John A Johnson High School - Maroon Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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MA l Q N NGN-ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT Miss Crist wif. num Mil. Randolph M555 Schuette Tyfing Bookkeeping Stenograplzy bll?110g1'IYI71lj' Business Training HE business department is the most popular department in the school. There are 579 students taking business training. Typevvriting has become a necessity to the business World. Any stu- dent desiring to enter the business world after leaving school should take type- Writing during his school training. Typewriting is of general educational value and any student should plan to give at least a year's work to it in order to develop the required skill. Typevvriting is taught by Miss Crist and Miss Schuette. Shorthand is essential to business. It is used in every business office today. Any student anticipating a commercial career should be thoroughly trained in this subject. Any person having a knowledge of shorthand coupled with that of type- writing will always have a means of earning a livelihood. Mr. Randolph and Miss Schuette teach shorthand. Mr. Deihl teaches bookkeeping and has charge of the school bank. The pur- pose of bookkeeping is to learn how to keep a simple set of books, and to become ac- customed to business forms and business principles. The School Bank The purpose of the school bank is to elim- inate the numerous accounts that are kept in the school by a regular bank. It provides an opportunity for the students to become famil- iar with banking methods. Page 21

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MAJAQXQ GN First row, left to right: Miss Mellem, economics, commercial lawg Miss Ostergren, United States liistoryg Mr. Ralston, civics. Second row: Mr, Bergh, modern and American historyg Miss Downing, modern and English history? Miss Hood, world history. The Social Sciences HERE are about eight hundred students taking the social sciences. History is one of the most valuable subjects that anyone can take. A careful study of the past history of the world in order to be able to have an intelligent understanding of the world in which we live is an essential of education and citizenship. English history is especially valuable to the junior and senior be- cause it will give him vital help in his courses in English literature, music, art, and science. It teaches him the background of our own history and government, the foundations of personal rights and liberties, and of constitutional democracy which the United States inherited from England. Economics is the social science which treats of those human activities that are concerned with earning a living, and commercial law teaches the student the at-- titude of caution and deliberation so that he will undertake business ventures thoughtfully and with a knowledge of his legal rights. Civics is the study of local, state, and national government. The success of democratic, government depends upon the ability of the voters to cast their votes intelligently. 'The object of Civics is to teach people how to become intelligent voters. Commercial geography is the foundational study of all industry, and it is of practical value in all business operations. Miss Brennan, whose picture does not appear on the panel, teaches commercial geography. . Page 20

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MARC GN NON-ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT Mr. Ahlberg Miss Goodell Miss Nelson A Fine. . HERE are three fields of fi e at Johnson-expression, design, and mus- ic. The iirst to be mentio is expression which is taught by Mr. Ahl- berg. Expression consists of learning to breathe correctly, studying poetry, parliamentary procedure, public speaking, one-act plays, and Shakespeare. The dramatic department presents one-act plays and other entertainment during the school assemblies. It also presents the Junior-Senior play which this year was Skidding. . The second field is that of design which is taught by Miss Goodell. There are two sections, free hand drawing and pottery. The drawing classes make the post- ers for all school activities. Their Work was Well displayed in their signs for Skidding which decorated the halls as well as many shop windows. Another ar- tistic display was the beach scene made of cardboard which appeared on the stage during Maroon week. They design all art work for school publications. The third lield is music with Miss Nelson as instructor. The music depart- ment consists of a mixed chorus, girls' chorus, boys' glee club, girls, glee club, and orchestra. This department entertains at various assemblies. In March, a classical concert was given by the combined chorus and orchestra. Every spring, the glee clubs enter the state music contest at the University of Minnesota. For the last three years, the johnson music department has sent a boy and girl to the national chorus. Johnson is the only school in St. Paul to do this. Related to the dramatic department is the Masquers Club. The members are chosen from the expression classes. The Art Club, formerly known as the Spec- trum Club, consists of students taking designing. The members of the glee clubs are chosen by Miss Nelson from the chorus classes. Qnly the students with the best voices are taken into glee club. Page 22