Arlington High School - Accolade Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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The field of journalism seems to hold a strange fascination for many industrious students at Arlington. There are many different areas within the course, including publications, which plays an active part of Arlington school life. Hard at work during the first, second. eighth, and ninth hours, as well as long after the last bell has rung, the ACCOLADE and LANCER staffs slave to meet deadlines. journalism students seem to know what is in store for them, and are preparing for it with study in the basic course. They are required to turn in one feature story a week, as well as to accept some of the dirty work left to them by the varsity staffs. The newly formed drama class emphasizes good speaking habits and dramatic interpretation. Skits enliven the learning situations, and give prospective thespians the chance to try out different acting styles. Dramatic readings are frequently used to break up the daily classroom routine. Several class members participated in the first school play. Drama student Kit Fields strikes a dramatic pose to emphasize her skit for the class. Most dramatics students are also in the Dramatics Club at Arlington Daily Activities With Speech, Iournalism, and Dramatics l at Q . journalism l students Betty Bow man. Mike Davis, and Todd Curless paste layouts.

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Ellcn Sullivan writes a theme during English class. In the English Department, Arlingtonites Supplement Ralph Eaton uses the public speaking skills he learns in Speech 1. Interested students may also tal-ze Speech II. The students of Arlington find that the basis for their ed- ucation lies in the all-important English Department. Under this heading comes a vast number of varied and interesting fields which attract many students, such as literature, speech, journalism, and derivatives. In lit classes, pupils discover the wide worlds of imagination left for them to explore by many of the truly great authors of this century and ones past. The speech department gives students the opportunity to defend their convictions, as well as to experience forming logical opinions and seeing both sides of an argument. The derivatives course offered at Arlington affords many benefits to the language students, and to English majors, as well. Learning the origin of words, and composing their own vocabulary, has helped many students. Also enabling students to aid their reading abilities is the reading lab. A requirement for all 9B's, reading lab is popular with most freshmen, who enjoy this essential part of their elementary English course,

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Arlington holds its first mock election as social science students practice the American style of government. T F Senior Wes Hamilton learns the many responsi- bilities of teaching, as well as the social studies he teaches his students while taking cadet teaching, We Study U.S. Understanding the people and the world in which we live depends much upon the study of past history. From previous happenings Arlingtoniies learn by the mistakes of others and are better prepared to meet the future. Students of world history study prehistoric times through the happenings in the world today. Arlingtonites deal with international affairs and relations and study the world as a whole instead of as individual geographic sections. With the study of United States history, the birth and growth of our own nation is taught with interest and en- thusiasm. History is important in helping to create better understanding among the many different types of people in todays complex world. Becoming aware of each phase of campaigning and electing, Arlingtonites study government, which prepares them as future citizens. Students mocked procedures during the His- tory Departments first mock election. Government students observed voters in action when they visited the polls and observed the actual voting taking place. Quinn- .fain .., W5 it fi, . if t Q. i '1 ' lv I M t MM ' 22,