Wayzata High School - Wayako Yearbook (Wayzata, MN)

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Mr . Bornice Hocklin: Carlcton; Capital City Commercial College; Gregg College. B.A.; Stenography: Bookkeeping; Senior Adviser. Miss Bloanor Smith: Hamline. B.A.; Typing: OITice Practice. Mr. Arthur SteHenson: Moorhead Teachers. B.S.. B.A.; Shop. Mr. Victor A. Johnson: St. Cloud Teachers, B.A.; Stout Institute: University of Minnesota. M.A.: Industrial Arts. That Commercial Subjects Prepare Them Miss Lois Wostling: St. Olaf. B.A.; Home Economics. Miss Areta Petorscn: University of Minnesota. B S : omics 11th Grade Adviser. Home Econ-

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In American history, studied in the sophomore vear, students learn of the day’s happenings and how our country became what it is at the present. In their junior year students take world history in which the class goes back even further through the years — from the stone age to the atomic age. Juniors and seniors enjoy taking economic geography, an elective supplement to their history and social studies courses. Filling out income tax forms is only one of the many things done by seniors in their social studies classes. The material covered is similar to that of freshman social studies in which are studied government, economics and vocations. Mr. DettlofT sets up a physics demonstration. but it is presented in a more complete manner. The science department can always be counted on for something new and exciting. Biology is a fascinating study of nature. Learning what “makes the world go round keeps physics classes busy, while experiments of all sorts are conducted by chemistry students. For those whose minds run along mathematical lines, algebra and geometry offer practical fun. Later, in trigonometry, there comes trigomctric functions and a short cut to solving problems', called a slidcrule. Solid geometry deals with the third dimension and, sided with “trig,” forms a challenge to seniors. Mr. Anderson's class learns the rudiments of mathematics.

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For Daily Life’s Work A contributing portion of the home-makers of tomorrow can be seen in Wavzata’s home econo mics classes. Sewing, planning and preparing meals, good grooming, budgeting, and child care, are some of interesting topics covered. This year the senior home economies class sponsored a tea for all of the teachers and made all necessary preparations. In addition, the home economics department also put on the annual dinner for the school board. Typing, bookkeeping, shorthand, and office practice all come under the heading of commercial courses. Typing is a necessity for future secretaries, while other students learn to keep financial books neatly and accurately. Shorthand offers a speedy method of taking dictation with symbols representing various words and phrases. Office practice gives students the opportunity of fulfilling the actual duties which an employer might expect from them. Future homemakers are intent on a demonstration in Miss Westllnu's class. Shop classes learn use of machinery from Mr. Stetlenson. And Also Offer Fun The industrial arts classes offer special training to boys interested in the trades. In metal shop students learn to work with metal and are also instructed on the running of the various machines. Woodworking is important for the gaining of skill in recognizing the different kinds of wood and in learning how to work the special tools which are used on each particular type of wood. The problems of how to set type and how to place it on a press are soon solved by members of the printing classes, while the main objective of the students in the mechanical drawing class is to become proficient in the reading and drawing up of blueprints for machinery. 15