Bloomington High School - Bear Yearbook (Bloomington, MN)

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In his nine years at Bloomington Mr. Ray Hanson has gained' the admiration and respect of hundreds of people with whom he has come in contact. He joined the BHS faculty in 1953 as a teacher of science and journalism. For four years he served as yearbook adviser and in 1957 he was made Vice-principal. Three years later he was promoted to his present position as principal of Blooming- ton Senior High School. Before coming to Bloomington Mr. Hanson taught in Colorado and Wyominv. When he moved to Minnesota he attended Macalester College and operated a newspaper. BHS 66Nerve Centely Bloomington High Schools iiGirl Fri- day? Mrs. Mabel Foss, is always on hand to give helpful advice to anyone in need. As secretary to Mr. Hanson, Mrs. Foss spent much of her time greeting Visitors who were waiting to see the principal. Some of her other duties included keeping accounts for the school clubs, preparing the weekly student and faculty bulletins, and act- ing as general office supervisor. Al- ways ready with a good-natured smile and a kind word, Mrs. Foss worked hard to make the high school office one of the most efficient of its kind. Senior High Office Now in his third year as vice-principal, Mr. Robert Christianson, formerly a teacher and general sup- ervisor at BHS, served as right arm to principal Ray Hanson in matters of discipline, planning, and supervision. Mr. Christianson was present at most of the games and dances to see that things ran smoothly. Close contact with the students enabled him to advise them on social and technical problems and his familiar figure was most often seen in the halls on top secret business.

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District Offices Unite School and Community Superintendent of Schools, Hubert G. Olson. is now cum- pleting his 19th year with the Bloomingtnn School system. During this time Bloomington has built a dozen new schools to meet the growing needs of the city. At present. five ele- mentary schools and one junior high school are under con- struction, to be ready in the fall of 1962. These increasing demands have made the duties of Mr. Olson and his three assistants more and more of a responsibility each year. is:.. Page 10 Mr. Clifford Bowman Clerk Mr. William Carlson Director Mr. Edward Constantine Director Mrs. Edith Meinecke Director Mr. Robert Peterson Chairman Mr. Wilson Pond Treasurer tDeceasedeMarch 26, 1962i Six citizens elected by the community com- prise Bloomingtonk school board. This group meets hi-monthly to discuss problems present- ed by the ever increasing number of Children attending school. Superintendent Hubert Ol- son and Business Manager Cy Knutson also attend meetings, but they have no vote in hoard matters. Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education P. Arthur Hoblit first taught at Bloomington in 1938. He then left the system to teach in Excelsior and Stillwater, where he became junior high principal after Navy service in World War II. He returned to Bloomington as high school princi- pal in 1951 and continued in this capacity until 1960 when he was appointed to his present position. He holds a Bachelofs degree from Winona State College and a MA. from the University of Minnesota.

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Counselors Guide, Advise, Befriend BHS Students Mrs. Anna Mae Dawson BA. Coe College M .A. U niversity of M innesota Senior Class Counselor Mr. Myron Olson BA. Concordia College M .A. U niversity of M innesota Sophomore Class Counselor Mr. Mae Redmond B .A. Concordia College MA. University of Minnesota Junior Class C o'unselor Miss Marilyn Schaefer 8.5., MA. University of Minnesota Sophomore C lass Counselore-Psychologist To meet the expanding needs of the growing student body, Bloomington High School has add- ed two members to its counseling staff this year. Aside from their guidance duties, they are kept busy distributing scholarship material, checking and sending out references, and carefully watch- ingidevelopments in business around the area. Sophomore and junior counselors help students plan future schedules and advise them as to which courses would be most beneficial to their vocational plans. Seniors gain information about college en- trance requirements and are informed as to representatives and bulletins that are available. The counselors, secretary, M rs. V irginia Spengler, has the responsibility of arranging counseling appointments. She also filled out the data on all college applications. M iss Schaefer, Mr. Olson, and Mr. Redmond look on as Mrs. Dawson explains the monthis calendar of events.