North Central High School - Northerner Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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WaLe we flue Cifcrefuf 3 ffannee! Cjewricu um Rod Lane adjusted one of the fascinating gadgets provided for Driver's lid students. For actual driving experience, two automobiles were pro- vided for the use of twelve teen-ager classes and one adult group. Home ec girls discovered that homemaking lessons were fun in the huge electrically equipped kitchen. The five-room apartment, in which they could put what they had learned into actual practice, was the only part of the wing unhnished this year. Kathy Zickler, Miss Kleif' Judy Oliver found an electric typewriter much easier to use than thc' manual type. Behind her, Ann Grosskoff and Wayne Knauss practiced diligently. One entire room was filled with electric typewriters and one with the manual kind. gen, and Barbara Dawson disccussed decorating plans for the living room. Girls, taking sewing, had huge storage cabinets, long tables. elcctric sewing machines, a fitting room, and other excellent equipment with which to work.

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J 7 7 .game cgfucdted, lf ffm any laeciaf .gudjecfg Industrial arts boys had their choice of woodworking, metal shop, modern machines in the metal shop and Richard Porter concentrated printing and drafting. KAIJUWQ james Sutphin worked at one of the on drafting, seated at a special table. SX 0 is sf S 5 1. H 0 KBCIOWJ Bob Grau, Jim Light, and Mike Vinz examined one of the If Q linotype machines in the print shop when it was finally set up. An unusual choice of classes in the new school's curriculum made it possible for both college-bound pupils and those who would finish their studies with a high school diploma, to get a good educational preparation for their futures. Besides the basic subjects of English, math, history, science and languages, courses in typing, business law, shorthand, foods and clothing, graphic arts, general shop, printing, drafting, band, orchestra, chorus, and home nursing were provided for pupil choice in mak- ing four-year plans. The curriculum set-up was on a temporary basis because when the second year in the new school opens, freshmen will be enrolled in the junior high school buildings and North Central will house only the three upper classes. This will involve eliminating some courses and adding others. The present freshmen are to be the only class to spend four years in the school.

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1 1 Ywofiualecl a:J5worL ywalfezi earning aaier lip Charlotte Levan and Roy Boffo performed an experiment with some of the excellent equipment furnished in science labs. Skillful teachers motivated their subjects in many ways. Projects in connection with homework, Him strips, movies, and recordings were part of a well- planned visual education program. Field trips in- creased pupils, understanding. Developmental reading improved speed and comprehension. The faculty, HZ of Whom had masters' degrees, strove to carry out the school policy of dealing with each child on an individual basis but considering him also in relation to his class. With 8062 of the students intending to go on to college, many classes were slanted that way, but those who intended to stop with a high school diploma were not neglected. flligfslj English classes made colorful book reports. Mike Boone put his on the peg board. Q Howard Bull fforegroundj, Rena Gold, and Russell Kuhn used one of the new green chalk boards for an algebra problem.