St Louis Park High School - Echowan Yearbook (St Louis Park, MN)

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Roger and his dossmates ore giving report on famous American authors of their own choice. These reports give the students on opportunity to loom Important Information about many outhors and their works. Here Stove Champlin folks obout Sinclair Lewis in his junior English doss. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR Mr. Smith, o World History teacher, is handing out papers for a quiz to his first hour doss. Juniors Gary Sutton and Roger Blais are working on a Chemistry experiment. lob work ploys an important role In helping students understand Chemistry. 20

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AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS YOURSELF ... The Sponiih clou lUtens corefully for mi toke» o» Potrlelo BiHb recdt o pouoge Other student linen to the tope recorder to help improve their proounciotion ond Increowt their compreheniion. Many octivitie ore carriod on in the on room ot one time. Junior Corol Hulfgren ond Patricio Billbe use imoginotion in doing woter cok»r whilo Jerri Murphy and Kenneth Vongan concentrate on their of Still life and nature form . 19

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Theie Junion ore working together on a difficult problem in their Acceler- are still attempting to solve the problem. The pooling of ideas helps the oted Mathematics class. Some hove already found the oniwcr while others students toward the solution of some of the more difficult probloms. INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT. . . The study of old civilizations and their relation to our present way of living begins Junior Roger Blais' academic day. This plus an analysis of present history and political concepts completes his first hour World History class. During second hour Roger has an enriched study of chemistry in his Chemistry class. Chemistry is the science which treats the properties of elementary and compound substances, and the laws which govern their relations. The study consists of lab work, class lectures and problem assignments. Literature, poetry and grammar compose Roger's third hour Enriched English class. The hour is used to reach the goal of a competent understanding of American literature and a workoblc knowledge of English grammar. Study Hall during fourth hour gives Roger an opportunity to work on his homework or study for a test. Ho can also utilize his time by working in the library. Roger spends fifth hour in his Accelerated Mathematics class. This is the second year of a special three-year course which is designed to give its students useful knowledge of advanced forms of mathematics. This year's work is mainly devoted to advanced olgebro and trigonometry. Sixth hour Roger used to increase his understanding of the German language. Time is also spent in learning about the German people, the history of Germany and the customs of the country. 21 Mr. Rtmcll. o German tecxhcr, explain the entence on the board to fh«»o questioning student .