White Bear High School - Matoskan (White Bear Lake, MN)

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cqcfminiafzafion and Yyzaauffkzy C. l l. CHRISTENSON, SuperinTendenT Through The pasT year The high school has conTinued quiTe normally, in spiTe oT presenT condiTions, led by The guiding hand OT SupT. C. H, ChrisTenson. NOT only has he helped The sTudenTs in every way possible, buT he has also direcTed The school in imporTanT drives Tor The war eTforT. As capTain of The l-lome Guard, he has spenT many hours in direcTing This acTiviTy. Much crediT and honor is due him Tor his unTailing inTeresT in The welTare oT The sTudenTs and Their counTry. l R. J. HANSON, Principal ConsTanTly working Tor The same ideals as The superinTendenT, Mr. l-lanson waTches over The discipline and well- being of The sTudenTs. UndersTanding The needs oT The sTudenTs, he reorgan- ized The enTire school program so ThaT each sTudenT could enroll in some sub- iecT direcTly perTaining To The war eTTorT. Upon his shoulders, also, Tell The re- sponsibiliTy oT direcTing The enTire ra- Tioning program of The communiTy of WhiTe Bear Lalce.

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Ezcfiaafion We, The sTudenTs oT WhiTe Bear High School, graTeTully dedicaTe This MATOSKAN To Those who are working Tor The preservaTion oT democracy. Included in This number are many alumni. On The baTTle- Tields, in war pIanTs, in TurTher research and sTudy, and aT home, They are noT only insuring democracy's TooThoId, buT also are preparing This world Tor a IasTing peace. We are doing our 'share by buying- sTamps, saving scrap, and Train- ing ourselves Tor our par+,iri The war. IT is up To all oT us To preserve our way OT life, Tor iT' we should fail, growTh oT civilizaTion would be re- Tarded, and all advances made by The ar1cienT and modern worlds nulli- Tied. IT is wiTh deep appreciaTion Tor whaT These defenders oT democracy are doing Tor us ThaT we have been Trying To do our daily Tasks beTTer. Their devoTion and loyalTy have been an ideal Tor us To Tollow. WhaT we do Trom day To day seems more imporTanT when men are giving Their lives To deTend our way of IiTe. Behind The apparenT lighT-hearTedness OT youTh is a seriousness as well as a willingness To help in every way possible in This common cause. I ' We likewise dedicaTe This book and ourselves To The ulTimaTe goal oT vicTory. NOT only vicTory Tor The presenT, buT vicTory Tollowed by a iusT and IasTing peace, so ThaT we will noT have To look Torward To a second war in our generaTion.

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LEFT TO RIGHT: Mr. F. D. lvlehlhorn, Mr. C. G. SmiTh, Mr. C. P. Reis, Superin- TendenT C. l-l. ChrisTenson, Mr. C. M. Price, Mrs. F. N. ChrisToTTerson, Mr. G. l-l. Lund. Bodrd of Education This organizaTion is wiThouT doubT The mosT inTluenTial body in The communiTy oT WhiTe Bear Lake. IT is comprised oT six members, who are elecTed Tor a period oT Three years, and SuperinTendenT ChrisTenson, who acTs as ex-oiilicio member. The Board meeTs The Third Monday oT each monTh, and makes provisions Tor necessary building improvemenTs and Tinancial obligaTions. This group oT public-spiriTed ciTizens has spenT much Time and Thoughr promoTing The welfare oT The schools. School Curriculum Reorgdrlized To Meet Wdr Needs WhiTe Bear High School has reorganized iTs program This year To conTorm wiTh The rapidly changing condiTions broughT abouT by The war. Upon graduaTion, wiTh The required crediTs in English, social and naTural sciences, and elecTive subiecTs, The sTudenT is Tully equipped To enTer a college, universiTy, or a branch oT The service. The course of sTudy provides Tor commercial, liberal arTs, and agriculTural deparTmenTs. The liberal ai-Ts deparTmenT provides a basic course which enables The sTudenT To conTinue his educaTion in a specialized Tield. lT consisTs oT The required subiecTs: English, hisTory, social and naTural sciences: and The elecTive subiecTs: maThemaTics, languages, home economics, arT, and manual Training. The commercial deparTmenT prepares The sTudenT To become a parT oT The rapidly expanding business world or To enTer a school oT business in a universiTy or college. Courses in general business, Typing, shorThand, bookkeeping, and economic geography are available in This deparT- menT. The agriculTural program prepares boys and girls To Take on The duTies and responsibiliTies of Tarming or To enTer a Tarm school and do Their parT To help relieve The Tood shorTage. This year The class periods were arranged so ThaT an exTra period was added To The school day To beTTer prepare The sTudenTs To meeT The demands oT The war. Dur- ing This period reTresher courses in T ping, shop, maThemaTics, and nuTriTion were oTTered as well as radio code, TirsT aici and physical educaTion. Thus sTudenTs were given Training in speciTic skills or inTormaTion Tor which The governmenT TelT There was a deTiniTe need. And every one had a parT in a naTion-wide program which would noT only speed up The process oT winning The war buT build more eTficienT ciTizens Tor peace Time as well.