University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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DR. ROBERT RANDLEMAN resumed hi many responsibilities as Unified Arts department head. 'The highest problem of any art is to cause by appearance the illusion of a higher reality. Goethe Under the supervision of Dr. Robert Randleman, the Unified Arts program, composed of art, music, industrial arts and home economics, strove to achieve certain goals. Primary emphasis was placed upon individual development as well as on stimukting creativity in students. Making colbges, block prints and bronze sculptures were only a few of the creative efforts produced in the Art department. Seventh and eighth graders spent one-fourth of the year in art, while older students took advanced art for the entire year. The Music department offered courses only on the junior high level teaching the aspects of music appreciation as well as directing choral groups and band ensembles. Within the Industrial Arts department, the whir of circubr saws and drills could be heard as senior high students worked on their projects. At the junior high level, the seventh and eighth grade boys spent half the year learning basic skills. A similar program for seventh and eighth grade ?;irls was instituted in home economics. Aromas of reshly baked cookies and cakes wafted out of the kitchens as students worked on meal planning and preparation, one of many units in homemaking. Art, Home Ec, Music, Industrial INDUSTRIAL ARTS was taught to the seventh and eighth grades by Mr. David Pixel. NINTH GRADERS learned drafting and other skills from Mr. Frank Pratzner. U HIGH GIRLS learned their homemaking skills from Mrs. Jesus Engel-mann. 20

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for Understanding MR. DALE LANGE, French instructor, and Dr. Emma Birkmaier, department head, could often be found discussing future plans for the instruction of Modern Languages. PLANNING HER LESSON for the next day, Mrs. Elfi Terp, German instructor, paused while typing. FLUENT RUSSIAN could be heard coming from the classroom of Mr. Donald Ryberg. 19

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NEW TO U HIGH, Mr. Ralph Brown taught three advanced an SARA USES the skills being shown to her by Mrs. Waleta Ham- classes and photography. erston. Arts Stimulate Creativity in Students MR. ROBERT SURPLUS spent this year directing the senior high baod. 21 MR. GERALD LIZOTTE conducted the junior high band and chorus.