New Carlisle High School - Olive Branch Yearbook (New Carlisle, IN)

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SCENES May I have this dance? asks Ron of the biology skeleton. This is a required course taught by Mr. Calhoun and Mrs. Schnick. It is a study of plants and animals, and a biological collection of some sort is usually made. Don, Jim, and Garold are involved in a physics project for Mr. Pfeiffer's room. This is the most advanced science course offered at New Carlisle. It is the study of physical reaction and the changes, properties, and interaction of matter and energy. Yo 5-3Q2-5)=7- Oy -l7 4S byt 152 X-WA ED QYtQ Chemistry has a new teacher this year, but the same old problem of acquainting students with its ele- ments, compounds, and experiments. Mr. Voorheis is the man who has taken the task of instructing the students in this science. These two advanced algebra students seem puzzled by the un- usual problem given them by Mrs. Crouch. Other classes are taught by Mr. Noel. Mr. Noel has these plane geometry students busy writing out proofs on the board. This course en- hances reasoning power. Mr. Voorheis also teaches this subject. These students are in a fifth year math course which is under the direction of Mr. Pfeiffer. It included parts of all types of math. 13

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Mrs. Brummitt demonstrates good posture to her speech class using Chuck as an example. Besides speech, there is literature, composition, spelling and vocabulary, and grammar. These classes are ona rotation basis with the other teachers being Mrs. Balmer and Mr. Gloss. = Yes, the records these students are carrying are their homework in Mr. Overmyer's Spanish class. The teaching method has changed this year and for the most part, just conversational Spanish is learned. The grammar of the language will be picked up gradually by the students. As these students prepare to take their seats in Latin class, they stop to read the poster announcing the coming Latin Club meeting. The course is taught by Mrs. Bechtel, who aims to make the study of the dead language come alive again. These students of Mr. Batchelder's reading lab are using anew method to improve their reading skill. It is called the read- listen method. Records and blow-ups of pages are also aids used by this class for improvement. Susie is leading her colleagues in one of the many panel dis- cussions undertaken by the Senior English class. This course is mainly for students desiring to go to college. Mrs. Bechtel tries to vary the year to include those things that will be most helpful to the future college freshman. This is the second year for the French class to be using records to aid them in the pronunciation of the French language. Although these students enjoy listening to the records wesecretly know they would rather listen to Mr. Gloss' genuine French accent. 12

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phasize a point in civics. This is the only full year required course for Seniors and serves as an informa- Mr. Stutsman utilizes one of his many charts to em- : tion station for all Senior activities. ; Larry willingly offers to help Mr. Thomas carry his stack of occupational folders. Each Freshman will be laboring away on a paper written on some desired occupation. It also in- volves the study of our government. Mr. Hans shows his World History class the globe to stress the point that they will be doing a lot of study on foreign countries. This course is also taught by Mr. Fike. Although United States History is required of all Juniors, Mr. Gamble makes it quite interesting, especially with his series of Civil War papers. Debates, panel discussions, and group work are other ways the course is developed. Mr. Fike is going through one of his daily routines in psychology and sociology class. When students sob that they cannot understand the relatively hard con- cept of the subjects, he sympathizes greatly by offer- ing a towel. Miss Mortonsaves the day for Larry and Jerry by finding them the book they had been looking for. It is always a wonder how Miss Morton can always go right to that certain book we absolutely cannot find.