North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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THIRD Row—Abbott. Adamt. Glow. Kong. Hall. Holt . S'tlton. Stdtr. Fantth SECOND ROW—Put(t. Gtt. l.undttn. Thotpt. Aptl. Shannon. Lindtttn. Kant. Hotuh. long. Ctitttndtn PlRST ROW—Powtll. butgtit. Mann. Waltltt, Colin. Zittltman. Jontt. Lau;ttntt. U. R. Could, Ktllg ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES IN 1889. when North high was founded, the English department began with four teachers: iMiss Sterret. Miss Porter. Miss Adams, and Miss Baker. The Polaris, issued as a monthly by Miss Leet. became a weekly in 1920. and is now issued by the news classes. Debating began in the '90 s under the title Argumentation. In 1920 it was dropped from the course, and later public speaking was introduced by Miss Laura Henry. In 1927 the first “A” English class was started in the S5 classes. The German course was installed in North's original program by Miss Aroline Arnett. In 1914 there were eight hundred ten of the one thousand eight hundred students taking the subject. German was dropped out of all the schools in Minneapolis, except North high, during the war. The Latin department began in 1889 with Miss Ida V. Mann as the first teacher. Miss Mann also taught Greek, which was dropped from the course in 1898. The French department of North began with Miss Aroline Arnett as the first French teacher. The French department of North high was the largest in the city. Spanish was first introduced in 1917 by Mrs. J. C. Jensen. She left in 1919 and Miss Juanita Day took her place. Mrs. Esther C. Hall came to North in January. 1921. and has taught Spanish here since then. Swedish was first taught at North in 1913 by Miss Ida P. Lindquist: Miss Ebba M. Norman taught from 1914 to 1921: Miss Tekla Alexis taught until 1928. Norse was introduced into the language department under the guidance of Miss Dikka Reque in 1910. She taught this subject until 1919. when Miss Pauline Farseth became her successor. . I Sixtttn

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SECOND ROW—Pieti. Simon ton. Send. Stampe. Hummel. Anderton FIRST ROW-—Zittleman. Murphy, Hargett, llobbt. Cant. Mann. McClun 1929-1930 FACULTY Printipal WALDO W. HOBBS Atxittant Principe! FREDERICK W. GATF.S Coumetoe Thresa Murphy Clerks MRS ADELAIDE S. ANDERSON-MARIE M. HUMMEL MRS. ALICE L. PRATT MABEL L. SAND MRS. MARGARET S SIMONSON Englith JESSIE F. ABBOTT MRS. STELLA J. ADAMS ETHEL F CRITTENDEN ALICE G. DAVIDSON GERTRUDE L. GEE AGNES GLASOE MARIAN R. GOULD CAROLINE K. HORSCH EDITH H. JONES MRS. HARRIET G. KANE KATHERINE KELLY ALICE D. LAWRENCE MRS. DELLA R. I.INDSTEN MADELINE S. LONG (Fir t Semeiier) LILLIAN M. NELSON MRS MARY A. POWELL CHESTER L. SAXBY VELMA M. SEDER MAZIE M. SHANNON LAURA I. SHERMAN BERTHA H. THORPE MRS MARGARET B. ZITTLEMAN History end Social Scirnct MRS. CRYSTAL J. ANDERSON HARRIET AUSTIN MRS. LUCY A. EDQUIST FLORENCE Z. FELT MARY C GOFF MARY COULD GEORGE A JENSEN JUNE M. MCLAIRD MRS. ELSIE H. MATSON MARY C. MOSES LULU J. MOSIER MELVIN A OLSON RUBY M. SANDERSON WILLIAM H SHEPHARD BESSIE M. WHITTIER Foreign Language! HARRIET K. A PEL GEORGIA A. BURGESS E PAULINE FARSF.TH PETER GAL1N MRS. ESTHER C HALL MATHILDA E. HOLTZ HERMINE e. konig marie lundeen IDA V. MANN VERA J. WATTLES Mathematic! JOSEPH J. BROM MABEL R HART MYRON F. LESLIE HARRIET C. MADIGAN VIOLA A. MARTI MRS. FLORENCE E. NAGEL Horace b Street Lydia d Thompson FLORENCE M WESTON Science I’FRLFY A. DAVIS JEANIE DRUM ELIZABETH H. FOSS IRENE E HOLM BERG JESSE R HUSTON MINNIE C. KOEHSEL Mary P. Putnam ESTHER C. OUELLO JOHN H SANTEE CHARLES H. SMART Commercial MILDRED M. BJORKLUND MRS ADDA BROWN Robert a. Crawford (Second Semeiier) MARY CULLEN (First Semeitrr) MRS. ELSA M HUEBNFR MYRTLE M. LARSON AGNES M LERSCHEN WILLIAM N. MANDEVI1.I.E FRANCIS A. MILLER MRS. BEULAH H. PIERCE GEORGE H POLLARD Ruth e. sims MRS. KATE S. SMITH EDWARD W. WESTMANN Manual Training THBO. w breckheimer HOMER I FETZER JOHN J. JACOBI ORIN A RlNGWALT LLOYD L STOWELL WALTER KLAUSLER Home Economic HELEN F. EAYRES MRS M PHOEBE JAMES EMMA E. SIF.HL AGNES E SWENSES MRS. GEORGIA M THOMAS Art MRS. ETHELYN J BROS LAURA ERF JANE G. THICKINS Muiic ELMER L. GADBOIS ROY T. TENNEY Physical Education BEATRICE BERTHOLD (Fittt Semeiier) GEORGE J. CONKLIN GLADYS A. FELLOWS HlLDEGARDE E. HEIN (Second Scmeiter) MARTIN T. KENNEDY Librarian THYRZA MCCLURE SARA J. STAMPS Lunchroom MRS. MARY S. KELLOGG (Firu Semeiier) MRS- FRANCES B. CLAUSEN (Second Semeiier) Janitor-Engineer JOSEPH A DEMARSH Fifteen

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THIRD Row—Santee. Street. Ohm. Davit. Jmtm. Hrom. Hutton. Lttlit. Attain SECOND ROW—A'agel. Korhtel. Wetton. Iltttt. Slottt. Got!, San Jetton. Motier. Hotmbrrg. F.Jquiit. Qutllo FIRST Row—Marti. Ihompion. McLatni. Mutton Whittier. Maru Gould. foil. Putnam. Drum. Andtrton. MaJigan SCIENCE. HISTORY. MATHEMATICS THE North Science department began in 1888 with only physics, chemistry, and botany. Physics and chemistry were taught by one teacher in rooms 312 and 313. General science was taught here until after the school became a senior high. Physical geography was also taught for a while but that was also discontinued. About 1912 astronomy was introduced. This was a club where would-be astronomers gazed with telescopes. About 1910 the chemistry and physical department was moved to the basement. Here the rooms were fitted with new apparatus and furniture. In 1914 the greenhouse was added to the botany room. Biology was introduced in 1915. General History was first included in North s course of study in 1891. Commercial I.aw was next introduced in 1905. In 1910 the department was divided into the Civics. Ancient History, and General History sections, instructed by five teachers. Later. Sociology and Economics were offered. In 1924. World History, replacing the former two-year European course, was introduced for Sophomores: and United States History made compulsory for Juniors. North's first Mathematics department offered a three-year course comprised of two years of elementary algebra and plane geometry, one term of higher algebra, and one term of solid geometry. What is known as unified math, that is. one term of algebra and another of plane geometry, was introduced about ten years ago. Since then, trigonometry and a second term of advanced algebra have been introduced. Technical mathematics, a course for boys that gives preparation for more advanced work in civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering, is also a new feature of the department. Seventeen