Mankato High School - Otaknam Yearbook (Mankato, MN)

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1 a ff., V, Q ,W xW '---4.-...- L, 91-1- 4' QW N . H+ it sf f- 1 Nu -N - Educational Growth Drawing from models was cne of llne many proiecls slressed in arl by Miss Dona Machlaugnlon. Exlensive work in iewelry was also incorporaled info llwe course. Mariann Dillon models a dress ol lwer own design for lnorne- rnalcing leaclier Miss Beafrice Pelricli. Design, Sew, and Wear was lceyncled in a sewing seclion. BOVE all, a well-prepared program designed lo rneel llwe needs ol eacli sludenl was foremost Vocalional, business, llie arls, lwomemalcing, agricullure-each ol us was mel willi malerial lo chal- lenge our imaginalions, lo help us ready ourselves as worllwwlwile cilizens. ...J Pliolography classes did exlensive work in enlarging and preparing piclure prinls. Sue Ulwl praclices.

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Classes MPHASIS on science, malhemalics and inslruc- lion ol lhe individual sludenl wilh malerial besl designed +o lil his needs lopped The academic worlc al lvlanlcalo high school in l959. Planning lhrough subiecl area commillees wilh 'rhe help ol adminislralion, new courses lor lop level science sludenls were prepared. Special emphasis was placed on individual experimenlalion and prepara- lion for college, and careers in scienlilic fields were slressed. Salurday morning malh classes mel +o help lhose wilh special inleresls in lhal field. Advanced biology and new seclions in praclical chemislry and physics were soo-n lo be added. New Courses, Philosophies Mark I959 QREIGN language opporlunilies increased wilh lhe addilion ol French lo lhe curriculum. Allhough Lalin was made available lo iunior high sludenls, language enrollmenl conlinued lo grow. Possibililies for inclusion ol fhree years in some were discussed wilh lhe resull lhal such courses are likely. Physics in an experirnenlal classroom were lealured in Sumner T. Scclls special physics seclion wilh Phil l-loeper and Bob Johnson preparing lheir own proiecls. Salurday morning malh classes mel lo aid sluclenls. Here Miss Eleonor Biebl inslrucls. l ravi J. .gg

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Church work was an imporTanT parT oT liTe To mosT of us. Tom MarTick ushers Marilyn Mornes and Bonnie Melges To a Sunday service, URING every school year, sTudenTs sTarT new Tads and acquire new ideas. These are The liTTle Things ThaT make one year diTTerenT Trom anoTher year. These are The Things +ha+ make a c:erTain year sTand ouT in our memory, always To be remembered. We will recall many Things Trom This passing year oT I958-I959. l-low could any- one TorgeT The crazy colored TighTs ThaT The girls wore To classes and To The games. Then There were The evenings aTTer The show when we all wenT To geT a pizza aT Sammy's or The Pizza KaTo. OT course when we look back we'll Think oT The new rages like whiTe lipsTick, bouTTanT hair-do's, along wiTh yellow, blue, and green nail-polish! During The winTer lwhen There was enough snowl, There was skiing and sliding ouT aT Ski-Haven. Community, Church Help Direct Student Life WinTer sporTs meanT Trouble To some oT us as Roz EngsTrom can TesTiTy aTTer her skiing accidenT. Work in The cornmuniTy broughT us closer To The business world as well as providing us wiTh Tinancial help. JaneT l-lunT worked wiTh Don Heinzman on The Free Press YouTh page.