Anderson High School - Indian Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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ENGLISH var . UV OU, S SI' OS This deparfmenf does guife a bif fo en- courage sfudenfs fo become conscious of fhe war. The English Deparfmenf has posfer displays, discussions, fhemes on war, informal fallcs from boys in fhe armed forces, oral composifions, films, currenl' evenfs, and quizzes from fhe Junior Schol- asfic Magazines. Leffers are also wriffen fo fhe boys in fhe service from fhis de- parfmenf and feachers are urging ofhers fo wrife frequenfly. The English Deparfmenf offers many opporfunifies fo prepare for fufure occu- pafions. All English courses--fhe labora- fory English secfion, where sfudenfs are helped fo raise fheir reading sfandards, American Liferafure, English Liferafure, Dramafics, Creafive Wrifing, Speech Correcfion, Advanced Grammar, Senior Composifion, Junior Composifion, Fresh- man and Sophomore English, and News- wrifing---are offered in fhis deparfmenf. The X-Ray, fhe weelcly school paper, is fhe publicafion produced by a branch of fhe English Deparfmenf. Evelyn Graham, Helen Pre-sfon, Franlc Baker, g: Haven McClure, lna Crufchfield, Margaref Griffin, Helen Hughes, Mary Miller, Maude Coffin, Sarah Hopping, fd ll y E Th sf E fh H lcins, Alice Higman, Virginia Vermillion, Marguerife Hale, Pauline Day, Dorofhy Campbell.

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DEANS Good morning. May I see your excuse? Excuse? Why--I--a-a--I musT have losT iT. BuT I was sick: I know I was. Yes, iT is iusT a daily occurrence in The dean's oTTice. Surely you have played hookey--iusT once. During The pasT year A.I-I.S. has IosT Two very eTIicienT deans. We regreT Their Ieav- ing our school bu+ we congraTuIaTe Them in Their success. Miss Reba ArbogasT was appoinTed by Governor Schricker To The posiTion oT superinTendenT of The Girls' School aT ClermonT, Indiana. C. D. Ro- Truck was elecTed mayor oT our ciTy. We are also happy because Two capa- ble Teachers Took over The oTIices OT The deans. Miss Mignon Anderson, a Tormer Home Econcmics Teacher, now carries on as dean oi girls. Leo Sanders, a Tormer member oi The Science DeparTmenT, has become dean oT boys. Mr. Sanders also Takes care oT FirsT Aid in The school. Howard Lindsey, dean of The Main STreeT boys. is noT oTTen seen by The ma- ioriTy. STill his oTTice in I.-IOO-A holds an imporTanT place in our school. Mr. Sanders Miss ArbogasT Mr, Lindsey Mr. RoTruck

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T ding. George Davis, Merrill CoTTln, Ray Fleenor, ArThur Shirey, O. L. Springer, RuTh Elzey, Charles Cummings. ed: George STevens, Virbinia l.indsTrum, EsTher Reel, Ella Goss, J. J. Bailey, Vivian Maines, C. D R T ck SCDCIAI. ' STUDIES During This presenT war period The So- cial STudies DeparTmenT aTTempTed To help sTudenTs inTerpreT and undersTand such every day problems as selecTive ser- vice regulaTions, raTioning, TaxaTion, and inTlaTion. Social STudies classes made an eTTorT To keep up wiTh The issues, aims, and pro- gress oT The war. In This way The sTuder:T obTained valuable inTormaTion which will help him comprehend democracy and iTs principles. PosT war problems were broughT To The aTTenTion oT hisTory sTu- denTs because These quesTions will have To be Taced by TuTure ciTizens. The sTudenTs in one oT Mr. Shirey's civics classes conducTed a scrap drive in which The various pupils Took diTTerenT parTs oT The ciTy and collecTed all kinds oT scrap maTerial. This scrap in Turn was sold To The ciTy and wiTh The money The class boughT useTul civics books Tor on- coming sTudenTs in Their sTudy oT The UniTed STaTes GovernmenT.