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

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Math..Science.. Mr. Carl Carnahan is showing George Snip and Kenny Heck a very compli¬ cated math problem. Looks like just plain multiplying to me. Who are you trying to fool, Mr. Carnahan? Since he is one of our mathematics teachers, Mr. Carnahan is busy teaching the various courses of that baffling science. As assistant football and basketball coach he is now busy teaching Commando classes. Careful there, Mr. Coch¬ ran, be sure that that experi¬ ment is just right! Mr. A. W. Cochran is another teach¬ er who teaches vital pre-in¬ duction, subjects. These sub¬ jects are chemistry, physics, refresher math, and algebra. All are needed by boys who want to be of greater ser¬ vice to their country. Mr. Cochran formerly tecght at the Junior High, but is now teaching here altogether. Mr. Paul Church is teach¬ ing future war workers how to handle lathes, saws, and other machines. Because of the need for a larger armed force, many girls are also taking this valuable train¬ ing so that they may relieve a man for the armed forces. Mr. Church was selling insur¬ ance when he was called back into the teaching field as an industrial arts teacher. 1 ... ' HR wrm i mkm i r; 1 Page Twelve

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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

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Vocational Courses Lead the Way to Victory Army, Navy, and Marine officials tell us that the men they need, in their respective groups, must have a ready knowledge of the principles of mathematics and science. Even many workers in war industries must know these fundamentals. Both boys and girls are now trained to enter into the war effort through pre-induction courses that are provided by the school program. These courses are Auto Mechanics, Funda¬ mentals of Radio, Fundamentals of Shop, Fundamentals of Machines, Fundamentals of Electricity, and Refresher Math. Shop has been made available to girls and boys, teaching students to use important tools, operate lathes, and to do creative and accurate work. To determine who needed to take the refresher courses, tests were given to juniors and seniors. Every upperclassman has been required to take one of these Victory courses unless they are doing commercial work or preparing for some specific vocation. Agriculture is a vital subject because of the war time food problem. Those who study “Ag” have the start of a practical vocation for themselves. You can always tell and hear jokes from Mr. J. R. Hindle. We all laugh even if sometimes they aren’t funny. Mr. Hindle teaches biology and agriculture. In the two years Mr. Hindle has taught here, he has been active and interested in the school affairs. He is sponsor for the Future Farmers. In this picture he is showing Kenny Patz and Bob Rich¬ ards some of the finer points on soil analysis. Page Thirteen