Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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George Lykken: English. Miss Dorothy Mag-nuson: English, Developmental Reading, National Honor Society Adviser. Mervin Meyer: German, German Club Adviser, Senior Class Adviser. Mrs. Madeline Monson: English. Mrs. Arlene Mueller: English. German. Mrs. Helen Pellowe: Spanish, Spanish Club Adviser. James Rutherford: Spanish, ‘B Squad Football Coach, Assistant Wrestling Coach. Intramural Volleyball Coach. Mrs. Jerry Seale: English, Blue Tri Adviser. Miss Armilla Walsh: English, U. C. Service Club Adviser. Mrs. Mary Alice Wells: English, Shakespeare. FOREIGN LANGUAGES Washburn is fortunate in having an excellent language department with extraordinary teachers and facilities. The languages available arc: French, German, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. Four years of Spanish and Latin and three years of French and German are offered. Because it is more difficult, Russian is offered only to juniors and seniors with good English grades. Tape recorders and earphones are accessible to all language classes, and they aid many students in pronouncing and understanding the language. Parlcz plus lentement s'il vous plait.

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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

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MATH AND SCIENCE Math is taken by almost all Washburn students. Geometry, advanced algebra, solid geometry and trigonometry are usually taken in the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades, respectively. Accelerated courses arc very popular among the mathematically inclined students. In the accelerated program, sophomores take plain geometry and solid geometry in one year. Juniors take advanced algebra and trigonometry in one year. In their last year, seniors take college math. Science is stressed at Washburn since, with the coming of the space ago, it will play an important part in our future. Although the science program varies somewhat, biology is usually taken by sophomores, physics by juniors, and chemistry by seniors. Biology ami chemistry are the two most popular sciences. Students taking chemistry, physics, and biology were somewhat handicapped the first semester because the renovation of the laboratories had not been completed. However, the new science rooms will be a very definite help to future students. Uoyd Alwin: Geometry, History. James Cosgrove: Advanced Algebra, Varsity Baseball Coach. Intramural Basketball Coach. Mrs. Patricia Hcisc: Elementary Algebra, Geometry. Miss Helen Minty: Geometry. Miss Ruth Olsen: Accelerated Algebra-Trigonometry, Trigonometry. Stanley Person: Advanced Algebra. Geometry. Mrs. Thelma Brown: Biology. Robert Fridgen: Physics. Robert Gold-strand: Biology. Sophomore Hockey Coach. Assistant Track Coach. John Sorteberg: Advanced Algebra. Accelerated Geometry-Solid Geometry, College Math, Chess Club Adviser coi| Jjrdrup M.itri. (ii-urnc::y, Solid Geometry. Russel Ilclleckson: Chemistry, Varsity Football Coach, Sophomore Basketball Coach, Supervisor of Driver Education. Harry Pulver: Chemistry. Erling Reque: Physics. Alvin Roder: Biology. 10