St Louis Park High School - Echowan Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

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Tor Row: Mo Ides tad, Seirtip, Graham, E.t Johnson, K., Clark, Stevens, Melius. Second Row: Reiman n, Whelan, Hull, Harris, Hates, Stone, Johnson, R. Fik»t Row: Hitchcock, McAdams, Clay, Mr. McKay, Shank. King, Hansen. Student Council President.......................................Doyle Clay Secretary.............................. - Peg McAdams This past year the Student Council has been one of the most active organizations in the school. They were organized early in the fall so as to start the school activities by setting the dates of the social events and activities which were to occur during the school term. Student Activity ticket sales were sponsored by the Student Counci . The puroose of these tickeis was to reduce expenses per student end also to get mo'o students interested in school functions. Several programs have been sponsored by the Council. These consisted of outside speakers, and home talent. The student body appreciated these programs and felt they were very entertaining. The Student Council is formed so that the pupils will have a part in the government of the school. All the members of the past year have felt a true interest in this work and feel it is very necessary that it be kept up next year. Twenty-fire

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School Calendar Sept. 3. School begins again. Sept. 9. G. A. A. Treasure Hunt—(the treasure. S bushels of melons!) Sept. 20. Football season opens—White Bear wins. 12-0. Oct. 27. Helen Attwooll defeats June Horton in final round of girls' tennis tournament. Nov. 7. G. A. A. sponsors movie, Oliver Twist. Nov. 14. G. A. A. Mother-Daughter Banquet was great success again. Nov. 26. Basketball season begins (Alumni win by one point!). Dec. 6. Junior class presents Huckleberry Finn (not bad. Jrs.!) Dec. 19. Seniors sponsor dance after Mound Basketball game. Dec. 20. Sophomores present Christmas play Why the Chimes Rang. Jan. 17. G. A. A. give dance after Excelsior B. B. game (we won, 28-20). Jan. 20. Prison System inaugurated. Jan. 20 Magician. Loring Campbell, entertains. Jan. 22-23. No school—38 degrees below zero. Jan. Echowan staff chosen. Feb. 7. Park cagers finally defeat the rival Hopkins team (29-27). Feb. I 7. Senior girls win loving cup at annual G. A. A. Gym party (for fourth time). Feb. 21. Junior dance after Wayzata game—celebrating 31-25 victory! Feb. 26. Virginia Peterson wins subdistrict declam, contest. Ruth Dearstyne placed second, in Dramatic0. Feb. 24. Musical Benefit at High School. Mar. 3. Virginia Peterson wins again in the District declam, at Hopkins. Mar. 4. Virginia first again in humorous division at Regional declam. Mar. 6. Junior girls win class B. B. tournament. Mar. 9. Senior boys win class B. B. tournament. Mar. 9. Tryouts for Senior Class Play. Beyond Reason. begin. Mar. I I. Virginia wins second place honors at sub state declam. Mar. 19-20. Strike days ! Mar. 27. First of series of student council assembly programs. Mar. 30. Group pictures for annual taken. April Model T time. April 3. Rev. Roy E. Olson speaks at student council program. April 3-14. Spring vacation. April 14. Tryouts for operetta. Tune In. April 14. Seniors vote not to have caps and gowns. April 17. Seniors present Beyond Reason. April 22. Assembly program. Scotty and His Master. May 2. Junior-Senior Prom. May 15. Operetta. Tune In. May 25-8. Exams! May 24. Baccalaureate service. May 27. Class night. May 29. Commencement. Tu'enly-tiio

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Tor Row: Svobo.ia, Chris, Shall man. Skcond Row: Stone, Small, SylanJer, Krake. FiRvr Row: Min LurtAquisl, Charier, Hitchcock, Atttcooll, .Mr. Nelson. Echowan Staff Editor-in-Chief.......................Jacquelyn Hitchcock Assistant Editor...............................Helen Attwooll Business Manager..............................Warren Chance Advertising Manager............................Russell Sewall Origin of Name Josephine Thomas, a graduate in 1929 of our high school, originated the name Echowan for the first annual published by St. Louis Park High School. Her explanation and reason for choosing this name is as follows: Within the pages of this annual we are putting the best that is in us. the highest loyalty, the finest school spirit, the cleanest sportsmanship. We want our annual to be an active memory to those who follow us: we wont to pass on to coming students of St. Louis Park the spirit of our high school. For twenty-two years our school paper has echooJ our acrivities in the Echo. The spirit of the Echo will live on in the Echowan (Echo-on). Our echoes will roll From soul to soul And grow forever And forever in— The Echowan. T ucnty-six