of typical young Indians—we were subject to the Spartan influences of our elders; we were given lessons in honesty and (Continued on Athletics page)

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i Junior Warriors—What a pose.—Donna and Ted.—Bee and Yvonne. 2. Where’s his better half— Bathing beauties—Pajama party.—His Ace In the hole.—Heavy. Isn’t it? 3. Cheer masters.—Sophomore gym class.—Snowman.— How's the weather up here? 4. Deadline.—Pep Club beauties.—The Birdie might bite.—Who s the smile for? 5. Ship-a-hoy.—'Vaudeville.—Carol. Bernice. Barbara. —18—

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THE WARRIORS’ TALE Chorus: Left to Right—Lundahl. Anderson. Ferris. DauWalter. Hall. Towley. Pavelka, Petler. Mrs. Bangh, Sackrlson. Schunk. Mllbert. Parks, Sorenson. Matchke, Kelly, Carlson; Second Row—Zelllngcr. McGovern. Bcrglund. Abbott. Mead, Steege. McHale, Quam. Nelson. Olson. Stang. Kuhnlcy. Block. Soberg. Cecka. Johnson. Nicolai, Pokorny; Third Row—Shorcen. Quist, Bragg. Wlcklund. Cunning. Gilbert. Shaw. Swanson, DeFore. Beardsley. Strachota, Anflnson, Waldack Larson. Hromatka, Dvorak. Mattlll. Fourth Row— Mattlll. Weldman. Sltar. Holasck. Anderson. Anderson. Meyers. Borey. Terwedo, Schunk, Strain. Strachota. Lundqulst. Pass. Gllruth, Bragg. Svlhel. Molzahn. THE YEAR IN MUSIC Music as a part of the curriculum goes back to the early '20's with the organization of a school band under the direction of Armond Christiansen. For a number of years this organization carried the music banner in Hopkins as vocal music received only spotty support. It was not until the last half of the school year of 1943-44 that choral music really came into its own. At that time Mr. Geer worked out a plan of staggering practise periods throughout the day’s program in order that regular practise could lx- held during school time. Some 80 students of both sexes were attracted by this arrangement and thus was the senior Chorus born with Mrs. Vivian Bangh as director. Two years later an additional hour was added to the day’s program and a further step forward had been taken for music. This gave the vocal music department a full period every day. It was arranged that the Chorus would use the period three days a week and a girls' glee club—a feeder group for the chorus—the alternate days. Progress was phenomenal under this arrangement. Today Hopkins has vocal music groups with personnel numbering well over the hundred mark. The Chorus this year has given several concerts for home music lovers, has sung at numerous programs, both of a school nature and of a civic nature. Baccalaureate and commencement programs usually find the Chorus contributing to their enjoyment. The spring concert of the Chorus and Glee Club, featuring secular and sacred numbers and portions of the operetta The Mikado, was highly enjoyed by a capacity crowd. Many good solo voices have been uncovered during the course of the year. The Apollo Club auditions were sponsored locally by the music department with the result that Mary Abbott, Dec Sorensen and Bill DeFore were sent to district competition. The latter two were eliminated along the line to the finals, but Mary represented her school and this area creditably in the finals of the contest, a very worthwhile undertaking. —20—