Crawfordsville High School - Athenian Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

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CENES l P fc' , if ft n A x f it ' l I Q ill! N l-ll' nv ' X l I A Mi 4 ' X x - English The modern English class includes many more activities tl1an the reading, writing, and spelling of the traditional one-room school. The advanced senior English class, for example, has three major projects: an autobiography, a research paper on a vocation, and a short story. Government A Senate session is conducted weekly in some of the United States history and government classes. Fiery debate and lively discussion are heard on subjects concerning current world problems and up-to-date issues in the high school. Page Thirteen

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CLASS I, ft ' f Ai' - I 1 f K-H 7 if E' R' , 1 Q X lk ' E x 5 - Public Speaking ln the one-room schoolhouse Declan1ation Day with readings occurred every Friday after- noon. Today a modern public-speaking class offers training in all types of oral expression. Proficiency in speech is an asset in all fields of study. Commercial T ewriters and 1'l1llIlC0fT1'iiJl'l machines have re laced the slates of lon' a 0. The modern 0 be I a s P q E g A u high school offers commercial training to prepare students to take their places in the business world or to help them in their advanced education. Page Twelve

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lf? S 1? r I sp' 1 5 ' 1 I I P' 1:11 K , f' ri. 'A in I ., 1 D' ll U Library ln a quiet room located in the northeast corner of the building is the high school library which has a monthly circulation of approximately 1,250 books. The school librarian and student assistants cheerfully fulfill their service motto, The right book for the right person at the right time. Nurse,s Uffiee 5'My tooth achesw or 'gl cut my fingerw are familiar cries heard by the school nurse. llflodern equipment in the nurse's office includes a lVlaico audiometer and a Massachusetts vision test for individual testing. Services of the school doctor and sr-bool dentist are also available. Page Fourteen