Highland Park High School - Little Giant Yearbook (Highland Park, IL)

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Our resident B. F. Skinner, Mr. Bilkey (left) demon- strates positive reinforcement, a technique studied in sociology and psychology, to sophomore Kathy Bortz. Benson Liftman (above) has learned the Social Studies Resource center is a great lounge. 31

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SOCIAL STUDIES Psych, history options open curriculum Social Studies continued to expand in scope, adding one semester of psychology to its '73-74 offerings. Learning by doing, Mr. Olinger's classes often drafted friends and relatives as guinea pigs for their vari- ous projects. A triple option in US history made the state-required course less painful. New this year, Issues in American History consisted of nine week units on foreign affairs. The Rise of the Common Man, Col- onial Heritage, and other topics. Students signed up for Issues on a pot- luck basis, but the Department Chairman Hildreth Spencer planned to revamp the course to allow students to elect the units they wanted. The second alternative. Team Teaching, examined current problems in light of his- torical background. AP lured hard-working juniors with the prospect of college credit. Ranging from a look at Ivon the Terrible and Marx in Russian History, to the work- ings of Wall Street in economics, nine one- semester offerings provided flexibility and variety. In its third year as a semester course. Politics of Change shifted orientation from current events to a more intensive study of political science. With Watergate and the energy crisis, Nixon's administration proved a rich discussion source for bud- ding political analysts. Combining on underloading of Oft ond African culture, ton- ion Kim Foster ond Adrienne Forb (obow) ploy leocher by explaining how African ort hot influenced Curopeon oriittt. Hoisted by classmates, psychology student John Putnam (above ngh») learnt to trust hit fettowmon not to let him down. Secluded in her botement, unior Jocte Petert (right) toket teemingfy unending notet on the Scopes monkey trial, her nine weeks research poper for AP US history. 30

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Preporing for senior registration, Min Hoddy (lop) outlines ovoUoble options to some of her advisees. To clear the first hurdle in the sometimes difficult job of getting in to see a counselor, sophomore Jeff Lebow (right) mokes on appointment with Mrs. Hart at the guidance reception desk. Checking on the entrance requirements at the colleges of their choke, seniors Sam Rose and Cheryl Mintz (obove) make use of the many college materials available in the Counseling Resource Center. 32