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

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Math students Ronnie Moore and Mike Neese examine a “giant” slide rule in order to solve a difficult mathematics problem. Jackie Johnson demonstrates to the class the correct way to diagram a sentence while the class comments on the results. 18 One of the major projects of senior English classes was the making of journals. These journals consisted of themes written weekly and kept in a book throughout the year by each student. rjeu, Wethodi

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foreign Tongue - These Were Our Goals Showing photos of the place in Switzerland where she attended school last year. Karen Cranor tells her French class of her experiences there—all told in that language. “You'll love this! says persuasive Dianna Elwood, Distributive Education student, as she displays merchandise to a customer while on the fob at Stillman's Store. Drawing for subjects in extemporaneous speaking arc students Elaine Stephenson, Cathie Swanson, and Fete Miller. Doling out subjects cheerfully is Mary Jane Taylor. This was one extracurricular activity that taught students to be at ease. A variety of types of practice in the Spanish language is provided by the new language laboratory, used here by students Karen Merrell and Frankie Williams. The tapes provided a first-hand ability for students to hear their second “nativen tongue. 17

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We Used Up Piles of Chalk, Lead, Leather Silas Marner is as memorable a part of sophomore English as Julius Caesar is of Latin. In fact, each section of Central’s English classes has a well-known trademark such as the junior study of the romantic poets or the senior term paper. However, the basics of sentence structure and punctuation continued to be emphasized. Newswriting class, a branch of the English department, trained people for publications staff positions. They followed through all the steps of putting out a paper—composing the story, using proofreading marks, pasting up pages, using unit counts in headlines, and taking pictures. Math Study Group methods classes continued at Central and were carried into new areas of the mathematics department. Geometry, algebra, trigonometry, and solid geometry employed this method in which logic is the key word. Students pondered such problems as determining the converse of “all black cats are small.” All math classes delved into the traditionals—logarithms, graphs, budgets, and rates of interest. Dr. Harold Fenimore. mathematics instructor, shows Mac Minard the technique of graphing. In this class, students learned how to solve difficult equations by drawing “pictures” of them. Mr. Edgar Henderson, newswriting teacher, explains the workings of a Linotype machine to a group of his students. A trip made to the Muncie Star office each term by the class order to understand how a large daily newspaper operates. WoJernU eJ the OfJlime $ cad in , 'HJritin , an ’ Wul me fit 19 S’ u-