Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

Page 12 text:

II Linda Lowder, Carolyn Oldham, Eleanor Potter, and Erlene Dunigan were among the English students who assisted at the Book Bazaar. These three senior girls seem to be giving someone quite a sales talk at the Book Bazaar. They are Maria Lovett, Ann Poulos, and Martha Jean Bastin. Drilling It’s surprising how many uses MHS finds for its football field! The band spent many hours practicing for their half-time performances at the football games. 1 4 v . -m-m ‘’ p 1 i - j9R$ „ ' .! aiawv-, , iistaynrr Page Eight

Page 11 text:

Personality Growth Stressed If all our classes were conducted outside on sunny days like this, we’d love school. William Bange, Herman Whitson, Janell Smith, and Imogene Bergman are the lucky art students who are getting expert advice from their teacher, Mr. Mattingly. John Foley relates his experiences as a page boy in the U. S. House of Representa¬ tives to Nina Champlin for an article in the Artesian Herald. Our school is not merely concerned with providing a fundamental education. It is also well aware of the value of helping students to enjoy their classes and to develop their personalities. It is not an unusual sight to see art classes sketching out on the lawn or a biology class leaving for a field trip. In the various social prob¬ lems classes there is a great abundance of materials available for use in developing character and personali¬ ties. Students are encouraged to discuss their problems and to solve them through self-understanding. They learn how to get along with each other and how to pre¬ pare themselves for later life. A large variety of pamphlets and dia¬ grams is provided by our school for the social living classes. Here Bonita Northern looks through the pamphlet file while Mary Jane Bryant and Ernest Bristow conduct a discussion on school spirit.

Page 13 text:

Still Useful in Developing Skills Just as drilling is necessary to find water, it is also essential in gaining an education. Al¬ though many new methods of teaching have been introduced, the use of class drills in math, English, typing, shorthand, vocabulary, spell¬ ing, and reading will probably never be super- ceded since repetition is still considered to be one of the fundamental laws of learning. At MHS many hours are spent in drill exer¬ cises, but these drills are frequently neither dull nor tiring. In many classes students create ways of making games out of their drill assign¬ ments. The favorite is a kind of “baseball game.” The class is divided into two teams. A student “throws” a question at someone on the opposite team. He either advances to first base or “strikes out.” The younger students espe¬ cially enjoy this. In such classes as typing and shorthand there is a great deal of friendly com¬ petition. Jimmy Leonard tries out the reading ac¬ celerator in Remed¬ ial English as Bar¬ bara Phillips, Miss McCoy, and Ronald Prather watch. This course is designed to improve the reading skills of junior high students. Understand all about it, Earl? Mr. Hochstetler shows Earl Lowry how to operate the end-mill which is the latest addition to our well-equipped machine shop. “Don’t tell me it’s still wrong!” says this junior high student as he struggles through a math drill given by Mr. Hazelett. Wouldn’t it be won¬ derful if all the type¬ writers in the typing room were electric? Wanda Bunch gets in some valuable drill using the electric typewriter. Page Nine