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

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SCIENCE-CONSCIOUS Randy Clifford studies rock samples in geology class. NEEDING AN ENGLISH BOOK, Joe Yount stops at student council bookstore. Academics-23

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UNDER THE DIRECTION of Mr. Fruits. N.C. is active in Forensics. 5 . 4? r i CONTEMPLATING W O R L D PROBLEMS, World History classes compare differing governments. Academics provoke new thought waves STRESSING PROPER PRONUNCIATION, Mrs. Overman teaches attentive students the fundamentals of French l. Simple dialogue, the first verbs, and discussion are included. 22-Academics Hope for the seventies may have started with the strong academic pro- gram that North Central offers, and which stimulated thought waves of conscious change. English, mathe- matics, science, languages, history, business education, industrial arts, and home economics formed the solid base for this change. Literature classes learned to read Old English, and to interpret the New. Pollution's threat caused intense dis- cussions in science classes. Domes- tic problems need scientific observa- tion along with the atom, the cell, and the vertebrae. Foreign relations may be helped by N.C. trained lin- guists. ln keeping with the world's pace, Russian was taught along with French, Spanish, German, and Latin. History classes learned of our Ameri- can heritage-and how to uphold it. October 15 brought about a nation- wide Moratorium protesting the war in Vietnam--this proved as a chance for students to see peaceful protest in action. Black Culture and Interna- tional Relations classes answered a need for more liberal study.

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English department tackles pronouns. plags. and Poe Striving to make their classes more interesting, several North Cen- tral English teachers employed meth- ods that demanded active student participation. Mrs. Baggot's junior English class wrote and performed plays to illustrate the works of Ed- gar Allen Poe. Mrs. Nelson added spice to her classes by holding panel discussions. Guest speakers visited many classes. Also adding to this years courses were class field trips. Miss Nees' class attended a performance of Hamlet at Indiana Central in con- junction with their study of Shake- speare. Again, this year students raced the machines in reading lab to in- crease their reading ability. Speech class paved the way for future great orators. DEEP IN CONCENTRATION, Mrs. Pride's sophomore English class learns the finite points of the New English. Writing paragraphs and themes with S.R.A. is included. BEFORE THE l.U. OPERA company pre- sents Pucini's Tosca, Mrs. Brothers Hu- manities classes review the story. 24-Academics l THORNTON WILDER'S PLAY Our Town is reiterated by English teacher Mr. Cox. sf -.fm-.11 .1 D...-'.1. - , . 41- .. . A . in-,l..1f.+la. M, ., .,,w,,