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

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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-

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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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As Chuck Cooper browses through the college catalogs in the guidance office. Martha Harris is counseled by Mrs. Marjorie Rieth. In helping students to choose their careers and colleges, counselors performed their most important duties. We Listen and We Learn From Counselors 20 Expansion has been important in Central’s counseling service. Once the school had one counselor who worked in a small office area until the gradual extension of the department. Now eight counselors in their new headquarters aid students in selecting colleges, careers, and curriculum. In the complicated process of taking entrance tests, consulting catalogs for college requirements, and applying for scholarships, counselors supplied information and straightened out “red tape.” They counseled students on graduation requirements and class schedules. Students Bob Snider, Mike Kruger, and Larry Icerman meet with MIT representative in order to learn more about the college of their choice. College Might, along with new Career Might, helped students to plan their future education and careers.