Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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Courteiy of World Wide Phofoi I was there when the United States Supreme Court declared segregation unconstitutional. New integration rulings tested your nation's strength. 1957 was marked with the Arab vs. Israeli dispute. Gaza Strip, Gulf of Acaba, and port of Elafth became frequently used words in news reports. Nassar's reopening of the Suez canal, after several months' refusal to give English and French ships passage, proved that no single nation has the right to hinder the progress of other countries. Important world events illustrated the need for educated citizens. You, as the future leaders, will see the far-reaching effects of the actions which made news in 1956-1957. Courtesy of World Wide Photos -8-

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Your E.M.H.S. was honored when chosen to march in the Rose Bowl parade in Pasadena, California. The community and student body helped to finance the trip. Enriched classes in English, and accelerated classes in mathematics and science increased in size and number. I saw many changes at E.M.H.S. during 1956-1957. As a remedy to crowded conditions, the seventh graders moved to their new Junior High. All the language classes were situated in one hall. A piano was added to the other facilities used by Latin, Spanish, and French students. Another innovation was the modern physics classroom. Two Fruit-O-Matics were added to the lunchroom to supplement the students' meals. New coaches ... a limit of one study hall . . . the first journalism class ... no mandatory physical education for juniors. Another week of school was added and final examinations counted as one-fifth of the year's credit in place of the former one-ninth.

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You were the people who participated in activities, learned old and new facts, and watched and helped as your leaders made progress in all fields. Therefore, you, as the moulders of the year, created me, the shadow of 1956-57. Your desire to learn . . . promotion of the Red Cross . . . self improvement. . . student council innovations ... encouragement of citizens to vote — these led to: an increasingly well educated population . . . strong charitable organizations ready to aid the nation in disasters . . . high but realistic ideals . . . improved government... a true democracy. And so I, the shadow of 1956-1957 who observed and recorded your actions, dedicate the 1957 WHIGREAN to you, the student body, participants of the year.