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

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Using the Life Experience Curriculum, Special Studies students learned to cope with practical, life situations. The all-important aspect of this curriculum was vocational material dealing with job opportunities, salaries and working conditions. Seniors were given the option of on-the-job training, enabling them to pursue their vocational interests. Along with occupational subject matter, students became involved with the traditional subjects of English, American History and Mathematics. Additional time was spent discussing current events and world problems. Thomas Sundell Roger Anderson slops to admire his prize possession, a Brittany Spaniel named Rusty, who has received numerous awards for excellence in obedience training.

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 Bus Driver: Maynard Nelson. Custodians: Richard Roby and Orval Westermann. Nurse: Mrs. Ruth Bartholow. secretary, and Mrs. Emy Monk, nurse. New to the cafeteria this year was Mrs. Billie Lee, the school-lunch coordinator. Her duties consisted of planning well-balanced school-lunch menus. While attempting to supply one third of the daily vitamin requirements, she realized that a wide variety of foods was necessary. 24

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Providing each student with a basic understanding in a specific field was the main objective of the industrial arts program. Many new developments, both in technology and in method, led to a complete and up-to-date industrial arts course. In Woodworking, a new electronic gluing machine permitted students to perform the operation, which formerly took 8 to 10 hours, in 5 seconds. Large vacuum tubes became obsolete as miniaturized transistors and integrated circuits took their places. Designing dies for die cast and injection molding formed a new topic of study for Drafting classes. Graphic Arts students continued their pursuit in photography and opened the field of decal making for those interested. New methods gave Metal Shop students the opportunity to construct a complete project rather than only parts. Practicality and usefulness were considered in choosing projects for students. Grading underwent minor alterations, although the criteria of quality, quantity and testing were still prevalent. Steve Ringer, Metal Shop student, proceeds with great caution which is necessary in the delicate lathe operation he is to perform. Jon Markuson, Electronics student, quickly realizes that patience and skill assist him in soldering a few final wires for his very elementary, yet frustrating, project.