John A Johnson High School - Maroon Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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MARC GN NON-ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT Mr. Ahlberg Miss Goodell Miss Nelson A Fine. . HERE are three fields of fi e at Johnson-expression, design, and mus- ic. The iirst to be mentio is expression which is taught by Mr. Ahl- berg. Expression consists of learning to breathe correctly, studying poetry, parliamentary procedure, public speaking, one-act plays, and Shakespeare. The dramatic department presents one-act plays and other entertainment during the school assemblies. It also presents the Junior-Senior play which this year was Skidding. . The second field is that of design which is taught by Miss Goodell. There are two sections, free hand drawing and pottery. The drawing classes make the post- ers for all school activities. Their Work was Well displayed in their signs for Skidding which decorated the halls as well as many shop windows. Another ar- tistic display was the beach scene made of cardboard which appeared on the stage during Maroon week. They design all art work for school publications. The third lield is music with Miss Nelson as instructor. The music depart- ment consists of a mixed chorus, girls' chorus, boys' glee club, girls, glee club, and orchestra. This department entertains at various assemblies. In March, a classical concert was given by the combined chorus and orchestra. Every spring, the glee clubs enter the state music contest at the University of Minnesota. For the last three years, the johnson music department has sent a boy and girl to the national chorus. Johnson is the only school in St. Paul to do this. Related to the dramatic department is the Masquers Club. The members are chosen from the expression classes. The Art Club, formerly known as the Spec- trum Club, consists of students taking designing. The members of the glee clubs are chosen by Miss Nelson from the chorus classes. Qnly the students with the best voices are taken into glee club. Page 22

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MA l Q N NGN-ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT Miss Crist wif. num Mil. Randolph M555 Schuette Tyfing Bookkeeping Stenograplzy bll?110g1'IYI71lj' Business Training HE business department is the most popular department in the school. There are 579 students taking business training. Typevvriting has become a necessity to the business World. Any stu- dent desiring to enter the business world after leaving school should take type- Writing during his school training. Typewriting is of general educational value and any student should plan to give at least a year's work to it in order to develop the required skill. Typevvriting is taught by Miss Crist and Miss Schuette. Shorthand is essential to business. It is used in every business office today. Any student anticipating a commercial career should be thoroughly trained in this subject. Any person having a knowledge of shorthand coupled with that of type- writing will always have a means of earning a livelihood. Mr. Randolph and Miss Schuette teach shorthand. Mr. Deihl teaches bookkeeping and has charge of the school bank. The pur- pose of bookkeeping is to learn how to keep a simple set of books, and to become ac- customed to business forms and business principles. The School Bank The purpose of the school bank is to elim- inate the numerous accounts that are kept in the school by a regular bank. It provides an opportunity for the students to become famil- iar with banking methods. Page 21

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NONJACADEMIC DEPARTMENT Left to right: Hilding Peterson, Aurelia Lanners, Curtis Skoog, Sam Schultz, Jessie Lundquist, Katherine Holmgren, Russell Peyer, Harriet Byrne, Ray Ackerson, Loretta Pulver. Senior-Junior Play SKIDDING Cast of Characters Andy - ---- - Ray Ackerson Aunt Milly - Katherine Holmgren Mrs. Hardy - - Harriet Byrne Judge james Hardy Hilding Peterson Estelle Hardy Campbell Aurelia Lanners Grandpa Hardy - - Curtis Skoog Marian Hardy - Jessie Lundquist VVayne Trenton IH - Sam Schultz Oscar Stubbins - Russel Peyer Myra Hardy VVilcox - - - - Loretta Pulver HE Senior-Junior Play, Skidciing, by Aurania Ruveral, was presented on April 7th and Sth. It 1S a delightful comedy of American family life which takes place in the home of District judge James Hardy in Idaho. The story concerns the Judge's campaign for his renomination, which be- comes doubtful when his main speaker fails to appear at an important meeting. Marian Hardy has been away studying political science and returns with Wayfne Trenton, who has come to ask the Judges permission to marry her. She seizes an opportunity to campaign for her father and is so successful that she is asked to run for the state legislature. The scene is upset by the return of the two married daughters, Myra and Estelle, who have left their husbands. To meet the situation Mrs. Hardy retali- ates by leaving home herself. Pressed by Wayfne to choose a career or marriage, Marian decides on the former. Things, however, shape themselves to a happy conclusion: The girls return to their husbands, the judge is nominated to the supreme court, Marian to the legislature, and she and VVayne are reconciled,to marriage. P Page 23 Q