Adams Central High School - Cen Trails Yearbook (Monroe, IN)

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Studying Languages Broadens Outlook While Stu j Student librarians are a great help to everyone. Susie Smith and Barry Kolter enlist the aid of AC ' s dictionary cart to find the latest words of the week. By looking at the ancient urn and the old works in literature, Larry Zurcher, Mrs. ' K 1 , Diane Gaunt, and Karen Webb see how history affects literature.

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of Democracy Interest Students With the help of Mr. Shoup and Mr. Mossburg, the Seniors now have a bet¬ ter idea of how the United States government operates. The govern¬ ment classes studied the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, powers of Congress, the court system, and how State gov¬ ernment is organized. The pros and cons of county, township, local, city, and village governments were dis¬ cussed and solutions to the problems of these governments were suggested. The government students suffered through tests, and tried to decipher blackboards. Current Events con¬ cerning the day ' s lesson were fully dis¬ cussed and solved, speeches on the day ' s lesson were given to the class, and income tax forms were explained. The Seniors discovered how farms are identified by townships, ranges, sec¬ tions, and quarter sections. All in all, the government students learned of the organization, operation, problems, and finance of the governments of the United States. Speeches were common occurrences in Mr. Shoup ' s government classes. Now, Donna, are you sure ranges run north and south ? 17

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idents Explore Foreign Customs and Cultures Buenos dias, Bonjour, and Hi! were heard in the halls of A.C. this year. To some, it may have been baffling, but the A.C. students seemed to know what they were saying. In the halls between classes, you could hear French and Spanish students frantically trying to memorize their vo¬ cabulary words for the day, or literature students reciting their Shakespeare. Mrs. Kirchoffer and Mrs. Stucky helped us in our native language, unrelentlessly drill¬ ing us on the parts of speech, word usage, and sentence structure. Our back¬ ground in English formed the basis for understanding the structure of a foreign language. Miss Williamson spoke to us in Spanish and expected to hear answers in Spanish. Slides on Spanish explorers were shown and students listened to tapes of conversations. Mrs. Kellog presented in¬ teresting facts on French life and cultures as well as teaching us to conjugate verbs and understand sentences. With these teachers to help us, we are well on our way to a mastery of several languages. Joan Merriman and Bob Morrison try to find Havre on the map of France. students! amS ° n Schmitt $h ° W Becky Yost 1116 S P anish bulletin board displaying the club ' s outstanding 19