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

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 - A a project for sociology class. Karen Hunt. Anne Cooper, and Alan Riley peer into the supernatural world by the use of a ouijo board. Democracy, government are familiar terms Marti Sweitzer and Dave Olson try to make a selection from magazines in Mr. Brinklow's world history class. Mr. Westphal explains a governmental problem to Dick McVay. 14

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 We even study the geography of Spain in Spanish class, says Diana Darling. year of Spanish was added to the curriculum this year. Among other things, students study the history of the Middle Ages and the Renais- sance in Spain. The students are required to read full length books written in Spanish by famous authors. All of the Spanish classes are can benefit all conducted in the Spanish language. This year a Spanish scholarship has been initiated to send a Spanish student to Puerto Rico or Argentina. During the first year of French—taught by Miss Dick, Mrs. Sokolowski, or Mrs. Guyer— students learn the common French songs, words, and short stories. In the second year, the classes are conducted entirely in French; and the exercises are explained in the same language. During the Christmas season, our favorite Christmas carols can be heard as the foreign language classes journey around the halls sing- ing them. Also, every foreign language club has the opportunity to put a display in the show-case sometime during the year. Every year there are state contests for all the foreign languages. Students are sent to each of these respective contests to represent LPHS. Sybil Novitske locates Rome on a map of the ancient world for Judy Ranier. Marsha Munson writes a paragraph in French, while Kay Marker reads it to her.

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The term social studies” covers many divi- sions of education. There are many courses in the field of social studies at LaPorte High. One may study the period from prehistoric times to the Korean War in world history, while the beginning of colonization to the mod- ern day world is studied in United States his- tory. A helpful asset to the United States history student in his study of current affairs is the American Observer. A senior require- ment for graduation is civics, which is a study of United States government and its history to the present time. Sociology is a study of man's relations with his fellow men: while economics is a study of production, distribu- tion. and consumption. A new course has been added to the social studies department—international relations. It is open only to the advanced students. This course is concerned with the basic reasons for the Russian Revolution. China’s political change, and Southeast Asia’s present status. The course was taught by Mr. Ed Feikes. Susan Baker and Cynthia Hedstrom find it necessary to use the dictionary in Mr. Reed's U.S. history class. to social studies students Tarry Davis is asked by his U.S. history class to locate various cities on a map of China. ''It’s hard to believe that there is trouble all over the world,” says Marilyn Stec to Rick Brown as they dis- cuss current affairs in world history class.