Belle Plaine High School - Tigerian Yearbook (Belle Plaine, MN)

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MISS ALLBEE MRS. HURLEY MR. HARMS MR. LIESE VOCATIONAL guidance The business education department served a dual role by providing all- purpose education and vocational preparation. Bookkeeping aimed to teach an understanding of records for personal use, ' stated Mr. Weber. Typing was designed to provide the fundamental course of the business department. Since nearly all copy leaving an office is typed, this course is essential. Office practice was designed to familiarize the students with the funda- mental principles of office machines and procedures, commented Miss Meyer. Studying the organization of businesses was the main idea expressed in consumer economics. During the day students sniffed the air curiously as the halls were filled with delicious aromas. Young cooks learned to prepare single dishes with the help of Miss Allbee. Sewing provided knowledge of construction. Girls learned what to look for in ready-made clothes, stated Mrs. Hurley. MISS MEYER MR. WEBER Junior high boys learned the art of being do-it-yourself experts in indus- trial arts courses. Senior high boys used their own ideas to make articles for around the home with the help of Mr. Liese.

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MRS. ALBRECHT MISS ANCSTMAN MRS. CHRISTENSEN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Mr. Delgehausen's seventh and eighth-grade classes began their junior high school study of the English language by spending the majority of their time on grammar. Preparing book reports became a major project of the junior high English students. During their freshman year, students were introduced to William Shake- speare by reading THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Another major work we studied, commented Mrs. Christensen, was Scott's IVANHOE. A large period of time was also spent in learning to write research papers. Sophomores took on a new approach to creative writing this year. The paperback book, Stop, Look, and Write which was fUled with thought- provoking pictures, provided a basis to this approach. Themes and poems were written from each student's personal interpretation. The old standards of reading short stories, poetry and dramas included SILAS MARNER, Julius Caesar and The Miracle Worker. Mrs. Albrecht's eleventh-grade English classes conducted a survey of American Literature getting acquainted with the older classic’ American writers, as well as the modefn. Writing was studied and practiced, with emphasis on a research theme on a subject of interest to the individual student. Miss Angstman guided the seniors through their last of twelve years of English. A prominent piece of literature, Pygmalion , the British version of My Fair Lady , was studied in detail. This year 140 students from the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades attended As You Like It at the Tyrone Cutherie Theatre in Minneapolis. A speed reading course was introduced this past year, enabling many students to develop an increased speed in their reading. % MR. ILLETSCHKO 9

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MR. BARFKNECHT MR. RICHARD MISS BAKER WAS SOUGHT.. . Our school had not, until 1965, when Mr. Cote was hired, had a counselor. Because of his friendship and willingness to aid students in any way, his assistance was gratefully appreciated. The job of a guidance counselor can best be described as the services available to each stu- dent to facilitate academic success; to help achieve a better understanding of personal strengths, and to aid in planning for and attaining realistic goals. In the counseling process the individual is assisted in understanding, accepting and utilizing his abilities, aptitudes, and interests, in relation to his goals. Because of this increased understanding he will be more capable of making free and wise decisions relating to his education- al, vocational, and personal adjustments. Music, you might say, added a finishing touch in the schedules of BPHS students. Band members were kept on their toes by challenges which stimulated good performances. Choir members were also confronted with many new challenges this past year. The choir sang A-l-rated songs through-out the school year. The library provided a laboratory where stu- dents' questions were answered and where an enriched background for daily studies were developed. MR. COTE, our new guidance counselor, has assisted many students toward their academic success.