Ben Davis High School - Keyhole Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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X! wmwmvolwlxy 1 Q l i I 5 5 During the spring, R. O. T. C. Review was a colorful demonstration of what the boys have learned in military tactics. TNI ' 221 1 B. D. Tele Vision introduces the . program schedule of 1951-1952. I 0 o , F ' 4 c JD 5

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THIS IS CHANNEL '52 Bringing you a re-issue of the year's activities as filmed at Ben Davis High School by B. D. Tele-Vision. The daily programs were produced in the classrooms, under the guidance of a stat? of fifty-three directors. Almost thirteen hundred actors lstudentsl were housed in two studios, the freshman and senior buildings. Six maintenance men and women cared for the 62 rooms in which activities took place, a group of seven women pro- vided excellent food in two cafeterias. Beside the regular daily schedule, many programs took place after school and in the evenings, putting the broadcast- ing station on a 12 to 16 hour schedule. Cheerleader tryouts and Christmas pageants were part ot the B. D. television broadcast for 1951-1952. 4

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B.D. TV PRCGRAM--7:45A.M. . .. By 7:45, both the senior and iunior buildings came alive as the actors Cstudentsj, in our Ben Davis tele- vision broadcast, arrived in buses and cars. Daily, during the l95l-52 school year, study halls After learning their lines, our stu- dent actors presented their final per- formances to their teachers. Spanish students recited for Mr. Ted Pierson. For information on all subiects, for research, and for recreation, the library was a popular place. Five thousand two hundred and fif- ty-four volumes on its shelves pro- fi vided the answers to almost any question. were filled to capacity with students who had spare time between their programs fclassesl. Some studied, some daydreamed about the night's date, and some made sure their make-up was on correctly. !,,!u