Owatonna High School - Totem Yearbook (Owatonna, MN)

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fa, ,I X S wsu- W r , 5-. xy A '-.. ' -as As wards are the means of communication for a poet, drawings show the expressions of the artist. The program of the art depart- ment is designed to give students an opportunity to express their ideas in the medium that they choose. Mr. Anderson, art instructor, is helping Jane Alexander, Domestic Science Club art winner, with her crayon drawing of Bonnie Tuthill, Sally Ribbe decides that she will make her drawing from a different angle. ABOVE: Typing skill proves invaluable both for alleviating homework and for obtaining a iob after high school. In the foreground Marlis Steeke, Federated Mutual Commerical award winner and Marilyn Mate- icek, Journal Chronicle Typing award winner, type with speed and ac- curacy. UPPER LEFT: Mixing and matching patterns, students learn how to redecorate a home economically, Ninth grade girls, Karen Schrom and Janice Hrdlichka enjoy designing a room from iust scraps of material. 3. l x 5 . ri , , f if Tl ' qi N us A ,zzvv A E X 7 13.1-LL-

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Mathematics and science enkindle an understand- ing of the more complex truths ot the land in which we live. Through a sound and well-rounded aco- demic course, students receive the best training and guidance to continue on to college or move directly from high school into the working world. Q-My Eighth and ninth grade general science gives stu- ' dents a substantial background ot the earth, plan- N ets, and the everyday things of lite. Biology enhances life itself by broadening our knowledge of hu- man behavior, plants and animals, and the needs ot all living things. Chemistry enables us to study the soil under our teet, to unravel the tiny mysterious atoms, and to look into the vastness of the unknown. Placing sixteenth in the Minnesota Institute of Technology test, our school afters an excellent op- portunity to students interested in the math field. General math, geometry, and algebra teach us not only the art of calculating, but also the virtue of patience, undying perseverance, and reasoning so badly needed in solving the problems of lite. One wrong move means a wrong answer. Experimenting to determine Avogadro's number, Gary Kriesel, science and math award winner and National Merit Scholarship winner, finds the procedure a painstaking task. Gary further honored Owatonna high by placing tenth among 8,000 students in a nation-wide math test. RESEARCH KEEPS FIRES OF THE FUTURE ALIGHT Upon following directions of a given experiment, chemistry students, Donna Bruno, Ethel Armstrong, Jim Dinsmore, Doug Miller, and Jim Gute note the reaction that takes place when sulfur is mixed with acid.

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fn Perhaps an interior decorator of tomorrow, Keith Beck proudly displays After thirty years of teaching in OHS, Mrs. Dreher, who is retiring the desk he made from birchwood, This was a project done on a volun- to become an instructor at St. Olaf college, watches students, tary basis by Mr. Skovbroten's shop classes. Helen Atkinson and Janis Kaplan clean up their miniature kitchen. PRACTICALITY JUSTIFIES EDUCATION IN TRADES A beckoning to some skilled iob in the commercial, agricultural, mechanical, or homemaking field calls many OHS students to vocational classes. The commerical department stresses knowledge of skills in typewriting, bookkeeping, and accounting. With fervent practice and constant diligence, com- merical students learn to tile, type, and take dicta- tion with speed and accuracy. The homemaking department teaches girls useful skills in smoothly run- ning her own home. Classes in sewing, cooking, and good grooming are supplemented with courses in balanced diets, and they fully prepare the student for her future. Mechanical ability and a knack for building is en- couraged in the shop classes. Boys spend many hours building, polishing, and sometimes rebuilding articles. This course will help many to secure jobs after graduation. An agricultural course teaches boys the newer techniques of farming, Along with class work comes practical application of learning to prepare for better farming practices. Students with artistic ability generally include all of the art classes they can get into their schedule. Here they learn better ways of expressing their feel- ings and exhibiting their talent. The vocational cour- ses at OHS help many students determine their futures. Agriculture is the backbone of our country. To meet the needs of a grow' ing nation, out qualified leaders in this field such as Bill Lewison, who won the Dekalb award and the State Star Dairy Farmer award.