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

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Agriculture Studies Far-m Aspects Donald Paulson Agriculture 10, 11 Coordination and Home Visitation Future Farmers oi America Lowell Ross Agriculture 12 Farm Accounts Home Visitation Young Farmer Program LARRY LARSON, Gary Thompson, Charles Pererson and David Mor- reim admired a bronze bull. an FHA award. Page 26 LEARNING THE GROWING process of hybrid corn were Gary Thompson and David Morreim, pupils of Larry Larson. Helping to train the future owners and operators of America's largest single industry, farming, was the task of Mr. Donald Paulson and Mr. Lowell Ross, as they taught senior high boys correct farming practices. Aided by Mr. Paulson, the sophomores were taught the basic fundamentals of crop and livestock produc- tion. Many of them joined the Future Farmers of Amer- ica, composed of boys taking vocational agriculture. ln their junior year they devled more deeply into the areas of crop and livestock production and learned how to make a bigger profit by using the correct fertilizer. They also learned that by using soil conserva- tion they could keep valuable top soil from washing away, helping to alleviate a big farming problem. Skillfully supervised by Mr. Ross, the seniors dealt With more involved problems concerning the farm. lt was during this year that they dug more deeply into problems they had dealt With in their junior and soph- omore years. Another important part of the year, which Was the equivalent of a second year in any other course, was learning to keep accurate records.

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trical appliances, foods and other household items. The Home Economists Learn Domestioity Dealing with problems and situations of family living and upkeep of the home were a few of the things studied in home economics. Knowledge acquired in this course will prove valuable in the future as these young homemakers start to build their own homes. Planning wardrobes and future homes, studying home furnishings and developing sewing skills were the highlights of the first semester. Each student picked out a pattern and material of her choice and undertook the job of sewing an article of clothing for herself. The second semester was spent on baby and child care, family life and cooking. New foods were tried and old ones were revised. Special emphasis was on meats and salads. The girls studied digestion, the buy- Loneng Bqnovetz Phyllis Hostage: ing of food on a budget and the care and use of elec- Home Economics 11, 12 General Home Economics Home Visitation Home Visitation girls also studied synthetics, rugs, coloring of rooms and many other things that will prove valuable when they are confronted with the problems of interior decor- rations of their own homes. Senior girls had an opportunity to make either a coat, suit or dress using winter fabrics. Besides sewing they studied types, kinds and colors and the ways of choos- lnq CICCQQSSOUGS' They planned lhfslf Spnnq wardrobes' KAREN MATHEWS and Suzanne Helqeson diligently worked on their first dressmaking feats as part of their sewing course. CONCOCTING SOMETHING undoubtedly de1iciuse. were Barbara Hegland and Karen Meixell as they undertook their cooking assignment for the day. CONSTRUCTING CHRISTMAS TREES of toothpicks and cork balls and spray painting them various pastels were the tasks of Mary Vig and Sandra Bergo. Page 25

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-...D DALLAS STOVERN exercised a referee's position on Richard Prantner as part of his sophomore gym course. Donald Buhr Physical Education A Basketball Baseball Ralph Summers Athletic Director Intramural Basketball Baseball Lois Wagner Physical Education GRA Physical Education Promotes Fitness Varied activities stressing physical titness were un- dertaken by senior high physical education classes under the direction ot Mr. Ralph Summers. Mr. Donald Buhr, in his second year as head basket- ball coach, also instructed the boys' classes, and Miss Lois Wagner headed girls' classes and led the GRA. The school year began with the boys playing sott- ball while the girls competed in soccer. When the weather prevented turther outdoor activity, boys and girls began a co-educational program ot square danc- ing aimed at developing social graces. As the winter program progressed, the boys went on to learn the skills ot basketball, wrestling, volleyball and gymnastics. Meanwhile, the girls were improving their talents in ping-pong, basketball and volleyball. As in past years, only sophomores were required to take physical education, and due to the new seven- hour day, classes were pared down, allowing much more individual attention to each student Participants also enjoyed the use ot the newly- enlarged wrestling room, which provided the much needed space to allow a larger number ot boys to engage in this highly competitive sport. BEFORE EACH VOLLEYBALL game. sophomore girls had to through warm-up exercises to better their accurateness. Page 27