Bloomington High School - Bear Yearbook (Bloomington, MN)

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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.

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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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.atw Students found that homework was much easier when done in the peace and quiet of the library. Mrs. Leona Johnson Librarian Mrs. Orpha Gilbertson A ssistant Librarian Lihrary9s Atmosphere Aids Study Bloomington students can well be proud of their modern library and excellent librarians. With the ad- dition of thousands of new books this year, the job of the staff has grown considerably. Cataloguing and stamping are only a part of the many tasks performed each day by this ambitious group of women. As enrollment increases so does the need for extra research material. Bloomington students and faculty are relieved to know that an experienced and well- equipped staff is on hand to fill their research and literary needs. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Gilbertson were kept continually T he magazine section of the library was kept up to busy by the needs of Bloomingtorfs many students. date and attractive by Beverly Child, the staffs clerkw typist. Wm $71