Robbinsdale High School - Robin Yearbook (Robbinsdale, MN)

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DissecTing worms and Trogs are The Tradi- Tional proiecTs oT sophomores in biology laboraTories. STudying The anaTomy oT lower animals helps illusTraTe To sTudenTs how Their own bodies worlc. Knowledge oT planT life in- creases Their undersTanding oT Their environ- menT. In addiTion To conTinuing acTiviTies in spealc- ing, wriTing, and lisTing, sophomores gain in- sighT inTo human naTure by sTudying Julius Caesar and Silas Marner along wiTh shorT selecTions OT liTeraTure. Mr. Marlinlra, Mrs. Condon, and M The basic obiecTives ol Teaching L Q Mr. Marhulafand ,Mn Vfnuclcexig, u 1' ' A L, JJ., X I rig I ,V QOPHOMORES STUDY x'U5SSs,,UllENTS SILAS MARNER 4, 4 Y L, XXLL 7 Xff lfy-L' '. 'J sf T. The aim of maThemaTics deparTmenT in Teaching plane geomeTry is To aid sTudenTs in reasoning ouT maTh problems ThaT will be en- counTered in laTer school years, The Theorems, axioms, and Tormulas Taclcled by geomeTry sTudenTs are necessary Tor TrigonomeTry, solid geomeTry, and higher algebra. Mr. VanLoon demonsTraTes The uses of a board compass. Deparlmenfal business is discussed by hisTory Teachers, Mr. Kemppainen, M Larsen, and Mr. RooT. ln American hisTory, TenTh graders discover how Their ToreTaThers esTablished our naTion, and how we defended our democraTic values in several wars. Discussions were cenTered around pasT evenTs as They aTTecT The presenT. ScholasTic magazines gave sTudenTs a baclc- ground Tor undersTanding currenT evenTs.

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Qfsi My Mr Hengum Mrs Adams, and Mr, Alden discuss proiecfs Tor Their Mrs, Briniman, Miss Snabbi, and Miss Anderson malce plans Tor a Ofld I1 sfo Y classes ioinT-language club. JUNIORS MEET REQUIREMENTS, ELECT CHEMISTRY AND LANGUAGES The pasT, presenT, and TuTure needs OT sTudenTs provide The ToundaTiOn Tor The elevenTh grade curriculum. In world hisTOry classes iuniors sTudy The course OT man Trom The days OT The Chinese dynasTies To The lTalian Renaissance, Trom The reigns OT The Roman emperors To The ouTbrealc oT World War ll. Juniors IisTen To French, German, and Spanish records To improve Their accenT and TranslaTe selecTions in order To learn The vocabularies and sTrucTure OT The Three Toreign languages TaughT aT Robbinsdale High School. UndersTanding The people and culTures OT oTher counTries is an impOrTanT parT OT Toreign language courses. To beTTer acguainT sTudenTs wiTh American IiTeraTure is one OT The primary aims OT iunior English Teachers. UndersTanding ancl enjoy-menT resulT Trom The readings OT Melville, I-IawThOrne, Twain, Faullcner, Crane, and oTher American auThOrs. Oral repOrTs, panel discussions, Themes, library research. grammar, and vocabulary sTuCly help sTudenTs become more adepT in using The English language and Thinlc creaTiveIy. WiTh Today's emphasis on scienTiTic Tields, chemisTry has become an increasingly imporTanT subiecT To high school sTudenTs everywhere. The course includes basic sTudy OT gases, liquids, and solids in addiTion To numerous explanaTory movies. Mrs Moore prefends To reprimand sTudenTs reading a comic book Mrs. Lussenhop and Mr. Johnson give aTTer-school h lp on The Vers gn of MOBY DICK, proper use OT chemisTry equipmenT.

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Mr. Boeddeher, Mr. Kerr, Miss Loe, Mrs. Sandbo, Mr. Pierson, and Mr, Thiegs review currenf evenfs. The freshman English course consisrs of siudying senience slruclure, paris of speech, puncfualion, vocabulary, spelling, oral and wriffen composilion, and library praciice. Reading slcills are developed and lirerary apprecialion slimulaied 'through lhe inlerprefafion of all 'rypes oi liferaiure. Elemenfary principles of air, wafer, heal, weafher, energy, and machines are sludied in general science, Heallh and safe+y pracfices are faughf fhrough demonslrafions and reporfs by sfudenfs. The occupafions classes seek +o inform sfudenls abou? 'rhe differenf postgradua- 'rion iobs available. To achieve fhis end, class discussion, oral reporis. and films are ufilized. Afler choosing a suilable occupa- lion. each sfudenl lhen plans 'rhe subiecls he will need To fake in his remaining years of high school. Driver lraining, insurance fundamenlals, and several ofher subiecfs are discussed fo acguaim' lhe sfudenf wilh civic affairs. s. Sfoul, Mr. Daugs, Mrs. Cail, Mr. Young, and Mrs. Durfee examine +he new Language Arfs cur- i Mr. Dano, Mr. Hayda, and Mr. Pelerson conducl an experimenl for Their general science classes The lundamenials of mafhemalics as fhey ap- ply fo pracfical everyday sifuaiions provide 'rhe core of sludy in freshman malh. Elemeniary processes of ariihmefic, and inlroduclory algebra and geomelry are also sfudied. riculum guide. FRCSH ORIENTATE THEMSELVES TO THE NEW BUILDING Mr. Hufchinson, Miss Knudison, Mr. Hed, Mr. Nerdahl, Mr. Sherrard, and Mr. Aclrer, members of The malh deparlmenf, relax in +he feacher's lounge.