Washington High School - Brainonian Yearbook (Brainerd, MN)

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Neal Vivian, B. S., B. B. A., M. A., (University of Minne¬ sota), Retailing and Selling, Occupational Relations Co¬ ordinator. Margaret Ruud, B. A., (University of North Dakota), M. A., (University of Denver), Typing, Clerical Training, Stenography, Pow-Wow Business Adviser. Fred¬ erick W. Rosel, Advanced Diploma, (Moorhead Teachers College), Industrial Arts, Basketball Ticket Chairman. Ann L. Lord, B. A., (Carleton College), Stenography, Office Training, Typing, Commercial Club Adviser. Robert D. Brown, B. S., (Moorhead Teachers College), Junior Business, Commercial Arithmetic, Bookkeeping, Sophomore Class Adviser, Ticket Sales. Ruth Prestegard, B. A., (St. Olaf College), Bookkeeping, Typing, Sopho¬ more Class Adviser. Edwin A. Gray, B. S., (University of Minnesota), Vocational Agriculture, F.F.A. Adviser. Doris Braun, B. S., (North Dakota State), Home Economics, F.H.A. Adviser. Clayton Haglin, B. S., (St. Cloud Teachers College), Driver Training, Industrial Arts, Farm Shop. Muriel Harper, B. S„ (University of Minnesota, Duluth), Business is the Rudder lome Economics, Health, F.H.A. Adviser. to Success N. Vivian A. Lord E. Gray Joan Thompson, left, double checks the ingredients of the recipe that Delores Matson is mixing for a home economics project. A three year business course is offered to students with classes in shorthand, typing, bookkeeping, and stenog¬ raphy. These courses teach students the basic steps of business and also prepare them for future jobs. Bookkeep¬ ing and personal typing are offered as separate courses to those who are interested. Offered for the second year is the part time business program which gives the student practical experience and enables him to apply his know¬ ledge gained through the classroom. The students attend classes in the morning, and in the afternoon go to their various occupations. This business program also enables the student to earn money. Home economics is offered to girls as a basis for ef¬ ficient homemaking. Practical steps in cooking, which teaches the girls better management in the home, are taught for one semester. Sewing occupies the other half of the year. This course is a continuation of what was learned in the lower grades and enlarges the scope of home economics. How to choose and wear clothes properly are included in this course. Important time saving steps are also taught. Experience in Wood and metal working is given to boys in industrial arts and metal classes, where they are taught the proper and efficient use of tools and machines. Broader knowledge and skill in carpentry and metal work are offered in these subjects. Agriculture is offered to boys who are interested in learning the latest methods of scientific farming. By taking these courses they learn the fundamentals of farming and are eligible to join the Future Farmers of America where they are able to work for a variety of awards and scholarships. M. Harper 16

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Helen C. Marshall, B. S., (St. Cloud Teachers College), Art and Crafts, Art Club Adviser. Curtis Hansen, B. A., (St. Olaf College), M. M. Ed., (Minneapolis College of Music, Vocal Music, Rudiments of Music, Junior Class Adviser. Walter B. ' Johnson, B. A., (Luther College), English, Speech, Senior Class Play, Debate, Speech Activities. Lois White, B. S., (University of Minnesota), Librarian, Library Club Adviser. Hilda M. Shirley, B. A., (St. Olaf College), Speech, English, Thespian Adviser, Speech Activities. Daniel C. Campbell, B. M., (McPhail School of Music), M. M., (Minneapolis College of Music), Instrumental Music. Bertha Bisted, left, and Darlyne Sieckart compare techniques used in making beautiful and unusual winter scenes in art class. The Fine Arts Wave to a Future Career H. Marshall C. Hansen W. Johnson L. White H. Shirley D. Campbell The fine arts at Washington High School are offered as elective courses. They include band, choir, art, crafts, and speech. The library, although not an art in itself, is considered so because of the reading we do and the knowledge we gain through books. Our library is extensively used by the students. It is well stocked with books—over six thousand volumes. Not limited to books alcune, the magazine subscrip¬ tion list includes thirty-seven different magazines. Also, a library of records, poems, plays, readings, and music is available to the teachers for discussion and example to the class. Band and choir are offered to the students with musical abilities. Of the arts, music has the most universal appeal, and it offers us the opportunity to get away from the ordinary things of life. Music appreciation is gained through the class in rudiments of music. Arts and crafts are taken when there is a conscious attempt to express beauty in the form of the thing made and the decoration of it. Art makes us share in all the feelings of sorrow and joy, because a work of art is always the expression of a feeling. Famous artists and paintings are discussed and studied in the classes. In speech, the student gains practice and experi¬ ence in speaking, and in useful forms of writing. Profitable to us in later life is the training in posture, poise, selfconfidence and memorization. The students are able to participate in speech activities with other schools, as well. There is no better witness to the fact that the fine arts help to explain life and add happiness to it than the marked increase of interest in them which present- day education is showing. 15

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School Board I. Tomlinson, J. Vanni, H. Nordgaard, Mrs. J. Thabes, C. Fleisher, P. Read, C. Herbison. They Steer the School 1,% ' fKttifin . • t ' t’t I ' 11 f « ' • «» • ; «»• ■!$ :Si• -q :: a COOKS: Mrs. A. Solheim and Mrs. L. Larson. OFFICE GIRLS: Helen Young, Ellen Kj lstrup, Betty Hohensee, Joyce Haglin, and Mary Ellen Maxe.