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

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Copper Collecting Occupies Vacation Time Teach, leach, leach may have l»een all il seemed teachers did this year hilt, shockingly enough, they also had oilier interests. During weekends and vacations some teachers enjoyed such unusual hohhics as playing jacks, working out with weights (female faculty memlier) or tending hees. A variety of sports activities were found to rale highest among faculty hohhics. Several teachers chose golf as their favorite, while others chose skiing, hiking and hunting as theirs. During agreeable weather, some even went to the extent of riding their bicycles to and from school. But aside from these leisure-time activities, there was still the ever-present job of correcting papers. Demonstrating the. power of suggestion. Dr. Harold Hof-strand, Park alumnus, attempts to hypnotize George Olsen. During summer vacations in Michigan. Principal Bertil Johnson finds many rare implements used by copper miners in earlier times. First hour is always the busiest in the faculty lunchroom, for teachers need that cup of coffee to get them through the morning.

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At this point of construction, the school's addition looks more like a gigantic jungle gym than a utilitarian building. After months of hard icork, the construction area is converted from a bare framework to a modern and spacious school wing. Teachers Enjoy Winter Weather Activities In order lo train students planning to go into clerical work, several different courses in Business Education were offered. For example, the Typing classes were devised mainly for practice in office work such as typing postal cards, business forms, envelopes and letters. An important facet of Secretarial Training included manual and machine shorthand, which was available to students who were already adept in typing skills. Business Law and Administration, a class that involved the economic system and various aspects of business activity, was also offered. As a continuation of Business Education, students were given on-the-job training in Office Occupations. In addition to receiving instruction in filing procedures. human relations and advanced typewriting, trainees could spend as many as 30 hours a week working in an office. Another example of this type of training was displayed in the Distributive Education laboratory, which was designed for students interested in marketing and merchandising. This education was of great value to both students wanting immediate employment and those planning to further their education at a business college. When it is not too cold a day, Miss Joan i elson enjoys taking a spin around the ice skating rink near her home. 26