Charlestown High School - Pirates Yearbook (Charlestown, IN)

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Above: Susie Wampler just doesn't agree. Left: Mr. Stemle seems to be having difficulty getting his point across to Patsy Shell and Linda Knight. In 1685 George Washington discovered America. 'lOr was it 1776 that the war in Viet- nam broke out? HDid you know that almost all criminals use psychology to pull their crimes? l'And is it true that Napoleon's pants fell down when he removed his hand from his iacket? The teachers in the social studies department spent all year straightening people out on such misconceptions as these. In one case, a teacher gave up with his students and taught them to play poker. lThis teacher now is $1,597,234.75 in debtJ Thus history is made in the social studies de- partment at CHS.

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f: :x W h I ain't hardly never seen no need to study none of this here English. The teachers in the English department seem to disagree and are earnestly trying to make the field interesting. Variety was added to the English department with the addition of three young blondes tall teach- erst to the department. And Mrs. Gilbert, after I 5 years of freshman English, finally advanced to the senior level. In the speech department, many famous person- alities were uncovered. Two of the many celebrities are Tarzan tFred Snydert and Napoleon Bonaparte tOpal Jana Bonsettt. An increasing number of students interested in speech resulted in an additional speech class. Stu- dents learned that public speaking was not only relevant but also fun. h Below.- Patty Strange delivers a persuasive speech to the second period class.

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Es magnus porus! i Usted es un porke gordo! Vous etes un gros cochon! Whether you realize it or not, you have iust been insulted in three different langua- ges tLatin, Spanish, and Frencht. But actu- ally foreign language students do not sit around insulting each other. The most outstanding activities during the year in the language department were the French plays - written, directed, and enacted by the French students - and the Roman Banquet, given on May 23, 1970, by the Latin students. For this banquet, the students were attired in Roman dress and consumed their delicacies in Roman style. The entertainment for the evening was in the form of a slave auction, performed for the Roman emperors and empress. HDo you notice anything different? asks French teacher, Mrs. Ogden. Below.- Miss Frey and students seem to he enioying the food and beverages at the Roman Banquet.