Mankato High School - Otaknam Yearbook (Mankato, MN)

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..-? Hifi . . Q ....... ,. ' swf 'Uh YOU'D EXPECT TO find him prepared! Senior .lon Saunders and fully equipped fallout shelter would protect them from radiation rays. his father, Ray, who is Civil Defense director, contemplate the prob- Senior social classes spent time this year in discussing the needs of lems that would arise in the event of a national emergency. Their the community for civil defense and fallout protection. SOPHOMORES COMPLETE JUNIOR YEAR KARL ADOLPHSON - History, Tennis Coach. PHILIP IVERSLIE - Social Studies, Senior Class. JOHN LARSON - History. Ell.ER RAVNHOLT - Social Studies, Yell Club. LYLE ROBERTS - History. ORVILLE SCHWANKL - History, Basketball Coach. IMES have changed and so have faces - at least on the political posters in Eiler l2avnholt's senior social classes. Not wanting to show partiality to Democrat Ravnholt, the V g s p Arrr' -P .NK villian responsible for drawing the mustache on Governor it-. Anderson's portrait added one to President Kennedy's. if . srisi P ff?-'fi 5 ' lr s-,. .F Sophomores in SMSG-l l, an accelerated math class taught by Miss Eleonor Biebl, completed a course equivalent to that 'Af ' . of the eleventh grade level. Juniors and seniors also partici- E1 gg. pated In the SMSG program in their own grade. Courses in lu f 'y.g, Y the department were further modified to include a Business r y is . J I- , L . Math section as replacement for Senior Mathematics. .. ,f,- rr. . .sk W .ha ..,.,..,g,v I 7 sf? . , . Qi an J! i' . H .jifgiz Ei ' L L ' 'ii wif ' ef i .pi we-f is :VV,,g,f 5-Qg32+ ,i5,,y H :zS:g g .,,fr- . - P A 51 9 i r Karl Adolphson, world history instructor, continued his Mars candy bar program and frequented the Otaknam candy stand again this year. Speaking about goodies, Gordon Hakes lost many Snickers in bets with his math classes on the outcome of football and basketball games. 16