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

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Used for the first time this year, the language laboratory contains thirty booths which produce taped voices of French, Spanish, and German. This laboratory is an important part of the Language De- partment ' s increased emphasis on conversation in modern languages. Etymology provides correlation between the Language and English Departments. In the Broad Ripple English Department, nine- teen teachers present a wide variety of English skills and studies ranging from literature to composition, to library science and dramatics. To help students improve reading techniques, two semesters of read- ing laboratory are provided. Si i ( HING foi the e a t meaning ol a difficult word, Bill Collin-, lunld- Im vocabulary. English, language courses stress composition by Jill Agruss Double, double toil and trouble! chants Charlotte Beaver as she reads the witches ' scene from Shakespeare ' s MacBetlt. Scanning lines from Vergil ' s Aeneid, Pam Lassiter demon- strates to the class the technique of determining the rhythm.

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Broad ripple ' s new language laboratory provides practice in speaking and comprehending a foreign language. 2(i

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Wheels of government of Donald I.. Fasig ' s government machine are drawn by Doug Larson and Sharon McHaliie. Social Studies classes by Wally On This year, students in the Ripple Social Studies Department, gained first-hand knowledge of the workings of a presidental election through spirited discussion of the actual campaign issues and exten- sive reading of the candidate ' s movements. Govern- ment, Contemporary History, and International Re- lations classes gave special study to the election ' s mechanics and its effects on the nation and the world. Underclassmen study the over-all picture of world events in world history, whereas U.S. and Pan Amer- ican History offer a more detailed study of events in the Americas. In Economics Ripplites learn of the American system of capitalism. Geography and Psychology classes analyze the consequences of land, climate, and men ' s minds on civilization. Pull this lever to register your vote, a poll worker explains to Martha Lippin- cott and Karen White.