University of Minnesota School of Agriculture - Agrarian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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THE FIRST BAND 0 , .1 HE bancixtllis year has over forty members and is composed of the best mu- ,A sical talent of the school. Those not up to tl1e standard and the beginners LQ are organized and are put into the second band. The band plays at assembly, special concerts and at various student activities. The members of the band have a wonderful opportunity to learn the various instru- ments, and general management of such an organization. They are also given an opportunity to learn directing, thereby gaining the experienceinecessary to become leaders and organizers of musical organizations in their own communities. We aim to make music a character builder. It is our desire that students of this department will be better citizens and be able to serve efficiently their respective communities. -D. W. B. The soul of music slumbers in the shell, Till waked and kindled by the A133126-31',S spellg And feeling hearts-touch them but lightly-pour A thousand melodies unheard before. -Samuel Rogers. Page One Hmzdred Sixty

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First row-Mary Head. Capt., Lois Oby, Ida Lippman. ' Second row-Burnette Erickson, Helen Dalager, Jenn Hughes, Leola Lucdtke. GIRL CHAMPIONS OF THE FIELD MEET ggsbg IELD MEET took place Januarv 30 1926 in the Gvmnasium. The differ- Q . 3 4 .1 ent events in which the girls participated were Newcomb, the Relay Race, E the Basketball Throw, and Nail Driving. Every girl was interested in the different activities and tried to win laurels for her class as well as for herself. The Seniors won the Newcomb game by one score. This proved to be a very exciting and interesting game, the final score being ten to nine. The Juniors took second place in Newcomb and first place in the Relay Race. The Junior Class has good reason for being proud of its girls. Several records were broken. Mary Head won the medal for the Basketball Throw. She threw the ball seventy-four feet and two and one half inches, breaking her own record of last year by three feet. Leola Luedtke broke all previous records in Nail Driving. She drove ten nails in forty-two and two fifths seconds, thus winning another medal for the Juniors. At the end of the Field Meet the iinal score won by the girls was fifteen for the Juniors, nine for the Seniors and eight for the Freshmen. The total score won by all the girls taking part in the different events was thirty-two points. Entlmsiasm was shown by all the girls. They were at the gymnasium prac- ticing during all their vacant periods. Although every girl or class participating in the events could not win first place, good spirit and loyalty to the school were shown throughout the Meet. -J. S. Page Ona I-Ifmdrrd Si.rfy-tivo