Highland High School - Highlander Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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John Wiley gave his speech for the American Legion ora- torical speech contest and was later honored as the win nel' Steve Spaulding and Perry Pershing carried on a heated argument in senior government class over elections as Richard Dyson narrated. Elections stimulated Government classes and a mock election combined to produce enthusiasm in the presidential election. Preced- ing the national election a mock election was sponsored by the Tartan statt. Senior government students made posters and campaigned for a week. Voting booths were set up in the front hall with the Tartan statters otticiat- ing. Results showed that Highland students favored Lyn- don Johnson over Barry Goldwater. Mr. Stohler intro- duced several guest speakers to his government classes this year. Sgt. Zell ot the Indiana State Police described the qualifications and training program ot state police- men. On Jan. 28, Elders Aarmenda and Noble, Great Lakes district missionaries, gave a program on Mormon life- and religion. Mrs. Norris took 38 ot her students to the General Assembly in Indianapolis on Feb. 8, to observe Indiana government. -. E I8

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History students found the new paperback books which were available in the library useful for enioyment, research, and reports. Eighth grade Indiana History classes were required to work on maps. They found Indiana road maps quite useful in their learning. Little Timmy Dillon found some countries on the world map a little bit too high to reach.

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discussion Steve Snelling helped campaign while Mike Hoover tried to influence students to vote for L. B. J. During election time students voted for their favored presidential candidates. 19