Delta High School - Deltonian Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Seniorsg Juniors Visit Indiana State Legislature A sketching by Joan Young is found hanging in the Civics roomg maybe for the underclassmen? Tiny Janssen, foreign student from Holland, studies America's beginning from a history book. Sherrill Richey and Debbie Poland relax during noon hour to catch up on their history assignment. Taking Civics and Sociology during the sum- mer appealed to those seniors hoping to grad- uate after first semester. A trip to the Supe- rior Court in the Delaware County Building was taken both in the summer and during the school year. Visiting the Capitol Building when the General Assembly was in session, juniors and seniors met important state officials such as Mr. 'Sparky' Walsh and Dr. Charles Wise. Other social studies classes offered were Ameri- can History, World History and Psychology. After listening to a guest speaker, Susan Hottinger and Becky Poland have important questions on their minds. Ni 1 1

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Dept. Shows Movies for Better Understanding Gathering information for an English term paper, Barbara Yoder finds the library a useful source. With the help of a tape recorder, Steve Dillon, Tiny Jans- sen and Charlie Bertram can listen to their mistakes. Sherry Boner listens with amazement at the result of her final examination in English. l58-academics With English being a required subject during the freshman, sophomore and junior years, stu- dents met requirements in order t advance. Op- portunities in varied areas of liter ture, grammar and speech occupied students with book reports, reading and grammatical work. To broaden in- terests, seniors were offered reading seminar, crea- tive writing, newspaper and yearbook. A field trip was taken to see Gone with the Wind and classes saw movies in the rooms. With 'rookie' being an expression in senior English classes, DeHaven and Beetley wonder who will get the 'rookie' award.

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Three Seniors Recognized for Math Proficiency Steve Nixon mumbles through an answer after being caught off guard by his teacher during math class. Figuring out an algebraic scale, Bruce Campbell uses chalk and eraser effectively in his problem. l60-academics Funds for Senior Math awards were raised by five year Math students at a car wash in the late spring. Rick Ellis, Mike Stephens and Charles Evans were recognized fof math pro- ficiency on Senior Day. A Na ional Math Test was given to 46 sophomores, juniors, and seniors on March 9. There wee 36 prob- lems which involved trick questions and story problems. The test that lasted for 85 minutes, proved to the students that math really was easy. Scott Brown, playing teacher, trys to embarrass Carol Par- sons by stressing the importance of homework. Y Y Y I - m stops to figure it in his head to save time.