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

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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

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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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Physical Education Department Parallel Parking Proves Difficult When parking on an upgrade should you (a) turn your wheels toward the curb (b) away from the curb (c) straight ahead? This question is typical of the queries on the written driving test given to safety education students by members of the Texas Rangers. The written test and the driving test climax 30 hours of classroom study and supervised driving. The tramp-tramp-tramp of military boots is heard on the athletic field every Tuesday as the cadets in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps march through their weekly parade. Cadets find out what army life is like as they study marksmanship, first aid, tactics, and drill. A trampoline, the latest addition to the gym equip- ment, was given a workout by both boys and g irls in the trampoline classes offered for the first time last fall. Calisthenics is featured in both gym classes, while the boys participate in the regular seasonal sports, tumbling, and weight lifting. Girls’ gym in- cludes tenniquoits, volleyball, speedball, basketball, and baseball. “One-two-three . . .” groan the girls in third period gym class as they limber up after a summer of relaxation.