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

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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

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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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jlzey racfice laeaLing .... Radio Workshop, first row: Schamens, Bru- sell, Cunni n g h a m, Johnson, E., Nelson, D., second row: Laber, Miss Downing, Brown, Johnson, R., Harris, Schmitz, John, Peter- son, B., Clang. Bank first row Bren nan Peloqum second row Harder K em Jennnrgs third row Lei el Bifulk ohn son A fourth row Rode Amev Bahne mann Drake RADIO WORKSHOP An organization that plays a very Important part in the building of a Democracy by their belief in the freedom of speech as the Radio Workshop Workshop students learn the funda mentals of broadcasting which Includes script writing and reading diction dramatlcs and announcing Organized in i942 they practice in their own well equipped studio and give actual broadcasts over the air waves Under the direction of Miss Downing the Workshop has presented such programs as Golden Stories Adventures in Drama and the Junior Town Meeting which was broadcast on the sublect Should All American Citizens Be Sublect to Con scription For Essential Work ln Time Ot War? BANK With all our money transactions carried on at Johnson what would we do without our smoothly operated bank? Under the direction of Miss Edith Beckman the bank of Johnson High School has taken over the posting transactions and banking deposits for all School classes and clubs Mr Robert Diehl former bookkeeping teacher and principal of Johnson started this new and efficient system which because of its many great advantages l'as been adopted by most other St Paul high schools This banking system proved such a success that it is still being used today P13 twfvt I ' ,' I ' , .b I . , J - 1 - . . . . I ' , ' ' , ' , ' . responsibilities ot sending statements, cashing checks, ,, . . . . . ,, . . . . I 1 ' ' ' ,, . .. . 1 . . . . . . . . ,, . . :fe : N ,'-