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

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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.

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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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First-year Latin students are requiredto master conjugations, declensions, and grammar. A change this year gave freshmen permission to include Latin in their curriculum. The senior civics class had the privilege of vi- siting the state capital and seeing the legislature in action. This was made possible by Bendix Union, Local No. 9. All students keep up on cur- rent events and changes in the world by reading and discussing the weekly AMERICAN OBSERVER topics. Plans for a big dress revue, where the latest fashions are modeled, are made during the year by busy sewers in home economics. The class toured Coppes Kitchens factory in Nappanee and learned how the new modern-day kitchens are constructed, Whether it be the learning of an ancient language, the study of the functions of our government, or the transforming of material into a beautiful well- styled garment, Madisonites acquire useful know- ledge for the future. 7 H The new electric globe gives the civics class beneficial assistance in locating many places discussed in their topics. Junior and senior girls enrolled in home economics enjoy and gain much information from Donna and Janet's fashion bulletin board. Latin students put on their''thinking caps and desperately try to remember the verb conjugations for their weekly test. | |