Aggie 1945 - Yearbook

Cast of “Passing of Chow-Chow”J. Johnson, O. Madson, R. Altepeterbeen sacrificed in World War II He placed a wreath on the monument asa fitting token of our remembrance and this act was accented by the saluteof the firing squad and the symbolic notes of taps from a distance.Festivities proceeded with the serving of a delicious dinner to the parentsin the dining hall. Members of the faculty served as hosts and hostesses.Early in the afternoon the Parents’ Association held their annual meetingin the auditorium with President V. M. Gibbons presiding. After thereports of officers and various committees, the parents were privileged to hearDr. C. H. Bailey, dean and director, college of Agriculture and Experimentstation, University of Minnesota.A program of entertainment for the parents was presented in the auditoriumat two o’clock. Supt. T. M. McCall again presided and introducedthe members of the faculty to the audience after a band number under thedirection of Miss Hanson.Kenneth Price, the advanced class president, spoke a sincere greetingof welcome to the parents and guests. Succeeding events on the programwere a piano solo by Kent Hanson, a girls’ Home-Ec demonstration, a performanceof the combined glee clubs directed by Miss Hanson, an interviewof boys in home project work, and two selections by the advanced choir. Thefinal feature on the program was the one-act play, The Passing of Chow-Chow,put on by members of the Play Production Class.The coffee hour held in the gymnasium gave the parents opportunity tomeet members of the faculty, inspect the home project displays and renewformer school friendships. For those who remained to the end of the successfulday a movie was shown at eight o’clock. This doubly significant occasionfilled us with a greater realization of our good fortune and responsibility asmembers of both our school and world communities.51