Lawrence High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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SOCIAL STUDIES Team Teaching Introduced at Lawrence High Mr. Mullins takes over as team-teacher for the week. He shared this duty with Miss Calahan and Mr. Mehlinger. This gave the students a change of opinions as well as a change of faces. Discussion groups were an important part of the China and Japan modem history class. But Pete Argersinger seems bored with it all as Tim Sommerville speaks on the day's topic. Room displays are of interest and benefit to world history students. SOCIAL STUDIES at LHS this year met with change and improvement. Team- teaching, a new concept at Lawrence, was held in the new lecture room. The success of the history team-teachers prompted the government teachers to try the method second semester. A class on the history of China and Japan was taught once again by Mr. Mehlinger. This class is an advanced idea for the high school level and was one of the most popular courses offered.

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MAT HEM A TICS Variety of Courses for Mathematical Students MATHEMATICS students at LHS chose from a wide variety of subjects. Sophomores and juniors took geometry and algebra while the seniors chose from a combination of statistics and triginometry or calculus and analytical geometry. Students could earn college credit for the latter courses. Each year several of our students qualify for the summer courses at Kansas University. This gives them a chance to take courses not usually available to high schoolers. Hooray! It's National Algebra Teacher’s Day reads the blackboard in Mrs. Shana'a's class. Larry Brickner finds working at the board helpful in doing his trigonometry problems. Much of the work in geometry class is done at the blackboard. RED G BLACK assistant editor Henry Person checks up on our photo- grapher as other mem- bers of the calculus class work on their studies. 21

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION Classes Aim for Physical and Social Skills Lyle Griffith demonstrates the day's exercises in girls gym class. PHYSICAL EDUCATION classes at LHS had a two way purpose. The teachers gave instructions in physical skills and activities and also stressed the importance of the students developing social skills and manners. Mrs. Maxwell instructed her girls in such areas as good posture, social graces, and the art of making conversation Dad Perry gave short lectures to his boys throughout the year to help them develop favorable social attitudes. Dad Perry is known for his ability in forming physically fit and well-mannered boys. Athletic areas and skills covered during the year in both girls and boys physical education included basketball, volleyball, tumbling, apparatus work, and baseball. Friday was once again the day for the sophomores to have gym together. The general pattern was to watch a movie and then participate in some recreational entertainment. The most popular of these was square dancing. Boys physical education students take time out from their gymnastic exercises for a talk by instructor, Dad Perry. 23