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

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Social Studies, New Language Broaden World World History, Civics, and Metro- politan Problems were the electives showing the highest enrollment in the Social Studies Department this year. On Election Day, November 7, pupils in all Social Studies classes participated in a mock election. The winners tallied with national results. Mr. Don Harmon ' s government classes took a field trip to the State Legislature. Metropolitan Problems classes also went on field trips. In- ternational Relations students repre- senting simulated countries warred against each other, adding to their discussion of war maneuvers. The Exploratory Teacher group, sponsored by Miss Margaret Conso- dine, had a larger enrollment than groups in other city schools. Twenty- eight seniors tried their hands at teaching, some with Manual freshmen others with grade school kids. New ideas were dreamed up in the Foreign Language Department this year. Department Head C arsey Gentry proposed language mini courses in French, Spanish, and La- tin for language students. Courses in conversational Spanish for non- college-bound students were also part of the plan. Summer 72 found two language students, Lynn Janke and Steve Nix, studying and traveling with Spanish Hononors Programs. These programs are offered to juniors to further fluency in their second language. Being college material, the selection tests are dif- ficult. If a participant becomes a finalist, he must pass personal in- terviews. Lynn spent ten weeks in Mexico while Spain was Steve ' s destination. Both lived with local families studi- ed in classroom situations, and spoke only Spanish. ABOVE — Cathy Crowe, one of Manual ' s exploratory teachers, instructs an English class. Cadets spend two periods a day teach- ing or helping at Manual and surrounding schools. RIGHT — A World History class acts out the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket. Being stabbed is Russell Dillman. His mur- derers are Victor Casada and Millicent Gaither. 26 Social Studies ,

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TOP LEFT — Joe Kriech relaxes in the li- brary. The library was recommended high- ly by the North Central evaluating team. Their only criticism was that it is not used enough. TOP — Craig Fouts, Karen Lahman, and Rick Curtis learn the functions and style of a de- bate in their freshman English class. LEFT — A Humanites class wears Hallo- ween masks to act out a Greek play, The Eumenides. Characters are Lynn Janke, Ath- ene; Gary Mills, Apollo; Margaret Maxwell, Orestes; and Mary Entwistle, Beth Mullen, and Rowena Bush, the Furies. ABOVE — Mrs. Ann Ely, Head of the Star- News Educational Services, speaks to the Hist- lish class about journalism and the opera- tion of large city newspapers. English 25

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TOP — Student Teacher Doris Wagner and Judy Duggan admire a bulletin board in the Spanish room. The board is a collage featur- ing Spanish words with pictures and con- struction paper and kleenes figures. TOP LEFT — Mr. Carsey Gentry, Head of the Foreign Language Department, greets one of his Spanish classes with an Hola. ABOVE — Brenda Huckeba, Carolyn Pitt- man and Diane Newport play Scrabble in their advanced French class. The game fol- lowed the same rules as the English ver- sion, except that the words had to be in French. LEFT — Lynn Janke dances during a despe- dida in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Lynn spent two months in Mexico attending classes and perfecting her Spanish. While in Mexico, she was not allowed to speak any English. Foreign Language 27