Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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NEW HORIZONS for a Better Future . Planning in Social Studies One of the main objectives of the social studies is to give the student a sense of direction and a feeling of social respons¬ ibility. It is through the study of history and civics that we have developed our vision of a brighter future—through the study of our traditions and of the steady march of national development, but also through the recognition of problems yet unsolved. Civics teaches us an understanding of current governmental problems. We discuss economics, rationing, war finance, infla¬ tion control and more about the organization of our government. Weekly reports are given in U. S. history classes on current events and the war fronts, and in civics we have weekly news summaries. It is in our social studies classes that we present plans for post-war reconstruction. Ability to read and write effectively is the cornerstone of education. English courses now aim to develop the funda¬ mentals of reading skills. Students are required to read and understand directions without the need of explanation. English also tries to develop clear, correct and concise oral and written expression. More creative work is being done in all of the classes. An appreciation of English and American literature is attempted through reading better literature. Mrs. Thelma Miller is head of our guidance pro¬ gram. She gives the an¬ nouncements over the loud¬ speaker and handles all the absences from illness” to “dog-fights.” Mrs. Miller also has the responsibility of librarian and is sponsor of the Sunshine Society. She teaches two classes of sopho¬ more English. This is her first year in Crown Point. Page Ten

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Mr. John Bremer is our teacher of civics in which we study modern problems, both domes¬ tic and foreign. In this picture is a chart of Dictatorship vs. Democracy, which we dis¬ cussed to determine the values of each. Besides three civics classes, Mr. Bremer teaches two classes in general business. He is also adviser for the yearbook. Page Nine

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and English “Let me see. Yes, here it is,” says Mrs. Ellen Sea- monson. She is helping Charles Sauerman, Mary Maloney, and Dorothy Clif¬ ford find some remote place on the globe. “Seamy,” as she is called by many stud¬ ents, has been teaching hist¬ ory in Crown Point High School for almost 16 years. “World history is my fav¬ orite class,” she tells us, “but U. S. history is all right, Ah, yes! the freshman English teacher, Miss Betty Aken. The freshmen are an impish-looking bunch, but Miss Aken thinks they are pretty nice, when they’re quiet. Teaching a Com¬ mando class has Miss Aken (and the girls) exercising every muscle. She also teaches journalism. From this class comes the famous Inklings.” This is Miss Aken’s first year at Crown Point. Getting into the war effort, Miss Mary L. Mauck has streamlined her English classes, helping those who especially want to learn more in the regular time for study. Here is Joan Hoffman read¬ ing to the class, just one of the ways Miss Mauck is in¬ troducing more speech work. In her public speaking and dramatics class Miss Mauck has developed some fine speakers. She also teaches business English at night school. Page Eleven