University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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 Three Little Words The ever-patient teachers who direct us through verbs, adjectives, and our literary attempts are headed by G. Robert Carlscn who teaches senior English. Grace Daly teaches three junior English classes as well as being adviser of the Breeze. New to the English staff this year is Edith Ahlberg who teaches sophomore English. Another new member is Richard Aim who teaches seventh and ninth grade English and advises the Biz Staff. Julia Nygaard teaches eighth grade English and advises two Girls’ Clubs. Lauren Brink is teacher of two speech classes, adviser of the Dramatic Clubs and director of the all-school and senior class plays. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT: Mr. Carlscn. Miss Nygaard, Mist Oaly, Mitt Ahlberg, Mr. Aim. Not in picture: Mr. Brink. Your Land and My Land This year the versatile language department consisted of Emma Birkmaier who not only teaches the German classes but also a new addition, Russian. Dorothy Trandeff is the capable teacher who makes Spanish interesting for the students, while Marvel Wooldrik guides all the Latin students through the trials and tribulations of verbs, Caesar, and idioms. Alix Marie Noviant is a new member of the language staff. She came to us from Paris, France, and although she came several months late, Miss Noviant has given her French pupils a vivid description and a deeper understanding of the language and culture of the people of France. LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT: Miu Novunt, Mitt Wooldrik, Mitt Sick-maicr, Miu Trandeff. Practice Makes Perfect In the Arts departments at U. High there are five full-time teachers and three part-time assistants. Everyone knows the jolly music teacher, Joe Jung. His part-time assistant is Allan Niemi who also has a junior home room. In Pattee Hall, Howard Nelson and Norbert Koch teach the boys industrial arts. Lois Anderson is the art teacher and she advises the junior high Art Club. One very busy person in U. High is Ruth Odland who goes between Vincent Hall and U. High for her typing and shorthand classes. Down in the Home Ec. room Louise Tucker directs the sewing and cooking department, assisted by Margaret Pro-shek. THE ARTS: Starring: Mr. Koch. Mr. Niemi. Mr. Jung. Mr. Nelion. First Row: Mr». Tucker, Mu. Andcnon, Mu. Proihek. Not in picture: Mu. Odland. 5

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 Sympathy Two people at U. High who are always willing to lend a sympathetic and understanding ear to any student's problem, whether educational, personal or social, are Julia Nygaard and Walter Johnson. Miss Nygaard is the adviser of the |unior and senior high Girls' Clubs and this includes the supervising of the plans for the Mothers' Teas and the Mothers' and Daughters' Banquet. She also teaches English to the eighth grade and is the adviser of Acme, the girls' honor society. Mr. Johnson is Director of Personnel. He supervises the tests which all U. High students undergo, the Iowa tests at the beginning of each year, and the tests that are so important to the seniors, the College Entrance Exams. In addition to all these activities which are carried on in his office, Mr. Johnson is the adviser of the National Honor Society. Both Mr. Johnson and Miss Nygaard work with the student teachers who give the various tests individually during the year. Another thing the seniors will remember both of them for is the willingness and helpfulness in choosing and applying to colleges. Everyone will remember and appreciate their aid in planning his curriculum. Some One to Watch Over Me There are two very well-known and very well-liked men who are at the head of everything that goes on in U. High. The first is the acting principal, Kenneth E. Anderson who has many duties in this position. Mr. Anderson's duties include the administration and supervision of all the teachers at U. High. He is in charge of the internal administration of the student teaching program. One of his more difficult tasks is the responsibility of balancing the school budget and controlling the purchases and expenditures of the school. A very important part of Mr. Anderson's position is the supervision of all the extra-curricular activities. He also is at the head of the Summer School program and advises Dragoman. Sterling B. Mitchell is the assistant principal of U. High. He is new to U. High but this year he has proved himself the kind of person that students as well as teachers like. Among his many duties, Mr. Mitchell has complete charge of the attendance and all schedules for the classes of the students. Mr. Mitchell also works with Mr. Anderson in directing the extra-curricular activities. Included in his duties as part-time assistant principal, he advises the Senate. PERSONNEL: Walter Johnion and Julia Nygaard. ADMINISTRATION: Kenneth Ander»on and Sterling Mitchell. 4

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 I'm Siftin' on Top of the World There were very active people in U. High's Social Studies department in 1947, headed by Dr. Edgar B. Wesley. He and a former U. High teacher. Mrs. Claude Meridith, and Edith West, senior social studies teacher, just finished writing a new text book, Contemporary Problems. The seniors used this book in their social studies classes. Harmony Brugger taught eleventh grade American History this year and advised the Senate. J. Stewart McLendon and Gerald Phillips both instructed the junior high school in their social studies. Mr. McLendon also advised the World Affairs Club which was designed to keep the students interested in current topics. SOCIAL STUDIES: Milt W«l», Mr. McLendon. Mr. Phillips, Mitt Brugger. Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life There are four men who compose the Science Department at U. High. At the head of this office is Manfred H. Schrupp who teaches ninth-grade science, physics, and fused-science. Morton J. Keston is another busy man who not only teaches biology and science but has two music appreciation classes. There are two new additions to our science department this year. The first is Wesley Caspers who teaches science to the junior high’s eager students and who also has a joint math-science class with Mr. McCutcheon. The other new member of the department is Ben Whitinger who teaches biology and science, advises the junior class, and is faculty adviser of A.V.O.C. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT: Mr. Schrupp. Mr. Keiton, Mr. Whit.ngcr, Mr. Ciiptn. One-zy Two•zy Among the slide rules, compasses, and protractors at U. High you will find three very erudite men who compose the Math department. At the head of this division is Donovan Johnson who teaches algebra and trigonometry and is the adviser of the Math Club. The two other members of this department are James Shunert and George McCutcheon. Mr. Shunert has the task of teaching the sophomores their geometry. He works with the tenth grade again as their class adviser. Mr. McCutcheon teaches the junior high arithmetic and he has an algebra class. There is also a combined math-science class that Mr. McCutcheon has with Mr. Whitinger and Mr. Caspers. MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT: Mr. Schuntrt. Mr. Johnion. Mr. Me-Cutchcon. 6