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

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Bugs, birds, and alligators were all found in the biology department, the origin of many pupils ' knowledge of plant and animal life. In chemistry and physics young scientists struggled with formulas and forces, courageously meeting D Day every six weeks. We learned what x equals and the radius of a circle, as Einstein juniors in the classes of the third r . Mathematics became more important to young Americans preparing for futures in the fields of engineering, aero- nautics, and chemical research. Mrs. Margaret Wamsley and Mrs. Stella Richardson combined their talents in teaching Ripple ' s senior girls home nursing and nutrition. Girls learned the fine arts of bed-making, first aid, and the many other skills necessary to the safety and comfort of the future American home.

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Salvete pueri et puellae, says Miss Elizabeth Roberts, as she greets her Latin students, while Buenos dias, introduces many rmuchachos to a semester of Espanol with Senorita Coombs. Starting from scratch, journalism students entered an advanced English course to learn to write news stories in a class where reporters and editors of tomorrow are trained. The young orators of Mrs. Ruth Herin ' s speech class learned the laws of parliamentary procedure and gained experience in public speaking, a requisite to all successful living. With poise and self- assurance seniors left that room prepared to better express themselves in their daily living.

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(hut Tyianif. IAm uL SpaaaliybdL SkilLbu . . . New clothes. Expensive? Not when you make them yourself. Miss Eliza- beth Johnson ' s sewing classes learned to make pretty and practical clothes and acquired a knowledge of color harmony and costume design. Antici- pating future responsibilities, other girls studied the culinary arts in the Cottage ' s modern kitchen. Experienced in the field of aeronautics, Miss Panoria Apostol acquainted her pupils with the intricacies of flying, a subject destined to become a part of our future daily living. Every good lad does fine, tapped the first year typists, and, under the guidance of Mr. C. L. Harvey, Miss Winifred West, and Miss Wilhelmina Schaufler, he continued to do so. Advanced pupils learned shorthand and comptometer operation, and struggling commercial students became first rate stenographers as they confidently left Room 1 12. 10