North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Music THE North high school music department now oilers many new opportunities for a good musical foundation for those who expect to make music their life work. Applied music under supervision of J. Victor Bergquist is the largest class in the city high schools. First place in the all city original composition contest has been won for three years by Leah Lisovsky. Straight harmony has been offered for the past three semesters under the direction of Peter Tkach, assistant director of music. N o r t h, Central, and West are the only high schools in the city offering this work. For the past three semester, North has had nearly one hundred young people who have been doing A Capella singing five days a week. modeled after the work of the St. Olaf choir of Northfield, Minnesota. This year they gave two fine concerts with the Central A Capella choir. The glee clubs also sang with the A Capella choir in these two concerts. In March they presented Victor Herbert’s beautiful opera, “Sweethearts. Both the glee clubs and the choir will represent North in the city contest. The orchestra numbering fifty-eight members is the best balanced organization North has ever had. The department also offers a junior orchestra of thirty-one members w h o need some additional training before becoming members of the first orchestra. Below is shown the faculty quartette, Mr. Tenney, Miss Quello, Mrs. Huebner, and Mr. Tkach. —Roy T. Tenney. Tictnty-Fivc

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Thirkiru, Etf, Brm Art U A RT exists in man and is therefore constantly in the making; hence there can he no development in art. only a growth pertaining to the rendering of some definite idea or expression in art. Art does not come from any one group of people, but is universal. It is not from our standpoint a state of development reached by man. but a developing force within man to which he must at all times respond.” If some response from each one can be awakened, we shall feel that, in a smaller measure, our aim is being fulfilled. The course gives four years of art, not professional in extent, hut general and cultural, a background for further, more intensive training. The student contacts art f rom many angles. It resembles gazing at a cut jewel whose fa- cets reveal lettering, sketching, painting, design, craftwork, pose, object drawing, composition, color study, art appreciation—all the different faces which make up the outer surface of the jewel. The hidden fire at the heart of every jewel is sought by all; but only the chosen few, spurred on by the inner urge, seek art beyond the high school, and by specialization, at last feel the hidden fire, the objective result of which is seen in great painting, great sculpture, architecture, or any of the arts which enlarge the vision of all who look at it. Miss T h i c k i n s, Miss Erf, and Mrs. Bros teach the same work, handling different terms of the subject. B c I o w is shown a group of art students in class. —Jane G. Thickins, Chairman. Twenty-Four

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 QUARIUS, the water car- -“L rier, is the sign for the graduating classes. Those living under its influence seem to be a little ahead of their fellows in an all-around way. They live on a slightly higher plane. They have kindness, courage, and scientific spirit. . . . Ttcenti Six