Aitkin High School - A Book Yearbook (Aitkin, MN)

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THE SCHOOL PATROL The school patrol controls pedestrian tum? fic at those intersections most used by stu- dents on their way to and from school. Membership of the patrol is made up of eight regular patrolmen and the substitutes. The captain this year was Charles Warner. Allan Pearson acted as assistant captain. Members were treated to a free banquet by the A.A.A. and at the end of the year were giv- en suitable awards in recognition of their ser- vices. GIRL SCOUTS A movie benefit, a candy sale, a cookie sale--that is the story of the work the Girl Scouts have done this year in order to make possible another summer camping trip at MacDon- ald Youth Camp. These things do not tell the story of the fun and the construction work the girls have done at their meetings each Wednes- day after school. There are two Girl Scout troops in Aitkin. One group is composed of girls from the upper grades and from junior high school. The cap- tains of this troop are Miss Frances Breen and Miss Darline Huntley. The older girls make up the other troop with Miss Joyce Paul as their leader. This troop was changed this year from a Girl Scout troop to a Senior Scout Troop. This was done in accordance with the new pro- gram for Scouts over fourteen years of age. At a Court of Awards in May the Girl Scouts of both troops gave evidence of the fact that they had gained some benefit as well as pleasure from their membership. Approximately 25 rank awards were made and 48 merit badges were awarded. The officers of the troops are as follows: Troop I - Patrol leaders- Beatrice Christensen, Jeanette Johnson, Catherine Tierney, and Jane Machong Kathleen Fossen-treasurerg Joyce Akel- stad-scribe. The Patrol leaders for Troop II are Marlys Ellig, Barbara Ann Hasllng, Colleen Casey, Jeanine Hobbins, and Madelyn Ericksong Marlys Ellig-presidentg Mary Tiffany- vice-presidentg Phyllis Dahms-secretary. THE HI-LITE The Aitkin Hi-Lite is a mimeographed school paper, published monthly by the pupils of the Aitkin High School. The purpose of the Hi-Lite is to provide an interesting record of school activities and, in addition, to supply a certain number of humorous articles to be en- joyed by the pupils. Each month the Hi-Lite's attractive cover is drawn by one of the school artists. The typing and mimeographing of the paper is done in the com ercial department. BUS PATROL A Bus Patrol unit was formed in our school this year. It is made up of thirty-two members, two on each bus route. Functions of the patrol- men are to assist the driver in maintaining dis cipline, to help in loading the bus, and to flag the bus over railroad crossings. Donald Higbee was elected captain of the patrol for the yztrthe annual meeting of the A.A-A-, 8 resolution was adopted commending the bus pa- trol for its work in promoting safety. Proper awards for faithful patrol service were given by the A.A.A. at the end of the year. STUDENT COUNCIL The presidents of the six classes in jun- ior and senior high school plus one member from each class in senior high school and an elected member from each of the chartered extracurricu- lar activities in the school form the members of the student council. The work of the council is directed toward assisting with the general welfare of the school. It ls a group of student leaders with high ideals doing their very best to develop a finer type of citizenship and to assist in the development of the program of school activi- ties which will be beneficial to the entire student body. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA In l954 the local chapter of the Future Farmers of America was organized in our school. We now have a fine progressive group of farm boys banded together in this organization, na- tional in scope, for the purpose of studying about farm problems and better preparing them- selves to become good farmers through the de- velopment of the aims of the organization. These aims ares to develop combined rural lead- strengthen the confidence of the ership, to farm boy in himself and his work, to create more interest in the choice of farm occupatio s, to improve the rural home, to promote thrift, to encourage organized recreational activities, and to interest students in vocational agricul- ture. Membership in the F. F. A. is open to any boy who will support the purposes of the organ- ization. Officers of the F.F.A. were: president - Clarence Gruenhagen, vice-president - Bryce Kelsey, secretary - Roger Wright, treasurer - Carre l Flake, adviser - F. C. Kaplan. Engllsh lX.. ...................... .... ... Business Relations k Occupations.. .... ... Ph sical Education................ .... ... 9 I General Science lll...............9.... ...l 9 1 9 0 CHOOSE TWO FRO THIS LI T Human and Natural Conservation....9.... ...1 General Industrial Arts 1 Mechanical Drawinf ...........9.... Woodwork l........... .. ....9,,,, Home Economics lll Foods and Cookery............... .... Textiles and Garment Mak1ng..... .... ... 9 9 Elementary Algebra................9.... ... 9 9 German l.......................... .... ... 1 Vocational Agriculture 1.......... Q E O Music Appreciation iBand or Vocall9 Orchestra or Glee Clubs...........9.....,,,,,, Band, Orchestra, and7!1ee Club work as weI1 as Instrumental Classes may be taken besides the regular subjects. All students interested in Tusii and dramatic work are urged to take part n he many opportuniti ff school. es o ered in our high Students taking German l French 1 L ti must take the second year's work,agrn0 Zpegit toward graduation is given for one year of 5 language. Every senior high school stude t t load of four subjects. To do otRerTI:e, gggmisf sion must be secured from the superintendent. Students may not enroll in the commercial ds- Plrtment unless they have a scholastic average which will prove that they can carry on the work. This rule has been made necessary bs- cause students with lower averages find the work too difficult and failure is the result.

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Mx 1 jx fx v Q COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT An examination of the courses offered in the business education curriculum shows two groups of subjects: first, those designed pri- marily to provide skills for vocation or per- sonal use, such as typewriting, shorthand, ma- chine operation, filing and bookkeepingg and second, those that deal more with the general nature of business life, such as courses in junior business training, bookkeeping, business organization and law, and economic geography. The Aitkin Public Schools offer the fol- lowing courses in the commercial fields Busi- ness Relations and Occupations, Economic Geog- raphy, Business Principles and Law, Bookkeeping Shorthand I and Typewriting I and Stenography II. Business Relations and Occupations is a one-year course required of students in the ninth year. It is an exploratory course. How to buy, how to be thrifty, how to bank, how to sell, how to send telegrams, and the value of insurance protection are a few of the topics studied. Economic Geography is a study of physical factors such as climate, soil, mineral re- sources, location, etc., and how these factors determine the occupations of the people in va- rious localities. It is taught in the tenth grade. Bookkeeping gives the pupils information concerning the various kinds of business organ- izations such as partnership and corporations together with the fundamental principles of record keeping. A knowledge of bookkeeping is of immeasurable value in aiding one to keep his personal business affairs in a systematic and orderly fashion. Bookkeeping is taught in the eleventh or twelfth years. Business Principles and Law, a practical study of business practices and organization, is offered to juniors and seniors. The stenography course consists of two years of shorthand and one year of typewriting. The first year of shorthand is devoted to learning a vocabulary and the theory of short- hand. The second year's work consists of a re- view and transcription of letters and articles. Students should be able, at the end of the yean to take dictation at a speed of from 80 to 100 words per minute for several consecutive mln- utes. The students should be able to tran- scribe the letter on the typewriter and produce a copy that the business man would be willing to send out as representative of his office. Manuscripts, tabulation and filing are also studied. Pupils are given an opportunity to type and run off material on the hectograph and mimeograph. In addition, this year, they are given practice on the dictaphone. Personal typewriting is taught to sopho- mores, juniors, and seniors. At the end of the year it is necessary to attain, at least, a speed of 50 words a minute. Business letters tabulation, copying from rough drafts, typing legal forms, how to cut a stencil and how to run a mimeograph and hectograph, are some of the items taught in this course. Students who wish to register for commer- cial work are not permitted to do so unless they have marks that prove they will be able to carry on the work. HOM ECONOMICS 'To have faith in the American Home, To make our own homes existing examples of thrift, of unselfishness, and of only that which is sweet and sincere in human lives. To help make our communities extensions of such homes. This is the introductory paragraph to the Minnesota Homemakers' Creed, as it appears in the special home economics department bulletin recently ls- sued by the Aitkin Public Schools. We have a very firm belief that every girl should take some course in the home economics field during her junior and senior high school years. The information given to the girls will be of value to them in their daily contacts,1n- terests, and responsibilities both at school and at home. In the ninth year, home economics becomes an elective subject. The girls coming into our school from the rural eighth grades are not re- quired to have seventh and eighth grade home economics courses to be eligible for the fresh- man home economics class. Because of the broad offering of subjects and interesting worth while information, we do encourage all girls to plan to take ninth grade home economics. In this field we pay special attention to the problem of food preservation. Meal prepa- ration and the serving of dinners is a very im- portant unlt. The child and his food brings, for the first time in the home economics course, the study of children in a more concentrated manner. The planning and care of the kitchen is of vital importance to every home, and the study of this unit is of vast interest. The girl and her friends enables our students to do considerable thinking regarding the development of their personalities. The clothing management and construction unit is very fascinating for those girls with an interest in clothing. In the sophomore year there are seven very interesting units of work beginning with the construction of wool and silk clothes. The selection and purchasing of clothing is of great value to all girls, as the training in this field is used over a period of a life time. In the tenth grade course we also have a unit with more advanced concentration on the problem of the girl, her fam1ly,and her friends. Health care and home nursing are of special in- terest to those girls interested in nursing, although the problems studied are of practical value for all. The food management unit gives an opportunity for not only the preparation, but the serving of meals to guests. The fur- nishing and care of the home enables every one of the girls to do a number of practical pro- jects at home and mother has an opportunity to discuss to a great extent the proposed work. Last but not least, the study of vocations re- lated to home economics gives the students an opportunity to secure pertinent information as to ways and means of earning a living in the home economics field. We also have an excellent advanced course offered to junior and senior girls who have had previous home economics training. In the fresh- man and sophomore years, in like manner, a course is offered to the girls who have not had home economics training. Our home economics is conducted on a pro- ject basis. Each girl selects the project that has some activity connected with home making at the beginning of each semester. This work is done outside of school hours and at home. At the end of the semester, reports are made and visits are made by the home economics teachers to the homes of the girls taking this home eco- nomica course.