Murray High School - Pilot Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Rehearsing Today's Lines What about using an article like this one? asks Mr. Howard Hathaway, physics and Spanish instructor. Rockets to the moon are something ot real scientitic interest these days. Miss Lucille Smith, chemistry, at his right, agrees with him, but Mr, Robert Ritter, biology, standing, looks skeptical. He claims that rockets just do not tit in with his lines ot thought tor today. These three Murray English teachers were caught in the act of reviewing one ot Miss Florence Vest's favorite tape recordings. Miss Vest, on the right, who teaches speech as well as English, was telling Miss Elsea Peterson and Miss Mabel Surratt, seated, that when teaching English becomes strenuous, there is nothing like using a tape recording to change the daily routine. Chief Interest - Vocations Here Mrs. George Bergup, school nurse, and Miss Gladys Rose, guidance counsellor, seated, inspect recent material on nursing careers. Stand- ing are Mr. John Mather, senior social studies teacher, and Mr. George Rose, civics and world history. Each of these men spends much time with his classes examining the aspects of various vocations. Miss Marion Gratz, school librarian, looks on with interest. She and her library com- plete the team whose proiect is vocations. Page twelve

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H's Relaxing, They Say Let's have another cup of cofteef' might be the motto of the Murray mathematics teachers. The cafeteria seems to be a corn mon meeting place for Miss Louise Peder son, Mr. Robert Anderson, Mrs. Helene Beck er, Miss Olive Batschelet, and Miss Louise Smith. As the instructors of algebra, geom etry, arithmetic, and general math, these tive people represent a lot of numbers They need the refreshment offered by a cup of coffee, but still must bring some of theii homework along to do while on relief. In a combination at music and art, Mr. George Jaeger and Miss Marie Darche ot the art department are paid a visit by Mr. Alexander Heron and Mrs. Helen McGeever. Mr. Heron, band director and seventh grade music teacher, looks on as Mrs. McGeever, choir director, examines a music book with excellent illustrations. Mr. Jaeger and Miss Darche are always eager to show their collections to anyone. 5b'i'r4i?ipl iits' ' 7' The library workroom with its stacks of magazines can be ot great help to students and teachers. Here Miss Donna Edlund catches up on some reading, while Mr. William Addi- son of Mr. Edward Datko are sidetracked by a Popular Mechanics magazine, Here in the stacks one can often find English teachers sorting out material for class proiects. Page eleven

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Be Nimble, Bob, Be Quick Bob Sorensen is surely having a chance to be both nimble and quick as he gets a work-out on Murray's trampoline This type ot phy. ed. work is very popular with the students because there is a fascination in knowing how one will bounce . interested in Bob's progress are Mr. Joseph Odanovich and Miss Patricia Pischel, gym in- structors. John Otto is carefully observing Bob's technique as it is his turn next, and he wants to be especially careful. Stamp of Approval Business Manager, Jack Sorteberg, has a responsive look- ing audience as he explains the intricate inances ot year- book budgeting to Mr, Williani Scanlan, principal, Juleen Sampson, editor, and Dr, Forrest Conner, superintendent ot St. Paul public schools. The listeners are hoping that Jack will give them good news in the spring when an accurate budget is set up. Do these things actually work? Helen Miller wants to know, The answer of Mr. James Aldridge, director of Junior Achievement in St. Paul and a user of the achiever-made product called Snow-Treods, was definitely affirmative. James Niessen and Gloria Hert, standing, look over the second ot the pair of treads. Their looks seem to say, Well, it could be. Page thirteen