Mankato High School - Otaknam Yearbook (Mankato, MN)

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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

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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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PREPARING FOR A left turn, a driver training student is wait- ing for the pedestrians who are in the cross walk. Students were enrolled in behind-the-wheel training during free periods. FLOWER ARRANGING WAS studied by home economics classes this fall. Sharon Anderson and Charlotte Reitz prepare an arrange- ment of weeds. The unit was included in home decorating, CHOIR SINGS AT MISS BEULAH DEMING - Home Economicsg FHA. MRS. ELOISE LAYMAN - Home Economics. MRS. LUCILLE NORTHRUP - Speech Correction. MISS BETSY OSWALD - Artg Brush and Pul- ette. MRS. EVA QUIRAM - Nurse. RAY STEPHENS - Drivers Training. 1151 ' I A -:-.,si.3- ,,', - ' r Q .Q f W A 4-we A... I ' V Q . , ,. ,. ' of . WT..-if' N.: ' as Yisiilstiifiis '--'f :i gr 5Cfg,L:j' . f gay - V ..v. 5 ,ai :-21: a 9' Eg' 1 ie, A I Q If :V . , a A ,,,, ml.: , . 1 ' Wifi ., 1- . ,Q ,,,,,. - ' .if 'MMIF .fi -1' f' 'f 1 A. ' M - - A ,. - ss E, --- -- -