Edison High School - Wizard Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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The 1932 Wizard MlSSBEEDLE MR BENNER MISS BER MISS BRADEN MRS. BUCKLE MissCkallman Mr. Curran miss Donovan miss duns missf.rb THROUGH THE YEARS THE first year of Edison’s history was very different from that of any later years. Classes were more or less distributed by the din of hammering and riveting as the seats in the auditorium were being riveted and lockers had to be installed. Three hundred eighteen was a room almost twice as long as it is now since there was no partition between the present two Rooms 318 and 315. The seats were in single rows, and the study hall teachers could hardly make themselves heard by the people in the back of the room. The English Department was then under the direction of Miss Hayes. During the semester an assembly was given by this department with the idea of “selling English to the students. Miss Hayes. Miss Ber, and Miss Challman were contributors to the program. The first Record appeared that year. It was a four-page paper but was considerably smaller than the present Record. Miss Seaman was then the adviser, and the Record office was on the first floor in Room 127. The first annual, the Nor'Easter. was scarcely more than a pamphlet and contained only twenty-eight pages. It was supervised by Miss Seaman and Mr. Benner. [ 22 MR ERICKSON MRS GILLIES MISS HARROUN MISS JOHNSON

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The 19 3 2 Wizard MRS RENDERNICK MISS TOWNSEND Librarian Almost every high school subject requires reference work from the library. Such a great number of varied subjects necessitates a large number of books. Mrs. Rendernick has for four years taken charge of the Edison library, and has been assisted during the last three years by Miss Chandonnet. The library is open every period of the day during the working semester. The library runs smoothly and efficiently because of the cooperation of the students and the librarians. School Nurse Our first Edison nurse. Miss McMillan came from old East high school when our school opened. In 1929 Miss Townsend became the nurse. Each student who is absent must pass the nurse's examinations before re-entering. She makes the school safe for the students. Chief Engineer The engineer at Edison has the distinction of having served the Minneapolis schools for forty years. Mr. Stewart has entire supervision over the staff which keeps Edison clean and warm. He works from early in the morning until late at night to keep the school comfortable. Mr. Stewart is assisted by a staff of ten men. MR. STEWART Lunch Room Manager Miss Barnard takes complete charge of the teachers' and students’ lunchrooms. A varied menu is provided every day at a low cost. A force of five women, one man. and sixteen students help her daily to conduct the lunchrooms. I 21 1 MISS BARNARD

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The 1932 Wizard iminiMiiinniiisiiiiai.itaiiir: iiiiiiiimiiiiiiinniiiiwiimiiiiiwiiimimmiirtiiiiwiiiwimiMiiiwiiiiMiiuiiiuiiiimiiiMiiiMiiiuiiiMiiimiimiiimiiiMimmiwniii MR. LOMBARD MRS. MClNTYRB MISS MCMILLAN MR. MHRRIEIELD MR. MILLER MRS. NORDBY MISS PETERSON MR PILE MISS P1NN0Y MR RAY In its opening year Edison received eighteen hundred students who had formerly attended East High and the neighboring grade schools. Since only the 7B through 1 1A grades were included, there was no graduating class the first year. The Senior Student Council was organized in this year. It made possible a finer cooperation between students and faculty and sponsored a series of entertainments for the entire school. In the following year Edison’s first graduating class was organized. It consisted of forty-six members with Mr. Benner acting as the adviser. Room 202 was made the headquarters of the year book. A new name, the Wizard, was selected. Under the direction of Mrs. Gillies the annual was constructed, and Edison was started on a literary career. In the year of 1924-25 Edison showed an ambition for organizing. Several organizations which were begun then but no longer exist are the Q. E. D. Club, the Wing and Bow Club, and the Commercial Club. However, three of our most serviceable clubs today were organized then: namely, the National Honor Society, the Dramatic Club, and the Band. A definite magazine class also was organized to take complete charge of the Gleam. I 23 J MISS SEYMOUR MISS TURNER MISS WENTZ MRS WHITE