Albert Lea High School - Tiger (Albert Lea, MN)

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United States and World Situations Developing knowledge of government and sociology were the goals of the twelfth grade social classes. One semester was spent in the study of United States government. All aspects of federal, state, county and local governments were covered. Besides the regular classroom work, students were also required to do outside reading and research papers. ln the second semester, students delved into the sociological qualities and problems of man. The fields studied ranged from man's physical and mental struc- tures to common teenage problems of today. lnstructors of the classes were Mr, William Christo- pherson, Mr. Egil l-lovey and Mr. Rene Wambach. Another social studies course offered to seniors was the modern history class. Taught by Miss Elsie Sebert, this elective dealt with present world problems. Various areas of the world were studied, including Europe, Russia, Africa, the Middle East, lndia, Southeast Asia, China and South America. Daily news reports were required of each student. Iames Gustafson Egil Hovey U. S. History Counseling A Football Social Studies 12 B Basketball Knowledge of the work was acquired through special reports, research papers and the construction of maps and charts. The class participated in weekly World Affairs Examinations offered by the Minneapolis Star. STUDYING THE VIKINGS' course to North America was Dallas Breamer. sophomore world history student. Bruce lohnson U. S. History Track B Football Lettermen's Club Elsie Sebert M. E. Wambach World History Social Studies 12 Modern History World Geography 1 f Page 19 ni

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History, Social Sciences Present Q , .., . lzll .....: iw i at it f W 2 sf -320 S 4 is W 9 i si .-:sgssreaeazar , ' -' 1 ,,,,,,,, t f -55,53 t Nicholas Cords William Christopherson U. S. History Social Studies 12 Humanities I, II B Football B Basketball World History presented a study of the various cultures of the world and of the Middle Ages, the Ren- aissance and the World War l and ll periods from the European aspect to sophomores. Through studying the civilizations of ancient man, we can better understand our own heritage and back- ground. Also, the period of invention was delved into in order to give students a better understanding of the English Industrial Revolution. Gaining a background on the French Revolution in world history paved the way to understanding our own American Revolution which was studied in United States history, a required subject for juniors. Renais- sance explorers, Pilgrims and Puritans, our founding fathers, great naval leaders and statesmen were studied during the first half of the year. The Civil War, slavery, emancipation, women sufferage, the world wars in relation to America and the days of Franklin D. Roosevelt completed the American history course. Humanities l students made a more complete history study using Allen Nevins and Henry Com- mager's A History of America as a frequent reference. Two weeks out of six were devoted to studying the development of American music including folk songs, jazz and Aaron Copland's Billy the Kid Ballet. Paul Ehrhard Alice Gammel World Hisfofv W0f1dHiS'0fY AUDREY NELSON felt confident md: she had punished her disobedient A Wreslllnq child. Ianice Morreim. correctly. However, she learned better methods of B Football disciplinq children in her Social class. Lettermen's Club I FOUND lT exclaimed Sandra Hanson after she had searched through her whole locker to find one social book. lfllililfillilff 15920321 222324 . Ylilflftlllll Page 18

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Studies of Life Reveal Complexity Robert Dreisbach Olive Iohnson Biology Biology Ushers' Club Warner Nettleton Melvin Salmela Physiology Biology Psychology Science Club Biology, the study of life, introduced students to the strange world of an ameoba, the metamorphasis of a grasshopper and the complex study of the human body, all of which clarified the course. Fall projects of biology students were a leaf collec- tion and collecting and classifying approximately 40 different insects. The arrival into the new addition enabled students to use advance facilities in dissecting frogs and worms, a must for all biology enthusiasts. Offered for the first time was a course in psychology and physiology. The first half of the year was devoted to studying the nervous system and various nerve cen- ters in the body. This prepared students and gave them a background for studying the mind, which was covered during the second semester. Psychology deals with probing into the depths of man's mind to discover the basic reason for human behavior. Emotions, reactions and personality display man's true nature. Because of environmental and cultural back- ground each person is individual in his mental make-up. Through extensive study in this field, one can better understand himself and others. Teaching this new subject was Mr. Warner Nettle- ton, replaced in biology by Mr. Robert Dreisbach. IAMES DALEIDEN and Mark Iohnson created hydrogen through water displace- ment in their laboratory experiment as part ot the chemistry course. WORKING DILIGENTLY and carefully to disect frogs. biology students studied the internal organs of one of the world's most common amphibians. Page 20