University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Music The music deportment's progrom begon to strive for quality rother than quantity. In addition to junior high general music classes, on activity program introduced several ensembles and a girls' glee club. Private voice lessons were offered to senior high students. The aim of the program was to aid the individual musician so he could progress and develop an attitude toward music. MR DONALD BULFER, new music instructor, taught junior high generol music classes. He wos the adviser of both the string and bross quortets. a woodwind quintet and the junior high girts' glee club. MR. GERALD ENGStROM. a new focotty member, has found U High a challenge to both the students and the teachers. He is working for a M A degree at the University. Industrial Arts The goal of the Industrial Arts department is to encourage personal advancement and use of equipment rather than to provide a background for a vocation. Many college courses, such as engineering, olso depend on knowledge gained in industrial orts courses. The three junior high classes were given general principles while senior high students experimented individually, applying these facts. MR. FRANK PRATZNER, now working on his Ph D. degree. taught two industrial orts closses during his third year at U High. He also taught drafting and dosign in the College of Education. 7

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Unified Arts Encourage Individuality Home Economics Home Economics included many areas of living. Units for the junior high concentrated on understanding parents as well as appropriate dress, interior design and basic instruction in preparing and serving meals. This yeor, a course in marriage and family relations was inaugurated for seniors. In the future it is hoped to be co-educational. The home economics instructor supervised teas and banquets in addition to the Homemoking club where girls have an opportunity to express individuality. MRS SUSAN GISVOID, the new homemoking teocher, tough three junior high clastes ond the senior Family living course. She alto advised the Horn Economics club. Mothers' teat ond the Moihsr Doughter banquet She is working on o Moster's degree in family rotations. Grapes of wroth are depicted during art class by lit Wolf’s print. After a quarter of student teoching at U High lost yeor. MR EDWARD GOIDBARG returned to teoch photography and art classes Me feels thot the students ore on exciting ond intelligent group of people . Art-Photo Art courses varied from the very basic techniques learned by junior high classes to more advanced creativity displayed by the senior high students. Projects included portrait drawing, collages, block printing and clay sculpture. Photography was also offered as a creative art stressing beauty, but including printing ond developing of film. The art oreo sponsored two activities.«he Art club and Photo club. MR RALPH BROWN was head of the Unified Arts oreo ond taught two an classes He has studied on in Europe ond is currently working beyond his M A. degree

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MISS LINDA MARKUIIN worked for her M.A degree in social studies education. She tought three eleventh grade classes, and advised a tenth grode section. Pep club and Pom Pon girls during her first yeor ot U High. DR. EDITH WEST wos choirmon of Project Social Studies this yeor. She has tought ot U High since 1942 when she wos an instructor. Dr. West hos also served as head of the Sociol Studies oreo. Social Studies Adds New Courses Project Social Studies courses were taught on a full scale for the first time this year. Many new courses were introduced. The seventh grade course, “Man and Culture, wos an introduction to the social sciences, emphasizing sociology and anthropology. Eighth graders were taught political science in a course entitled The Americon Political System. A social studies course was required of all freshmen for the first time in several years. Economics and Socio-Economic Problems included a description of our economic system and compared it to the system of another area of the world. • American History was a required course for sophomores. Next yeor juniors will be required to participate in the Area Studies course which was offered as an elective this year. The course includes area studies of specific areas with examination of the influence of history, geography and the political system of each area as well os its relation to other societies. Seniors took the course, Value Conflicts and Policy Decisions, which covered international and domestic problems. Project Social Studies includes trying out new materials and teaching techniques. Although other schools are participating in this government financed project, many programs are not as complete os the one at U High. The purpose of the project is to develop a new social studies curriculum which will better prepare students for their role in democracy. MR. DAVID WOLD worked for on M A degree in sociol studies educolion, tought three American history classes ond advised one of the eleventh grade sections os a new member of the faculty. 8