Benson High School - Chippewa Yearbook (Benson, MN)

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LEFT TO RIGHT: C. Johnson, M. Tonn, C. Jones. V. Prail, T. Lines. P. Johnson, L. Alsaker JUNIOR HIGH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS Teaching the rudiments of English to the younger members of B.H.S. occupies much of Miss Melitta Tonn's and Miss Leona Alsaker's time. Besides that. Miss Tonn directed declamation, and Miss Alsaker directed the Junior Class Play in addition to being the school librarian. Miss Charis Jones is training young minds to think clearly in the subjects of history, geography, and If you see a careless young driver, you can be sure he wasn t a member of Vernon Prail s social studies class. A section on driving and operating an automobile has been added to the regular social studies course. Laying the foundation for later math courses is Miss Pearl Johnson, junior high math instructor. Developing sound bodies is included in ihe work of Craig Johnson, athletic director, and Miss Thalia Lines, girl’s physical education teacher. Mr. Johnson teaches general science and boy s pnysical education.

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Listen to their words of wisdom LEFT TO RIGHT: A. Lolclien, P. Jeffry, M. Gilbertson, E. Lee, D. Hvambsal. D. Olson VOCATIONAL AND MUSIC TEACHERS The credit for guiding us to our musical appreciation and accomplishments goes to Miss Dorothy Hvambsal, vocal instructor, and Albert Lokken, band director. Miss Hvambsal also teaches English, and Mr. Lokken teaches general science. Teaching students to be good homemakers is the particular task of Miss Mae Gilbertson, home economics instructor, who also supervises the noon-lunch program. John Peterson, Paul Jeffrey, and Elmer Lee are instructors in a comparatively new field, the Vet- eran's Agricultural Training Program. Commercial training is given by Dwight Olson. Anyone who intends to enter the business world can make use of the shorthand, typing, and bookkeeping which are offered. Industrial arts, a worthwhile and interesting field for any young man, is taught by John Skala.

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BUS DRIVERS Al Hammer, Lester Smith, Marvin Swanson, L e I a n d Johnson, Bill Peterson, and Julian Strom are the bus drivers who transit the out- of-town students to and from school each day. They also take students to a number of out-of-town games and other school activities. must perish COOKS Preparing the noon lunch are Mrs. Fred Mittelstadt and Mrs. Henry Gulsvig, cooks for the noon lunch program. Miss Mae Gilbert- son, home economics in- structor, is the supervisor for the program and several stu- dent assistants help the cooks serve the meals. NEW GARAGE Benson’s bus garage, lo- cated on the block north of the high school, was built last summer to accommo- date Benson s seven school buses. School supplies are also stored in the garage. 1