Ruskin High School - Mirage Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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M. ology, .OHS. wwmwfwmf 7 3.1 -vw...,.,,,,-nh ---...,,,,, y-W-...fm- 'W-v-if-..,,,. Mr. Mallory pauses to ponder a question brought up by a Sociology student. Q' Faculty members cooperate in the blood Bank program on january 10. Marital Adjustments Discussed Robert Page makes good use ofa spare moment to review his Sociology notes. 'i!waX The Social Science department at Ruskin and Smith-Hale was mainly concerned with subjects which gave the student a greater understanding of himself and the world in which he lives. The courses offered in this department were Family Relations, Psychol- ogy, Sociology and Economics. Family Relations was basically a class to prepare the student for adult life and the responsibilities that must be faced. Open only to seniors, they studied such things as dating, adjustments to mar- riage, reproduction, phases of child development, causes and effects of divorce, widowhood and some of the problems concerning old age. Family Relations, a favorite of many seniors, was taught by Mr. Burkhart, Mr. Mallory, Mr. Swift and Mr. Partridge. Psychology, the science of human behavior, was open to everyone. Taught by Mr. Glynn at Smith-Hale and Mr. Suddarth at Ruskin, it was a physical education alternate, and a one-fourth credit course. Sociology and Economics, taught by Mr. Mallory, was open to seniors. Sociology students studied society and the major struc- tures of our culture. As Mr. Mallory stated, 1'It provides a better basic understanding of society and yourself Economics students discussed the American economy and problems of economic sys- tems. Both of these subjects were one semester courses and were used primarily as preparation for college. i l l if i 1 l l l 4 R

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