La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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Lynn Goldenstcrn, Ruth Hacker, and Don Greenlee increase their reading speed and compre- hension on the reading accelerators. Ik aeliieved l y various» media

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Sharon Oran dramatizes her speech for Miss Sowder's freshman Joyce Gocltzenlcuchtcr and Germaine Tabis study production speech class. of the Hi-Times in journalism class. Appreciation of our language Every student graduating from LaPorte High has an automatic major in English. These English courses are taken during the freshman, sophomore, and jun- ior years. Each semester consists of 3 six week courses: composition, literature, and speech. Seniors may take English literature, which deals with writ- ings in England from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present; modern literature, in which American lit- erature is studied; and composition, which gives sen- iors advanced work in grammar and writing. Jour- nalism courses are offered for students interested in writing and newspaper production. Beginning jour- nalism classes learn writing techniques, and advanced classes produce our school paper, the Hi-Times. Miss Walk heads the English department. Martha Fitch, senior cadet teaching student, conducts a science experiment with the members of her fifth grade class at Lincoln School.

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Jeanne Foster and Martha Turner look up the country they arc studying in geography class. World happening spark iniere ! LPHS students are vitally interested in the affairs of the world. This can be seen by the number of students electing social studies courses. Two years of work in the social studies field must be taken for graduation from LPHS. This work is begun in the junior year with the required United States his- tory. This course covers all phases of history from the colonization of America to the present day Con- gress and Supreme Court. All seniors arc required to take civics, which deals with local, state, and national governments, and either sociology or eco- nomics. A United States history or civics student can always be recognized by the American Observer which he usually carries with him. World history, which covers the history of the world from pre- historic times to the Korean struggle, and psychol- ogy, the study of human behavior, may also be elec- ted for social studies credit. Miss Jones, who heads the social studies depart- ment, is also in charge of the United Nations con- test given to interested students in March of each year. The students are tested on the history, pur- pose, and accomplishments of the United Nations. The test consists of multiple choice, true-false, and essay type questions. For the twenty-sixth consecutive year LaPortc was represented at the Purdue Legislative Assembly. Sponsored by Purdue University, this annual event is designed to acquaint students with their civic duties. During the assembly the students discuss bills and resolutions in the same manner as the State Assembly. Throughout Indiana, schools send delegates to the assembly. In LPHS the delegates are nominated by the social studies teachers and voted upon by the senior and junior classes. The senior gaining the Page eight