Broad Ripple High School - Riparian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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i ippiited ywbdorb nowiedi w T The principal aim of Miss Carter ' s advanced literature class is to give students a foundation for college English, The different periods of English history are studied in regard to the influence they had on the writings of authors from that country. Some grammar was included and some compositions close to master- pieces were produced. At the present time with the United States fighting for the principals which our nation upholds, Broad Ripple ' s government class has taken on new importance. Knowledge of the functions of our national, state, and local governments is necessary to every high school student since they are the future law makers of America. For a definition of such terms as dynamo, rotary motors, and specific weights, ask this semester ' s twenty-one super scientists. They ' re from physics class and may be expected to turn the con- versation to Madgeburg hemispheres any time. During the autumn of 1943, the shop carried on regular repair work for 75 model planes for the navy. In January they went back to the rudiments of machine shop sheet metal and wood work instruction. Mr. Cooksey demonstrates the fine art of operating a milling machine to Carl Brooks.

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Margaret Augustine, Robert Dunn, and James Harris put government lessons into practice by drafting a student constitu- tion, directed by Mr. Beaman. Smiley, Roesch, and Stadler study the intricacies of elec- tricity. English Vlli ' ers await inspira- tion as Miss Carter oversees their literary efforts. a ciAS in

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i iuSd in S c eddLon Sharing the semester for nine weeks with Home Nursing, the Nutrition class, taught by Mrs. Rich- ardson, offers girls the most recent information on proper diets, function of food essentials, and the conservation of food in wartime. Given: One geometry class To Prove: Student plus theorems equal geometric knowledge Plan : Daily tests Proof: Ripple ' s mathematicians excel with highest grades at the end of the year after a course of many angles and circles. Stress on physical fitness is the wartime and all time activity of B.R.H.S. gym classes. The Home Nursing class, designed to give senior girls the Red Cross emergency training, enables them to treat minor injuries and illnesses at home. The instructor is Mrs. Wamsley, the school nurse.