Austin High School - Austinian Yearbook (Austin, MN)

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CIVIC AFFAIRS Many businesses in Austin felt the need to expand. Bell Tele- phone Company completed an ad- dition to its building this spring. New offices and another switch- board were needed. During the last year l,205 phones have been installed. Telephones 'id people seem to go together as do black Q5 white. Other businesses also felt the need of expansion. Two years ago the Terp Ballroom burned to the ground. Just this year were they able to rebuild. Opening night saw over 2,000 people mak- ing their way to the Terp. A bowl- ing alley in connection with the ballroom is being completed now and soon will be open for busi- ness. Plant Adds. The Municipal Light Plant also made a consider- able addition this year. The main building was enlarged to hold two additional boilers. Gas lines still are overloaded with addition of 60.000 ft. of pipe. New homes wanting gas have had to install QUONSET HUTS Mos! lrfpfcul of pos!-war homes. coal until a remedy for this con- dition can be found. Water mains were increased by 23.000 ft. of pipe, and four miles of electric distribution system were added. Although many restrictions have been abolished. building ma- terials such as would be needed rl-llRFE-PLEX UNIT Mulliple dwellings become common for Austin's gigantic school pro- gram are at a premium. Each one of the grade buildings has had an addition since 19301 the high school was greatly enlarged in 1940. Yet, more expansion is in- dicated. Needed are more class- rooms, more modern facilities, and more teachers. New Plans. Future plans are stu- pendous. A new grade school will be erected in Decker Acres-addi- tions to former buildings will be made-a school shop building for vocational education will become a reality. The new buildings will include facilities for modern edu- cational purposes such as visual education. work rooms, libraries, and health clinics. Vocational courses which will prove practical for veterans and other adults should be made pos- sible in the future. The schools oHferings must be broadened to meet the town's needs. This building program is not merely a dream: it will become an actuality as soon as conditions per- mit. 5

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EDUCATION Bit.-in Sllll-li, .IIQAN Ilofiiiifu Wal TVR V.'xI:r'o. Lois SPRANDH. ANN -lONl s. V1-lcxox DVNNY l'e1.x1t-lien 5.lt',li' Ronmrv gfrsnvo. Si, Si! l2llil'f'l5 lfl.NV.-Xlili. Cl.l5ONl5 Ul.l.:XNl5, PEARI. lJlj'l'liRSON lVllSS RINI. NllSS BURNS, Cl,ll:Nl' fiUI'fiL'LL' shall 1701 I'!il7lI , . . . Tim-lim-Ilziz-lim!fs ull. riollcsf' Languages Writing to others in Spain and help. As in any true democratic school, German was taught during the war in Austin. Das Loschblatt is the student publication in German, Basis of all languages is Latin. Students usually take this in the ninth and tenth grades in order to dispose of their language require- ments and perhaps take a second. Mexico is a class project of the Spanish classes. Many times stu- dents continue this correspondence after finishing the course. Speech Correction Overcoming speech articulation difliculties is the work of the speech correction department. Students in grades one through twelve are given Big Nine Speech Festival at Northneld was the main highlight ofthe public speaking classes. They also presented a play for an assem- bly, and an exchange assembly with 1'-Xlbertl-ea. Juniors and sen- iors take this course in order to overcome stage fright and to learn the fundamentals of good speak- ing. 7