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

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as a giant chess problem whose moves are constantly challenging their planning and ability Honor study halls are teacher- supervised for two weeks only; then pupils are on their own with only an attendance monitor to check up. Jean Martin and friend view part of the National Education Week Hit the Books display, one of the projects set up as an incentive to study. 7

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THE ADMINISTRATION SEES US When members of the administrative staff look down the crowded halls of North Central, they see a congestion of carefree young people who little realize what a great responsibility they place upon the shoulders of those in charge of their welfare. Supervision of such a large school is a task re- quiring delicate balance among the three sides of a triangle. On the one side are the parents, on the second, the teachers, and on the third, the pupils. If any one side becomes out of relationship, the triangle is lop-sided and imperfect. Rapid developments in all phases of adult life also present a problem because it means gearing education to a world obviously undergoing a giant transition. The administration sees North Centralites as a chal- lenge to their ability to be flexible in meeting chang- ing situations while remaining inflexible in the goals and high standards set for the school. An eye injury failed to keep Susie Steiner from her school work. Through an inter- com she joined her classmates in recitation. Members of Miss Hanson ' s art class give the Student Center the holiday touch at Christmas. 6

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THE FACULTY SEES US AS While waiting for a late bus, Ed Burns and Niki Walters use their time wisely by starting the next day ' s lessons. Faculty members thread their way through crowded halls each morning, passing North Central- ites who are friendly, poised, and smiling. The slam of locker doors, the gay chatter of girls comparing notes on their latest romances, and the facetious greetings given one another by boys strolling down the halls carrying armloads of books, seem to the adults to be like an orchestra tuning up for a performance. By eight o ' clock, halls are empty of all but a few late-comers, and each teacher is in his room facing an average of thirty bright-faced, inquisitive young people who, for the most part, are eager to learn and who are also insistent on the best possible educational instruction. Teaching at North Central is a difficult but highly rewarding job since most of its pupils already have a background of extensive reading and travel, plus other cultural experiences. This is a school where the faculty expects much of the pupils and the pupils, in turn, expect much of the faculty. A teacher ' s schedule is not bound by an eight hour school day. Mrs. Edith Wisner grades homework papers at night.