Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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Ideals of Toda That Will Live Tomorrow EARNEST CONCENTRATION. Shanabarger shows a sincere application as he learns the fundamentals ol mechanical drawing under the competent guidance ot Mr. Fisher, who has been with us tor only a year. Neatness and accuracy are essential requirements for this subject, while fore- sight and imagination are also valuable requisites. nl' INTEREST IN RESEARCH. Mr. Oury, one ol our biology teachers, adjusts a micro- scope tor the use ot three of his freshman students, Eve- lyn Kendall, Ianet Knott, and Iune Iackson. The live fish swimming about in the a- quarium, the snakes, stuffed animals, and other relics ot the natural world make Room 107 a mecca tor all students. if COMMERCIAL EFFICIENCY. Miss Rupp is the capable teacher ot our beginning and advanced typing classes. Here We see Bernard Bauer assisting Betty Lou lones to adjust her typewriter. Every year a machine is given by the Beckley Typewriter Com- pany to the most proficient typing student, this year the award went to l..aVerne Ha- gan. 040 As teachers, students, parents, and patrons, we are all vitally interested in the school, for it is a most important part ot one's environment. Although the curriculum has altered greatly since our parents went to school, are there still more changes to be made? l-low long will the class periods be? What subjects will be discontinued and what new ones added? How will teaching methods be changed? What will con- stitute the athletic program and ot what importance will it be? The ans- wers to these questions belong to the realm ot fancy. One prediction we can make with little tear of error, however, is that Peru High School will make every ettort to keep abreast ot the times, to give her students opportunities and advantages necessary to produce good citizens. We can also be sure that students of tomorrow will have the same anima- tion, ambition, and expectancy ex- pressed in the pictures on this page- and elsewhere in the book, when the photographer caught them unawares. Youth will always have that certain vigor and ambition which typity the age. As we think of the School oi Tomor- row, we somehow know that certain other things will untailingly be true ot it. To the best ideals ot our school ot the past and present we have com- mitted ourselves so wholeheartedly that we cannot but believe they will live and grow inthe School ot Tomorrow. Today we realize them only partially, tomorrow greater skill and wider knowl- edge will bring finer achievement ot our ideals.

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-The 1941 arcissus---' Records The Year At Peru High School Peru, Indiana T is generally the case that upon opening a yearbook, one suddenly finds himself aboard ship, enveloped in patriotism, attending a cir- cus, or in any number of moods or situations which depend upon the theme of the book. To portray more completely the varied and essen- tial subjects afforded by our up-to-date, well-man- aged high school, our much enjoyed and diverse social activities, and our esteemed and well-estab- lished athletic department, we have not centered around any particular theme. The purpose of this book is to show the marked changes in our school since the time when our par- ents were in school. The advancements made so far make us wonder what the school of the future will be. Because youth will always have that certain spark of energy and vitality, there will be a contin- ual progress in education. On the following pages are pictured some of our conceptions of goals to which good schools will always be devoted. ,A -- gqukj Q t- Q I-lg X , Carolyn Smith, Editor-in-Chief Connie Falk, Business Manager 030

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CORDIAL HOSPITALITY. Many and varied activities take place in our new and beautifully furnished apartment. Here lack Hayworth, Maxine Bullick, Zen- ol Moore, Carolyn Smith, and Walter Boone are enjoying a bit of P. H. Sfs social life. Con- sisting of a living room, bed- room, kitchen, and bath, the apartment serves as a demon- stration home for our home economics classes. 'lr SPIRIT OF COMRADESHIP. ln the bedroom of our appro- priately furnished apartment are lean Arthur, Ann Rhodes, and Ida Blackburn, Who are pausing for a moment of re- laxation. Maple furniture, candlewick bedspread, and flowered draperies make for an attractive room. if DILIGENT SCHOLARSHIP. Un- der the expert direction of Mr. Guthrie, the .Future Farmers of America learn how to improve farming by scientific methods. They apply what they learn in the classroom on their var- ious individual projects such as hog raising, cattle raising, crops, etc. - - if GOOD POSTURE AND STRONG BODIES. Learning the principles of health through exercise is the purpose of our boys' gym classes which are under the supervision of Mr. Middlekauf. Besides formal gymnastics, games in season are played, and tumbling and acrobatic stunts are practiced. 050