University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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MR. RICHARD LUCAS taught freshman and junior English courses. MRS. JUDITH BOGARD instructed seventh grade English and a reading improvement course. MR. GEORGE ROBB anticipated his next English class. THE JOB of directing plays and teaching speech classes was done by Mrs. Carol Horswill. DR. STANLEY KEGLER spent this year working on Project English. II

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Language Arts: Instrument in Thinking CUP IN HAND. Mr. RoJgcr Kemp contemplates 'Hester ’ YOU REALLY WANT a hall pass? was often heard coming from Mr. William Martin. SENIOR ENGLISH wu attain uu hi by Air. Thomas Bacig. Language is not only the vehicle of thought, it is a great and efficient instrument in thinking. Sir Harold Davy This quotation can be applied to the Language Arts department and its part in the education of students. Learning to communicate orally and in writing, the students learn to appreciate and gain a better knowledge of all facets of language. This includes literature of the world, philosophy, verbal speaking, creative writing, journalistic techniques and theater arts. In addition to the department’s educational curriculum, some of the instructors have been working on Project English. Under the direction of Dr. Stanley B. Kcgler and Mr. Rodger Kemp, acting department chairman, the project continued in its third year of developing and evaluating language materials for grades seven through twelve. The Language Arts department also provided advisers for the Bard, Breeze, debate team and theater arts projects. MISS NANCY CROSMAN surveyed her junior English class as they wrote an essay. 10

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DR. CLARENCE BOECK, head of the Science department contemplates the nature of physics. The most beautiful thing wc can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein These words of Einstein seem to show what the atmosphere of the Science department tries to encourage in its students. Perhaps this is one of the reasons for the unique background surrounding the instruction of the students in the scientific area. This can take many forms depending upon the scientific area and the necessary equipment used by the instructor. In the studying of biology the students used various specimens in the form of plants, snakes, frogs, earth worms, and pickled animals kept for observation. Another branch in the department is that of chemistry. Various experiments with acids and metals were conducted to aid the students in applying knowledge of chemical properties, equations, and the reactions to analytical tests. The department has also made use of many other visual aids, scientific evidences, and other techniques in regard to the junior high program which coordinates geology, astronomy, and meteorology in a two-year general science curriculum. As well as the areas of general science, biology, and chemistry, there were also courses offered in the fields of physics, and advanced science, which covered more specific areas. Science Students Explore the Unknown TWO SEVENTH GRADE science classes were caught by Mr. Craig Hcrmanson. 12 STEPHANIE SITS PUZZLED as she listens to a lecture on astronomy.