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

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l earffs NAUGHTY MARIETTA the operetta glven by the A Cholr thus year was a great success Wlth Vlrglnla Carlson as Marietta and Jlm Ander son as Captaln Duck thus sparklung comedy took Its place along with the flnest of operettas given here at Johnson Costumes of the soldiers and the gurls gay formals wnth their swtrllng sklrts created a whlrl of color Another flash of color was effected by the scenery The two scenes one a street tn New Orleans and the other a regal ball room complete wtth pillars were so reallstlc that one could really Imagine bemg there The musical score Included such well loved num bers as Falling In Love wlth Someone Ah Sweet Mystery of Llfe' 'Tramp, Tramp Tramp and ltal lan Street Song Such an array of humor color and beautiful music wall long be remembered by those who saw the operetta Naughty Marietta A Choir flrst row Caw Vunnes J Beckstrom Dillon McKlnzle Schul enburg Sptelman Vln nes Gales second row Mrs Johnson Wold An derson Brusell Carlson Sullivan Lygren third row Hoard Mller OI son D Ballard Went worth Nelson Fladlcnd fourth row Eng and Berndt Olson Johnson H Korbmacher Burke Nlkltuk fifth row Oberg Magnuson Campbell Lehmann Hanson Buch Phu r-if Page nineteen

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LUG, gf! 0l'l C our flrs row Bueslng M Helser Row Hultnn Wogtowrcz Buesmg B Hoglund Turnquxst second row Hogelberger Olson M Prrbyl Turnblom Olson Sodowslu Nelson lvance thlrd row Johnson M Schelen Nelson John Stotka Johnson fourth row St Germain Anderson Stoeckmann Barley Gorbe Buchelt fifth row Dahlln Nelson P e 1 e r s o n Wnlhelmson Gear R4 its WS as 5 -Qui xl Page eighteen A CHOIR lt IS a feellng of prlde and anxlety that fills the hearts of musuc minded students on notltlca tuon of thelr acceptance unto A Chour The Chonr which consists of about sixty students has contributed much to Johnson through their love and appreciation of good musnc Topping the lust of their numerous accomplishments was the presentation of the operetta Naughty Marietta Long hours and hard work went Into the production but the students partlcupatlng were well rewarded by the audience s enthusiasm and applause on opening nlght They mode recordings for the Red Cross lnterna tlonal Music Program and sang at assemblies, con certs church programs and commencement These are lust a few of the many actlvltues of this organlza non All of these have been accompllshed under the direction of Mrs Johnson

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0 Pee 2 A Q09 0 5 'f9 191 s-4 C 1 Page twenty Fl Malorettes Jasmsku Le bel L Belle Murray Lombard: Band flrst row Mr Gibbons Bryant Ehret Kolbo Heck Hobbs Anderson Wlstrom Jer sen Emerson second row Cle mas Kaese Johnson Fleck Matt son Shafer Hansen Pasluk Johnson R thurd row Roehl Johnson C Johnson J Wy lan Schmitz Ind Olson L Yarusso Croes fourth row Heth ermgton Derauf Nelson Kupka Andrews Johnson N fufth row Goranson Copocasa Duck John son G Elbner Bauman Thorn qunst Gupple slxth row Maus ton Bohne Steiner Carlson J Berndt Norman Schroeder Fry Anderson J Jergenson Dletsch Gehrtg BAND Our Democracy could not flourush so well wnthout the sparkle and cheer added by the hard workmg band In theur maroon umforms purchased by the athletic fund of Johnson they have appeared at many actlvmes to add the flnushmg touch to the programs Thelr numerous accompllshments may go unheeded publlcally but privately they add personal satlsfactlon The buggest event of the year was the annual Band Concert whtch took long hours of practice to make It the success It was Besndes thus the members marched four tlmes In the St Paul Wlnter Carnival played for the Community Chest Luncheon and took part un the annual Band Banquet band performed between quarters Along wuth all thus marchlng and playing the musnclans sponsored the tradutnonal Wnndy Hop on St Patrick s Day A small group from our band make up the German Band whnch IS back agam thus year wnth a full program of performances In thelr German costumes and with thelr Teutonlc accents they add a but of comedy wherever they play The band proper conslsts of about slxty members mcludlng the flve malorettes Practlces are held ln the band hall behmd the school Cer taunly the band has come a long way since It was organlzed In 1922 wnth a membershlp of 16 holding practnces before school and during lunch pertods lilsfmp, K Z7 0,9 . . 2 . .I E I O- d, f sf, 3 5 U! 1 an Q o I I l' J . . . . ' Q U . ' . xx -A . . D I . .I 0 o 5- ' l ' D 0 Adding to the excitement of the hockey and football games, the , . . . 0 0 . I . . ' . . ,, . ,, l A W . . l. I Q l 1 ' . by, . Q Y . . . . . I My if r y I . , , . 4 N 1' l ' ' if ' W cam , f 'L ' f X fx -' , X ff to X X frw A' ekA K - A hx Til' I f ' 'N 'SX' X ' . in 1 X x x Q