Memorial High School - Talon Yearbook (Joplin, MO)

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M uni ROTC, driver's education . . . Cadets were asked: what is gained in ROTC? Our program teaches a person self-discipline, and gives that person a sense of leadership and certain responsibility fsenior boyl. ROTC is very beneficial to the person wanting to learn about military operations because it has vari- ous courses within itself fjunior boyl. The self-satisfaction of being promoted for doing a good job in a nine weeks period fjunior boyl. lf ROTC were required, would the corps benefit? No, we realize not everybody would strive for the betterment of the corps tsophomore boyl. No, because not everyone makes a good cadet. A poor cadet equals a poor corps fsenior boyl. Subject material of ROTC classes included first aid, map reading, leadership, drill, tactics and new developments. An innovation this year was installation of assistant instructors to work with freshman cadets. Patience, caution and a quick foot were necessary to a driving instructor who stated, The greatest problem lies with the attitude of each student, his driving experience and his reac+ tion to any possible critical situation. When confronted with this nation's tremendous traffic problems, students gave varied opinions. The only safe place on the roads of today is where there are safe drivers tsophomore girll. Its a lot more dangerous and confusing than in- dicated onthe road maps fjunior boyl. Too many cars, not enough roads lsophomore girll. Some voiced solutions: Problems could be re- duced by more public transportation, city buses and subways tjunior girllg License requirements should be stiffened and drinking drivers should be punished more severly more often tsenior girll. What about on-the-road time? I think 20 minutes of driving in a week doesn't give us sufficient experience lsophomore boyl. It scares me to death fjunior girll. So many kids learn to drive-carelessly-cub side of classes like this. Driver's education should be required. The instructor helped me improve in ways l would never have thought of tjunior girll. Equipment used included 1970 automobiles tFord, Chevrolet, Pontiacl, brake reactor and an eye testing unit. Regular classes emphasized attitude develop- ment in relationship to use of an automobile through- out a lifetime of driving.

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DRlVER'S EDUCATION student Rick Nielsen explained the in- tricacies of a dashboard to his sister Jennifer labovel as Mark Wieman took the written driving test lrightj. Sgt. Bowling rested from a hard day's work fabove centerl or answered cadets' ques- tions before classes began 1 above right: Larry Thomason, Bill Mosley, Marshall Dunham, Greg Churchwellj. Assistant instructor Greg Churchwell lfar rightl explained the placement of Mike Starmer's insignia to freshmen.

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