North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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North High Kauri The blue-uniformed North High School marching hand holds an enviable record of four “firsts and two seconds in the Aquatennial band contests as proof of its prowess. Polarites may well feel proud of the band, for it is more than a marching unit; it is also a concert band. Under the leadership of J. Clive Cleary, the band has often given programs for the school, and this year the group gave a short program at the city-wide vocal contest sponsored by the Apollo Club. For the last three years the North band has joined with bands from other schools to present spring concerts. These concerts have been further distinguished by the fact that Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, has directed the combined bands. Majorettes Marilyn Moerbitz and Virginia Webster were the band’s two drum majorettes who graduated in the January class. Filling the empty shoes of these two versatile “twins” arc Gloria Johnson and Delores Lund, both of whom arc very capable performers. Supporting this pair is a group of twirlers from whom Mr. Cleary may draw at any time. 18