Hill Murray High School - Omega Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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HOBBIES IN STRIDE ln the modern classroom maps and at- lases furnish a background for understand- ing timely events in this fast-moving world ot today. Bringing many phases ot history and social studies to light in an interesting way, Mrs. Marie Gilbert, Miss Virginia Fer- tig, and Miss Bertha Muedeking make stu- dents conscious ot one world. Merry Christmas in any language means tun and merry making. Mrs. Mary Harmon, Mr. Bernard Winkelman, and Miss Mabel Surratt have really caught the Christmas spirit as seen by the smiles on their laces. Many stories of Christmas are tamiliar to English teachers, Mrs. Harmon and Miss Surratt, but Mr. Vvinkelman, German in- structor, feels no one celebrates Christmas with as' much te tivity s the Qermans. 7 5 -Z,lA,QZ.L' 1144- 4 2'L'Lv fa? Cl 3 ffm 3 Hobbies make a fascinating pastime and provide an escape from daily routine as shown by three ot Murray's mathematics teachers. Miss Olive Batschelet takes excel- lent care of her many plants, and finds much enjoyment in her pitcher collection ot over 300. Miss Louise Smith is very fond of music, but at the moment she seems to be interested in discussing geology with Mrs. Helene Becker. Mrs. Becker has collected many specimens for her study of geology.

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TEACHERS TAKE WORK, Stencil, stylus, and mimeoscope become familiar words to Miss Valborg Helseth's and Miss Eleanor Steelesmith's business students. Daily bulletins and other school material are elticiently mimeographed by the pupils. Here Ruth Hunt and Joan Button are dem- onstrating their skill under the watchful eye of the two instructors. Down Bergup's alley Mr. Albert Sand- berg, hockey coach, Mr. George Bergup, Mr. Bernard Quinn, physics instructor, and Mr. Robert Ritter, biology instructor, visit be- tween classes. In addition to his teaching wood shop, Mr. Bergup directs the sale ot lockers and stands by to help students who have locker difficulties or forget combina- tions after vacations. Murray's home economics room is always a beehive of activity as girls learn the arts of cooking and sewing. Mrs. Leona Hanson instructs Helen Cerini, sewing at the ma- chine, as Mrs. Elizabeth Baker lends a help- ing hand to Joyce Brusoe who tries on the coat she has made.

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LEADERS, STUDENTS- MARK EDUCATlON'S PROGRESS wig, Page fourteen Each in his chosen tield ot interest, yet all keenly aware ot education as an enriching experience, are the above leaders. Seated are Mr. John Wooley, Murray's assistant principal, Mr. Selmer Berg, superintendent of St. Paul's public schools, Mr. William Scanlan, principal ot Mur- ray, and Mr. Glenn Varner, director at high schools. Standing and looking at the material under consideration are Owen Eckblom, senior class president, and Charles Grose, president of Murray's Student Council. Here in the atmosphere of sharing ideas and experiences young people learn to appreciate and to evaluate the problems ot the modern school.