Minneapolis Vocational High School - Tradewind Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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A Tribute to ELIZABETH M. FISH If you have learned the lesson that Vocational has to teach, you are going out from us with a love of worl{ in your hearts and a joy in worwith at least one trustworthy weapon with which to defend yourselves—some definite knowledge, some definite s (ill—that you can use to protect yourselves on your long journey.

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It is in the spirit of the earnest words of Elizabeth M. Fish that the Trade wind staff of 1957 sets forth the record of this year at Vocational. It has been an eventful year, with many changes, hut the guiding light of our founder's purpose has burned steadily, and we feel that our school is continuing its progress. When our auditorium was built, a beautiful foyer was added. It is here that the sculpture designed and executed by Mr. Warren T. Mosman, anti reproduced on these pages, memorializes Miss Fish’s ideal of training the hand as well as the mind. Skilled Hands......................... “Hands have been shown in many art forms, in many attitudes; hut this hand seems, not the horny hand of ignorant toil, hut the fine, sensitive, intelligent hand of a skilled worker—one who loves anil understands his craft. This, it seems to us, represents the best that effective vocational education can achieve. We sincerely hope that all of you who worketl and laughed ami hoped and prayed in this school will he able to go out into the world “with a love of work in your hearts, for then work is not toil, it is hope.

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DEDICATION .... After eleven years as principal of Vocational High School, Mr. Raymond V. Nord left us to take up his new duties as Consultant of Vocational Education for the city of Minneapolis. During these years he organized many projects which have made our school one of the finest Vocational schools in the country. Mr. Nord succeeded in the difficult task of combining the Hoys Division and the Miller Division into one large high school; he improved and set up an adequate curriculum in each trade; and he successfully led the drive for our new auditorium. This took long hours of planning, and Mr. Nord and his co-workers weathered many disappointments before it l ccame a reality. These arc only a few of the many valuable services he contributed to our school. We will always remember his genuine friendliness and his sincere personal interest in us as individuals. His pleasant, good-natured humor has won for him the respect and admiration of all those with whom he has come in contact It is therefore with pride and appreciation that we dedicate the 1957 Trade wind to you, Mr. Nord, and wish you success in the future. CO