Chatard High School - Citadel Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Mr. Iohn Farrell World History, Bookkeeping Mr. David Alexander United States History Mr. Joseph Harmon Athletic Director 26 Mr. John Nell World History, Health and Physical Education Mr. Ricardo Mendez United States Government and Economics 75 FAR ABOVE: New to the teaching staff this year, Mr Nell instructs World History ABOVE Now listen my children and you shall hear . . . about U.S. History and its humorous moments as related by Mr. Alexander.

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: L2 -: , fa Ag it 1 . ln KX: is FAR LEFT ABOVE: The slide rule is a great help to Gail Queisser as she tries to solve a trig problem with the assistance of Father Hulsman. FAR LEFT: Geometry student Marcia Whitney draws perpendicular bisec- tors as part of her class work. ABOVE: Teacher-student relationship grows as Mrs. McCurdy overlooks the students' work. LEFT: Student participation is shown as Debbie Head goes over the Definition ofSets with the class. 25

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Social Studies gives insights to past and present 4 51 q. -- BF 54.222 HJ 11 4ll 1't' N-s t25N1 +' Wait a minute, I lost count, Mr. Harmon booms to Mr. Alex- ander, as they prepare to sell tickets for next weekls game. The Social Studies program at Chatard is headed up by Mr. David Alexander. At the senior level, Mr. Ricardo Mendez uses a variety of methods to familiar- ize the students with United States Government the first semester and Economics the second. A mock Congress provided experience in not only the ins and outs of olitics, but also parliamentary procedure. Students llearned the economic aspect of life by making monthly budgets and Studying business frauds. United States History is a required, and also a beneficial course for juniors. Mr. Alexander uses recorded documentaries and a number of term papers throu hout the year as aids in learning. Mr. Alexander took firty of his students downtown during February to see President Nixon when he came to Indianapolis for a talk with Mayor Lugar. World History is a course many sophomores gain by taking. As taught by Mr. john Farrell and Mr. ohn Nell, the course follows an intellectual p ane, emphasizin the universality of man, as Well as the various phgosophies, eras and cultures man has as- sumed over the ages. As chairman of this committee . . . John Persinger begins a session of the mock Congress which the senior Government class held. 27