Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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ooking up the role minor parties have playeo n the political scene, Sandy Smith prepares n oral report for government class. Cartoons are more informative than the news articles, quips Mike Spurgin to Susan Munson. In a world of conformity and mass acceptance of popular principles, social science teachers warn students about the danger of adapting without control. While stressing the freedoms Americans enjoy, instructors place special emphasis on the responsibilities which accompany freedom. They hold that it is up to each individual student to contribute the most of which he is capable toward retaining our guarantee-'1 rights. MR. W. B. FURMAN, B.A. American History MR. THOMAS HOVORKA, M.S. American Government MR. MYRON JASNOCH, B.A. American History, World History MR. MIKE CRONK, B.A. American Government, Biology

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MRS. NATALIE MARTIN, MRS. VERA BRIGGS. B.S B.S. Latin Spanish, English LANGUAGE Brings Foreign Culture to Life A man can receive no greater compliment than that of being addressed in his native tongue. With a modern language laboratory and qualified teachers, students acquire a comprehension of the grammar, vocabulary and composition of Spanish and German. Recording booths help students to acquire a native accent. In the two-year Latin course, students build a foundation for the study of modern languages. Wiederholen Sie, bitte! Shari McCormick listens to the directions, Repeat after me. Employing a different type of switch from th usually associated with teachers, Mrs. Marti gives instructions to the person in the thir booth. 17

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During this campaign year, students had a special opportunity to form and express political opinions. Some classes held mock elections, and juniors in American History had the actual experience of running for public office during County Government Week. While discussing prominent current issues, students in the required subjects, American Government and American History and in the elective, world history, form a healthy appreciation and respect for the past. The combination of these two phases of social science strives to fulfill the goal of molding informed citizens for the future. Is it a new nation or.a now trouble spot? Carol Phaneuf points out ona of the ever-changing African countries. SOCIAL SCIENCE Educates for Responsible Freedom 19 'Any candidate who carries California will win by a borderline majority, predicts Don Mittlestadt to Martha Laing.