Calumet High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Democratic Society These students appear to be at- tentive listeners, which may eventually prove to be an asset to them in many phases of edu- cation, especially in U.S. his- tory. All eyes are up front as Harry Warrens holds the attention of his classmates by giving them a book report in his government and economics class. Using a map which portrays Europe as it looked during the Cru- sades, Vivian McCoy shows the political effects of these wars.

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Future American Voters Learn About This .... that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. . . .Although we say these words frequently, many people do not realize what they are saying. The purpose of each history class is to teach each student the events preceding and following the signing of this great document, as well as other important happenings in American history. World history, which is offered to the sophomores at Calumet, pertains to occurances in other parts of the world; such as, the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the cradles of civilization, and Columbus’ discovery of America. During their final year, each senior is required to take a semester of government, which is a detail- ed study of the American democratic system, em- phasizing forms and functions, and a semester of economics, a study of the American production system and how it operates. Finding an informative book concerning the chapter they are cur- rently studying in history, is just one of the many problems con- fronting Jeanie Crowe and John Ferrell. Jean Streeter intends to have her letter to her congressman in the mail plenty early. The answer she receives will become part of her government notebook.

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Students At Calumet Work To Secure Basic Mike McBride, a junior who has shown outstanding abilities in the field of mathematics, ponders a problem with the slide rule in his trigonometry course. - 8 -