Cardinal Ritter High School - Generation Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Who will win the debate between the Rotten Apples and the Opposition? Mr. Mears collects the ballots while Charlie Reidy, president of the Rotten Apples, Bill Engels, and Terry Taphorn, president and vice-president of the Opposition, anxiously await the results. Sociology students listen as Mr. Phillips, Chairman of the Board of Parole, speaks on Institu- tions on State Level.

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Spinning a disc by Samuel Morison for his government class, Mr. Hagist concludes his lecture on Jacksonian Democracy. Social Studies Focus on World Scene Variety is the word in Ritter ' s govern- ment-sociology classes. For a unit on investments, Raiders played the stock market. Day by day, they followed the ticker tape machine and scanned the paper ' s stock market charts to see if they would make a million, or lose their shirts. As another activity, students toured the Indiana Legislature to watch Indiana ' s state government in action. Of course, there were also term paper deadline dates creeping up and mad rushes to the typing room for last min- ute corrections. During the ' 68 presiden- tial election, the seniors were lost in the flurry of the campaign. Speeches, litera- ture, and posters gave Ritter the air of campaign headquarters. In addition to regular class lectures, records, movies, guest speakers and student projects pro- vided more variety to the course. During the sociology class ' s trip to the Indiana State Legislature, Ken Kuper waves Aloha.

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Everyone wants to get into the act ' Honor Roll Board. Care of the board wc sibilities of the National Honor Society vt -to put names on the s just one of the respon- hich was led by officers: Carol Wethington, treasurer; Debbie Delano, vice-president; Patty Treadwell, president; and Connie Tolson, secretary; Society moder- ator was Sister Eileen. NHS Scholars True Leaders The Ritter chapter of the National Honor Society was composed of Ritter students who were active leaders of the school. By means of concentrated efforts the society sponsored an assembly for club orientation and an ex- tremely successful bake sale. Father George Elford, Superintendent ofArchdiocesan schools, was guest speaker at the induction ceremonies in which 18 new members were accepted into the organization. Since leadership is a basis by which mem- bers are selected, each scholar had exhibited his leadership abilities and continued exhibit- ing them in the NHS and in other organiza- tions, acting in their full capacity as leaders of Cardinal Ritter. Meg Trauner, (right) gives a big smile of approval as her sister Marilyn receives congratulations from Father Cleary at the National Honor Society induc- tion ceremony.