Indiana High School - L Indien Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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L' INDIEN MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Few other schools present a better variety of mathmatics than Indiana High School. Students in the department have every opportunity to familiarize them' selves with almost any mathematical subject on the high school level according to their desire. This year's curriculum has undergone a slight change from that of previous years. Full term studies in high school arithmetic, plain geometry, and first year algebra have been continued, but the department offers only semester courses in solid geometry, trigonometry, and advanced algebra, the latter being chiefly a preparatory subject for pupils planning to continue their educations in a scientific or liberal arts college. This change in the curriculum was made in preparation for future advanced mathematical courses which are planned to be fitted into the program and which will provide the student with a more basic knowledge of the subject. NATURAL SCIENCE The studies available to the pupils in the department of natural science have been enriched somewhat during the present school year by the partial segregation of the students into two different types of classes. In one class will be found mainly pupils who are lilcely to study beyond the high school level in the field of science and whose curriculum needs to be, to some extent, of a college-preparatory nature. The same subject matter is taught in other classes from a different view- point, that of the pupil who will graduate from the high school with the intention of securing immediately a gainful occupation and whose requirements, therefore, are different from those of the collegefpreparatory group. The problems of school- program building limit the extent to which this procedure may be followed, but the intent is to provide insofar as is possible exactly the kind of natural science inf struction best suited to those two main types of pupils. Q73 . x ff WM f dw Q,l Vi , s x 1 I W' mia- LAURA CHURCH, Mathematics: ALICE CLEMENTS. Cooking: MELINDA DETWILER. JL Mathematics and History: DAVID DUNMIRE, Arithmetic: CAROLINE GESSLER, Mathematics Hd and Geographyg GERTRUDE GLUCK, Biologyg GERTRUDE HANDLER, Englishg HELEN HERSPERGER. Head of Language Department: GEORGE HILL, Head of Science Departmentg HELEN HOLSTEIN, English and Latin. 13 Ig..-

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Lf INDIEN NQNMS' MMM 0' M 'as --. ........... .,,,----:,--.- .............. ----.. , .................. -I ....... I ....... ------,---- ENGLISH DEPARTMENT The English Department Program offers a complete study of both composition and literature, conditioned as to the needs of the student and the benefit of his community. The aims of the English department is to instruct the student to observe good literature as an interpretation of his present life, thus endeavoring to influence the pupil in his choice of reading used as a resource for pleasure. To establish an interest in good reading is also an aim of the literature section of this department. The composition section endeavors to train students in express- ing ideas with clarity and variety. To speak on everyday topics is another point of training in which the English department specializes. Journalism, a recent addi- tion to the curriculum, provides an outlet for original self-expression and a de- velopment of newspaper writing style. LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT The Language Department offers three years of French and four years of Latin. The third and fourth years of Latin have been confined this year in the study of Virgil, which will in the future alternate with the study of Cicero. The objectives of the department, following the trend of modern education, are not only to def velop the ability to understand a foreign language, but to stress the social aspect of language studyg to develop in the student worldfmindedness, toleration, and appreciation of ethical, cultural, and esthetic values through a knowledge of foreign civilizations. As an aid toward accomplishing these ends, clubs have been organized in the more advanced classes and individual projects are required of the first class. is si I i ESTI-IER ALBER, Commercialg OLIVIA BARBERIO, Commercialg MARION BATH, Secretary ao Superintendent and Boardg GERTRUDE BENNER, Ccmmercialg CLAIR BORLAND, Geogra- phyg FRANCES BRODERICK, Social Science and Physical Educationg LAURA BUTER- BAUGH, Sewingg HARRY CANFIELD, Head of Music Departmentg CHARLOTTE CHAPMAN, French and Englishg FRANKLIN CHERMOCK, Music. -wifi ?3q.a...

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E 5 , .J .veqc 4.4 , 1.4.4 J Two courses in agriculture have been added to the department this yearg hortif cultural enterprises and crop production and management. SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The lessons revealed by the records of the past will prove beneficial to the wise man or woman of tofday and will provide a basic guidance for his future actions. That which has already been attempted and has proved unsuccessful will not then lend a hand in marring the perfection of the present world. It is the constant de- sire of a good American citizen to preserve the high standards of liberty and def mocracy introduced and maintained by our forefathers. They will not be pre- served unless our youth are led to understand and love them. It is the aim of the Social Science Department to provide the youth with this understanding, to equip him with a stable knowledge of the past, and to convey to him the true meaning of American spirit. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Without health one is greatly handicapped in providing the initiative required in undertaking one's mental vocations. To see that the boy or girl acquires and maintains this necessity is the task of the Health Department. A thorough phy- sical examination is given each student at the beginning of the school year. All students in the 7th, Sch, 9th, and 10th grades, unless excused by a doctor's cer- tificate, have two free periods a week in which they are required to attend physif cal education classes. Owing to the difficulties met last year in running intra- mural sports, competitive games have been arranged for these regular gym periods. Physical Education provides another outlet for students to spend their leisure time in a worthwhile manner. I WARD JOHNSON, Industrial Artsg LAMBERT JOSEPH, Head of English Departmentg CATHERINE LAMER, Commercialg WILLIAM LANDIS, Commercialg EVELYN LING, Commercialg I-IAROI.D LUTZ, History and Physical Education, ELIZABETH McCLURE, Englishg FLORA MCCULLY, Commercialg MARY MCGREGOR, Englishg FERNE Mdl-IENRY, History and Art. -meg Rea... 5. 1 or iff