Austin High School - Austinian Yearbook (Austin, MN)

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EDUCATION NOON HOUR ACTIVITIES Twelve o'clockl Bells ring- students desert the halls for the noon-hour. But that doesn't mean all activity in the building ceases, First, students go to the cafeteria for lunch, logical thing to do after four hours of grueling Work. CAlIl5'l'l5RlA S'l'lfANl illAl5l l7 Puri of daily line-up. After 12:15 they have their choice of leaving the building or participating in numerous activi- ties. Alternate days bring song- fests, dancing, and movies. Differ- ent members of the faculty preside over these affairs during various weeks. Students help by changing records and running the projector for movies. l'lllil'l SCHOOL LIBRARY CYKIIKIYIUIIQ up on reading. Open each day are the library, study halls, and typing rooms for students who have makefup work, or that favorite extracurricular-f '- detention. The library furnishes recreational 8 educational reading materials for noon-hour prospects. Silence prevails because of the noon-hour supervisors, who seem to hold a spell over the angelic stu- dents. Activities cease at 1:05- afternoon classes commence. PRO.IliC1'l'lONlS'l' HlflNE Ready to show lhut movie. I l 1 7

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EDUCATION -eq 5-sua Q i sci ...X Mgekg 'VS' c, A159 evra, XVMIRI-SN ffll'lk: Row I lW't3L'IR1-A Vs'If'l'IlRl.IN, l7:AIl-'R. Row J Pt-it its, liter INIAN. -IKJIINNUN. kt lNt'.i-tts. lkNNl l ll Mitct' llalllltwses twirl St't1l77.xl1t',s.x HOHIZ EC. Make a dressl Bake a pief Cook a mealf Can lruits and vegetables! Can you do all these things? Ciirls who have taken 'junior high home economics can. 'I'hey have many accomplishments alter two years' study. Students also learn about vitamins and calories, what constitutes a well-balanced meal, and what foods are tasty as well as nutritious. Learning correct color schemes. make-up, hair-dos. posture, and clothes styling is also included in the course. Another phase. home management. is brought in near the end ol' the year and is a stepping lti stone to senior high home econom- ics. Correct place settings and wait- ing etiquette are learned by senior high girls who join the Waitress Club. Besides having a few social meetings, the members get practica' experience by serving at community and school banquets. In former years. the Waitress Club has man- aged the serving of the Junior-Sen- ior Prom banquet with the aid o sophomore girls. Shop Advanced shop isn't all practi cal work. Before the shop is even entered. time is spent in the class- room gaining backgrounds. Boys interested in radios Erst read books and have lectures on radio parts. They then begin endless tinkering. Getting dirty and greasy doesnt come until after boys in auto me- chanics have also had some class- room work. The same holds true for welding, except that films are used to a great extent in this sub- ject. Automobiles and trucks art taken apart. welders do weld, ant radio men eventually do make thei own receiving sets. This comes ir time. .l1'KlNlliS JIEFVIERS f'urel'nI. nowf

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ADMINISTRATION SCHOOL BOARD 'Leaders Guide Program Charged with the administration of the affairs of the school is the board of education. In Austin. members of the board are elected by the people at large and are answerable both to the people of the school district and in many ways, directly to the state. They have general charge of the business of the schools, must keep the schools in good repair, set up a budget and levy taxes to operate the schools, purchase sites and erect buildings when authorized by the voters, adopt courses of study. and provide equipment and instruction- al supplies. Elect Superintendent. It is their duty to elect a superintendent who is chief executive officer of the board. They also make contracts with teachers upon the recommen- dation of the superintendent. The superintendent is directly responsi- ble to the board. Austin's school board has pur- sued a progressive trend in its edu- cational policy throughout its his- tory. Austin has always led in the introduction of new courses that had permanent educational value. Austin has been fortunate in the calibre of the personnel of those who were willing to serve on the school board. They have consis- tently represented the best elements of the community and have indi- vidually and collectively made their contribution to Austin's progress in education. Business Men. They have been men of keen business ability, who, while willing to spend money for education, insisted on getting value received . They believed in progressive education. but were not tempted by passing educational fads. Austin's fine educational plant. from the kindergarten to junior college including veterans' training and the adult programs-an organ- ization which is simple. yet com- prehensive. as well as economical and functioning effectively-is ample evidence of the high calibre of Austin's board of education. is., A i JQ DR. P. A. l.oMMi5N. Mus. W. B. CRISIS. Roi' TEDROW, SUPT. S. T. Nt2vtst.N. R. C. At.mfRsoN, Kttro H. GILDNIER. BROOKS 18 CU'l l'lfR. PRES. H. O. Vv7llSTPmY. Eight. all good and Irue.