Northern Michigan University - Kawbawgam Yearbook (Marquette, MI)

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Front Row: Mr. Sain, George Smith, Harvey Fletcher, Gene Beaudoin. Tony Trukel, Dave Belger, Ken Heirn, Mr. Watera. Back Row: Iim Hicks. lack Channing, Ernest Belanger, Eugene Dellangli, Chuck Westen, Tom Thornton, Don Balzarini Peter Findley, Chuck McGee, Ray Lindstrom, Ierry Odlund, Andy Gauthier, Bob Monck. Industrial Arts Club The Industrial Arts Club, which is open to all industrial arts majors and minors and others interested in upholding the aims ot the organization, serves to supplement the classroom activities of the department. It provides extra opportunities to do research and to exchange viewpoints on problems in this subject area in a' friendly, informal atmosphere. At the monthly dinner meetings. guest speakers are featured. Among the highlights of the activities during the 1954-55 season were the venison dinner, the 'partridge party', and the annual 'rabbit dinner', at which the food committee served spaghetti, due to a rabbit shortage . . . or inaccurate hunting. A Iune picnic was also on the calendar. To promote the cause of Northern, the club this year built the Royalty Float, on which the Campus King and Queen rode in the Homecoming Parade. 31

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. is j,. I M 14:2 , 1 e Front Row le!! to right: Nancy Tauses. Mary Io Worth, Mary Ann Pirhonen. Ianice Tibor, Kenneth Brenner, Marjorie Peterson Arlene Iarvis. Second Row: Louise Hall, Doris Tormala, Barbara Flannery, Olga Myklcanen, Ioan Adamson, Esther Anttxla Karen Iamison, Delores Costantino, Delores Vertz, Erwood Slade, Mel Vaara, Marvin Tolleison. Future Teachers of America ,,.. President-Mary Ann Pirhonen The Don Bottum Chapter of the Future Teachers of America is an organization open to all students on cam- pus. Its purposes are to interest young people in a teach- ing career, develop in students an understanding of teach- ing as a profession, and acquaint them with the actual teaching program. Programs for the year included talks, a demon- stration of audio-visual and classroom aids, and a panel discussion by teachers in both elementary and secondary fields. During American Education Week, F. T. A. members observed classes in Iohn D. Pierce. Discussions on parliamentary procedure, and on the N. E. A. organ- ization were also held. 30

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4 w- -r Lx Front Row: Lawrence Morton, Shirley Mattson, Dr. Boynton, Dr. Bjork, Phillip Richel, Raymond Smith. Back Row: Iai Chun Kim, Iohn Ogren, Harold Wiitala, Edwin Iohnson, Merrill Detroit. Theresa Rose, Doreen Andary, Norman Mutka, Ki Senck Rycmg, Sam. Welcher, William Williamson, Reynold Banks, Al Skewis. President-Ray Smith Mathematics Club The Mathematics Club, which is affiliated with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, is com- prised of students majoring or minoring in that depart- ment. Most club meetings are devoted to discussions, and demonstrations oi new and improved methods of teaching mathematics. The Club also affords an opportunity for becoming better acquainted with other mathematics stu- dents, as well as obtaining a better understanding of the subject. Other activities include the annual banquet in February and the department picnic held at the end of the school year. 32