Highland Park High School - Highlander Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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BINNION, RALPH E., M.A. Economics, “H” Association, Basketball COCKRELL, WILLENE H. (MRS.), M.E. History, Junior Historical Society, Travel Club FISCHER, DONNA, B.S. History LACY, IVA MAE, M.A. Psychology, Senior Counselor ORR, CATHERINE, M.B.A. History, Commercial Law BINNION ORR, MARY RUTH (MRS. M. S.), B.S. Psychology PICKARD, LAWRENCE, B.B.A. History SHORT, RUTH (MRS. G. T.), M.A. History YOUNG, CECIL V., M.E. History, “B” Team Football Social Studies Department COCKRELL FISCHER é A we ey a M. ORR PICKARD SHORT YOUNG History Students Slave Over Themes Grim-faced student John Colwick slaves over hot index cards as he writes a history term theme. eo . Even grimmer-faced history teacher Mrs. Cockrell grades a term theme.

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Ergs, slugs, or joules? Mr. Cutler helps physics students John DeSalme Industrious student Doug Alvord takes notes on and John Patterson with a problem. another physics experiment. Science Department Friction, Frogs Featured in Science AKIN, RAYMOND M., M.A. Biology, Tennis CRABB, JOHN F., JR., M.E. Biology CROOKS, JEANNE B., B.S. Biology CUTLER, HARRY, JR., B.A. Physics GRAHAM, H. L., M.E. Biology AKIN CRABB CROOKS CUTLER GRAHAM PORTER, MARGARET (MRS.), M.S. Chemistry RUDDELL, GEORGE W., M.A. General Science, Hi-Y, Audio-Visual Aids SAUER, MARGARET (MRS. A. C.), B.A. Biology SIGLER, E. A., B.S. Chemistry TROTT, WILLIAM H., B.A. Physics, Mathematics PORTER RUDDELL SAUER SIGLER

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“Now when you get down to the fine print . . insurance policy. Young Economists “My gosh, I lost $10,000 on the stock market this week,” is a groan that may arise from the economics classroom. In this one-semester course students make imaginary investments in the stock market and com- pare the United States’ economic system with those of foreign nations. Civics, another one-semester course, deals mainly with our federal, state, and municipal governments. This subject will be required by Texas law in two years. Congested libraries are commonplace each year when term theme time rolls around. American history students must compose two of these papers in addi- tion to their regular classwork. Current events, weekly reading reports, and a study of the U. S. Constitution also supplement the regular study. World history from prehistoric man to the present day is also of- fered at Hi Park. Scot-land’s commercial law students study old legal cases to acquaint themselves with America’s law sys- tem. At the end of each semester a mock trial is held to put to use the ideas they have learned. Films and lectures by well-known psychiatrists and doctors are used in psychology to study the difference between this and other sciences. .” Miss Orr tells her commercial law class as she shows them an Mr. Binnion explains the mysteries of the voting machine to Jack Allday and the civics class. Economics students Bob Garrett and Mike Henderson learn what makes a bank tick on their field trip to the Texas Bank and Trust. Make Investments