Bloomington High School - Bear Yearbook (Bloomington, MN)

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• • • Mr. and Mrs. Foss will take a tour by bus of Germany, Sweden, France, and many other F.uro tean countries before returning home. Mrs. Foss has many hobbies, including a coin collection, stamp collection, painting, color photography, and knitting. We sometimes suspect that Mrs. Foss must be one of twins or triplets, for we seem to find her busy all over the school. On a typical day one will find her at her desk receiving students and parents who are waiting to see Mr. Hanson or Mr. Christianson, or will find her busily counting the receipts of the previous night's game and preparing the daily bank deposit. She can be seen in the faculty lounge at noon or during her afternoon break working on-her knitting, at which she is an expert. She will be found at the District ticket office selling tickets for the tournament, or she may be at the switchboard offering friendly advice to the o| erator. A woman of abundant energy, she has countless friends, and her wonderful sense of humor and love for fun often prompts her to help other me miters of the office staff with one of the many famous, impromptu ftarties. held for any reason at all. To this wonderful, versatile, friendly woman, we dedicate the 1961 Bear. Ua$. WoMFOSS . . . |M rhaps the most versatile employee of the Bloomington School System, senes as secretary to our principal. Mr. Hanson, ami as general office supervisor at Bloomington Senior High School. Mrs. Foss is loved by all for Ikt good humor and fumous smile, and is always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. Mrs. Foss has two daughters, who are both graduates of Bloomington High School. Meredith, who graduated in 1957, is now attending Augsburg College, and Carol, who graduated in 1959. is employed by the Northwestern National l.ife Insurance Com-ftany. Mrs. Foss and her husband. Peter, own a thirty-two foot Chris-Craft Cruiser which they keep on the Mississippi River. Last summer they took a two week vacation cruise- down the river to Dubuque. Iowa. This year however, they are planning a more exciting vacation. On June 24th they will leave for a seven week vacation abroad. On the way over they will stop at the home of Kris Sigurdardoltir. former A.F.S. student, in Iceland. They will then fly on to Rissa. (a small town near Trondheim) Norway for a reunion with Mr. Foss’s mother, brother, and sister, who he hasn’t seen in thirty-four years. Mr. Foss was born in Norway, and came to the United Stall's when he was eighteen years old. Page 4

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MR. HUBERT G. OLSON, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, has l een with ihe Bloomington School system for 18 years. In those years Mr. Olson has helped Bloomington grow from a small township with One school, to a city with 11 schools, a number which is ever increasing. As the school system grows to meet the mushrooming population of the community, so do the duties for our superintendent. He now has 3 assistants to help him with his many responsibilities. MR. P. ARTHUR HOBLIT, ASSISTANT SUPERIN. TEN DENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, was formerly principal of Bloomington High School. Mr. Hoblit attended Winona State College, and later the University of Minnesota where he obtained his M.A. degree. He taught in Bloomington in 1938, but left to teach at Stillwater and Minnetonka High Schools. Later, he returned to Bloomington, and has been our principal until named to his new |x sition last year. MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD are from left around the table: Mr. James Ostroot. Mr. Wilson Pond, Mr. William Carlson, Mr. Robert Peterson, Hr. Clifford Bouman, Mrs. Edith Meinecke, Mr. John Malone, and Mr. Hubert Olson. BLOOMINGTON’S SCHOOL BOARD consists of six members elected by our community. They are: Chairman, Mr. Robert Peterson, Clerk, Mr. Clifford Bowman. Treasurer. Mr. Wilson Pond, and Directors, Mrs. Edith Meinecke, Mr. William Carlson, ami Mr. John Malone. Superintendent Hubert G. Olson and Assistant Superintendent James Ostroot attend meetings, but have no vote in Board matters. The School Board meets bimonthly to discuss problems related to the educational needs of Bloomington. Page 5