Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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Zeackers Drill and PHYSICAL EDUCATION— Mr. Cross promotes physical fitness by emphasizing vigorous activities from all boys in his physical education classes. As a result they acquire skill in basketball, soccer, and dodgeball. Miss Crew, as instructor in girls ' gym classes, requires written and skill tests to help maintain their physical status. Miss Crew— Guidance, Physical Education Mr. Cross— Physical Education, Guidance And this is a D! Miss Powers informs her junior typing class. All right, men, I, 2, 3, I—I, 2, 3, 2—1, 2, 3, 3. Mr. Bennett— Miss Powers— Bookkeeping, Typing Typing, Shorthand, Office Practice COMMERCE— Typing, shorthand, bookkeeping, and office practice, although all related to business, teach separate skills and are taught in separate classes. They do, however, have common goals of speed, efficiency, and accuracy. The bookkeeping classes, under the guidance of Mr. Bennett, worked toward these goals by filling in practice sets and tax forms. They often found this satisfying, especially when their books balanced. Directed by Miss Powers, the typists learned the correct form for business letters and practiced speed drills. As a result, BHS commerce students are well prepared to receive training for demanding work in the world of business. But it doesn ' t balance! is the familiar cry of Mr. Bennett ' s bookkeeping students. ' 4 ? - 4 ?

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Zkrougk tke Doors of Knowledge SOCIAL STUDIES —Seniors gained insight into the world situation through the instruction of Mr. McNown as he presented them with in¬ formation on government as well as economy. Mr. Fischer and Mr. Ulmer stressed the im¬ portance of learning from our forefathers in United States and World History. Under the direction of Mrs. Hughes, the seniors were able to understand man and his reaction t o society by studying different cultures in so¬ ciology and personality in psychology. Mr. Fischer— Mr. McNown— Mr. Ulmer— United States His- Economics, Civics tory, World History United States His¬ tory, World History Mr. Broman— Chemistry, Physics, Trigonometry, Alge¬ bra Mr. Modlin— Geometry, Algebra Mr. Soper— Chemistry, Algebra, Commercial Arith¬ metic Mr. Modlin ' s geometry students attempt to prove another theorem. SCIENCE —When math teachers Broman, Modlin, and Soper insisted that one plus one equaled ten, confusion reigned. Looking through the doors of the past, we recall the time when one plus one equaled two. How¬ ever, our age of computers requires a differ¬ ent number base. In addition to the science of math are chemistry and physics. Enthusi¬ asm for these subjects resulted in perfectly formed crystals and in teresting projects. 9

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Practice for Perfection ■■Hnn — -m Mr. Neuensch- wander— Art Mr. Larmore— Shop, Math, Gen¬ eral and Advanced Shop Mrs. Nash— Home Economics MUSIC —Mr. Baxter, the director of the music department, instills a sense of rhythm and apprecia¬ tion of music in the band and chorus members of Bluffton High School. The musicians engage in three major areas of study: sight reading, preparation for perform¬ ances, and instruction in theory. VOCATIONAL COURSES— The vocational courses offered at Bluffton High provide opportunities for self-expression and creativ¬ ity and supply useful knowledge for fu¬ ture homemakers and skilled workmen. Along with the knitting craze, this year also saw the home economics girls cooking, sew¬ ing, and studying family relations and home planning under the supervision of Mrs. Nash. The basic technics employed in print¬ ing, mechanical drawing, and woodworking are presented by Mr. Edington and Mr. Larmore in the industrial arts department. Ken ' s shop project will soon be blaring out the latest hit tunes. Mr. Edington— Shop, Mechanical drawing, Printing Pour-Sift-Measure-and Stir! ART —The study of art under the surveillance of Mr. Neuenschwander in the junior high building is an enjoyable subject for many stu¬ dents. Visits to the art room find the artists absorbed in one of the many facets of art: sculpturing, oil painting, sketching street fair scenes, creating self-portraits, or phototinting.