Washburn High School - Wahian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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The main categories in the Music Department are band, choir, orchestra, and theory. The instrumental division includes lwo concert bands (combined into one marching unit), a stage band, and an orchestra. Vocal music offerings include (our choirs, iwo madrigal groups, and pop singers. For the past two gears an instrumental-coral pop concert, complete with refreshments, has been presented. It is now a regular event and augments the usual concert activities of the school gear. W. Lydcll FOREIGN LANGUAGE In a shrinking world the necessity for a deeper understanding of the values and cultural heritage of people of other countries is not less but more important than it was in the past. At Washburn we provide an opportunity for this understanding in Spanish, French, and German. We feel that to live intellectually only in one's own time is as provincial and misleading as to live intellectually only in one's own culture. 15

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BUSINESS Fifty years ago Washburn had in its Business Department only one teacher. The curriculum consisted of only three subjects—typewriting, shorthand, and bookkeeping. Today Washburn has one of the most progressive Business Departments in the city of Minneapolis. Staffed by 4 1 2 teachers, all holding master’s degrees, the department now offers twenty plus courses. These courses range from basic typewriting to advanced business machines, and from recordkeeping to advanced accounting. Highlighting the Business Department’s Fiftieth year is the opening of the latest in business offerings—the model office. M. Sealander Y. Cram N. Schmidt ART Paint, clay, graphit. metal, and ink are all vehicles used by the visual artist to illuminate the human experience. To communicate to others your ideas, emotions, perceptions, and attitudes in a way that captivates the eye and presents an unique, innovative, and sometimes truly creative ‘work of art’ is a prime goal of the Washburn art student. The series of Studio Art classes from sophomore to senior year helps the student to test this visual skill of expression and an offering of specialized interest classes, i.c., sculpture, crafts, design, etc., expands the opportunity to involve himself. C. Johnson A. Schaucr 14

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w SOCIAL STUDIES Inflation! Assasination Attempts! Patty Hearst! Energy Crisis! Unemployment! The complexities of current events provide a constant challenge for social studies classes. Courses in Area Studies, American History, Modern Problems, and Current Issues provide students with a background to understand these current problems. Renewed emphasis was centered on development of advanced placement courses and reading skills improvement. Electives in Psychology, Sociology, and Philosophy con-tinuccU popular with students. A. Wurst L. Schlagcl 16 M. Underwood