Albert Lea High School - Tiger (Albert Lea, MN)

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. MWA, ludents Le,a't'ngtB'eller English Fundamentals -sm-.ws ,ew ffbm A' ull' it A .1 .I 5 'J . Dorothy Anderson English Guidance Blanche Bensen English Junior Class Adviser Future Teachers of America Grace Dahle English Edna Gerclten Journalism English Orville G-illmore English Photography Marjorie Hanson English Counselor Loras Jellum English l'i'zu'tit'ztl ztppliczition ol' linglish is the result ol grzunniztr, literzuure ztpprecizttion zintl other phases ol linglish zlbsorbetl in high school. With English us zt lounclzuion, the young nien :intl wonien ol' totlziy are learning the ztrt ol' express- ing tlieiiiselres clearly both in speech antl written inztteriztl. Beczuise ol' its great importance concern- ing ererytluy lile, English is a ronipulsory Course lor zill stutlt-nts. linglish is an important l1lClll0tl ol conununicta- tion: thus usage, capitalization, punctuation and rocztlmttlztry are vitztl assets to everyone. A knowl- etlge ol' governnientztl proceetlings :intl pztrliznnen- tary proceclure also cliztracterizes the course. .-Xinerican :intl English literature are stutlietl lor the purpose ol ztttltiztiiiting the pupil with V21- rious tnethotls ol' expressing itlezts, tlre:-uns :intl fon- YICUOIIS. I One ol' the highlights ol poetry slutlietl while at senior is Mztc'beth, written by XVilliant Shake- speare. Meniorizing poetic sonnets proves taxing to niztny at senior's brain as tloes the spelling ol hard- er wortls. Learning about the library arrangements and lilings ol' books, niztgztlines and paniphlets enables e1u'h stutlenl to locate any article rapidly. A lixecl number ol' books to rezul is 21 requirement in some classes. XVhy stutly linglish? l5CK'2lllSC English is ont: ol' the niztiu retluiretneiits lor stltttfss. Ruth Johnson Stanley Mittelsladi Edylhe Olson Gertrude Piers Sybil Yates English English English English English Guidance Hi-Teens NOT PICTURED Page I2 Wayne Sfulelberg

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and Prepare tudents Sympathetic guidance is an important function ol' any dynamic education system. Ultimate success in a lield ol' endeavor depends upon maximum use ol the pupil's potential abilities. 'l'o direct the general nature of the learning en- vironment and to prepare the students lor gradua- tion and the lutnrc is the main objective ol' senior high principal. Mr. Louis .-Xdolphsen. Setting up an ellicient school program and guiding pupils in choosing their course of study are some ol' the many tasks ol' Mr. Vcrmund Ander- sen, junior high principal. Miss Alice Zeman, secretary to Mr. Adolphsen, keeps the academic and linancial records ol' senior high, while Miss Carol Highec. secretary to Mr. Andersen, compiles this data lor junior high. Keep- ing the books lor the school system up to date is thc duty of master bookkeeper Miss Ann Carney. Secre- tary to Mr. Halverson, superintendent ol' schools, is Miss Irene Phillips. Miss Gretchen Anderson is a supplemental aid to Mrs. Sund, while Mrs, Margaret Shea acts as secretary for vocational agriculture. Junior High Principal Vermund Andersen Senior High Principal Louis J. Adolphsen OUR GAL FRIDAY! could easily be the exclamation of the acl- minisfraiors as they survey the enormous volume of work performed by their secrefaries: Ann Carney, Carol Higbee, Irene Phillips and Alllice Zeman. Noi pictured: Gre+chen Anderson and Mrs. Margaret S ea. Page I I

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and Build ounder History Foundations History plays a tnajor part in ottr educational eurriculunt. It acquaints us with what is happen- ing in the world today attd what happened in tlte world ol' yesterday. Economies is one ol' the three principal parts covered in the social science course. All seniors were called upon to trace their latnily trees hack at least live generations wltile they studied sociology. Learn- ing the fundamentals of ottr governtnent was also included in this course. All seniors are required to take social sciettce. XVhile studying the dillerent sectiotts, the stttdenls tottred ntany lactories and husiness places in town. .-Xnterican history, the study ol' our country, is required lor all juniors. XX'orld history, the stttdy ol' the pasts ol' other countries, and world allairs are arailahle lor all students who wish to secttre a ntore suhstantial hackgrotuid, ,lunior high students are also given courses tn social science. In this course, they learn to iniprove theniselyes to heconie hetter Anierican citizens. Ninth graders start preparing lor their luture wlten they stttdy a short course on vocations. .Xll eighth grade students also study about our nation's ltistoryf. Antong iuany other things, the school lurnishes sueh newspapers as the Our 'l'itnes, Current Events, Junior Scholastic and 'I-Xiuerican Uh- serrerf' to keep tlte students ol' junior and senior high inlornted on current news happenings in the world. Evelyn Bennett Social Studies Katttyrn Coyne Social Studies Marion Fitzlotf Social Studies Miriam Johnson Social Studies Gordon LeBeau Social Studies Varsity Football B Basltetball Mary Mettam Social Studies Counselor Ruth Nelson Virginia Nelson Luther Olsen U. S. History Counselor Social Studies Guidance Social Studies Assistant Football Hi-Teens B Basketball Anne Anderson World History Guidance Elsie Sebert Rene Wambaclt U. S. History Social Studies World Atfairs Page I3