Auburn High School - Follies Yearbook (Auburn, IN)

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Government is a department of serious scientific investigation. Hugh Taylor and Mary West study it in the hope of giving new precision and definiteness to its principles. HIQTORY PROVIDES EXCURSION INTO PAST Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. These words of the late Winston Churchill were indicative of the spirit of history. From the cradle of life between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to the Roman Empire, from the French Revolu¬ tion to the United States of America, and onward to present time, the history of the human race has been found interesting and rewarding. World history brought an opportunity to study the background of the great civilizations throughout the ages. U.S. history related the story of our great nation, while government unfolded to students the keys of democracy and our entire economic system. These world history students reach for their favorite pastime enjoyment, the workbooks! The books must be completed in class so that Mr. Miller knows the progress of each student. Grecian history is a poem,- Latin history, a picture; modern his¬ tory, a chronicle; American history, a lasting memory for all juniors. We learn that history teaches by example and warning.

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ART AND GYM HEIGHTEN PERQPECTIVE There was a close comparison between physical edu¬ cation ' s exhausting, limbering exercises and the art classes ' requirements of delicate, sensitive work. In straining to climb a rope or in striving for the neces¬ sary control over the tip of a paint brush, the students ' goals were the mastery of themselves. However, all was not tedious work; humorous situations popped up frequently to bring with them those moments that will be treasured by everyone that they touched. Boys ' gym classes tested their talents in the art of wrestling for six weeks period. Mr. Wagner referees the boys and checks for any illegal movements. A little bit of red, a little bit of blue, a lot of ingenuity and artistic talent, too, will help Ed Charleston perhaps become a Rembrandt of his generation. 24 Who ' s a Softy? Certainly not this acrobat from Miss Young ' s gym class! All freshman and sophomore girls are required to obtain physical education as well as academic study.

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SPEECH CLUB PRESENTS GOODRICH ■ The Great Big Doorstep, a gay comedy by Francis Goodrich and Albert Hackett, was this year ' s Speech Club Spring Play. Commodore Crochet (Larry Lochner) is an ex-river- boat pilot who is now a drainage expert (i.e. ditch digger) in the hamlet of Grass Margin, Louisiana. Mrs. Crochet (Jan Bruce), whom the Commodore af¬ fectionately calls Duck, is a devout Catholic and a good mother who frets over the possible breakup of her family. Living in their rented tumble-down shack is hard for the family. When Ol ' Miss floats an aris¬ tocratic big doorstep to the Crochets, Mrs. Crochet feels that her dream of a new home may soon come true. She also raises lily bulbs and has the twins, Elna (Debbie Summers) and Fleece (Jill Sunday), des¬ troy the blossoms so that Mrs. Dupre (Sherri Davis), the landlady, won ' t learn of her little enterprise. 17-yard-old Topal (Becky Tucker) has moved from the decaying shack into a nearby shed. Topal has fears of becoming an old maid now that the Commodore has broken her engagement with Tayo Delacroix (Tim Grogg), a local barber who doesn ' t like Texas Protestants. Speech Club Adviser Frank Shepard demonstrates make-up techniques on Beecher Hines, a member of the stage crew. Bee¬ cher, an eighth grade student, assisted in the play ' s lighting. AWS