Lester Prairie High School - Prairiette Yearbook (Lester Prairie, MN)

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GLEE CLUB FIRST ROW-- Lorraine Kuhlmann, Esther Seybold, Carolyn Baumann, Dorothy Ernst, Pa- tricia Sheppard, Irma Machemehl, Eunice Emich. SECOND ROW- Vernetta Stuedeman,Dellas Spleiss, Arlene Stapel, Elaine Beise, Irene Mill- er, Margaret Daggett, Miss Bisbee. THIRD ROW - Cynthia Schroeder, Elaine Mesenbring, June Picker, Leona Marks, Shirley George, Ruth Emich. Fifteen years ago a glee club was organized in L. P. High School. Since then, it has reached the enrollment of nineteen voices. Esther Seybold has been accompanist for the past two years. Some of the selections which have been given by the glee club are: Parade of the Wooden Dolls , I Passed by Your Window , Fleeting Days , My Creed , Prayer of Thanksgiving , and World is Waiting for the Sunrise. Arranged according to sections, Sopranos- Eunice Emich, Dorothy Ernst, Carolyn Bau- mann, Elaine Mesenbring, Irene Miller, Lorraine Kuhlmann and Cynthia Schroeder. Contraltos- Ruth Emich, Margaret Daggett, Patricia Sheppard, Elaine Beise, June Picker, Leona Marks, Vernetta Stuedemann. Altos- Irma Machemehl, Shirley George, Dellas Spleiss, Arlene Stapel. Pianist- Esther Seybold Directo1'- Miss Bisbee

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STUDENT STATIC TOP ROW- Irene Miller, Patricia Sheppard, Eunice Emich, Shirley George, Delores See man. BOTTOM ROW- Harold Schneider, June Picker, Dorothy Ernst, Irma Machemehl Haiiy Elliott. The press staff was organized many years ago and has shown a lot of progress in the last few years, the present name of our School weekly is Student Static . The following are the present members: Editor-in-chief . . . Assistant Editor .. . Senior Reporter .. Junior Reporter ..... Sophomore Reporter . . . Freshmen Reporter . . . . . Sports and Officer Reporter . . . . Pep Fest Reporter ........ -. . . . . 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Reporter . . . 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Reporter . . . lst and 2nd Grade Reporter .... Irma Machernehl . Dorothy Ernst . . Eunice Emich Deloris Seemann Harold Schneider Patty Sheppard .. Harry Elliott . . . . I1'ene Miller . Shirley George . . . June Picker . Dorothy Ernst

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SCHOOL BAND FRONT ROW-- Carol Jean Lemke, Elaine Beise, Caroline Bauman, Shirley George, Ge1'al- dine Kolbe, Mavis Maetzold. SECOND ROW- Harold Lemke, Leslie Maetzold, Kenneth Schmidt, Rell Packer, Donald Lemke, Dorothy Ernst, Director - Clarence Vierling. BACK ROW-- James Schwichtenberg, Leslie Bauman, Eunice Emich, Patricia Sheppard, Ruth Emich. Harold Schneider was absent when the picture was taken. The original junior band of the Lester Prairie Public School was formed April 24, 1938 with Clarence Vierling, W. P. A. recreation al leader as director The members follows- Cornet and trumpet: Geraldine Kolbe, Rell Packer, Kenneth Schmidt, and James Schwichtenbergg Clarinets: Leslie Baumann, Louis Bettcher, and Junior Dibbg saxaphones: Elaine Beise, Carolyn Baumann, and Shirley Georgeg Altos: Miles Mesen- bring, Patty Sheppard, and Harold Lemkeg bass: Raymond Radtkeg drums: Donald Lemke and Douglas Dibb. At the beginning of the 1939-40 school term many members dropped out, leaving in the following membe1's- bass: Patty Sheppardg cornets: Geraldine Kolbe, Eunice Emich, Dorothy Ernstg drums: Mavis Maetzoldg clarinet: Jean Lemkeg saxophones: Carolyn Baumann, Elaine Beise, and Shirley George. This group remained intact until the close of the 1939-40 basketball season, when it was reorganized adding the following additional members- drums: Donald Lemkeg bass: Harold Schneider, alto: Harold Lemkeg Clarinet: Louis Bettcher and Leslie Baumann: cornets: Ruth Emich, Leslie Maetzold, and Kenneth Schmidt.