Muncie Central High School - Magician Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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for All Five Senses That's the way you wrote it. insists student teacher Marie Foister to newswriting students. This, class uses the opaque projector frequently to discuss projected news stories. Recordings seem to make studying a particular unit more interesting. Here Susie Wilson explains the background for the movie versions sound track of “War and Peace'' to Karen Keller. Busy Centralites keep occupied with homework and various other library assignments that teachers give throughout the week. Here Freemond Dennis and Janet McKee work on history projects.

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It's easier than crawling under a car for auto mechanics students of Mr. R. E. Noble, whose ball-joint front-end suspension model makes things clear to Trade Schoolers. Trying to keep equipment in “ship-shape Mike Ritter repairs one of the Audio-Visual Department's projectors which are used throughout the week by various other departments. Learning’s a Job Knowledge and information came at us from all angles—we learned through our ears and eyes. Teachers put forth a special effort to get additional materials for their classes, prepare exhibits, and make bulletin hoards. Even during a casual stroll down the hall. Centralites were exposed to displays of information and exhibits of class work. Foreign language classes used many displays to show articles from other countries. Landmarks of Paris became common to French students through postcards, films, recordings, and other visual aids. Social studies classes made particular use of bulletin boards to keep students posted on current affairs. News magazines and newspapers were sources for these reports. In some cases, the classes had visitors to tell about a particular area, from city councilmen to an Iraqi. However, the basic source for material was the library, as always. Dewey’s decimals became well-known to knowledge-seekers from all three classes. Hot spots and other news-making places in the world are pointed out on the bulletin board in Mr. Douglas' history class by Centralites Patty Parkinson and Tim Lamb.

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Better Vocal Expression and Fluency ii It takes only a few days in a speech class to convince any Centralite that he hasn't really learned to talk. The intracacies of communicating ideas via the voice are also expanded into courses in other fields. For example. newswriting students learn to master the art of the interview, and English class dramatizations provide their share of learning thespian expression. The proper approach for a person bent on making a sale is also a vocal technique mastered in distributive education, and debaters learn to speak extemporaneously. And don’t forget the inhuman gargles and grunts that go with learning a foreign language. Central offers courses in three of these exotic tongues. According to some observing teachers, one might even add a fourth course to our busy language curriculum—English. Munsonian reporter Cindy Johnson chats with actress Joan Crawford during an interview for the school paper. Interviews helped many students to express themselves clearly. Learning how to hold an audience captive is Ken Stewart. Students enrolled in speech classes mastered the technique of being at ease before groups and giving an interesting speech.