Emmerich Manual High School - Ivian Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Social Studies Ready Us for Adult Living Three years of Social Studies are required lor an Academic or a Fine and Practical Arts diploma. A variety of courses are offered to fill the hill. World History, mainly a freshman course, gives a broad view of the history of the various govern- ments and countries. To make events more real, students often act out historical happenings. All juniors take United States History to learn more of their American background. Hisilish, a special two-period, two-semester course for select- ed juniors, combines History with English, coor- dinating history and literature. Economics and Government are also required courses and are taken during the senior year. Both courses deal with contemporary issues, and students prepare for adult life by learning of the functions of national, state, and local government. Such pro- jects as preparation of income tax returns add prac- tical adaption to lessons. Citizenship is also a contemporary class for freshmen, helping pupils understand their lights and responsibilities as Americans. International Relations and Psychology are elec- tive courses offered to upperclassmen who have an interest in studying foreign affairs and in delv- ing into the workings of the human mind. A World History class dramatizes the fall of the Byzantine Empire. David Sease portrays the Byzantine king who is be- ing stabbed by Matt Maple, a Turk. The students on the left represent the Turks, with the Byzantines on the right. Seniors in Mr. Fred Belser ' s Econom- ics class learn the ins and outs of preparing a Federal Income Tax form. Here, Mr. Belser points out necessary items on a giant-size Form 1040 to Sharon Boyd and Mike Campbell. Such information will soon be useful to many, as it already is to some. Library «ual Trainins Hi h Schoof 2405 Madison Ayenue 2;.

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Senior Robby Steele who spent sum- mer ' 69 in Italy on the Honors Abroad program discusses his ex- periences with luniors Anne Hatha- way and Jean Ruoff, both of whom were candidates this year. They miss- ed out on the last lap of the keen competition. Languages Foster Study Discipline Many hours of memorizing vocabulary, expres- sions, and grammar rules are spent by Redskins in the Eoreign language classes. The study of the history of the countries and customs of the people add variety and ba kground to the languages. Spanish draws the majority of language students. An addition in this department is the Spanish 3x class which places the freshmen who have had two years of Spanish in junior high in a special class. A main project for the students in the combined third and fourth year French class was reading the novel Le Petit Prince and discussing the author ' s philosophy. The class also turned in scrapbooks at the end of the year. Pen pals are a fun and popular way of practicing and improving French. Latin students Anne Hathaway and Jean Ruoff competed in the Indiana University Honors pro- gram for a trip to Italy during the coming sum- mer. After coming out on top of the first round of competition, both girls fell in the last elimination. The well-equipped language lab aids the students in listening and pronouncing the languages. Mr. Carsey Gentry assigns sentences to Spanish students Becky Hendricks and Linda Clark to translate. Scott Johnson and Carl Schnepf are writing their translations on the chalkboard.

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Math, Science Stretch Inquisitive Minds Mr. Harold Baumer works out an equation in Algebra II On the chalkboard for two students, Barbara Dawson and Rod Bruce. Equations and problems stumped the students in both Math and Science courses. Freshmen started with General Math or Algebra 1, and Geometry per- plexed the sophomores with its numerous theorems and corollaries. Algebra 3 and 4, Trigonometry, and Analytical Geometry intrigued juniors and seniors. Biology, which is required of all students, was taken by the sophomores. Biologists tackled life from the world of micro-organisms to the struc- ture of man. Contradictory to what the girls thought, they lived through the frog dissection. A choice of Earth Science and Science is offered for (hose who are not as competent in Math. Earth Science deals with rocks, soil, conservation, and the atmosphere. A double period course, Earth Science provides students with a broad practical knowledge of their environment. Science is a course in which subject matter is drawn from the physical sciences. It deals with atomic and molecular structure, chem- ical reactions, and electricity. Slide rules were extremely helpful in Chemistry to solve problems involving weight, mass, and vol- ume. Working with chemicals in the lab was a favorite of the chemists. No one was allowed in the lab area without goggles and, preferably, with a long apron. Physics classes studied the nature of energy in motion, heat, light, and electricity. Seniors Fred Brown and Steve Murray assist their physics teacher, Mr. Step- hen Sharpee, with a cross bow they are about to shoot to calculate the acceleration of gravity ■ — a graphic lesson for out-of-doors study. 26