Edison High School - Wizard Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Facts and Theories Remain Unchanged The mathematics course has ro- inained unchanqed through the ages. However, the presentation and emphasis are now such as to meet present world conditions, stated Miss Celia Torney, Miss Genevieve Holkesviq, and Miss Louise Ramswick ot the mathematics de' partment. Fundamental laws ot mathef inatics do not chanqe or develop, they exist and are discovered, commented Mr. Benjamin Liemohn. lt is applied mathematics which we are usinq now in the many fields and in our future needs. We are considerinq the individual pus pil, his needs, his skills, and his oppoi tunity to apply them, remarked Mr.-2. Louise Olsen. Mrs. Helen Curry, cheerleader adviser, said, Instead ot havinq two or three hoy cheerleaders leading us lustily in a halt dozen yells which we all know well, we now have a hoard ot qirl cheerleaders tryinq to get a feeble response to two dozf en yells which less than two dozen peof ple really know, Mr. Ralph Ahlstrom stated, During the past twenty-tive years the subject of history has gradually changed to a qreater emphasis on the events in the Westerri world. The inlluf ence oi science has now made world his tory truly a world matter. per seated M m-:wi k Mss Hulk sviq M s l.. Olsen, Standinq: Mi Hiuninti owe! Mi till t n lvli :Goulri, Mis Kll1lIY, Mi Alitsti-:ni

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Modern Methods Bring lmproved Results Miss Frances Cowan suggested, ln the past, few boys or girls held jobs after school: so it was much easier to get fine specimens of original writ- ing. Miss Florence Fisch stated, l think the English courses have changed in presentation more than in content. Mrs. Verna Olsen, director of the National Honor Society, re- marked, The high standards of years gone by are still necessary. ln her job as social adviser to the senior class, Miss Mildred Ward informed us that the job has been simplified much in the last quarter century. Our year book adviser, Miss Birdella Ross, said, The first year book of our school looked more like a magazine in for- mat. Small drawings were used dec- oratively on division pages, and there was little or no attempt at unity of theme. Seated: Miss Cowon, Miss Ross, Miss Word. Standing: Mrs. V. Olsen, Miss Fisch. Mrs. Kellner, Miss A, lohnson, Miss Sorenson. Edison's German teacher, Miss Ed- na Sorenson, remarked, The use of victrola records, like those employed in language instruction in the army, and the emphasis on speaking has made the present day language class very different from those of 1923 The main change in the French Club, added Mrs. Anne Kellner, who is in charge, is that the yearly dues paid in 1923 were ten cents, which was adequate in the past. Edison's Latin and English teacher, Miss Alice Iohnson, concluded, The fundamen- tal difference is that much less is ex- pected of high school students now. French Club actors: B. Iohnson, D. Nelson, G. Sib- bet, R. Abdo, and R. Wulsteod, enact 0 scene from Les Miserables. Page 15

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Modern Developments Alter Teaching Methods The code of the stair guards has not changed since it was first written. The boys now have almost complete control over conduct on the stairs. We did not have any guards until the school became too congested for the students to move around easily, commented Miss Nellie Erb, adviser to the stair guards. Amer- ican history contains more material now. Apparently it is more difficult to learn, for more people suffer shipwreck in the course, suggested Mr. Victor Erickson. The trend in social studies has been to- ward more student planning and partici- pation. The memorizing of facts has given way to attempts at drawing conclu- sions regarding problems that affect the individual, stated Miss Eva Peterson. Films, slides, and many other devices today supplement the text books cf the class. The increased techniques of edu- cational fihn making are leading to a greater use of motion pictures in all school rooms, replied Mr. I. Selrnar Drage, adviser of the Inventors Club. Miss Ethel Mellem felt that the teaching of chemistry had been changed by the development of the atom. We no longer define the atom as indivisible. The atom has been broken down, and the electron theory has explained electricity. Colin Musica. Carol Reshetur. and Carol Chcntler learn chemistry through experiments. it Upper: Mr, tfiivkson, Miss M. Simmons, Miss Peterson, Miss ilib, Lower: Mi. Bt-iuiwi, Mrs l'.iliI:1-in Mi. liitiiq.-, Mist: M.-llwni, Mi. Pile, Mr. Haiti--it flciq