Martinsville High School - Artesian Yearbook (Martinsville, IN)

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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

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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

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Sheila Cragen explains the purposes and membership requirements of F.H.A., as the remaining club presidents await their turn at the first auditorium program of the year. In the ground-breaking ceremony for the new junior high building, held March 12, School Board President Warren Schnaiter hands one of the shovels to Mr. Repp, one of the contractors, as Supt. Curtis looks on. Brown Is New Principal as Kurtz Goes to Delphi A surprising turn of events came about this year with the resignation of Principal Royce Kurtz, who took over the superintendency at Delphi, Indiana, on April 1. Ward Brown, for¬ mer assistant principal, was elevated to the position vacated by Mr. Kurtz, while Max Shaw took over the duties of Mr. Brown. Martinsville High School became one of thirteen schools in Indiana offering a television course in English composition to seniors pre¬ paring for college. Originating from Indiana University, it is conducted by Dr. Harold Whitehall and meets every Monday and Thurs¬ day, under the direction of Mr. Shaw. Eleven seniors are enrolled in the course. The two acrobats swinging on the lad¬ der are Jerry Rose and Richard Kinley, part of the behind- the-scene stage crew who did their part in preparing the junior class play for presentation. When Mr. Kurtz became the proud papa of a new baby boy, the faculty sur¬ prised him with this decorated high chair. Page Ten I