Robbinsdale High School - Robin Yearbook (Robbinsdale, MN)

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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.

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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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l l I I Mr. Seifz, Mr. Ricolli, and Mr. Wivell assis+ a sfudeni in A new piece of machinery is put info use by Mr. Raefher, operafing a power machine. Mr. Youngren, and Mr. Hanson. SHOP, HOME ECONOMICS OFFER PRACTICAL TRAINING Beginning woodwork deals wilh lhe use of hand 'fools and inlroduces Ihe use of power equipment More advanced wood- work sludenls masler Ihe operalion of power 'fools and praclice lafhe work. The end producls of such aclivily are allraclive end 'fables or lamps. Melal sludenls work wilh lalhes, shapers, and milling machines. In fhese shop classes 'rhe boys learn 'ro co- operale wifh each olher while learning a new skill. Miss Cevanegh demonsirnfes lo a sludenl fhe correcl use of a sewing machine. M ghes and home economics sludenls complefe a unil o om ning. Home economic classes 'reach The Iundamenlals of food preservalion, preparalion of foods, meal planning, and serv- ing. Correcl lable seflings, eliquefle. and personal grooming are also sludied. The uses of 'rhe sewing machine and choice and care of clofhing are The primary obieclives of Ihe sewing course.