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

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Ill Pointing out a place of importance on the world map is Mr. Mimis Antonopoulos as his World History class watches. cmlfonfw, work! IQVOALMJ What has happened in the past, what is happen- ing now, and what could happen in the future are all part of Social Studies. Four semesters of Social Studies are required including two semesters of United States History a.nd one of Government. Although these are the only re- quired subjects in this department, there are many others offered. There are approximately 1200 pupils enrolled in the Social Studies Department. The teachers and the subjects they teach are as follows: Mr. Mimis Antonopoulos, Mr, Harvey Laughlin, Mr. William Price, and Mr, Woodrow Staton, United States historyg Mr. John Bradley, Mr, William Henley, and Mr.'James Ray, world history: Miss Olive C-arruthers, government and Social Studies Department Headg Mr, William Price, geographyg and economics and psychology are taught by Mr. John Shaw, In United States history you gain a knowledge of the early life in America right up to the present day, while world history acquaints the student with men and nations all over the world from the beginning of recorded time. Mr. John Shaw is using the frustration board in his psychol- ogy class on Judy Sater, Nancy Reid, and Marcia Decker

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'8. i Ronnie Coulter,Sharon Horton, and Jeanette Noecontribute money for the scholarship of the Junior Classical League while Mrs. Helen Wampler, Latin teacher looks on. fkfowgl Lllte MJ, South of the border, down Mexico wayl And heading that way are Janet Troutt, Bonnie Thomas, Charley McCullen and George Wildman, who demonstrate the attire worn by the Spanish people. I xo . .,u- 1 . ., fl , ,Dj . v .- tl Q '. .lu . I ,llliw ,J of Areign angotagefs The world is very large, but the peoples of the world are growing closer together. Different countries have different languages which sometimes creates a barrier. Many people are learning new languages and expanding their knowledge though, and this is demon- strated at Ben Davis in the Language Department, imder Mrs. Helen Mercer. The following courses are offered in the depart- ment: Beginning Latin, Caesar, Cicero, Vergil: Begin- ning Spanish, and second year Spanish. Two hundred and forty-five pupils are enrolled in Beginning Latin, 90 in Caesar, 22 in Cicero, 70 in Beginning Spanish, and 20 in second year Spanish. Beginning Spanish and Latin are offered tc freshman students, and the advanced courses follow a normal procedure. Cicero and Vergil are offered in alternate years at Ben Davis. These courses are enjoyed by the students that take them, and it gives them the experience of learning about other countries a.nd their customs. Usually advanced Latin pupils like Vergil best. A foreign language is very useful to any person. Latin is the building block of English, and many of our laws of government were patterned from the Roman government. Spanish proves very valuable to any student taking it because it is the language of our nearest neighbor. At present the Latin Club at Ben Davis, which is affiliated with the National Junior Classical League, is one of the largest in the state.

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y preparing or ffm -,......--1 Solving many difficult math problems is one of the daily duties of George Silca, and Larry Henderson wait their turn to present a Mrs. Helen Poince, Geometry teacher, Here she is helping Jo Ann problem that has puzzled them. Green, Mary Ann Spahr, and Barbara Hameetman as Mike Foster, Jack Williams is receivingareward for his hard work in the mathe- matics department from Miss Martin. On honor day many students feel that all the work has been worth the time and effort. An added interest in the mathematics department of Ben Davis High School has been shown this year by the enrollment of approximately 1000 students in the various math classes. Ben Davisites are beginning to realize the im- portance of math in this entering Space Age . It is the opinion of many educational leaders throughout the nation that a good mathematics background is almost imperative to a well-rounded education today. Among the math courses offered at B. D. are the following: general math, shop math, four semesters of algebra, three of geometry, two of trigonometry, and one of college algebra. Ben Davis students have the opportunity of doubling up in the math courses offered in order to take more high school math than is normally offered in the eight semesters. The advantage of this is that these students may have the opportunity of entering into the more advanced math courses when they enter college. One example of this is the new coursethat is being offered at B. D, which is college algebra. This is a one- semester course offered only in the second semester to prepare seniors for college mathematics.