Madison Township High School - Madisonian Yearbook (Wakarusa, IN)

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with new teachers, books, Students and teachers alike work in harmony to produce a liberal education from Madison's cours- es. Looking ahead into the future, a Madisonite can choose the course of study which will best fit his requirements. Science and mathematics, which are stressed throughout the country, are undertaken by a good number of students. The benefits to be gainedfrom these courses are innumerable. Boys find vocational agriculture and shop most helpful as they prepare farm projects. The addi- tion of new equipment has been beneficial to stu- dents during the year. Girls with plans to become secretaries and book- keepers prepare themselves in the Commercial Department. Many hours are spent in the betterment of edu- cation of Madison's youth. David Enders, an advanced math student, explains his proof of asolid geometric figure to fellow mathematicians. Dick Schmeltz, LeRoy Roeder, and Larry Pittman use the new shop saw to helpinshaping and designing their product. Shorthand students prepare themselves for future positions as stenographers and secretaries by taking dictation and learning up-to-date office methods. ROI ee

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changes take place in classrooms, too, Shirley Holmes and several members of the eighth grade in notes for future reference. Fun and gained knowledge cooperate inconducting ascience experiment. The finished make up this science class. product is placed for the other students to view and describe page 8

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quizzes, experiments, news topics Chuck Ulrich and John Marker check over their knowledge of elements on the new periodic chart. A group of fellow classmates experiment in weighing chemical components while Katherine Zeiger confirms their actions by checking with the textbook. The speech class watches intently and learns as Shirley Seese explains in detail her diagram ofa difficult sentence. In preparing for college, many senior schedules emphasize English, mathematics, and science. Seniors review such English fundamentals as: punctuation, sentence construction, and parts of speech in journalism and speech classes: Senior classmates learnto express ideas in composition, too. Inspeechclass, students find speaking orally different from written expression. They practice pronouncing words such as Rome and roll on and work up to giving informal talks. What's that awful odor? exclaim gasping stu- dents all over school. However, in the chemistry lab, juniors and seniors know the rotten-egg smell is that of burning sulfur. Madison's young scien- tists discover many new and strange items, such as using that confusing periodic chart in writing formulas and the magical power of slide rules in solving equations found on daily quizzes. By pro- viding these courses Madison hopes to send well- prepared seniors on to college.