University High School - Bisbila Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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LANGUAGE CLUB OFFICERS. Back row: Jim Lin, Russian of- doom, German treasurer; Cindy Sweeney, French president. Miss- ficer; Jim Stein, Russian officer; Ellen l-ewis, French vice-president; ing: BurtCagen, Ann Lumry, Al Womelsdorf. Ed Baran. German president: Phill Lindsay. Front row: Fam Bloe- Language Club Members Absorb Culture Veteran’s day was the date for the German club initiation this year. It was a good initiation: very messy and very fun,” commented Ed Baran, German club president. Following a dinner served at Ed’s home, there was a snowball fight where Senior Edrina Laing, AFS student from South Africa, enjoyed her first romp” in the snow. The traditional eggs and water were also part of the club’s initiation. A German club picnic was proposed for spring quarter. Bake sales, dues and initiation fees helped to raise money for this and the other club activities. Initiations for new club members was the first activity Russian club sponsored this year. Mrs. Theofan Shian, mother of one of the members, helped to prepare an appetizing three-course meal for the initiates consisting of kotlety, borscht and pirozhki. After initiations, plans were made for fund raising projects. Money earned from openhouses, dues and other club sponsored activities was used mainly in obtaining Russian films. The purpose of these films was to give the club members a better knowledge of Russian culture. Mr. Donald Ryberg and Mr. James DeYoung advised Russian club this year while Jim Stein, Jim Lin and Allen Womelsdorf constituted the triumvirate executive board. French movies were shown and games organized by the French club to help its members develop and exercise their knowledge of the language as much as possible. They also served to teach the members new and interesting things about the French culture. 26

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Student Activities Include ... The junior high Senate proved to be an effective governing body for the junior high this year. They started with the election of new officers: Freshman Rip Rapson, president; Eighth Grader Kevin Lillehei, vice-president; Freshman Bill Richardson, secretary; Seventh Grader Corrie Anderson, treasurer. Mr. Stuart Stockhaus, ninth grade economics teacher and Senate advisor, along with the officers drew up a new constitution. In our second year of operation we became more adept at governing student activities. We also discovered the holes in last year’s constitution,” reported Rip. This year the junior high Senate tried to take care of the special needs of the lower grades while working in conjunction with the faculty and the senior high Senate. Work in this area was done through such endeavors as the student-faculty committee, which included members from both Senates and was represented by some of the faculty. Junior high Senate is just one of the many facets of U High activities. This year was characterized by the changing and expanding of activity periods and starting of many new clubs such as Future Homemakers and Ham Radio clubs. Activity periods worked on a rotating basis with a one hour a week schedule. Students were able to form their own clubs by bringing them to Senate for study and chartering.

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Ingredients for a Russian club delicacy age in Marie Wincklcr's kitchen as initiates wait... . . . unaware that officer Jim Stein is threatening to consume their whole meal raw. Only German club officers know what's really kept in the language office coffee- pot. Initiation Pranks Keep Officers Busy Vice-president Ellen Lewis remains calm as French club members Linda Druck and Joe Bloedoom settle a difference.