Mechanic Arts High School - M Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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FIFTH Row: Mr. L. A. Torwiek, hlr. Charles Dunenn, Miss Elrnire Bloosbrugger, Nliss Pearl Heal, hliss Emma Bolt. FOURTH Row: Miss Margaret Muir, Miss Mary Grunt, Miss Vera Billings, Miss Vera Strivkler, Miss Tiueretia Sehroer. THIRD Row: Mr. Ralph Brinks, Miss Josephine Ni -hol, Miss Annu U'lSrien, Miss Ruth Kzirhel, Miss Alive Pren- Ilergast, Miss Esther Blase. SECOND ROW: Mr, Delbert VVoofl, Mr. John Nobis, Mr. Andrew llettling, Miss Anne Kennedy, Mrs. Helen Eldridge, Blr. Iidnin Bothe, Mr. Riehzird Krueger. FIRST Row: Mr. Franeis Critvhett, Klr. Blatthew Harding, Miss Lena S:-huhardt, Miss Ruth Reinhardt, Miss Gladys Smith, Mr. Henry VVoItin:in, Faculty ln the commercial department many students acquire practical experience as secretaries by keeping the necessary records, usually for their advisory teach- ers. They copy programs, make alphabetical files, type reports, and make stencil copies of tests. They learn the use of the dictaphone and the coniptometer. This department includes the Misses Blase, Schuhardt, Strickler, Reinhardt, Schroer, Kachel, and Smith, Mrs. Gilson, and the Blessrs. Duncan, Nobis, and Gardingg and hir. Torwick, teacher of commerical geography. Teachers of foreign language encourage the reading of foreign newspapers, the discussion of living foreign authors and statesmen, and the singing of favorite songs. French is taught by bliss Kennedy and Miss hloosbrugger, Spanish, by Xliss Billings, Latin, by Xliss Prendergastg and German, by hlr. lYoltman, hlr. Bothe, Miss Nelson, and Miss Schroer. ln the history classes events of current interest as well as those of past importance are emphasized. Civics classes, taught by hliss Heal and Nlr. Crit- chett, study city, state, and federal government and make trips to visit the legislature in session. Those wishing a knowledge of South and Central America are offered a course in Latin American history by Kliss Billings. Social problems confronting the people of today are discussed in the soci- ology classes of Xlessrs. Mettling and Kruger. Sociology introduced last year as a one term subject is now given in two courses and enrolls over three hundred students. The Misses Colter, Muir, Bolt, Grant and Nickol, Mrs. Eldridge, and the hlessrs. Brinks, Kruger, and Vlood complete the history department. Page Eighteen

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'I'I-lllw ROW: Mr. Ralph Smalley, Mr. Daniel Shirek, Mr. Herbert Sitzer, Mr. limniett Raymond, Mr. Homer Hillartl. SI-:COND ROW: Blr. J. J. Berger, Mr. liliner Wm-hrer, Mrs. Eleanor Adams, Mr. I.. M. Robbins, Miss Edith Hall, llrs. Nettie Dugas. l RST Row: Miss Blubel Colfer, Mrs. Millie Anderson, Miss Helen Bunxgarrlner, Mr. lhietrir-li Lnmze, Miss Katherine Ts:-hida, Miss Antoinette Ford. Faculty Klcchanic Arts. St. Paulls downtown high school, has at its head Klr. Diet- rich Lange, widely known as naturalist and author as well as educator. XYith Mr. Homer Hillard, his assistant, he directs the work of seventy-nine teachers in the instruction of 2225 boys and girls. The roll of faculty members includes the names of nine alumni: Xliss Clemens, school nurse, Kliss Billings, teacher of Spanish and Latin American history, lyliss Bumgardner, clothing and costume design, Kliss Ek, mathematics, lVliss Kellerhals, botany and Zoology, Nliss Brocker, physical geography and astronomy, lX'lrs. Gilson, teacher of commerical subjects, hlr. Sitzer and Klr. Smalley, mechanical and architectural drawing respectively. The dean of girls is Xliss Klabel Colter, teacher of economics: the visiting teacher, Kliss Tschida, and the librarian, Xlrs. Dugas. Xlr. Raymond has charge of all the music, instrumental and vocal. Klodeling is taught by Kliss Hall and commercial geography by Mr. Torwick. Physical education is directed by Xlrs. Ransier, welcomed back after two years' leave of absence, and by Mr. Wachter. Kliss Ford, teacher of commerical geography, is the author of '4My Minnesotau, adopted for use in the state, and of Hflopher Talesf, lXlrs. Anderson is special coach for students i11 her sight- saying classes. ln the manual training department Klr. Shirck teaches automotive and general electricity, Klr. Robbins and Xlr. Berger, woodworking, and Xlr. Mvright, forge and machine. This department with the entire school honors the memory of Mr. Jacob Zuber, for many years instructor in the machine shop. Page Sft'e1Lffe1L

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FOURTH Row: Miss Annie Ginsberg, Miss Josephine Johnson, Bliss Mary Christopher, Miss Frances Ek. THIRD ROW: Bliss Edith Brooker, Bliss Grace O'Hair, Bliss Elizabeth Bloriarty, Bliss Helen Scully, Bliss Blay Kellerhals, Bliss Hortense Blullane. SECOND Row: Blr. Robert Hill, Blr. John Girliin, Blr. Harry Wolcott, Bliss Margaret Turnbull, Bliss Gladys Rose, Miss Ruth Swift, Miss Eleonora Deem. FIRST ROW: ,Miss Blary Copley, Bliss Laura Parkinson, Bliss Alice Nelson, Bliss Daisy Wright, Bliss Ruth Creglow, Blr. Edwin McKee. Faculty Besides the standard requirements, the ljnglish department offers three special courses: Creative writing, introduced last year by Bliss Deem,is continued in her absence this term by Bliss O'Hair, journalism is taught by Bliss Copley and Bliss Parkinson, coaching English for those Weak in spelling and grammar, by the Bflisses Johnson, Ginsberg, and Blullane. Bliss Turnbull and Bliss Ginsberg are co-authors of 'clsessons in English Essentialsfl used in St. Paul high schools and adopted in other cities: Detroit, Grand Rapids, Blinneapolis. Gther English teachers are the Blisses Scully, Rose, Swift, Bloriarty, and Blrs. Kingston. The curriculum of the science department includes chemistry, taught by Bflr. Griflin and Mr. Hill, physics, Nlr. lNlcKee and Blr. Wlolcottg botany and zcology, Bliss Kellerhalsg astronomy and physiology, Blr. Hill, biology, Bliss Creglow. The mathematics faculty, the Blisses lVright, Christopher, Gould, lik, Nelson, and Creglow offer a complete senior high school course. This includes one term of solid geometry, one of trigonometry, and two of higher algebra. On the evening of December 20, the faculty gave a party in honor of Blr. Lange at the tea rooms of the Federation of Wvomen Teachers. Blr. Raymond arranged the program. Blr. Hyman BVeinstein, '19, first violinist of the Blin- neapolis Symphony Orchestra, played four selections. Dan Selleck, ,32, and the Boys' Glee Club sang carols. Bliss Deem and Blr. Wlolcott read original poems. Bliss Garrity, of the home economics department, was in charge of refreshments. Bliss Ford decorated the rooms with festoons of ground pine. Bliss Gilbert, art instructor, was general chairman. Page Ninfteen L M M I