New Castle Chrysler High School - Rosennial Yearbook (New Castle, IN)

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Wzelcl 7azp4 ancf Zmmml Glauea. livery third period students listen for the ringing of the chimes which means XYXNHS is on the air with its daily announcements and special programs. Wlien the On the Air sign flashes outside Room Zll, NHS is ready to hear another pro- gram from Miss .luanita Rucker and her radio classes. These future scientists concoct the vile smelling mixtures which often pour from Room 515. Vfho knows? Perhaps one of Mr. Rine- hart's students will become a part- ner in a famous soap company, for these students learn to make soap from lard or grease, water, sodium hydroxide, salt, and alcohol. Members of the biology classes are not content to read about na- ture. They must also have first-hand experience. Biology students, there- fore, held a three day camp at Ver- sailles State Park last October where they became better acquainted with birds and plant life. A new experience for teachers and a one day holiday for students was the first Business-lndustry-Edw cation day sponsored by the Cham- ber of Commerce last fall. Teachers visited the industries of the city to become better acquainted with the American system of free enterprise.

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af 0 gaea drawing, Scfnaal Sqfilem When advice was needed on even the smallest matter, students knew they would receive help and a friendly smile from Mr. Lemme or from Maxine Rains or june Goar, the girls in the oHice. Department heads were always ready, too, to answer any questions and to counsel teachers in their department. Department heads include from left to right: ROW l -Miss Lewelta Pogue, languagesg Miss Elizabeth Roney, home economicsg Mrs. Juanita Bishop, commerceg Miss Berniece McCord, Englishg and Miss Fern Hodson, mathematics. ROW 2 -Mr. C. S. Kinder, industrial artsg Mr. Francis Reed, social studiesg Mr. Ivan Hodson, scienceg and Mr. Bernard Pressler, music. 17

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iue Slacfenld Paaoiical Weak Senior English students will long remember the hours they labored over their autobiographies, research themes, and childrens stories in Miss Berniece McCord's English 41 and 42 classes. Parents won't forget, either, the tormenting questions about famous ancestors. It was an eventful day in NHS when Congressman Ralph Harvey conducted a round table discussion with one of Mrs. Wayman's senior history classes. Students participated in a lively discussion on whether or not eighteen year olds should vote. Child psychology books were much in demand among seniors who became cadet teachers. What a lteacher should do when johnny pulls Mary's hair or begins to cry for his mama, were some of the many problems which presented themselves for the future teachers to solve. Many displaced persons from Europe have come to live in our community. At night they attend classes created especially for them in the high school. Mrs. Valerie Angersbach teaches beginning Eng- lish to these new Americans so eager to learn our customs.