Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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We Cannot Defend What We Do Not Understand CR WORLD of the world’s trouble spots on We cannot defend what we do not understand. This is the reason for social studies courses. Who is able to stand up for his rights when he has no idea what they are? Who knows the reason for today’s world problems without knowing the backgrounds of the countries involved? How can corrupt government be cleaned up when the people do not know its func¬ tions from the most insignificant post to the Presi¬ dency? Man’s existence is traced back to the “Cradle of Civilization” between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers on the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. World History follows him from this beginning through an¬ cient Egypt, the Golden Age of Greece, and Anglo- Saxon England to the exploration of the New World. United States History continues through the coloniza¬ tion period, the Revolution, Civil War, the Presidents, and American issues and development until the present day. United States Government is a detailed study of our Federal, state, and local governments. Here, too, the fundamentals of voting and political parties are taught. Community Civics centers on the function of municipal government. Man’s financial difficulties such as budgeting, monopolies, and the farm problem are topics of Eco¬ nomics. American Problems is concerned with major issues in our country today. World Geography acquaints students with the peo¬ ple of other lands. In this class one learns the living conditions, industries, governments, and geographical 8

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Languages Modernized With New Laboratory Miss Ban looks over the new language laboratory. Learning another language is a new and exciting experience. This experience has acquired a modern twist at EHS. A unique stysem of switches, tapes, and microphones in the form of a language laboratory has been installed. It enables the teacher to tune in individually any student even though they may all be speaking at once. Students do not hear one another and thus can overcome shyness in speech and still obtain teacher guidance. In addition to their cultural values, Spanish and French provide an opportunity for conversation. The laboratory is used primarily for these languages. They are significantly important when one realizes that the United States’ nearest neighbors, Canada and Mexico, speak French and Spanish, respectively. Latin assists the student in writing and speaking English more correctly and effectively. It enriches his vocabulary and helps him understand the meaning of English words because of their derivation from Latin stems. Latin also serves as an appropriate tool when used in the study of law and medicine. Study of this language enables students to read the works of great Roman authors. Karen Pittman gazes on the streets of Paris pictured on a poster in the language room. 7

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You Can Succeed In Business If You Try There is a new Broadway play entitled “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.” May¬ be it can happen on the stage, but in real life things are different. Therefore, EHS offers business courses to help students prepare for careers in that field. General Business breaks the ice. Here students learn fundamentals such as writing checks, study¬ ing the stock market, and keeping elementary rec¬ ords. Bookkeeping is the follow-up in which the student actually handles ledgers and journals. For those inclined to secretarial work, courses in Shorthand (I and II) and Typing (I and II) are available. These two, however, are helpful to col¬ lege-bound students too. Fast note-taking is helpful, and homework that is typed is impressive and often required. Clerical practice offers work with stencils, adding machines, and files. Here the girls get the real feeling of office work. Distributive Education offers on-the-job training. Those taking DE attend classes in the morning and work in the afternoon. Miss Beeler helps Janice Grigonis with her shorthand problem. 9