University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Majors After an absence of a year, Miss Margaret Day was given a hearty welcome back to U. High, not only by her eighth and tenth grade English students, but by the whole school. Miss Day advises the seventh grade. Mr. Robert Carlsen has made many seniors shake because of his strenuous teaching of immortal Shakespeare. Besides this, he is credited with training future Edgar Allen Poes and Emily Dickinsons through his creative writing class, his journalism class, and his position as adviser of the Campus Breeze. Back again this year. Miss Mildred Schmidt teaches English to the seventh and ninth graders. Noted for her scorn of potboilers,” Miss Bertha 1 landlan passes on her skills in literature and grammar to all cf U. Eligh’s juniors. Miss I landlan also acts as senior class adviser and sponsor of Acme Society. Miss Ixirna Seabury adds her talents to U. I ligh this year as speech teacher, adviser of Dramatic Club and Director of the school’s dramatic productions. Social Studies classes don't occupy all of Mrs. Claude Meridclh’s time because not the least ot her duties concerns advising slaving editors on what's what with the Bishila. What’s the news today? is the familiar cry coming from all of Mr. Donald Castleberry’s history anti social studies students. Mr. Castleberry also helps advise the junior class. Entering U. High during mid-fall quarter was Miss Edith West who teaches both junior and senior high social studies classes. Dr. Edgar B. Wesley, editor of many of the social studies textbooks used in U. High, is the head of the school's Social Studies IX-partment. In addition to teaching future scientists at University I ligh School Mr. Morton Keston is a talented musician, who has displayed his abilities at U. High functions. Mr. Clayton Gjcrdc, who teaches science classes, also became boys’ | crsonne! adviser when Mr. Johnson left for the Navy. Mrs. Ethelwynn Moore is the first woman science teacher who has walked down U. I ligh halls for several years. She teaches ninth and tenth grade Biology classes. Miss Eloisc Yaeger and Miss Theda Haganah direct the gym program of the junior high and tenth grade girls. We credit Miss Mcllic Palmer with establishing the school nurse system at University High. After 1937, her first year here. Miss Palmer left U. High and did not return until last fall. In addition to the taking care of student’s ailments, she has helped supervise the I lomc Nurs ing course. Until his departure for naval training Coach Manfred Schrupp kept busy building up our U. High boys through the physical fitness program at the same time he was leading the Little Gophers through hard-fighting football and basketball seasons. ENGLISH DEPT.: Mm Seabury. Mm Schmid . Mitt Hand’an. STANDING: Mr. Carlten, Mitt Day. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPT.: Mm Wet . Mr. Cattle-berry, Mrt. Mcrideth, Dr. Wetley. SCIENCE DEPT.: Mr. Gjcrde, Mr. Keiton, Mrt. Moore. WOMEN’S GYM DEPT.: Mm Haganah. Mm Yaeger. NURSE AND PHY. ED. COACH: Mitt Palmer, Mr. Schrupp.

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PERSONNEL OEPT.: Mr. Johnion, Mitt Kocpie, Mi. Dugan. General Staff Camp Directors Mr. Willis Dugan, head of the personnel department at University I ligh School, has been a well known figure at U. 1 ligh for several years. The position of hoys' personnel adviser was filled by Walter Johnson until his departure winter quarter for Navy work at Washington, D. C. . . . Miss Gladys Kocpkc, girls' adviser for the second year, left in January for service with the Spars. Miss Kocpke was also adviser for Girls' Club and helped on the Red Cross work turned out by the club during the fall and winter quarters. All-school fingerprinting was one of the many war jobs taken on by the U. High Senate this year, under the ad-visership of James E. Curtis, assistant principal. Other accomplishments of the year included organizing noon-hour recreation (ping-| ong, baseball, etc.), planning the homecoming party, and issuing club charters. The pur-posc of this organization is to find the answer to current school problems. The officers. Marge Bobcrg. president: Ed Briggs, vice-president; Mary Emslic,secretary; Wilson Schmidt, treasurer, were elected by the student lx dy. SENATE—TOP ROW: Friedcll.MeGcc, Anderson. Amberg, L. Neljon, Schmidt. J. Buchta SECOND ROW Goeptert. M. Se.ton. Strong. 8rinlc. Bcddall. Harty, Stone, Briggs. FIRST ROW; S. Maurer, N. Riglcr, I. Bobcrg, Mr. Curtu, M. Boberg, J. Craniton, Emilie.

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Majors Teaching Latin and advising the Latin Club are the duties of Miss Eleanor Marlowe, Magistra Romana of University High School. Her annual Latin Club banquet is looked forward to by all her students. Miss Ellen di Giambattista teaches the future Mademoiselles and Mon sicurs, and Schoritas and Senors at University High School. She is the adviser of the French Club and the Spanish Club. A new addition to the Language Department is Miss Emma Birkmaier who teaches the U. High prodigies to s| eak (ierman and advises the Herman Club. Responsible for the cultivation of the mathematical brains in our junior high is Mr. George McCutcheon, who also assisted in the coaching of the football team. Co-adviser of the junior class, Mrs. I ois k. Turner has added the teaching of pre-flight aviation to her other activities. After the departure of our girls' adviser, Mrs. Turner took over the sponsorship of the Ciirls Club and other duties formerly belonging to Miss Koepke. Another new member of the Math Department is Miss Olive Brine. She was formerly a teacher at the Minnesota Braille School. Miss Prine is adviser of the tenth grade. Besides teaching future housewives, Mrs. McCart inaugurated and instructed several Red Cross courses in the high school during the past year. Also, she helped to plan the mothers’ teas. Mrs. McCart started her teaching as Miss Lenander and surprised us all by entering one day as Mrs.” Mr. Duard Laging, art instructor, also advised the Camera Club and the Art Directors’ league, which adorned U. High's halls with posters. Each day during the seventh hour. Miss Lillian Bicstcr teaches her students to play the typewriter” more skillfully. Her class typed much of the copy of the Breezette, and the Bisbila. Music teacher Mr. James Nickerson directed the choir in last year’s Christmas Choral assembly: during the spring quarter he was in charge of the all-school musical. Until March when he left to join the Navy Air Corps. Mr. Carlisle Anderson was head of the industrial Arts department. Indispensable to University High School is Miss Lois I loag. who attends to the general office work of the school in addition to taking care of the school’s finances. Miss Mary Solether, University senior and part-time office assistant at University I ligh School, helps the school run smoothly by taking care of typing, dictation, and the managing of the student activity funds. Librarian Jean Gardiner Smith, in addition to keeping our library-operating efficiently, shows perplexed U. Highites w hereto look for term paper materials. LANGUAGE DEPT.: Mitt di Giambattuta, Mitt Marlowe, Mm Birkmaier. MATH DEPT.: Mr». Turner Mr. McCutcheon, Mitt Prine. FINE AND PRACTICAL ARTS DEPT —SEATED: Mitt Bietter, Mr. Laging, Mrt. McCart. STANDING: Mr. Nickerton, Mr. C. Anderton. OFFICE: Mitt Solether, Mm Hoag. LIBRARIAN: Mitt Jean Gardiner Smith. 9