Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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COUNSEL As director of student personnel, our energetic assistant principal, Mr. Vakos, sees that Washburn’s scholastic and extracurricular activities are managed smoothly. Among his many responsibilities are discipline, regulation of the IBM record-keeping process, business management of soine s yJ..orgatxi a| tions, and overseeing evening activities. Washburn’s four counselors, Miss Christensen, Mr. Evcnson, Mr. Ohland, and Miss Baleen, give inestimable instruction and advice to all students who request it. Besides counseling to the personal needs of the students, which includes scheduling classes and selecting the best collegr or career, thev organize and direct our testing program and help interview and select American Field Service representatives. Mr. Harry N. Vakos. assistant principal Mr. Clarence Ohland, Mr. Obcrt F.vtnson, Miss Mabel Christensen Inset: Miss Ethel Palcen.

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ENLIGHTENING 6 Mr. Carl W. Anderson, principal Washburn’s principal, Mr. Carl Anderson, is one of the outstanding school administrators in the state of Minnesota. He has been principal at Washburn for four years. Hiring new teachers, promoting good teacher-student relations, and assigning classes to the faculty arc a few of his many duties. Mr. Anderson has gained recognition outside of school by being elected president of the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals. He also served as vice-president of this organization for two years. We at Washburn arc privileged and proud to have Mr. Anderson as our principal. Our country has been blessed with many of the necessary ingredients for greatness. We all (now that nature has given us a bountiful heritage of soil, streams, forests, and minerals. The most important ingredient for greatness, however, is not these resources, but the human resources and the extent of their development. Those of us who are engaged in secondary education (now how important it is that each student be developed according to his abilities to the limit of his capacity. This is an ideal which is not always realised but which we must always strive for. It ts our hope that you seniors will not feel that your education has terminated, but that it has only begun. In a sense, it is what you do from now on, and not what you have already accomplished, which will determine how successful our efforts have been. Good !uc ( to all of you. Li) (X JuU Mr Carl W. Anderson Principal, Washburn High School Our principal admiring the display case.

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El nfimero cs veinte y dos. Garrard Beck: English, Senior Grammar. Robert Blackmur: English, Shakespeare. Mrs. Naidync Bridwell: Latin, Latin Club Adviser. Grist Adviser. Miss Barbara Callender: English, Creative Writing, Poplars Adviser, Quill Club Adviser. Louis Claeson: English, Speech. Miss Kathleen Dowling: English. Harold Dunn: French, Russian, La Petite Academic Adviser, French Club Adviser. Willard Horns: English. ENGLISH . . . English as taught at Washburn is a fascinating subject. Sophomores study American literature. Juniors are very privileged, because Washburn is one of the few schools in the city to teach Shakespeare as a one-semester course. Regular English instruction is offered the other semester. Seniors may choose between regular English, creative writing, or business English. Each one of these classes studies English literature, but emphasis is placed on different aspects of English in the other parts of the course. Regular English instruction is the most popular among seniors. Robert Krause: English, Drama, Stage Crew Adviser, Class Play Adviser. Miss Mary Laird: French, English. 8