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

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As members of various Spanish classes and parli- cipants in the Spanish clubs, Julie Morris, Karen Wasson, Lynne Ditrus, Kris Dean, and Janie Maines prepare paper mache pinatas for classroom use.

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Forei n languages increase interest in world cultures ms' uni if ., L. sr' , ,..-f,..qw During a typical class day, members of the second year Russian class ask Mr. Wendling many ques- tions concerning the difficulties they encounter in their lessons, Designed for the individual, North Central's curriculum offered many for- eign languages. ln this department classes were conducted in French, Ger- man, Latin, Russian, and Spanish, each planned to give the student individual attention and assistance. The use of the language labs and the viewing of films in the foreign tongue provided the student the opportuity of listening to the language. Due to their fluency in their respec- tive languages, Paul Over, Jody Abel, Karen Wolf, and Allan Tharp traveled to Germany during the summer of 1967 with the indiana University Honors Pro- gram. In addition, John Duvall, Beth Burns, and Melinda Diehl went to France, while John Lindquist iourneyed to Mexico. Once again heading the foreign lan- guage department, Mr. John H. Brown returned after a sabbatical leave of one year. New members to the faculty included Mrs. Patricia Theobald in French, and Mr. John W. Tully and Miss Anne Pihlak in German. iir 1 +3-sV e'?Q1 . Learning correct pronunciation of foreign expres- sions, Bruce Kirschman discovers the advantage of listening to tapes in the language laboratory. Pointing out sentence structure to other members of his Spanish class, Tom McNamara helps them learn the importance of correct grammar.

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Social studies classes learn of our role in World t Representatives to Hoosier Boys' ond Girls' State last summer included Gary Wolf, Ann Fogle, Don Lawton, Gloria Bough, and Bruce White. Carrie Schiffli, the alternate, is not pictured. A glance into one of the social studies classrooms reveals Bob Glasser discussing the poverty pro- gram with other members of his sociology class. Centralites prepared themselves for futu re responsibilities as citizens through courses in the Social Studies Department. An emphasis on history aided pupils in understanding the foun- dations ot politics today and the cir- cumstances under which governments are controlled. The Social Studies De- partment included such courses as Asian Studies, Civics, Economics, Ge- ography, Government, Sociology, U.S. History, World History, and Citizenship. Guest speakers and panel discussions supplemented the material already available in these classrooms. Outside the classroom, outstanding Social Studies pupils represented the school at Boys' and Girls' States. Gary Wolf, Bruce White, Don Lawton, Ann Fogle, and Gloria Baugh attended the sessions. Peals of Liberty is an annual publi- cation put out by students interested in patriotism. Liberty is the Breath of Progress was the theme ot the booklet this year. Priscilla Howell was editor ot this year's pamphlet, Martha Lipscomb served as iunior editor. f .SE , ' nt. K . it -. . ,W ,,.i..i