Decatur High School - Ravelings Yearbook (Decatur, IN)

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Field hips. mock eleciions relaie social All

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Opposite Above: John Ginter increases his resistance to electric shocks. Oppo- site Lower: Scott Christen shows Debbie Klusman the proper use of the compass. Upper Left: Helping Algebra I students with a problem is Mr. Rothenhofer. Top Right: Dennis Shady focuses his attention on microscopic view of onion root. Mid- dle: Bob Koos checks for class approval of his answer. Left: Mark Seeger and Deedi Davidson appear puzzled at Mr. Gay's assignment.

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s udies concepts ln an attempt to prepare to- day's youth as effective Ameri- can citizens and to enable them to understand society and man's behavior in it, the social studies department must undertake a tremendous task. Along with classroom discus- sion, some groups iourneyed to the local courtroom to observe government at work. Others gained valuable insight into the past through the audio-visual programs in their history classes. In psychology, studies were made in the areas of astrology, fortune tel l i n g and extra- sensory perception. Since this was an off year, a mock election was held to compare student polls with the prevailing line of thought in Indiana. Opposite Top: Jim Christen gropes his way through a maze in psychology. Op- posite Bottom: Hoping to discover their fortunes, Dick Larrabee and Richard De- Bolt experiment with the ouija board. Left: Commanding attention, Mr. Newell lectures to his world history class. Above: Geri Smith casts her mock election ballot.