Minnehaha Academy - Antler Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Give Understanding of Oneself in Histor HARLAN CHRISTIANSON: Mod- ern Problems . . . B.A. Augsburg College, B.Th. Augsburg Seminary . . . siudeni governmeni advisor . . . organizer of coffee house- as- sociaiion . . . poliiical aciiviiies en- ihusiasf. MARTHA PEARSON: American Hisiory . . . B.A. Augusiana Col- lege, graduaie work U. of M .... advisor io senior class, Pep Club, Naiional Honor Socieiy . . . mem- ber of Guidance Commiiiee . . . enjoys working wiih young people-. Harlan Chrisfianson Mrs. Marllma Pearson

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Elwood Larson Social Studies Social science courses are aimed lo give knowledge and underslanding of government hislory, lhe world Jroday, and oneself. Freshmen in lheir civics course were helped lo undersland lheir role as cilizens ol Jrhe commu- nily, slale, nalion, and world. World hislory sludies gave sophomores a background ol human exislence, recalling signilicanl iaclors lhal have shaped lhe presenl. Juniors in American l-lislory gained knowledge of America's developmenl' and insighls inlo loday's problems. Seniors in Modern Problems were inlroduced lo conlempo- rary social problems in hopes of providing an approach which would delermine lheir course of aciion in a given silualion. Two non-required courses were also offered in lhis deparlmenl. Ideas in American and'Euro- pean l-lislory presenled in deplh lhe signilicanl' men and ideas ol lhe social science field which have influenced hislory. General Psychology and Sociology involved an inlroduclory sludy ol hu- man behavior and group relalionships. ELWOOD LARSON: Civics, Psy- chology . . . B.A. Augsburg Col- lege . . . assislanl' foolball coach, head hockey coach . . . freshman advisor . . . lakes special inleresl in Chrislian boys' social work. Vern Olson VERN OLSON: World l'lis'lory. ldeas in American Hislory, Ideas in World l'lis'rory . . . B.A. Belhel College, graduaie sludies al U. of lvl .... An'l'ler, Camera Club ad- visor . . . enioys symphonies, cho- ral concerls, and direcling church choir.

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Chaplain Gordon Meyer GORDON MEYER: Freshman and Junior Bible . . . B.A. John Flelcher College, B.D. Belhel Seminary . . . enioys music, allending alhlelic evenls ...' ioined adminislralive leam second semesler. WALLACE PRATTI Sophomore, Junior and Senior Bible . . . B,A. Augsburg: compleled Norlh Parlc Seminary . . . religious council ad- visor . . . 'lavorile leisure 'lime aclivily is inlerior decoraling and remodeling. Bible Broadens Basis of Faith Freshman and sophomore Bible classes lhis year sludied lhe Penlaleuch and lhe Gospels as a basis lor an underslanding of lhe Bible as a whole. Juniors and seniors sludied lhe lives and messages ol Old Teslamenl proph- els and lheir implicalion on life ol lo- day. The Pauline Epislles were sludied lo give an inlerprelalion of lhe Chris- lian message. Chaplain Wallace Prall I iff ff ff' E i ,ziw if V. iw ,i i,'- K Z f , wi? fl sf zgn .ivy , , A47 . ,.. Q, A -VAV gm s fa ' M, X if S ,sf M I A 'li ' . psi A 3 5 r ,fr 1 7 ii Q16 M