Austin High School - Austinian Yearbook (Austin, MN)

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Jack Morris, Donald Solyst, James MCG Schulte, Rolland Hardy. Z., . Muscles for sale! Stimulating games of volleyball relax your mind and strengthen your body. ln volleyball, a favorite gym class game, teams are formed and they challenge each other. Everyone likes to play because the inexpert play'- ers get an equal chance to participate. If your Waistline needs slimming down or if you should feel dull and listless, just let somef one who has been taking phy edl' this year show you exactly what to do. After a sporting game of shuffleboard, ping-pong, darts, or may- be a cool dip in the pool, you will feel like a new person ready to participate in class affairs. Certain requirements of the State Department of Education for both boys and girls have made quite a change in the physical education schedule this year. Physical fitness means a great deal to Austin students. A thrill of satisfaction surges through the observer who happens to be passing through a gymnasium class. There the health and physi- cal strength of the future citizens of America are developed and sustained. Evar XV. Silvernagle, B. S., gym., noon duty, swimming, track .... Harold Hastings, M, A., S, S., gym, football, department chairman . . Miss Esther Eerkes, B. A.. gym, Pep Cluh, C. A. A ...,. lvliss Tana Reiff, B. P. E., gym, Cheerleaders, Pep Cl'ub, junior high G. A. A, 19

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Miss Irene Taeuber, B. S., M, A., German . . . , Miss Ruth Culbert, B. A., Spanish, English ..., Mrs Katherine llogarr, B. A.. M A., Latin, depart- ment chairman. l.alin Club. work. .lmzgaagea Get to know your neighbors better! Lan- guage opens to each of us a Held of expression of ideas which otherwise would be limited by the transmission of an interpreter. In Latin classes, stress has been placed upon professional use of the language. The Spanish students are making a study of the culture of Spanish-speak- ing countries. Das Loschblattf' published by German class students, adds interest to their I Everything in the Whole commercial de- partment has been greatly speeded up this year. Those students who have obtained a commer- cial background and education' are needed far and Wide in a hurry. The department is turn- ing out the iinished product in much less time with good results. One of the projects completed this year was for the Junior Red Cross which adopted the plan of mimeographing Christmas cards and stencil plans which were made by girls in the commercial classes. y Shirley Mae Nelson, l,ois lf. Johnson. , we 5 s. gl Mrs. Madonna Rogan, B. S.. shorthand. typing, business training . , . . Earl C Brooks. A. B., M A., business train- ing, bookkeeping, hall duty, tenth grade adviser . . . Miss Jane Ann Harrigan. B. A., M. A., comptometer, bookkeep- ing . . , fStandingj Miss Mary Yocum, B. A., typing, shorthand, department chairman .... Miss Lillias Davis, B. A., typing, shorthand, publicalions business adviser. l8

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'il ' tipfflfgriw :?E:..-4: , 324 4' 'l W f , fi.-Vtgmf U -K ' , ,. ia: A, fA 1 ' lt .... ,. 1 -F 4 fvf ,g-3,-...Q-221. 5-I x - 1,Z l , rr r ' 1' - Q W f , , r A ,,V' f 5, an Ei' I , V,A,L D V V . 5 F 5 i Wwe No matter what part of Austin High one happens to be in at any time of the school- day, he is liable to hear one of the many music groups practicing. Mr. Sperati has the bands, While the chorus, and orchestras are under the direction of Mr. Deines. The activities of the band are a little more strenuousand varied than the others, but each has its own concerts or programs at times during the school year. The band plays at football Henry I.. Deines, B. M., chorus, junior or chesrra, senior orchestra .... C. Vittorio Sperati, B. A., first band, second band, music chairman ..., Mrs, Agnes Sjoquist, B. M. vocal music, eighth grade adviser. Marilyn Miller, Maxine Hanson, Robert Mellcm, Robert Mix, Janet Smith. and basketball games, concerts and in various parades throughout the year, while the chorus and orchestras confine their activities to appear- ing for concerts, plays, etc. All through the day these organizations, plus the junior high groups under Mrs. Sjoquist, can be heard practicing in their respective rooms. Austin High not only has fine athletic teams, but also has Hne musical organizations. and can Well be proud of them. i