Huntington North High School - Modulus Yearbook (Huntington, IN)

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BUSINESS PROVIDES PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE A complete mastery of tlit- keyboard gi es tliis stii dent a fast typing speed. Janet and Dianne operate the mimeograph maehin The HHS business department offers t ping, shorthand, bookkeeping, general business, com- mercial law, advanced shorthand, notehand, business arithmetic and transcription to stu- dents interested in the field. Doing work in the production room was one of the departments main projects. Several pieces of new equipment were added to the business room this year including several typewriters. The notehand course was offered to college- bound students for the first time this year. Popular tvping courses are given during the summer. Huntington High ' s business department of- fers advanced training for secretarial and cler- ical work in filing, dictation, and tape recorder use in addition to the usual shorthand course. The department ' s placement service found per- manent and desirable positions for all the busi- ness graduates this vear.

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SOCIAL STUDIES ENCOURAGE DEMOCRACY To graduate from Huntington High School cacli student is required to complete two years of social studies. United States History is offered basically for uniors and ciyics, sociology or economics are taught for those in the senior year, ' orld His- tory is an electiye course which, if desired, may lie taken at anN time dining the four ears of high school. In these social studies courses the students learned about the deyelopment of the world and our own country, the functions of the U.S. goyernment, business fundamentals and yoting procedures. During Election ' eek, in order to learn yoting procedures, all . social studies classes held mock elections and ball otted for the presidential candidates. Students in all the social studies courses are encouraged to read books and magazines on current e ' ents. Term papers are required from college-bound students. In February, juniors and seniors with high social studies grades yisited the Indiana Statehouse to witness goyernment in action. Marv Ann and Dean dis- play a sociology cliart to social studies students. Mary Ann Marks, David Lewis, Susie Harris, George Boh, Barbara Eskew, Jeff ToUinger, and Dian Roberts par- ticipated on the VFW television show Coni- nuinism Looks at Youth. Nixon won in HHS elections, held to in- struct students in the principles of voting.

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MUSIC DEEPENS APPRECIATION The HHS music department proudly complet- ed another successful year. Our band, directed by Delmar Weesner and Norris Huston, per- formed at grade schools and in various con- tests. Adding color to football games, the drum majors and high-stepping Vikettes led the band in impressive precision marching. A spring con- cert clima.xed their musical accompUshments. The choir and its branch organizations, un- der the leadership of Cloyde Slater, gained helpful experience from a one-day tour. The sextette and swing choir sang before clubs and church organizations, and a new quintette made its first appearance at the final concert on May 18. ' e would all like to thank tliese people for pro ' iding us with fine music throughout the school year. Choir meinljiTS in robes present a school concert. Thi Viking Combo played ninsic at distant sports c ents. Seated: Jerry Lewis, Tim Hoke, Don Draper, Bob Slater, Roger Schenkel, Eldon Van Meter. Stand- ina Charles Adams, Steve Dolby, John Mason, and Ken Kavlor. Students practice on their instruments.