Lincoln High School - Prowler Yearbook (Thief River Falls, MN)

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fe' fi R .' Pzziff' 4 .1 ,A I Grayce Hafdahl Juneth Sundahl James Carlson Social Studies, Seventh Grade Social Studies, Latin World History, Log Advisor Advisor Past and Present Past and present. Textbooks and magazines are what you'll study and use in your social study and history classes, taught by Mr. Nick, Mr. Hermanson, and Mr. Carlson in senior high, and Miss Sundahl and Miss Hafdahl in iunior high. Textbooks and magazines such as Time, Newsweek, and Senior Scholastic are the basic materials used to inform the senior social studies students about national and world problems. The year's study is divided into American government, sociology, and economics. Eleventh grade American history concentrates on the discovery, exploration, and civili- zation of America up to our present day. Sophomore World history mainly acquaints the student with past and present European pro- blems and the effects on our country. World Week, the periodical used by the Sophomores, is comparable on a slightly lower level to the Senior Scholastic. Seventh and eighth grade social studies give an overview of all the social studies, with an emphasis on history of the state and country. Current event periodicals are used in most of the social studies classes. ln using them, the student is kept up to date on world problems, which otherwise might be overlooked by the student. John H. Hermanson American History, Junior Class Robert Nick Advisor Social Studies, Basketball

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Blanche Greenland Larson Arnold L. Larson Ralph Skiod Algebra, General Mathematics Mathematics, Geometry, Advanced Science, Football, Baseball, Algebra, Junior Class Advisor team Basketball Figures and Fusion a b c 2bc cosA probably seemed to you like a formula only ,Einstein could dream up and work until you found yourself in one of Mr. Larson's math classes. Mr. Larson teaches geometry every year, while a course in trigonometry and solid geometry combined is alternated annually with advanced algebra. Of course, the students have been prepared gradually for these advanced subiects all through their school days. In seventh and eighth grade the student is drilled in completing accurate work in arithmetic and comprehensive thought problems. Seventh grade math is taught by Mr. Bale and Miss Batten, while Miss Clark, Miss Sedlacek, Mr. Larson, and also Miss Batten teach eighth grade math. When you enter your freshman year you get your first real taste of higher math. Here you meet Mrs. Blanche Greenland Larson as your algebra or general math teacher depending on your choice of electives. The class as well as the problems will seem absurd at first, but then any- thing new is always difficult. Tackle it to the best of your ability and you will soon catch on. More than likely you will be tempted to choose some of the higher maths as electives in your following years of high school. Did you ever wonder what makes clouds? Most students at Lincoln have wondered about this question or many like it. As a curiosity satisfier and a credit toward graduation and pre- paration for future work, they have chosen electives in chemistry, biology, and physics taught by Dr. Mayer-Oakes and Mr. Ahlquist. ln biology one learns about plant, animal, and human life. In short, it is the study of all living things. Senior science, a combination of physics and chemistry, is offered to those students who were unable to take the other two courses separately. General science, required of all freshmen, and taught by Miss Gantner, is a necessary stepp- ing stone to the senior high science courses. To appreciate higher sciences, one must have a basic understanding of science fundamentals, here offered in Mr. Skiod's seventh and eighth grade classes. During these firstscience courses, the student gets this background mostly about developments leading up to our presentscientific and atomic age. A. C. Ahlquist Ida E. Gantner G. H. Mayer-Oakes Physics, Biology, Senior Science General Science Biology, Chemistry, Counselor Sophomore Class Advisor YC'- rt kin:

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Top to Bottom: Ellen C. Clark English, Mathematics, Grade Class Advisor Phyllis Evenstad English, Declamation, more Class Advisor Thora Skomedahl English Eighth Sopho- C' MQW RUM Gladys E. Johnson English, Ninth Grade Class Advisor Top to Bottom: Bessie Sedlacek English, Mathematics, Eighth Grade Class Advisor Theodore Q. Hellie English, Prowler Advisor Correctly Spoken Student: Can an infinitive take an obiect? Teacher: No, but you can use the objective case after it. iStudent with puzzled look on his face.l Teacher: You look as it you don't understand! The above conversation is characteristic of the difficulty in- voived in learning to speak and write correct English. Besides pro- viding the teaching of grammar, the English class is the course where past and present-day literature is taught: where self-conscious- ness is replaced by poise and a relaxed state of mind in giving a speech, where themes and essays become less of a chore, because one has learned correct punctuation, capitalization, and grammatical usage of the English language. 8