University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Social Studies MR. WILLIAM GARDNER, now in his sixth year at I High, taught Social Studies I and II. Mr. Gardner recently revised and published a text for junior high social studies which he hopes to use next year. He received his B.S. and M.A. from the I ni-versitv of Minnesota and is working on his Ph.D. MR. FREDERICK JOHNSON taught Social Studies VI and IV. Currently working for his Ph.D.. Mr. Johnson has been at I High for six years. In addition to his teaching schedule. Mr. Johnson advised both Charter Committee and the eighth grade. DR. EDITH WEST, as head of the Social Studies department, taught Social Studies VI. She is a past member of the College Board advisory committee for social studies. Dr. West has taught at I High for seventeen years, and received her B. S., B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. MISS BETTY KOHNEN taught Social Studies II and IV this year. In her third vear at U High, Miss Kohnen served as Pep Club and eighth grade adviser. She received her B.S. from the University of Minnesota and is working for both her master's and Ph.D. MISS GENEVIEVE ZITO taught Social Studies V. which is American History, this year. She has been at U High for five years. Miss Zito received her A.B. from Hunter College in New York, and her A.M. from Smith College in Massachusetts. 16

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Frenrh German Spanish Besides the usual language classes—French, German. Russian and Spanish I. II. III. and IV — plus the advanced classes, members of the Modern Language Department worked on a program for the junior high and University Elementary school this year. Seventh and eighth graders w ill continue the languages begun this year during the coming year, and when they reach the freshman level, they will have the choice of continuing their chosen language or starting another. Eighth graders will make this choice next year. At the more advanced level, several senior high students with special linguistic ability were allowed to take languages at the University this year. Lynette Wells and Debby Charnley took Italian, and Ruth Berman, Eleanor Arnason, Jill Nash and Debby Charnley studied French. The department hopes to continue this general type of program next year. Barles Chtll poses with his omnipresent language tapes. jPIELWAREN UND BUCHER ILSE FROHliCH Intelligence agent from L. A. spies on Project M.L. 15

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World Problems American History Modern Problems Mr. Gardner joint hit students in dock-watching. Two members of the social studies department were involved in experimental studies this year. Mr. Frea Johnson categorized the results of retention tests taken by last year's junior American History classes. (Some eleventh graders studied history on a broad scale, touching everything lightly in order to cover all topics in the textbook, while others delved deeply into important eras, thus neglecting less significant ones.) Mr. William Cardner was also experimenting in American History, but at the junior high level. His seventh graders participated in a controlled experiment related to the development of skills. Because his experiment will continue next year, most particulars are still “top secret.” 1959-60 was a busy but profitable year for Mr. Gardner. Besides his experiment, he put out a revised edition of a junior high textbook and was elected to the board of directors of the Minnesota Council for the Social Studies. Department head Miss F.dith West was co-ordinator for M.C.S.S. Social Studies classes were not excluded from TV experiments. 17