Lake Preston High School - Prestonian Yearbook (Lake Preston, SD)

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“English they say is the Language most used, Most spoken, most written, most cruelly abused. ' This is what the English tea- cher, Mr. Ford, feels as he teaches the proper use of the spoken and written word. There are four classes in English offered to the linguistic toilers. They cover subjects of grammer and literature. Class problems are highlighted by debates, panels, reports, and book reports. Cdommerciai Speed tests, dictation, proving debits and credits all seem to be the main ac- tivity in the commercial room. These business skills are taught by Miss Hue- ther. Each student is encouraged to set his own goals and work to attain them. The four most proficient typing and shorthand students represented Lake Preston in a commercial contest at Ar- lington in April. The bookkeeping class had an assemblance of actual experience as they kept books for R.L. Dean, a fictitious wholesale grocer. The symphony of the keys as heard in typing class made each student hope he had added a few words to his cwpm.

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Science Club Row 1. E. Kjellsen, S. Stymiest, C. Gilbery, R. Strong, C. Holm, J. Beck, D. Carlson, N. Thom- sen, C. Jensen. Row 2. C. Spilde, L,. Olson, B. Buckmaster, L. An- derson, P. Schroeder, J. Albert, S. Olson, Adv. Mr. Ronning. Something new has been formed this year, a Science club under the direction of Mr. Ronning. Sixteen members from the science clas- ses joined to form this club. The meetings were held once a month. Oh yes, these students had fun. They saw movies, did microscope work, sample tests with acids, experimented with magnetism; and what all didn’t these busy scientists do for a new world of tomorrow. Now, this is called an appendage.” practical Jalnei (Emphasize J Jn Sc 'aenee When visiting in the science room, one could see many experiments going on. Mr. Ronning and Mr. Madsen, the instructors, enjoy teaching these scientists of tomorrow for they know scientists were not made in a moment. Following directions and instructions as given by experienced chemists these potential scientists delve into the realm of unknown scientific theories to once more feel the thrill of unveiling natures secrets.

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Are we all getting the same answer? Social ScienceS (dope 'iAJith WJorld jf roble emi Solving the unknown becomes quite a perplexing problem for most of the math students, but not for Mr. Madsen and Mr. Ronning, the two instruc- tors. It was amazing to see the various answers and then to find that none were correct. Algebra or general mathematics were given to the freshmen; and in the following years advanced algebra is an elective. Economics, government, and history all have taken the student’s valuable time but this learn- ing is carried outside of the classrooms into so- cial life. For example, in economics Mr. Prender- gast emphasized buying and selling stocks as each student received $1,000 to invest. Government class enacted a court session to learn trial pro- cedures. “This is the world and what man has done with it” is the challenge to history students. 22