Mentone High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Mentone, IN)

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SENIORS COMPETE AGAINST MICE The Psychology class, led by Mr. Igney, had a busy year. This class of seniors participated in experiments that proved many textbook theories. The maze, a series of dead-ends with one open channel, was tried against the clock. It revealed the sad fact that some mice are quicker than some seniors. The psychology students also tried their luck at evaluating the per- sonalities of fellow students. Some of those rated found out many new things about themselves. The Government classes highlighted the middle of the year with a trip to the Indiana Legislature at Indianapolis. The fifth period government class wrote a mock trial to be acted out to demonstrate the country’s judicial system. Upper Right: Gary Peters, Jeff Shoemaker, Betty Ettinger, Anita Black- burn, and Darrel Miller are guinea pigs in psychology class for Mr. Clau- son, who hypnotized them. Above: Cindy Smythe casts her ballot in the school’s mock election. Left: Mike Davis attempts a maze for psychology class while Betty Et- tinger and Tom Alber keep score. 29

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Left: Frank Estep struggles with Bookkeeping II practice set. Above: Terri Boardman and Anita Blackburn gain experience working with various business forms in Bookkeeping I. Business classes at MHS are of a wide variety. They’re taught by Mrs. Acker and Mrs. Hall and over one third of the student body was enrolled in them. The courses included Typing I in which they learned how to correctly type letters, business forms, manu- scripts, and improve their speed. Typing II furthered this ferocious pace of learning. In Office Practice, directed mainly toward future secretaries, they learned skills such as filing, filling out forms, and keeping office records. They learned how to make a personal data sheet and prepare for interviews too. Shorthand students learned to write shorthand and to take dictation well. Bookkeeping classes filled in prac- tice business forms. Simulating busi- ness transactions, too, took their time. Business Law students studied con- tracts, court cases, and related things in law. The class also went to Roches- ter and saw a court case. Salesmanship classes learned how to effectively sell a product. In General Business students learned to do income taxes, figured percentages, studied stocks, and learned a bit of data processing, and Business Math did much the same. A high point of the year for several business students was a trip to Fort Wayne where they went through the Lincoln National Life Building and the Fort Wayne National Bank. Top: Fifth period Typing I class is a busy place. Bottom: Cindy Smythe and Ellen Hall review for a Bookkeeping test. STUDENTS ACQUIRE BUSINESS SKILLS

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STUDENT HOMEMAKERS What does a homemaker do? Mrs. Tatman, through the different levels of Home Ec, tried to give the students an example of the varied things a homemaker can do. In the first course of Home Ec they started with family relationships, personal hygiene, and then went on to nutrition. In studying nutrition, they looked at diets and planned meals. They made many foods including hamburger, spaghetti and meat balls, fruit salad, quick breads, foods from milk or eggs, cereals and cookies. With clothing next, they made a simple blouse and studied the parts of it. The next higher course in Home Ec did much the same things only with a little more difficulty. The Junior and Senior Home Ec classes had a section on marriage. They studied house plans and interior decorating, too. They also had a chap- ter on being a consumer. Through all these things they became better pre- pared for running a home. Below: Katie Yates checks cookies to see if they’re ready. Left: Freshman Home Ec girls enjoy a cookie break. Above: Brenda Clingenpcel pauses for a drink during class. 30