Ramsey High School - Rambler Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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Included in the plans for the immediate future is a new junior high school, and eventually a new senior high school or an addition to Ramsey. School Superintendent Emmet Williams is not an unfamiliar sight in the halls and classrooms of Ramsey. He is in charge of the entire school dis- trict, directing the operation and functions of all the schools in the district. The duties of Principal Curtis johnson are varied. He is in charge of the school personnel and staff, and it is his duty to see that the students gain as much as possible in their four years at Ramsey. Ramsey is fortunate in having John Torgelson as its new assistant principal. Mr. Torgelson is in charge of attendance and disciplinary problems which might arise and he helps Mr. ohnson in his administrative duties MR CURTIS JOHIN SON Prmupal dW refer s y . 53 2 , ' 1 B TI TERETSJZMMA7 awk M WMM Wif,.,,,,,f,M,zs.A,Mall'f0'2.et EJ ww fM4Zf951wg lN1R HARRY SARTAIN MISS MAR-IORII' HAMLIN MR JOHN TORGFLSON Director of Flementarw Fducation Administrative Assistant Assistant Principal , J Q - Q . , ' fl vi g GT wail ' . E C t ' - ' I awed , , s t f - qweqa ,,, . I K. . fr 9 ' l f f g rl it g N .tt.. g 4

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QQ BOARD OF FDUCATION Mr Robert Carr Trustee Mr C1eorg,,e Seaherg, Trustee Mr Emmet Williams Superin tendent of Schools Mr Herbert Ostergren Chairman Mr Theodore Schultz Clerk Mr Charles Moser Treasurer Miss Marjorie Hamlin Admmistratne Assistant Mrs Violet Bedbury Trustee ADMI ISTR TIO REPRESENTING OUR The administration is an important factor in maintaining a school They are responsible for carrying out the plans for operating the many different departments Approximately fifteen hundred students attend Ramsey requiring the teachers and staff to put in considerably more than an eight hour day The district offices are located here at Ramsey, which IS the largest school in the district Included in the district are ten elementary schools, one junior high school and one senlor high school Ramsey s guidance personnel are in charge of assisting students in making out their class Sched ules and helping them to decide what courses they are most suited to take. The district is fortunate in hating many special programs for students including the Federal Lunch Plate Program, speech therapy, and out- standing vocal and instrumental departments. MR. EMMET WILLIAMS Superintendent of Schools

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SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN Mr Gene Ptche debate National Forensics League speech FACULTY SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT Mrs Lillian ROI lms Mrs janet Schroeder Mr james Warren The principal aim of our Social Department is to give students a better background with which to cope with the problems of tomorrow. Senior social studies, a required course, includes the study of economics and our national gov- ernment This year the problem of racial relation ships was gn en special attention with discussion on integration and segregation During the course of study of racial relationships Ernest Cooper, president of the Urban League spoke to Mrs Arienne Bones classes Because of the interest aroused in his talk the students requested his return In this year of federal hearings and contro yersy regarding unions, seniors make a study of labor unions their actiyities and history and of prominent figures in labor unions Usually students are required to take American History as a sophomore but this year some are being withheld to take it in a special block class in their yunior year Many of these students are continuing their study of social problems by tak mg Wforlcl History LEARNING TO EXPRESS SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT Mrs Arienne Bone Mr Joseph Odanovrch basketball Mr Richard Stanton golf senior class advisor