Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Miss Mabel Christianson, Girls' Counsellor, and Mr. Mervin Dillner, Boys' Counsellor, Help Solve Students' Problems. COUNSELLORS AND OFFICE STAFF During the past twenty-one years W'ashburn has undergone many changes. XVith nearly every change, great or small, the office has been affected, and under the management of capable clerks and staff members, each new adjustment has been successfully handled. Many years ago, before Ramsey was constructed, Waslmburn contained both senior high and junior high grades. Consequently members of the office staff were kept on their toes arranging and adjusting programs As the years went on the school board developed a new system in whch a cumulative record is kept for each student from the time he enrolls in kinder- garten until he is graduated from high school. Another function of the office is to furnish tran- scripts of grades and character references of present and former students to outside organizations such as colleges and business concerns. ln the last few years the number of transcripts has greatly increased, even for some students who have been graduated up to ten years previously. The most recent change has been the issuing of free textbooks. Formerly, high school students bought their own textbooks, and the olhce clerks had the responsibility of managing the book- store. Now, however, free textbooks are issued through the classroom teachers thus saving a great deal of work and valuable time for everyone. Miss Helen L11m1', chief clerk of the office staff, is assisted by Miss Lfuor Grecfu, Miss Leona Evkvrrnzzn, and Miss Hazel HC'lItfl'jL'lQ,5!ll1 in keeping records and handling clerical work. Mr. Mervin Dillier, boys, counsellor, and Miss Mabel Cl11'isfc11.w11, girls' counsellor, aid students a great deal in all matters of educational or vocational nature, while Miss Miilirwzf Roxkilly, W2lSllbUfH,S visiting teacher, visits with parents and assists stu- dents in making adjustments to school activities. Capable Ofiice Girls Regulate School Functions and .'Xeiivities .. . .

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ADMINISTRATION The students have come to look upon Mr. Fleenor as their friend and co-Worker, as one who is always ready to share their problems and troubles and help them find the solutions. His office door is always open to those who have personal problems, and a great deal of his Working day is taken up in helping students. Our principal got his educational background in the state of Indiana, and his close school friends still call him the Hoosier Schoolmasterf' His favorite poet is another Hoosier man, James W'hitcomb Riley. Mr. Fleenor is very apt to quote the poet,s ideas about life because that is his philosophy also. After completing his schooling, Mr. Fleenor took a spring teaching course at an Indiana normal school. From there he went on teaching winters and going to school summers until he attained his Bachelor of Arts and his Master's degrees. The West aroused his curiosity, he came to Minne- apolis Where he is still continuing to rise in his profession. With all other duties which fall on the shoulders of a busy school administrator, Mr. Fleenor says that the ma- jority of his time is spent in public relations. By public relations he refers to all his connections in and out of school such as his dealings with the faculty, the students, thc P.T.A., the police, Mr. Goslin, the Wfashburn Com- munity Council, and the Y.M.C.A. One of Mr. Fleenoris chief ambitions and concerns is that of improving the high school curriculum. He feels that the school subjects should be made more practical and less purely academic or college preparatory. He be- lieves in training young people for living broader and fuller lives in addition to learning to make a living. After being in the service for five years, Mr. Janes has returned to his duty as assistant principal at Washburn. Mr. Janes lays out each teacher's program and adjusts the Whole program to the school enrollment. ln a general way, the halls, auditorium, meetings, and grounds are constantly under his supervision. In the school office he checks the personnel and records. He Works with the counsellors and the visiting teacher on difficulties of scholarship, as much of it is closely re- lated to discipline and home conditions. He makes an occasional study of failure and promotion. As far as discipline is concerned, Mr. Janes Works with the attendance clerk on problems such as tardiness and excessive absence. When a pupil and teacher have trouble, adjustment and general discipline are given. These are everyday problems. 0 Some of his extra curricular work includes: deciding upon all candidates for National Honor Society, super- vising the expenditures for the school organizations, be- ing business manager of the school annual, supervising finances of the paper, and arranging the stamping of new and old books. Mr. Fleenor and Mr. ,lanes represent the school to any outsider. Both of them are in favor of student govern- ment, and it is to their credit that Washburn is an out- standing school. 6 Mli. LEONARD FLEENOR, Principal, pictured top above, and MR. FRANK AIANES, Assistant Principal, pictured directly above, have worked to make Washburn one of ihe best and most progressive schools in Minneapolis. We think it is.

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FACULTY PLAYS IMPORTANT ROLE IN SCHOOL'S PROGRESS ENGLISH Every student at Washburn will be thankful many times for his English essentials and composition training. Any student passing the tests can be reasonably assured of a C grade in university freshman English The English department has set up a remedial English class where failures can catch up instead of having to re peat the work. Classes of Creative Writing, Modern Drama, and Speech have been successful. SOCIAL SCIENCES During the past twenty-one years history has enlarged its horizons and pushed away the barriers. Today less emphasis is put on each detail of history and a broader sweep of information is studied. Twenty-one years ago the students of Washburn concentrated on past history. To- day time is spent on the present as well as the past. The textbooks have been modern- ized. This makes the work far more interest- ing. Films and phonograph records are used in the classrooms as Well as magazine articles and radio broadcasts. MATHEMATICS Mathematics at Washburn ain't what they used to be, twenty-one years agofl Much formality and useless memorization has been replaced by up-to-date practical prob- lems and solutions taught in a more natural manner. In geometry classes pupils no longer have to memorize formal proofs for all the prob- lems. Instead. originality in reasoning and skill in making geometric figures are stressed. Algebra and trigonometry have changed mainly in the type of problems worked. Iloxv Green Wlls My Sulfate SIMPLIFIED INSTRUCTIONS sex lckson, Mr. Ray Smith, Miss Ethel Montgomery. Mrs. Agnes Mulligan, Miss Marv Alice SIIIUCV. NIV. Harrv Iulver ff Nlr. james Bolewine, Nliss Myra Goode. Mr. Roy Lindstedt, Nliss Marion Hanson. Nlrs. I-'Ha Keyes, Miss llorolhy Nash. Rigfll NI Hur T