North High School - Polaris Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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“And just think—it only took us thirty minutes! MR. ELMER ED LUND teaches advanced algebra to North High Polars and is chairman of the math department. Having attended Concordia College and the Universities of Minnesota and Southern California, Mr. Edlund has earned a B.A. degree. One of the teachers advising the senior commencement committee is MR LLOYD R. RUTGERSON. who teaches advanced algebra and trigonometry. He has a B.S. degree from the University of Minnesota and a scholarship from Case Institute of Technology. Math for the World of Numbers Students entering North’s math department have three avenues through their math courses. There is a course called senior math for those who need a basic review. Students who have had no high school math begin with elementary algebra and continue through geometry and advanced algebra. The third choice begins with geometry, jumps to algebra and finishes with a trigonometry and solid geometry course. The department is beginning to combine the plane and solid geometry classes into one; by next year, the classes will be combined into a geometry course offered to sophomores. “The square root is sure hard to find! MR. STUART BUTTERFIELD teaches geometry at North. He received his B.S. degree from Mankato State College. MRS. HANNAH OFSTHUN, a graduate of Minot State College with a B.S. degree, teaches sophomore algebra and senior math. A busy teacher at North is MR. DONALD SOVELL, who graduated from St. Thomas College with a B.S. degree. In addition to teaching geometry. Mr. Soveli coaches the football, basketball, and golf teams at North. “Where has Polygon?” MR. STEVEN B. PER-MUTH teaches sophomore geometry and senior math to North High Polars. He has earned a B.S. degree with high distinction at the University of Minnesota as well as an A LA. MR. WALTER HARTMANN is one of the teachers in charge of the lunchroom, hall, and grounds supervision. He teaches junior and senior math this year and earned his B.S. degree at St. Cloud State College.

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Art classes intend to increase the student's ability in art and also his appreciation of it. This year one project of the art department resulted from the department's cooperation with the modern dance class. Students worked out problems in dance, then went to the art room to sketch their experiments in movement. A chip off (he old block! MRS. PAT WILLIAMS is one of North's two art teachers. She received a B.S. decree from the University of Minnesota. Mrs. Williams' secret ambition is to be a treat dancer. MR. DAVID TOMLINSON is North s swim-ming coach. Upon graduating from the University of Minnesota, he received a B.S. degree. Mr. Tomlinson feels that the most important thing that a teacher can do for a student is to develop in the student a sense of awareness of himself, his world and his relationship to that world. Mr. Tomlinson also advises the Polarettcs and the prom committee and is department chairman. Art, Music Advise, Appreciate, Participate Do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, ti, OUCH! Polaires, A Choir, and Choristers arc all under the direction of MR. O. RAYMOND CHAMPLIN Mr. Champlin, who also teaches English, received his B.A. degree from St. Olaf College. He is also music department chairman. ..puf |hj| trufDpc| fa rouf That's not what I meant by. play it by ear! Instrumental music is taught by MR. GERALD OAKVIK. He received his B.A. degree at Augsburg College. When asked what he would do if he were suddenly made superintendent of schools. Mr. Oak-vik answered, Buy new uniforms for our band. North's music department places its emphasis on increasing the student's appreciation of the art. It is accomplished in two main ways. As sophomores, students take a class in related arts, which increases their appreciation. This includes listening to music. North's choirs, band, and orchestra also have the same purpose but increase appreciation by means of active participation in music studies.

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Physics and senior math arc taught by MR. ROBERT J. FRIDGEN, chairman of the science department, Mr. Fridgen received his B.$. degree at St. Cloud State College. Mr. Fridgen feels that the most important manner in which education permits a student to seek and discover his identity .is that a student discovers that he is not alone. No matter what hardships, obstacles, joys, etc. he encounters, there is someone who has struggled and experienced these same things ... “I wanna hold your hand.” Science and biology arc the subjects that MR. DONALD T. WANDER teaches. He graduated from Moorhead State College with a B.S. degree. Mr. Wander is in charge of seventh hour detention. North's only chemistry teacher is MR. N. W. GILLIS. Mr. Gillis received a B.S. degree upon graduating from Bcmidji State College. When asked what secret ambition he has, Mr. Gillis replied that if he told it. it would no longer be a secret. Science Labs Link School, Careers Many different choices arc offered to students in the field of science. For the student who wants to emphasize a certain area, he may take botany or biology. For the student with the intentions of using science in his career, there arc courses in physics and chemistry. The physics class has a special course called PSSC and the chemistry classes arc chem-study classes. MR. ALFRED CHRISTOPHERSON handles all audio-visual problems this year. Holding a B.A. degree, he has graduated from Concordia and North Dakota State Colleges. Mr. Christopher-son is also a member of the auditorium committee. Let’s see—that looks somewhat like a ... Serving on the auditorium committee, MR SAMUEL PERRIN teaches biology at North. He received a BA. degree from Carleton College and an M.A. degree from the University of Minnesota. Science and general math is taught by MR RICHARD M. JACOBSON. He received a B.S. degree at the Unisersity of Minnesota at Duluth. Mr. Jacobson is the supervisor of Hi-Y. 'Tip-toe through the tulips. MRS. JUDITH METCALF teaches biology and is in charge of the greenhouse. She received her B.A. degree at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky. When Mrs. Metcalf was asked what she would do if she were suddenly made superintendent of schools, she answered, Fix the windows in my magnificent greenhouse. 17