Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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Man’s Record—Social Studies Civics Sociology United States History World History In no study are records as important as those in the social sciences. Re cord¬ ing every act of man in every field, they present a concept of political and ethnic heritages from which to build a better world. To carry on the tradition of learning from the works of other nations and other cultures, modern man makes use of all the utilities at his disposal. Using tools of the times, the story of history is told as vividly today as though it were current news. Indeed, some of it is only the repetition of former times, and knowing the story of other types of gov¬ ernment, other ways of civilization, the students of tomorrow can evaluate the world they will create. : 1 j if j; j| , Iff «jj8

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One of the student ' s most satisfying achievements is learning to speak a for¬ eign language. In order to peacefully co¬ exist with other nations it is imperative that we learn as much about these peoples as we can. Surely learning their language, and thus some of their history and char¬ acteristics, is the best way to accomplish a close familiarity. Astronauts? No, French students in the lab. Ugh! Me puer! You puella! German—the newest language at DHS. 16

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The Math and Sciences— Physics Chemistry Physical Science Biology College Algebra Trigonometry Algebra 1,2 Plane Geometry General Mathematics Judy and John use one of Trig’s big instruments. 18