South High School - Tiger Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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{THIS year the Tiger is to he not only a souvenir of a school year gone by, but also a prophecy of school years to conic. It is to record the coming to South High of a spirit which has manifested itself during the past year, and which is an encouraging sign for the future. A YEAR OF PROGRESS Tills has been a year of progress. We have begun to realize that education is not merely getting knowledge, but learning to use it. As a result we have the Mock Congress, which is as good as a school in itself. Then there is the Inkpah Club, organized last year, which is beginning to make itself felt as a new power in school life. The language departments, too, arc coming into their own,—we have only to recall the novel and interesting Christmas program for proof of this. I he Norse play, and the French play are additional evidence of a new activity, both linguistic and dramatic. The bulletin board on the east landing is another new feature, and one that has been enthusiastically received. A SCHOOL WEEKLY Tins leads us to a consideration of the future. I'hc success of the bulletin board points to a long-felt want, which, it is hoped, shall be even more adequately filled by and by. The idea of starting a school weekly has taken root in the minds of many of the faculty as well as student body, and if the support of the whole school is forthcoming—as we think it is— South High will soon have its newspaper, l et us work for it. THE NEW LIBRARY Another cause for rejoicing is the new library, which will be located in the new addition. The library is the very heart of the school,—all the students meet here in the universal hunt for knowledge. I low they have been able to do so heretofore in such cramped quarters is a mystery, the only solution of which is the librarian, whose skillful handling of both books and pupils has made it possible. In the new library, however, her skill will find an ampler field, and the student will be encouraged in independent parallel reading, which is the true foundation of scholarship. FELLOWSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS AND ST C DENTS Another helpful development is that of increased companionship between teachers and pupils. More teachers arc coming to the social affairs of the students, and their presence is appreciated. Nothing adds more to the value of school life than fellowship between the student body ami the instructors. f 91

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SOUTH HIGH FACULTY, 1916 Principal— Joseph Jorgens Clerks— Minnie C. Hcrtzenberg Lila Martin Com m ercial— Arthur T. Adams (Rkpg.) Ole J. A mess (Type.) Thos. M. Kiddiecomhe (Geo. Stroo.) I . L. Greenwood (Penman.) Henry K. Gricbenow (Arith.) Harry G. Martin (Steno.) Warren W. Oliver (Bkpg. Pen.) Drawing— Lillian E. Mathias (Fr. Hd.) English— Ella W. Buckman Anna L. Cotton Lois C. Davidson Margaret C. Dorr Bertha J. Ferguson Marion Gale Harriet II. Holt Nora V. Jacobson (Norse) Harriet M. Lucas (Asst.) Belle k. Middlekauff Wilhelmina Neumann W. Max Parrish Wmnifred Schureman Foreign Languages— C. Arthur Carlson (Swedish) Helen R. Kish (Lat.) David J. Flanigan (Spanish) Esther Frcidlander (Lat.) Lela M. Klampe (Ger.) Mary E. La Vigne (Fr.) Nellie L. La Vigne ( Fr. Bus. Cor.) Lillie M. Lindholm (Eng. Swed.) Maren Michelet (Norse) Rudolph J. Schultz. (Ger.) Eva G. Wheeler (Lat.) Economics and Civics— Philip E. Carlson History— Mary R. Byrnes Gienora L. Gilman Frederick W. Hilgendorf Elizabeth Knappcn Home Economics— Laura G. Frick (Ap. Sci.) Anna M. Kriedt (Ap. Design) Harriet S. Niles (Sew.) Lucy E. Von Rohr (Cook.) Librarian— Elsie M. Barquist Manual Training— William E. Barlow (Shop wk.) Carleton Burner (Shop wk.) Eugene T. Farley (Shop wk.) Melvin S. Olsen (Mech. Dr.) Margaret Shcardown (Mech. Dr.) Mathematics— Robert L. Cowling (Alg.) Newton H. Hegel (Alg.) Sadie L. kcatlcy (Alg. (ieom.) Lura E. Marchant (Alg. Sc Geom.) Mary L. Weher (Geom.) Physical Training— Frances N. Cushing Ira A. Jones Science— James V. S. Fisher (Physics) Kate MacDermid (Chcm.) John A. Wilson (Botany) W. A. Wester son (Ph. Sc C. Geo.) l«J

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ATHLETICS Last, but not least, comes the athletic department. A school that did not promote the physical development of its students would he unworthy of the name. South 1 Ugh is not such a school. The prospects for wholesome athletics are bright. We now have an athletic field which we hope soon to equip completely. The head of the athletic department is a man to whom we can well look with confidence. WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DO Tins year’s Tiger, as we have said, aims to reflect the idea of a new and progressive South I ligh. We submit it to our fellow-students with the confident hope that it will meet the approval anil support of all factions. Wc have attempted to make it a book that should contain something to suit the most varied taste; we hope we have provided something of interest to everyone; we hope we merit at least fair criticism from those whose praise wc may not be fortunate enough to gain. Whatever may be the fate of the Tiger, we send it forth with the wish that it may be to the Seniors a pleasant reminder of their last year here, and to the Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors, an inspiration as long as they shall attend South 1 ligh. Josef . . Kindwall. associate editor and I accordingly have endeavored to otter editorials containing suggestions for the underclassmen, who, in our opinion, should consider themselves a very important part of the school. PUBLIC SPEAKING The Boys' (dee Club, in holding its sessions during school hours, has adopted a system which at once suggests possibilities in other lines. For the last two years South I ligh has been without an interscholastic debating team, and we know a renewal of activity of this work would be welcomed by both students and faculty. It is our opinion that work in debate, oratory, and dramatics should be made an elective part of the course in Knglish. This was done to some extent in our fourth term classes; but to establish a class in public speaking is the best way to obtain results. The shyness exhibited in Mr. Carlson’s Civics classes causes him to favor the idea; the memory of many discouraging “first rehearsals” causes Mr. Hilgendorf to approve of such a class. An elective subject of this nature would soon develop a competent debating team. MORE LITERARY SOCIETIES It is also the opinion of several Seniors that more literary societies of the nature of the Inkpah Club would be popular activities. Since members of the student body have found that they are always welcome at the programs of this club, a decided interest has been developed in its l ioi