Gilbert High School - Mi Kana Yearbook (Gilbert, MN)

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1 MB ANA 30 .fa - pl . .- , . - W , ..,., .1 ., . . ,, . i -' 'L r . . ,. . . ,fi In Appreciation .J E, the members of the Mi Kmm staff. wish to express our sincere appreciation to the faculty members listed below for their aid in the publication of this volume of the Mi Kana. To Miss Eva Knuti for her conscientious efforts, patience, and willingness as adviser of the Mi Kaua staff. Her aid particularly in the taking of pictures and in the planning and carrying out of the theme of this year book has been indis- pensable. Through thick and thin in the battle of editing this year book, Miss Knuti has stood at the helm and guided the staff. Miss Knuti has been more than an adviser to the staff. She has been an under- standing and sympathetic friend to whom the students could take their problems and be assured of aid in solving them. To Miss Eleanor Mack much credit must be extended for the art work of this book. Under her supervision much artistical ability has been developed in students. She is ever on the alert for talent among students and has devoted herself unspar- ingly to them. Her sympathetic understanding and amiable disposition has won for her our deepest respect. To Mr. John L. Coleman, who has helped us untiringly in the publication of our annual. We were always sure to find him at his post ever ready with wise counsel. His sense of service and efficiency has served as an inspiring ideal. All FYNHA :vs

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illiKANA 541 If Hanninen, Indihar, Domonoski, Aijala, Kraker, MacInnis, Saxine, Gilbert. Mi Kana Staff LN the ninth volume of the Mi aKana the staff has endeavored to show the increased C activities and advantages of our school. The class of 1930 is one of the largest and and best in the history of the school and it has been our aim to make our yearbook a. fitting memorial of the class. Anita Saxine ................ .... E ditor-in-chief Cecelia Domonoski .......... ............ A ssistant Editor Donald Kraker ..... .............. B usiness Manager Ernest Aijala .... ..... A ssistant Business Manager Peter Maclnnis .... ............... F eature Editor Albert Hanninen ..... .... S ports Editor Harvey Gilbert ..... ..... A rt Editor Julia Indihar ..... ..... S ecretary ms fl- 1 L, Li.-'Q fy 324-1-N.f 1- Q 'F ss :SE 2 f-3' :ff 'Z'- Z 1 Vxk f1v F g'1

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x fx M Ama 30 ' Highlights in Aviation The airplane knows no bounds-its highway is the sky -Selected. LT is possible here to merely list a few of the highlights in the development of avia- tion, but they suggest enormous possibilities which lie ahead. The progress of avia- tion is bringing about changes in civilization. Every secondary school should strive to lead the way in a changing civilization. In 1903 the Wright brothers made the first successful aeroplane flight at Kitty C Hawk, North Carolina. Then, in 1908, Delagrange broke the European record by fly- ing two and one-half miles without touching the ground. Curtiss invented the hydro- plane and flying boat in 1911. Another important step in aviation was the invention of an airplane compass in 1917 by Mendenhall and Williamson. Air mail service, which is now becoming commonplace, was started in 1918 when the air mail route from Wash- ington, D. C., to New York was opened in cooperation with the war department. In 1921 a transcontinental air route was opened. Two million, two hundred and fifty-six thou- sand miles were covered by air mail. The number increases yearly. Then came the attempt to cross the ocean by air. Honors went Lo the Los An- geles, which in 1924 flew from the heart of Germany to Lakehurst, New Jersey, cover- ing 5,000 miles in 81 hours. The Arctic regions, too, were conquered by the air birds in 1925 when Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett reached the North Pole. In 1927 our own hero made history when Charles Lindbergh, on May 20, alone in a monoplane, carrying five sandwiches and a canteen of water, made a non-stop flight to Paris from the United States. He flew 3,610 miles in 33126 hours. The Pacific, too, was partially conquered by airplanes in 1927 when flights were made from California to Hawaii. In 1929 aerial transportation was developed further when it was demonstrated that airplanes could be refueled in air. Several pioneers gave their lives in attempting to demonstrate that planes could be kept in the air for hours without refueling. A record of over 400 hours of continuous flight was established. The present year, 1929-1930, ranks highest in aviation history, for in the summer of 1929, Count Von Eckener, who commanded the Graf Zeppelin, astounded the world by encircling the globe with an airship. To him, a brave man with a soul to dare, much honor and glory should be given. He is not content, but is ever striving to open new fields for aviation to conquer. He is a world leader in aviation and is an inspiration to the youths of our country who are willing and eager to further this new development- the conquest of the air. r' H gs 1 i11?'-!?- .- it A ' Q I