Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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No one can go through Washburn without having some connection with the music department since chorus is required tor two years. The Band is directed by Mr. Super, the Glee Clubs are under Mr. Bole- winels supervision. He and Mr. Super direct the out- standing musical presentation ot Washburn, The Christmas Chorus. Halt the tun ot home economics was eating your own tood. The part that wasnlt much tun was taken care ot with some bicarbonate ot soda. Conducting a nursery school was part ot the senior toods course taught by Miss OlConnor. It gave us a chance to study child psychology tor use when baby sitting. The sewing classes under Miss Goode not only make their own clothes, but also do interior deco- rating, which includes color and turniture arrange- ments. Did you know that Coopers made barrels on Wash- ingtonls tarm? What is economics and prove it. The answers to these and many other questions can be tound through the teaching tacilities ot the Washburn Social Science Department. American history is required in eleventh grade and modern problems in tweltthg world history is an optional course. Mechanical drawing, under Mr. l.ee's supervision, is very interesting. Atter we tinished the required drawing we could draw in any tield we wished. Mr. Henley, whose sudden death shocked Washburn, was the woodworking teacher. Mr. Schmidt is now supervising that department. MUSlC: Bolewrnc, Super SOClAL SClElNlCl2: Hoard, Smith, Lindstcdt, Curtis, Alwin, Halvorson, Goodson, Derry, Peterson HOME ECQNOMICS: Goode, O'Conno SHOP: Henley, Lee lilllil

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, -? v The science courses at Washburn give students expe- rience 'tor tacing this scientitic world. The mystery ot the atom is explained in chemistry and physics. ln chemistry the biggest thrill is your tirst ok experiment. The most shocking class is physics when Mr. Reque demonstrates the conductivity ot the human body. Botany, under Miss Lowry, teaches you how to tell the ditterence between Poison lvy and Virginia Creeper other than by touching them. Most Washburnites take biology where the tun be- gins when the trogs arrive. Mr. l-lelleckson, one ot the biology teachers, has lett Washburn to resume his com- mission in the Navy. Mr. Ross and Mr. Larsen supervise boys' gym activities. The boys are kept in condition with tootball in the fall, basketball in the winter, softball in the spring, and calis- thenics all year round. Judging by his record, Mr. Ross tavors basketball. Mr. Larsen can be seen urging his track enthusiasts to lift those legs and tly like burrds, or en- couraging the ski team which he also coaches. Mondays and Thursdays tind the girls busy with GAA. sports such as badminton, volleyball, tennis, basketball, and sottball, under the direction ot Miss Bowen and Miss Thurston. All girls are required to take three years ot physical education unless excused by a doctor. Gym courses with a ditterent angle are tumbling and tolk dancing, There are tour other language courses ottered at Wash- burn besides English. They are Spanish, French, German, and Latin. The two years ot Spanish, which are given here, are taught by Miss Laird. Miss Tupper, who also taught Spanish, has been ill this past semester. Substitut- ing tor her is Miss Berglund. Two years ot Erench and German, taught by Miss Gear and Miss Denison respec- tively, are also ottered. Last, but detinitely not least, is Latin, the basis ot almost all the languages. Eour years ot it is taught here by Mrs. Savage lnot shownl. The classes here not only teach you to read, write, and speak the language, but give you a background in the nation's culture. SCIENCE: Morrison, Pulvcr, Rcque, l-lcllcckson, Lowry GYM: Bowen, Larsen, Thurston, Ross LANGUAGE' Tupper, Laird, Gear, Denison L93

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I remember having to hunt tor the ianitress in the morning to get her to open the girls' gym tor Board meetings. She takes care ot the girls' gym and wom- en's rest rooms, Some ot my most embarrassing mo' ments occurred when she walked into the rest room when we were skipping. ltd never have recognized the Iunchroom with the wondertul paint job done by the art classes. I ref member long lines waiting tor tood and the rush to get the next hour's homework done. The Iunchroom statt deserves more credit than they get, They work diligently and taithtully to teed a hungry group ot Washburnites. With the addition ot new dictating machines, typewriters, and mimeographs, the commercial de' partment's teaching tacilities are better than ever. The subjects taught are bookkeeping, typing, shortf hand, secretariat practice, and ottice training. Also under the supervision ot this department is the co operative work program and remedial penmanship. The standards ot the Washburn I-Iigh School busif ness training course are one ot the highest in Minf nesota. Remember the unexpected vacation the students had last year? They missed school tor three weeks while the ianitors went on strike. Seeing Mr. Hill, th-3 head engineer, reminded me ot it. i-lets in charge ot the work schedules tor all the ianitors, whose job is to keeo Wa.hburrr in excellent condition. JAIXIITRESSI liar i.fr' ood LUINICHRQOM LAUQS: Mqftr' XY!-. I, l'osIfir's Pane' Sp r'r Pinus r COMMERCIAL: Nash, Thomason Stfvirrson EIXIGHNIEEIQS: f?r.,tz,y Land,-'s It Stgwrv, Krklsrro lillfl