Mankato High School - Otaknam Yearbook (Mankato, MN)

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ABOVE: Georgia Holmes, Ellen Sanford and James Mornes perform with their puppets from Claire de la Lune, the play pre- sented by the French class. RIGHT: Sharon Chastien, a senior general clerical student, operates an automatic calculator develop- ing her skill with business. HE yearbook staft ran into competition from the oc- cupational relations classes. They compiled personal year- books which included samples, sales slips, their philosophy of work, personal and iob analysis profiles and cartoons. New facilities in the department included a cash register which was used by both the students and adult classes and a new unit in income tax preparation was presented by Miss Vida Alexander to the group during their study of budgets. MISS VIDA ALEXANDER - Coordinator, Occupational Relations, Business Club. JACK BENGTSON - Business Education, Equipment, Wrestling. WILLIAM MICKELSON - Business Education, Football, Basketball. HAROLD SCHUCHARD - Business Education, Yell Club. MISS SYLVIA WEESE - Business Education. MISS CORA WEUM - Business Education. 20 Mi,

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HEM sTudy, a new approach To chemisTry, was inTro- duced inTo The curriculum This year. MHS is one of seven high schools in MinnesoTo and The only one ouTside The Twin CiTy area To offer The course, which is equal To college level work. The CHEM sTudy work aT MankoTo high was used in only Two of The Tive classes, wiTh The remaining Three classes di- vided inTo Two groups, one of which was homogeneous. Karl Adberg, chemisTry insTrucTor, aTTended an insTiTuTe GT Horvey Mudd college, CIaremonT, Calif., IasT summer where The course was compleTeIy rewriTTen from daTa compiled during The TirsT Trial year. His CHEM sTudy closses were com- posed mdinly of loboraTory observaTion work wiTh The de- scripTive meThod cuT To a minimum in speciol secTions. Homogeneously grouped biology classes began This yecir Tor The purpose of placing sTudenTs of like abiIiTy TogeTher. There were Three main TacTors which were considered when placing The sTudenTs in These TirsT yegr classes. This meThod made possible grec1Ter educaTionaI opporTuniTies. DEMONSTRATING FREE FALL and motion down an incline are seniors Dave Dawe and Curl Siocling. Besides sTudying The convenTionaI physics maierial, classes also explored radiafion BIOLCJGY DIVISIONS ADVANCE LEARNING gi I .W Mem . V .. H, c.., 1 4, is , 7lif iIT'T I V , - ' A fi . Vs: 572, T591 S' R efi V - - V Vw ,,. ,..,. F give . - iifgfgie VffsV.m2s5'g:1. Wg ezgisfiezf . . I Tigger , gsffim .. .. , ' .fa - sri 7- . N ew ,ga N ..,-- MH. ,. 'f V V 3 5. , Q ' V V. mix.. 25:52 -. -1- f ,wp T . We 1 Snag: -i,-R5' - .. - f2w?V5. :S rc: :re s . fzskzw. QV aegis V' -ii. -1V1,s,w gsrggsigx 'fViQ.'r1 -rrrrsvfg, Vw ' - 1 - V viwair . . . :Diff wzrszim V T '- -' 1513295 rsr?3f+fVQ?1fV., f- F W VW.. wgsws A 391-rfr TWT .V Pfigffgi, Vfiffiif' 4' 'T ' izwkfc. 'ssxswxi me T,-,,:Vfar4wV. ,Q . A 4::f'fs:fVs,mir 'sx,fVz,,:V5,'lff5 Q,-YVss,:'f5E ' I I E' r 'gfreffm- fV,fv fVg, 1ff?5,gffrV.sn- ,, , ' 'T 1' V, fV,.:fVV.se,. - - - ' Term .:. .::fVV-f fwf f. .-iff, -fre e:-T' - We Q Vsgf , X N, 1 ...' gV-2'a,,.Ve,- 'F-,gif 1255: ' 1SyVQVj':1f,' T - V ' I' H- V- V , - Q 1 . I ,VE ffV.-,fVVew -. .fm . we vm- . .. . as I.,--:g i --fs . V V 'rw M fVVs1..e sr.,f1s,T V5.3-ffg-,sgffs-,,gf cs, -, . K , -. fV.,,.qsV5, ,,k, si Q5 -'i':i'.'.:f.,g'.a-,,'f . f 'I f '51PQ4g5Vg1V .Vs,,2's1,s1:,Q1V3'f' We DVANCED or second year biology sTudenTs sTudied hisTology, embryology, chemisTry of life and Toxonomy, wiTh exTensive work in The Tield of radiaTion. FirsT yeor biology clcisses, cilong wiTh The physics ond chemisTry classes, also had brief associaTion wiTh rodiorion. Included wiTh The Two regular physics classes was The Physics Science STudy Com- miTTee course, o modern approach To physics. New To The science TdculTy This year were Herschel Siebrass, biology in- sTrucTor, and Darryl Hill, physics insTrucTor. KARL AABERG - Chemisfryg Jr. Academy of Science. GORDON HAKES - MaThemaTics, Science, M Club, BaskeTbalI, FooTball. DARRYL HILL - Physics. RICHARD MYSHAK - Biology, Jr. Academy of Science, DAVID SHAFFER - German. HERSCHEL SIEBRASS - Biology, Jr. Academy of Science. 19

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ARNELL GISH - Spanish, Junior class, Wrestling. MISS LUCY JOYCE - Latin, Sophomore Class. MRS. LORETTO MULROONEY - French. MARTIN WILT- GEN - English, Spanish, Gymnastics. la . , ' ggi? Q - iss. if - 1 . -at 3, - 5' 27 ' J I V., .V 45' I K 0 ATT, . ,A -. gp , 'qw-F . fl ? Y if f ' ' S it ii t pw, 5 f' 'lf rr 'M Jfii' 5 t T 'V Uv 4 1, xr Q r , e Q f ai. str t H ' 9 wg fs.. we . 5 ' Q. ' ' '- f ' F fi-ar fe' 55? , N wat Wt . sw tl Hs .wi f a 1 3 Fw ,JAWS Q ,. r 2 91, ? 5 r N A BUSINESS PROVIDE SPECIALIZED WORK FFICE practices were taught in all business classes - typing, shorthand, bookkeeping and secretarial training. Miss Sylvia Weese, business instructor, taught typing with a Parisian tlair alter her summer abroad. German classes this year specialized in conversation. In- structor David Shalller stressed the use ot the language on tapes as well as in classroom discussions. No German club was formed, but informal meetings were held. Music hit the Spanish classes this year as students in all sec- tions sang authentic Spanish tunes. Arnell Gish, Spanish instructor, at one time attended college in Guatemala and was able to give background material tor many songs. Mr. Gish's third year Spanish class prepared entire South American meals once a month throughout the year. Banquets were planned for Christmas and in the spring. Claire de la Lune was the title ot a tive character puppet play given by Mrs. Loretto Mulrooney's second year French students. The play featured a homemade stage and puppets. Junior Classical League, a club for Latin students, was active at MHS. First year students studied Roman culture and home- lite and also made projects. Second year classes took up the study ot mythology and history as well as having panel dis- cussions on these topics ot ancient Rome. ARRANGING A PRACTICE display window for occupational relations class are seniors Bill Wussow, Dave Slipy and Judy Nolan. At present, Bill is an assistant with Brett's display department, Dave works as a salesman at Trade Home shoe store and Judy is a clerk at Stevensons 21