University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Counseling The counseling deportment, heoded by Dr. Lorraine Hansen, was responsible for much of the U High student's welfare. Mr. Lowell Hellervik, new to the staff this year, and Dr. Hansen assisted juniors and seniors in making plans for college and aided younger students in adjusting to high school life. They were also responsible for the interpretation of tests and data which was used to determine the best future plans for individuals. The counselors also worked closely with the counseling deportment at the University this year. For example, student counselors interviewed U High students. Films of these interviews were used as teaching devices for students in counseling. Dr. Lorraine S. Hansen planned for a forthcoming career conference. She also advised the student AFS committee. Mrs. Carla Hill served as secretary in the student personnel office this year. Mr. Lowell Hellervik helped Julie with her plans for the future. The individual ii both a rational and emotional being who differs from other individuals in his abilities and interests, his environment, and in the extent and woy in which he it educable. 17

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Physical Education U High's physical education department continued its broad program of activities this year. It offered many more types of dosses than the average high school. The deportment was able to include in its curriculum such classes os swimming, bowling, tennis, and golf by making use of University facilities. In boys' physical education, Mr. Robert MocLeod coached the football, baseball, and basketball teams. He also taught seventh and ninth grade classes and seventh hour athletics. Mr. Kenneth Metz coached the wrestling and track teams and taught the eighth grade. Mr. Harold Whitehead taught the tenth grade and, in addition, coached the swimming team. New to the department this year was Mrs. Judith Helgeson who taught all the girls' classes, advised GRA, and worked with the cheerleaders. Mrs. Judith Helgeson, physicol education instructor, checked new records made by her sophomore field hockey players. Mr. Whitehead conducted the sophomore boys in football. The three U High coaches, Mr. Harold Whitehead, Mr. Kenneth Metz, and Mr. Robert MacLeod pose for the camera. 16

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Business Education Our business education department housed the most up-to-date typing equipment in the Twin Cities. Nine electric typewriters and 22 manual typewriters were used by students in typing classes as well as during the noon hour personal typing program. In addition to this equipment, two new proportional spacing IBM typewriters were available for use by various departments in the preparation of materials for publication. Along with his responsibilities in business education, Mr. Robert Peters tought consumer's math and promoted Junior Achievement activities in both Minneapolis and St. Paul. This year, the business and mathematics deportments cooperated with UNIVAC in presenting a course in computer programming and related automatic data processing for U High staff members. The purpose of the course was to determine whether a computer programming course would be feasible at the high school level. Mr. Robert Peters taught typing and consumer's math. AVOC and CCTV The Audio-Visual and Closed Circuit Television Deportment continued its fine services for students and faculty at U High this year. Eighteen senior high students, under the supervision of Mr. John O'Leary, learned to operate projection equipment, tope recorders and other types of educational aids. U High was one out of 500 high schools and colleges to receive a grant from the 3M Company which included a Thermofax copying device and three overhead projectors. All were put to good use. Last spring, Mr. O'Leary and Mr. Fogelberg cooperated on the preparation of a unit concerning television production and presentation techniques. A similar unit on motion picture production was planned for this spring. Mr. O'Leary, often seen perched atop the storehouse roof during football games at Delta Field lost fall, was faking films to be used for football training purposes at U High. Our basketball teams were favored in the same manner. Mr. John O'Leary looks into the probing Biz camera. 18