Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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TWO FRANKS-Ronchetti and Counselor Firmani-revise STUDENT LIBRARIANS check a few of the 8,732 books in young Frank's four-year plan to include more math and science. library. Subiects range from history to murder mysteries. healthier, and not so hungry f? W5 SICK STUDENTS Ove rf l ow nurse's office during flu epi- demic. Fever-ridden kids sit on benches waiting to go home.

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l s .s--T...,.,.s..,.........1 FIRST AID students in Mr. Wukovits' health class practice respiration. lvlemorizing bones and blood types and learning what he preaches: everyone should be able to give artificial how to treat snake bites add variety to class. That Nlishciwcikci Look Special services make school happier, HUNGRY CAVEKIDS give hurried lunch orders to eight cafe- teria cooks. In an average day 825 students eat here. The Asian flu created havoc with the usual healthy look at MHS. At the peak of the epidemic, 700 students with high temperatures and aching backs stayed home, When the flu was not rampant, Nurse Gladys Conant gave tests for hearing, vision, and tuberculosis and treated minor ailments. ln health classes students practiced applying tourni- quets and administering first aid to each other. It was safety first at MHS. Fire drills inter- rupted classes to prevent panic in case of the real thing, and students discovered that the up and down stairways were the fastest and safest way to regulate traffic. Counselors recommended courses and solved problems for perplexed teenagers. To help fresh- men and sophomores decide on future occupations, the guidance department tested their mental ability, reading skills, and aptitudes. New this year were the state tests for freshmen to determine whether or not they had special skills in math and science.

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RECORDING ABSENTEES dur- ing flu epidemic forces office to recruit five extra girls be- sides three regulars every hour. STOWING FOOTBALL equipment in bins after checking it in is one of the many essential jobs done by football managers. Thcit Nlishciwcikci Look Unselfishly, teen Scores of students unselfishly gave up their time to work behind the scenes at MHS. Office assistants answered telephonesg hall guides deliv- ered the messages. Taking temperatures and run- ning errands gave nurse's aids experience in the field they wanted to enter. Committees transformed shapeless programs and parties into smooth-running productions. Play committee members hammered on sets and scurried all over town searching for old fashioned costumes and an Amish buggy. Seniors hit every sponsor room with tickets for Charm School. Drawing signs, painting posters, and writing news stories, the publicity committees interested teenagers in their events. Clean-up groups struggled to put every- thing back where it came from. After school the social committee, hanging balloons and slippers from the rafters, turned the gym into a ballroom. Many students worked for better sports pro- grams. Cheerleaders practiced weekly trying to get continuity in their yells while sports managers served as water boys and back-rubbers. S I 1 L