Eau Claire High School - Kodak Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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, is I f is uf 2 A 4' Ut .M 7-N Social Science Well, well, if it isn't Oscar, perched on the microphone held by James Eldridge. This social science class of Mr. B. E. Anderson's is having a make-believe broadcast, one of many plans by which the students become acquainted with one another. This year these students got a glimpse of how America lives, and studied the American government. These happy-go- lucky sophomores-to-be are-left to right: Wil- loim Ash, Ronald Branshaw, Elsie Cord, William Belden, Allen Johnson, and Romaine Berg. Helping the freshmen to find their voca- tions is one of the chief obiectives of the social science course. The framework of our govern- ment, both local and national, was also part of the work for the year in Miss Mitchell's classes. Interesting trips were planned to ac- quaint the students with various local points of industry and government. The class learned how the other half lives. At right, Lorraine Oilbertson and Orville Green are improving the bulletin board-we hope. This American problems class is buried in the American Observer. The slogan on the bulletin board might suggest the aim of this class-citizenship at its best. Local trips and surveys of defense work in Eau Claire were made by Miss Blum's classes. inquiring re- porters, quiz programs, spell-downs, and guest speakers were enioyed by these students. Left to right, they are, first row: Kathryn Hillstead, Leone Larson, Marie Steinberg, second' row: John Larson, Betty Terry, Loretta Trimbell, third row: Helen Haskins, Irene Talbot, rear: Marilyn Skeels. L27fl

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1 ocial cience American history is a class for public speak- ing, dramatizations, outlining, book reports, and current events as well as history. It you happened into Mr. Helleloid's class, you would see the Constitutional Convention acted out as in the above picture. Clockwise around the room are Marion Ferguson, presiding as George Washington, and Beverly Anderson, Velda Pol- hamus, Margaret Martin, Evelyn Blanchette, Marguerite Berg, Virginia Elbert, Ruth Chase, RusselCrandall, Jane Wilcan, Lorraine Mulligan, Harold Freid, Robert Taves, and Norva Brand- rupt, representing the delegates. Do you care what happened in the Eliza- bethan Era, who met his waterloo at Waterloo, or who courted Cleopatra? Evidently these world history students in Mr. I-laig's class do, and are giving it their undivided attention, In spite ot the tact that the world has now turned topsy-turvey, this history is important as a foundation tor understanding the present day problems. Lett to right are the following: Darrell Mortenson, Eugene Beguhn, Donald Biesecker, Donald Boles, second row: Gordon Gonderzik, Jane Ehle, Joyce Hazen. Where do we get our rubber, sugar, cacao and coltee? Ask any ot Mr. l.arson's geogra- phy students tor those taking this subject really should know, This class was organized only two years ago, but is already proving to be a very popular one and is now a college entrance subject. Movies are otten shown on various subiects pertaining to economic geography. l-lere, globe gazing are-lett to right: Harold Barber, James Bartig, Ruth Buckli, Joyce Jack- son, and Curtis Yule. E261

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library Since last year our school library has under- gone some changes which make it more con- venient. The librarian's desk, which was for- merly at the end of the room, has been shifted to the center, eliminating congestion at the entrance to the book shelves. Also, a desk has been placed by the entrance to the stacks with a Council member in charge to check out books. Above busily repairing books, we find -left to right: Margaret Seipel, Grace Shaw, Pauline Knutson, Carol Sangsland, Lois John- son, Mary Hubbell, Patricia Erity, and Eliza- beth Armstrong. Library Council has been placed on the same basis as many of our electives, so its mem- bers receive one-half credit toward graduation. There are twenty-three members whose duties consist of returning books to the stacks, mark- ing magazines, and filing book cards. They also made displays for National Book Week, and aided generally in routine work of the library. ln the picture to the center left, we see Mary Hubbell busy checking out books to Jean Poss, John Wikan, and Jean Armstrong. Every hour of the day a Council Member is stationed in the auditorium with reference material, magazines, and books, all of which are available to the students who check them out for use during study periods. This service has made it possible to use the library itself more for reference purposes and is appreciated greatly by study hall teachers as well as stu- dents, ln the lower picture, Allen Johnson, Lor- raine Swanson, and Gayle Hughes are check- ing out magazines from Grace Shaw. T281