Minnehaha Academy - Antler Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Christian Swenson

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We, the 1960 Antler staff, do gratefully dedicate this year’s Antler to you, Mr. Christian Swenson. As a teacher you have been a wonderful and patient help. As a counselor to the students you have served wherever you were needed. As a fine Christian gentleman your testimony has added to the Christian atmosphere here at Minnehaha Academy. We students who have studied higher mathematics and physics know that without your patience and guidance we could not have learned to enjoy these subjects. Thank you for everything you have done for us, Mr. Swenson. Because you have meant so much to each one of us we present this yearbook to you and sincerely hope that you will enjoy it. 8

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Zhis was the year that... As the world turns, many events arc created. Busy hands shaped many activities throughout our world during the school year. This year space exploration was a much talked about subject. Both the U. S. and Russia developed intercontinental ballistic missiles with 5,000 mile ranges. Many new satellites were put into orbit, and the Russians sent a rocket around the moon. The mysteries of space were slowly unraveled with the development of powerful new rockets. There was much talk of putting a manned rocket into space at 150 miles from earth. At the present time four nations, the United States, Russia, Britain, and France, have the atomic bomb. Nationally, there were excellent prospects for a prosperous America in the next decide. At the beginning of our school year the nation was still in the midst of the largest steel strike in U. S. history. The strike ended in the middle of January, 1960. This year also marked the unprecedented visit of Russia’s premier, Nikita Khrushchev, to the United States, and President Eisenhower’s tours of the Middle East, South America, and Russia. Mr. Khrushchev received a friendly reception in America. A new fad, foreign cars, swept the country. Many foreign imports were overtaking U.S. car manufacturers in automobile sales. To combat the sale of foreign cars, U. S. manufacturers introduced three compact cars, the Corvair, the Falcon, and the Valiant. Color television was becoming more popular. The governor of the State of Minnesota was Orville Freeman. He supported a Minnesotan, Hubert Humphrey, in the presidential nominations for 1960. The St. Lawrence Canal was opened, allowing foreign shipping to come to the port of Duluth for the first time. The Wilson and Co. meat-packing plant was on strike for many months because the workers were asking for higher wages. Minneapolis and St. Paul were centers of redevelopment. Plans were under way for large, limited-access super-highways to pass through the Twin Cities. These highways will be completed within the next eight years. Minneapolis engineers redeveloped the lower loop area and added a new library and bank office building. The mayor of Minneapolis was P. Kenneth Peterson, a Minnehaha Acad-emv alumnus. At Minnehaha this year there have been many innovations. Before school began, the rooms were redecorated and a new biolog)’ lab was set up. Our student Ixxiy consisted of over 600 students. We dedicated new song books and the Singers received new robes for the first time in twelve years. The courses of study were also expanded. For the first time third-year German and first year French were offered. We finally realized a long hoped-for goal in the purchase of a Conn organ which was dedicated at the “Seven I ist Words” concert. The football team won the championship as did the basketball team, and the hockey squad went to the finals. The Antler and the Quiver received a first class honor rating from National Scholastic Press Association, and the Antler a first place honor rating from Columbia Press Association. The Band, after winning first place in the Aquatennial Parade, returned with their usual determination and ambition. Truly, this was the year at Minnehaha Academy that was one of the busiest and best yet. 10