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

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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.

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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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awning Alsace age Student demonstration is a technique used sometimes in Mr. discussion on the different parts of the permatophytes while Poe's Botany course. Here Rita Harrison leades the class Mr. Victor Poe listens to that Rita is correct in her definitions. Demonstrating the different effects of electricity and sand in a science class are: Left to Right: Dan Gilmore, Richard Owens, Mr, Walton, Tim Mongan, and Marcia Decker. The leaders of America proclaim to the youth of our coimtry the need for thorough preparation for living in a scientific age. The enrollment of 600 pupils in the Science Department certainly shows a definite interest in this field by some of the students of Ben Davis High School. The four divisions of the Science Department, in which these 600 pupils are distributed are Biology, Botany, Physics, and Chemistry. At the present Physics is the most advanced area of the Science Department. Before taking Physics a student must have had Algebra and Geometry. Ac- cording to Mr. Daryl Miller, Head of the Science Department, a course in advanced science will be of- fered in the near future. This course is available only to a group of selected pupils, andtherefore will become the most advanced area in the department. The enrollment in science classes is expected to increase by a large margin next year. The number of Biology students will double. There will be three large classes of Physics, five large classes of Botany, and four large classes of Chemistry. The increase in the biology classes is due to the fact that only sophomores and a few select freshmen can take Biology. These freshmen must make above average grades and must be interested in continuing his study of science.