Mitchell High School - Gold and Blue Yearbook (Mitchell, IN)

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History Relates the World,s Past Dana Dunbar locates a point of interest for the social studies class with the aid of Mr. Polson. .I :LD svewrs :ILO EV1 N' im ,iff ' f'i:'W-Q. A 3 'W V . Y it Q V' , 4- 'J ' 9- wr - . ,M ffldiii xt ' fM4,,t,, .5 ft, 'A -W W , . M , A Q2 Q 1 'i,3A.-my--' a 73 A , tm ,., , fi 3 is Vg I Miss Dorothy Stroud points out a foreign country to Polly Penning- ton and Rick Chapman. World Organization students. The new courses, world organization and Latin American history, were added to the curriculum of the social studies department. These courses were augmented by current affairs, contemporary issues and world geography which helped students to better understand the world of today. The social science highlight of the year was a mock election held for the school during the general election of 1964 by senior government stu- dents. Potential voters were registered two weeks before actual election time. Using the Australian ballot, students voted in Miss Stroud's room which served as the polling station. The use of guest speakers, movies, panel dis- cussions, and student reports aided our social studies teachers in providing a more thorough study of the evolution of history from the time of pre- historic man to Lyndon B. Johnson. Mr. Busack looks on as Rick Tindall takes an open book history test.

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for Progress in Tomorrow's World Biology offered students a closer look at living things and the changes which substances undergo. To supplement discussions from the text books, the pupils dissected insects and animals, collected leaves, mounted flowers or insects, and became familiar with microscopes. For the first time, the biology department split into two groups. Biology 200, taught by Miss Osborne, was an advanced study of plant and animal lifeg Biology 100, taught by Mr. Barnes, was a less ad- vanced course on the same subject. Classes studying the principles of Science 100, Chemistry, and Physics were instructed by Mr. Sherwood. Observations and experiments prepared a foundation of scientific knowledge for the stu- dents. Science Fair projects also helped develop the curiosity for seeking answers to unsolved ques- tions. Many students exhibited a project at this annual fair. The Blue Ribbon winners entered the Area Science Fair and then progressed to the Regional Fair to take top honors. Mr. Barnes directs the next step in an experiment given by Biology 100 students, David Edwards and Ted Terrell. 1 If 'w . N QQ . ff! ff 5' . 55 sv ,pi 2 M hs ig 3 if mia 1' 'Q W ng!! 1' ff fi fu 3 N O11 X Mr. Hollace Sherwood ex- plains the process of dis- tillation to Mark Geyer, Tina Brown, and Brent Mundy.

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as Literature Enriches Its Future English was taken by all M.H.S. students, and therefore, it was one of the main topics of con- versation during final exams. English fundamentals were drilled into students from the first grade through the twelfth grade. ln the first few years of grade school, sentence structure was taught. During the freshman year of high school, students learned that a participle is a verb form ending with -ed or -ing and acting as an adjective, while during their senior year, they found that poetry His the sweet sap of the tree of lifef, Literature and grammar received an equal share of attention in the English department. Novels and short stories added to a studentls knowledge and in- creased his vocabulary. Plays were also an im- portant part of literature. Shakespeare's plays were found to contain some of the best literature ever written with its golden vocabulary. Spelling was very important, also. Even some of the best literature ever written was found to be spoiled by spelling errors. may 1 ag- 2 '.-TM? 5? i Mrs. Sue Sherfick shows English students her bulletin board career display. t.,-in Mr. James Oswalt, Junior English instructor. returns corrected themes to English students. Mr. William Wright and Bill Crandall discuss Edgar Allen Poe in Senior English class.