Mankato High School - Otaknam Yearbook (Mankato, MN)

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DEEP CONCENTRATION AS he builds a printed circuit the construction ot transistor radio sets which the students board in his electronics class marks the tace of senior Bruce could purchase at a nominal price. During the year the Johnson. Further work in the field of electronics included electronics students also erected small computers. STUDIES, WORK IN PLASTICS FIELD HE high school girls continued their attack on the vo- cational school as a number of them enrolled in the architectural drawing course. Their studies included all aspects of drafting with emphasis on house plans. Looking ahead to new educational opportunities, Edward Renner was hired to instruct in the Helds ot plastics and in electronics. Units in plastics and resins were taught in gen- eral shop classes. Electronics students worked with transistors and built radio sets. They also constructed small computers. The vocational department, along with the science depart- ment, co-operatively owned a closed circuit television camera. Vocational students were responsible for the maintenance and repair ot the cameras and school A-V equipment. Basic instruction in auto mechanics was provided through fixed or stationary engines. During the second year students worked on actual automobiles as further training. Agriculture I was again otfered to sophomores with rhe second and third years combined for iunior and senior stu- dents. It was necessary tor boys enrolled in these classes to live on farms unless special permission was obtained. Farm shop and tarm management were otiered to adult farmers. 25 HAROLD AGA - Auto Mechanics. LUVERNE BJERKE - Photog- raphy, Drawing, Publications' Photography. KARL EVARTS - Elec- tronics. RAGNAR MOEN - Industrial Machines. EDWARD RENNER - General Industrial, Industrial Drawing. HAROLD SANDHOFF - Agriculture, FFA. NORBERT SHOENROCK - Woodworking. JOHN VOTCA - Coordinator.

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NE ot the major duties ot The guidance department was to administer various Tests throughout the year. The col- lege board tests, required by many private liberal arts col- leges, and the American College Testing program, an en- trance requirement ot all State colleges, were given on several different dates during the year. These tests were also used as the basis tor some scholarship offerings. New to the department this year vvas Milton Vihstadt who worked with students on tuture educational and vocational choices. Other counselors were Miss Catherine Pinney, LeRoy Asche and Robert Singelstacl. Appointments were made through Mrs. Marjorie Tomlinson who also had charge ot registering students for tests concerning college entrance. Q, .1 ' T ' ff . -Q lv . T., ., . . ,332 1 3 A W g w . .-., . . Sy l Q , il'-M .s Q. y ya .man A . ...M ,, . T 'yy .2 f H ,K sg M . is . I - --f A . l , Hx T S Q ': ...,, .R X , g ,,,,,, i i LEROY ASCHE - Guidance. MISS MARGARET HOBART - Li brcrian. MISS RUBY OKERSTROM - Librarian. MISS CATHERINE PINNEY - Guidance. ALVIN VICK - High School Administrative Assistant. MILTON VIHSTADT - Curriculum Corrdinator, Guid ance. VOCATIONAL CLASSES FEATURE ADDED .15 62' .V 4 JOHN ROSSEAU, JAMES Beech and Jerry Melvin solder several metal seams at the soldering bench. 24 A FAMILIAR SCENE in woodworking class - Dick Nerem and Doug Paape are running o two-by-four through a table saw. The procedure of ripping stock is a preparatory operation to making furniture.

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. ,515 A Q ' ix-, i 4 W? 'A if 1529? Nz nf, - COOKS ,.,, , r ras' al we M. K , wwi W2 2 7' .iw . I. .-- .v. af 23 Y r : s FRONT ROW: Mrs. Evelyn Hanson, Mrs. Verna Washa, Mrs. Olga Stoll. ROW 2: Mrs. Esflwer Thom, Mrs. Cleo Francis, Mrs. Della Volk, Mrs. Maybelle Gillefie. COUNCIL, COOKS WORK TO INITIATE ur.. DEMONSTRATING THE CORRECT procedure for the chin carry is girls' phy ed insfruclor, Mrs. Mary Dickmeyer. Junior girls spenl one day a week in the swimming pool learning senior life saving. rr, . rib wh vw .wsr C. MR .241 ssfsi f - 3' I Y A sim. - r ki- 1. 355355 5 W , 25 MRS. MARY DICKMEYER - Girls' Physical Education. EDWARD JOHN- SON - Recreational Direclor. LUVERNE KLAR - Boys' Physical Educa- Tiong Wreslling, Baseball Coach. MRS. MARION LICHTENBERG - Girls' Physical Educafiong GRA, Swimming Clubs. LOUIS TODNEM - Boys' Physical Educationg Football Coach, Afhlefic Direclor. f . i . s A if wif' rw lii R .E c X .:' , , y y R9 f Ns ,Y 26