University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Physical Education MR. FRANK HUELSKAMP has been at V High for four years. His duties this year included coaching the football, wrestling and track teams, and teaching boys’ phy. ed II, III, IV. He obtained his B.S. at Mankato State and is working on his M.A. MR. ROBERT D. O’NEILL, head of the Physical Education Department, has been at I’ High for six years. He coached the football, basketball, and baseball teams and taught Boys' Physical Education I. Mr. O'Neill is now working on his Ph.D. MISS MARY LOU STREVER, girls’ physical education instructor, has taught at U High for three years. Miss Strever advised G.R.A. in addition to her teaching schedule. She holds her B.S. degree from Southwest Missouri State, and is working for her master’s. Trampoline was just on of th» many Activities in which seventh grade gym students engaged. I High's physical education program has followed a fairly traditional program for some time. Because of the many studies made in recent years which have seemed to show that Americans are “soft.” the physical education curriculum has emphasized physical fitness,” according to department head Mr. Robert O’Neill. Mr. O’Neill also mentioned that I’ High has been able to offer several activities to students not usually included in high school gym classes, such as swimming, tennis, bowling and golf. Other schools tend to lack the facilities essential to these sports, while U high has been allowed to make use of the University’s equipment. Although several new activities may he on the agenda next year, the physical education curriculum will remain almost completely the same. 24

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MISS MARGARET ELLEFSON taught all the music courses this year: Music I. II. Music Appreciation, and Junior High Chorus. She also advised the music ensembles and the cheerleaders. Miss F.llefson, in her third year at I High, is working on her M.A. ' MR. FRED DANIEL taught instrumental music and senior high hand this year. He advised the brass and clarinet ensembles in addition to his teaching schedule. A two-year veteran of I High's faculty. Mr. Daniel received his R.M.F.d and M.S. at East Texas State College, and is working for his Ph.D. For the first time in years, boys and girls in the eighth grade unified arts classes were separated. As if to balance this hitherto unheard of division, however, many senior boys were seen learning of the aesthetic alues of HOME ECONOMICS in Mrs. Walsh's fifth hour class. The Ml SIC DIVISION of the unified arts area experienced a general diversification of emphasis this year. A music appreciation course was offered seventh and eighth graders while many senior high-ites took instrumental music in which they learned the rudiments of several instruments. Some even mastered techniques well enough to write their ow n arrangements! The biggest change in the ART DEPARTMENT'S procedure this year was in the subjects taught the junior high: calligraphy and ceramics were more important. Junior highites also completed a mural for the library. As before, advanced students were allowed pretty much to pick their own projects; and many “objets d'art” were the inevitable result. Projects completed in the INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT were of a new magnitude. Three boys built boats while many others, worked on ventures of use to the school: a blocking sled was finshed for football and a casting unit for the art department. The “shop” fairly hummed with activity all year long. MR. WALTER HIRE taught typing classes and clerical practice this year. He advised the juniors in this, his second year at L’ High. Mr. Hire got his B.S. in Business Education at St. Thomas College, and is presently working on his master’s. Business Education I lit to fo the drill . I lit to do tho drulls. I lit to do th dritt . 23

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Office Girls Civil Service: Left to right: Mir. Joanne Chatterton. Miss Edith Ny-quist Miss Mary Dos Marais. Miss Carla Stuevo. Custodians Custodians: Row one. left to right: Mr. Albert Bent. Mr. Les Stenseth, Mr. Curtis Leslin. Row two: Mr. 25 Larry Demar, Mr. William Carr.