New Haven High School - Mirage Yearbook (New Haven, IN)

Page 30 text:

Mr. Ross and Kathy Kelly listen carefully as Victor Cozma, new student from Romania, ex- plains a French lesson with the help of photographs. As a basic part of French curriculum, Doug Eifred copies French word patterns. Mr. Lutz looks on as Ursala Bonnie Runn- ings and Fritz Peter Mireau in typical German costume read a German magazine.

Page 29 text:

While studying Indiana government Karen Claypool, Ed Benedict, and Jeanette Wick com- pare Indiana with other states on the United States map. Mrs. Lincoln (Kathi Williams) looks on in horror as Abe (Mike Minglin) is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth (Ted Getting) in U.S. history class. Abe ' s death replayed in U.S. history World affairs, city structure, and for- eign policies entered the social studies classes in 1969 to give history, psy- chology, and sociology everyday im- portance. The mock United Nations in Mr. Zapp ' s world history class discussed everything from Red China, Russia ' s invasion of Czechoslovakia, and the situation in the Middle East. To solve the problems of school and community, a model city came into being in sociology classes. Racial dis- turbances, urban renewal, and bus transportation were some of the com- munity ' s problems. Students filled positions of mayor, councilmen, school board, and interested citizens trying to solve issues. Government and U.S. history classes studied aspects of the Novem- ber national elections whose results coincided with the NHHS mock elec- tion ' s victory for Richard Nixon.

Page 31 text:

Kevin Mattingly, second-year Latin student, demonstrates his class project, an ancient Latin weapon known as a catapult. NHHS languages come alive with foreign embassy aids Outside materials added to practical knowledge gained in New Haven ' s foreign language classes. Pictures and maps from foreign embassies were used to bring cultures to life. Second- and third-year French classes emphasized the colloquial lan- guage to keep up with the French that is spoken in France. Magazines and tapes were used to give the students background information, and conver- sations were memorized. First-year classes practiced live situations by acting skits and playing games. Listening to taped conversations with headphones was a new way to practice German. Students listened to series of conversations, then tested their knowledge of the tapes by re- peating the conversations. Although Latin has been considered a dead language for several centuries, inquisitive Latin classes investigated Roman culture and language through translations, independent study, and projects. Monika Denise Eltzroth and Max Jay Daily listen to taped German conversations.