Columbus North High School - Log Yearbook (Columbus, IN)

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■T ■ ' ' f)ff Lincoln Center serves the youth of Columbus witri taci.itieb Tut outti ice skating and dancing. The Youth Study Commission discusses a new project to aid the youth of the community. n.-

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' h an cjfnpha U ch ifcuth The Columbus community provides the many youths of C.H.S. with various recreational facilities for use in spare time. Donner Center, Lincoln Center, and the Youth Camp offer mcny different activities. Donner Center, which was a gift to the community, fur- nishes a swimming pool and meeting rooms that are used by ail the citizens. Mens clubs, meetings, receptions, and parties can be held in the large useful rooms. The After-Prom Party is presented at Donner Center using all the facilities for the students. In the fall and winter the Lincoln Center serves as an ice skating rink providing much fun for all skaters. Volley ball, tennis, teatherball, and outdoor dances are sponsored in the spring and summer at Lincoln Center. Youth Camp furnishes clubs of C.H.S. with excellent facili- ties to provide fun filled evenings to members. A choice of the boat house, shelter house, or the big house gives the clubs op- portunity of different sights. The Youth Study Commission discusses, studies, and de- velops plans for a more complete emphasis on youth in our community. C-- Youth Camp and the Big House are a friendly sight to clubs in the fall and spring for outings. In the summer on warm days, . the Donner pool offers relief to young and old. H,

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C. H. S. Is Academics Mrs. Houze ' s Senior English class listens to an oral book report given by a panel on Ivanhoe. C. H. S. has an extensive program of studies under four general topics. A student may enter into either a general, academic, vocational, or business course, taking subjects that specialize in the particular field that he is interested. For students enrolled in a general field, classes are offered that will give them a well-rounded education, which will be useful in everyday life. The academic course prepares students who are planning to go to college for higher education. In this course special classes are offered as electives to challenge the more gifted student. Modern lit- erature, world government, advance chemistry, physics, mathematics, and biology are a few of these special courses. As on extra feature of the Prudence Webster is helped by Miss Lucas in typing class. social studies and English programs, guest pro- fessors present lectures to the students. They cover such areas as Russia, Eastern Europe, poetry, and Shakespeare. Home economics, woodshop, auto mechanics, and printing are the electives offered to students planning to enter into a skill profession. Students in home economics take courses in cooking, sew- ing, and interior design to help them as home- makers. Auto mechanics prepares boys to work on machinery. Woodshop and printing are useful to boys interested in the printing or carpentry profession. The business course offers girls and boys ex- perience for a secretarial, bookkeeping, or clerk- ing job with a local firm. The distributive edu- cation area of the course gives students an opportunity to learn while working in the after- noon at stores, restaurants, or offices. The student of C. H. S. receives a well-rounded and thorough education because of the wide variety of courses offered at Columbus High School. 12