Edina High School - Whigrean Yearbook (Edina, MN)

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Communications The English department offers four English courses at each grade level. The basic courses provide an opportunity for added concentration on a student's weaknesses in using the language; the standard courses outline the regular curriculum; and the honors and enriched courses extend and intensify the regular courses. In English 10 the emphasis is placed on the different forms of literature and grammar through composition. American literature and formal writing are stressed in English 11. English 12 teaches English and European literature and interpretive skills. Journalism, a semester course, develops accuracy, conciseness, and creativity in writing. Speech, also a semester course, teaches students to organize their thoughts, to become at ease when speaking before others, and to develop a better use of the language. The library facilities provide material for recreational reading and for research in all subjects. It contains approximately 12,000 volumes and will seat 175 students at a time. Brian McNee exhorts his speech class, Ask not what your country con do for you . . Seniors find a pleasant atmosphere for reading in Miss Miller's library. 11

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English, Speech, Journalism Improve MR. EVERETT ANDERSON Stanford and Honors English 12 - M.A. at U of Washington lo»f summer — adviser of AFS and declomotion — I'll give extra points to anyone who’s under 5'3 .” MR. RAYMOND BECHTIE - Standard and Enriched Englith 12 - adviser of winter play, Pygmalion — way-out humor Rometrber, I don't mean 60% of what I say in doss. — likes to keep his students off-balonce. MR. RICHARD BUSCH - Basic English 10.11,12 - graduated from Gus-favus Adolphus, later attended Mocolester and U of M — enjoys reading, music, ond wood carving — Success bolsters the ego. MISS URSULA COSTEUO Standard and Enriched English 10 - English deportment hood — advises Sophomore Closs and Declomotion — John Hay Fellowship scholarship lost summer — polishes her noils In class. MR. DELMAR FREDRICKSON — Speech — odvlsor of theoter-in-fhe-round production. Bell, Book, ond Candle — chairman of Senior Closs advisors — a true Norwegian, complete with hand-knit ski sweaters. MR. BENNETT GARNER — English 12 — odvlses Future Teachers of America ond Aucfor Hl-Y — visited World's Fair during the summer — 'Take out a half shoot of paper ... — an omoteur chef. MISS NANCY GIMMESTAD English 11 - advises Ski Club ond the cheerleaders — ovId bridge ployer, conversationalist, ond skier — bouncy — Oh. Crunchl MISS ANDREA GROVE - Stondord and Enriched Englith II - enfhusioitlc about Carloton. her Alma Mater — lovely dothos — After you have read Walden again, come bock ond tell me how you liked it. MRS. ROSEMARY KAUFFMANN - Stondord ond Honors English II — advises humorous Dedomollon — enjoys bicycling, reodlng, and foreign cooking — proud possessor of two exotic cols, Mouthl ond Maxoltov. MRS I LA LEAVY - Englith 10 - A.B. degree ot Albion College ond M.A. ot U of Michigan — adviser to Sophomoro Class — a Phi Beta Kappa — new here from Denver. AMIS. SHIRLEY MAHOWALD — Honors ond Stondord English 10 — attended U of M — new from Control High thh year — enjoys reodlng, swimming, and soiling — wonts to teach students to THINKI MR. JOHN O DOUGHERTY English 11 ond 12 - B A. at St John’s University — advised Student Council In his former school — enjoys hunting, golfing, fishing, ond record collecting. MR. JOHN SHELDON - English 10 ond Journalism - B A. ot St. Olaf and M.A ot U of M — Buzzetfe ond Whigreon odviser — dismayed all with a new grading system for the publications staffs. MR. LARRY STOTTS - English 10 and Speech - B.S. ond M.A. ot Mac-olester — odviies Hi-Y ond the one-oct play and a three-oct ploy — helps the Head Mouseketeer enliven classes. ALRS. MICHELE BIX - Assistant librarian - B.S. ot U of M - troveled to Son FronciKO during summer vocation — enjoys ploying bridge ond reodlng. MRS. ELINOR COLEBANK - heads tho new Central Processing Hbrory which prepores new library books for all the schools In Edina. MISS INGRID MILLER — Heod llbrarlon ond District Library Consultant — traveled In Europe lost summer — enjoys gardening knitting, ond reodlng — gladly assists those who use the library correctly. MRS. JUNE VENDEl - Assittonf llbrorlon - ottendod U of M ond U of Chicago — traveled in New Mexico lost summer — enjoys gordenlng. books, ort, ond travel. 10

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Sophomore English students puzzle over Miss Costello's Portable Phonograph that plays only bent records. 12