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

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Each day many boys and girls get togthei in the central foyer the Student Center for it is tht focal point for much of the schools activity -ind the gathering placc for friendly thus into eight busy hours each day of the week Life at North Central became increasingly like living in a gold-fish bowl' this second year. A day without visitors Was a rarity. School principals from all over the country, classes from all over the state, business men, and student teachers wandered through the halls exclaiming over the building. Their first reaction was that this is a luxury school but when its functional design was explained, most people realized the economy of construction that lessened maintenance costs. Activity concentrates in the Student Center, the hub from which wings extend. It is the place to meet friends before school, to transform for a for- mal dance, to use for ROTC drill, or for Spectacular practice. It serves as a theater lobby, a gym entrance, a place to register adults for night school or dele- gates to an educational conference. The bookstore, guidance, and health centers, office, and library cluster around it, serving all the needs of North Centralites. Pupils keep the student librarians busy with requests for books for both reference and leisure reading. jim Clark helps Ruth Crissman at the check-out desk. Student help, such as Judy Edwards and Nancy Sherman, sell some of the many supplies found in the well-stocked bookstore, to customers like Carol Holmes.

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l Mr. Tomatsu Fujiwara, a visiting Fullbright teacher, discusses his native Japan with Tridi Stalle and Allan Olmsted. He crowds work, fun ancl excitement One of the school nursc's many that need special consideration. Miss Mary Doyle. duties is to discover health problems Part of a North Ccntr,ilitc's good adjustment comes from the counsel- Ilse Carter has her hearing tested by ing he receives. Mrs. Elizabeth Collin helps Barbara Colby plan her high school schedule. , 'P I xt

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Six hours a day are devoted To class work il u thu otlcrs no dilhtultv in tomtntrati Most boys love to manipulate the machinery that can help them become url lltnry is uiitrlx tngrosstd in dru-.ing tht intrltltc lines that ITI1 do it yourself hobbyists later if they don't elect a vocation that ,I pnnu hx in ar st uses this skill. liill Hopkins and Butch .Iohnson operate .1 drill press. Three years of English, two years of social studies, math, and physical education, one year of science, and a semester of health and safety are required of all pupils. These courses comprise one-half of the credits necessary for graduation. Although 90'Xn of all North Centralites are en- rolled in courses in the college preparatory curri- culum, the other l0 J have not been neglected. Class- es to train special aptitudes or to prepare those who complete their education at the high school level are provided. Those boys who wish vocational training may select subjects in general shop, metals, drafting, printing, and industrial crafts. Girls preparing for marriage and a family often elect courses in foods, clothing, child development, and home management. A llealth and Safety course, required of all pupils, gives its members valuable training in first aid as well as knowledge of how to maintain a strong and healthy hody. Rollin 'l'hompson, Steve widllffa, and Richard Peine use Craig Pinltus as their victim in a splint-applying demonstration.