Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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Willard Horns William Kuross Roy Lindstedt Mrs. Roberta Megard SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT Todoy's News Is Tomorrow's History Social studies is 0 comporison ot the post with the present. Students developed their obilities to onolyze the events thot hod occurred ond to cope with the problems of the future. A knowledge ot current issues and world ottoirs is essentiol todoy. These were stressed in class with on onolyticol study to discover the truth behind the news. As sophomores ossimiloted the intriguing history of oges post, the iuniors ocquired knowledge of Americo during the lost century. Seniors pondered the perplexities of the current issues. To enhonce their Ieorning, they olso studied economics ond politicol science. The campaigns were closely followed. Mrs. Elizabeth Mills David Ruliffson Miss Dorothy Peterson Louden Schlagel Raymond Smith Gregory Stein

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., A .,.,. ,, Roger Cersine Edwin Daniel Mark Goodman Mrs. Ruth Holton Politix Club hears interesting speakers. CarlCarlson Frank Ario Even teachers must learn. Around the world in two semesters. 12

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LANGUAGES PRGVE INTERESTING AND USEFUL Mrs. Margaret Beran ff i f 5..Y.r-rl . Xia, X 4 s 2 .. ri SSSS 5? i if SE ' ' - .. 211- .T . ' . .f 5. Mrs. Dorothea Bruschke Michael Dills Harold Dunn The language department used its laboratory facilities to emphasize a conversational approach to lan- guages. The labs are electronic classrooms, which were used by those students studying French, German, and Spanish. Students were equipped with headphones to listen to taped drills and used attached microphones to respond to questions from the tape. With a control panel, the instructor was able to listen and give help to each individual. Students who studied Latin found it to be very useful. lt facilitated the study of modern languages and pro- vided a useful background for the study of English. Languages are an important part of the school curriculum. Students able to speak a foreign language can promote friendship in the world and feel at ease in another country. Modern advancements improve language study. Miss Benita Kane 14 Miss Mary Laird James Rutherford