Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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Classes Learn the Importance of History and Government Films are a very helpful vrsual a1d tn any class and hrstory classes Mr Poff uses them to full advantage for h1s Amencan At Peru Hlgh School three years of socral stud1es are offered but only two years are re gurred by law The three courses are world hrstory Amerrcan hlstory and government Students who take world hlstory take rt as an electrve usually to complete a second ma1or 1n soctal studres Thrs class covers events from prehtstorrc trmes to the present Two semesters of Unlted States hlstory are re gurred for graduatron Students studymg th1s Loxs Lxfe uses a frgure chart to show other government students the growth of the Unrted State populatron durmg the past cen turv learn about the development wars and pOlll1 cal hlstory of therr country Senrors rn government classes study phases of government on the local state and natlonal level Thrs year government students comp1led notebooks whlch explamed rn detall the local offrclals thelr electron and dut1es Soclology was also connected w1th the study of govern ment gy I Win nh' lm 1 l I l I - I A . , I , , - , f . , , , , s af ' M If V ' ' - 1 1 . .4 4.5-ff' i , f 11 t 1 i D - i. j . Y :Ng ll 1 Vin , U f ' 1 . . . fl ' s . .

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Whale Students Learn +he Fundamentals of Health and Safety Now what do I do? asks Betty McM1nn as she maneuvers the model aong the board whrle Harry Drxon watches Subyects of growmg concern ln our modern healthy and learntng the rules of safety Both courses offered on the sophomore level are requlred for graduatlon Health a study ot the funct1ons ot the body teaches students how to keep themselves 1n ln safety students learn the etlquette of the road how to drlve and how to make lrnportant repalrs on a car Changlng a tlre 1S one of the happler occas1ons 1n thrs class The best way to learn about health IS through such and Tom Wmslow Why they must follow certam rules ards as thls dummy Mr Larson shows lay Gruserneyer to stay healthy world are health and safety-keeping the body good physical condition throughout lite. . 25 .

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Mr Frensemexer lm v ha dra IXOVG alofo paper gradmg a Sam W lsorf Pat Coady Lona Iohnson and Carol B1ddle deluge. hun w1fh 'her da1lv USb1Q rnenfs Varied Ma+l'1 Courses Are Offered +o All S+uden+s The mcrthematlcs department at Peru l-hgh School offers e1ghf drfferert forms of mafne mancs from the freshman fo fhe sen1or year Leneral main lS used fo f1ll fhe mafhemahcs reaurremerfs for persons on the general and mor merc1al courses Sion mam lS regurred of 'reshme on me mdusfnal c urse Th1s coarse Lovers fecrrnwal forms of math Wl11Cl1 are es sennal 1n mdusfnal work Algebra and plane geometry are regmred for graduauon on flee College Entrance course Algebra 1s concerned w1fh eauahons un lcnowns graphs and formulas Wh1le plane geometry mvolves rules for geornefrlcal de srgns Four elecfwe ourses on the College En fran e level are offered for rumors and sen1ors Coll ge algeora and s hd geomefry were not scl eduled for fhrs year Trrgonomefrx helps sfudenrs fo beffer under ff nd flee prohlems of engmeers and archrfecfs e ad anced al eora a confnuah r of neshm n algen a lS e study of logar fh1ms o1'1om1rals ard theorems xttle extra help 1 off fd b 1, 1 s 'IQ . ' . o is 1. f generrl .1 th 'II ' l is ' f s 'L ' 1 N . x . A . , . . , A - .. . . . 7 . ' Tl ' , 6 A A r A ' ' I . , D . , - I k ' I I -N C V -L - F . . e . H 1 r . ' 9 C v . F A. AY . l.q A A O 4 . . . .3 a . A J , vrlirl g ' , i 'C . '-' .- fv ' r ' +L, Q ' ' 1 . 1 L1 1 I 1.. A . . V 1 1 , A 1' 's ere 'g Mr 'Nav as to Patsy '.'f,Q1:e at :ie :tru les with C: profiler. iff 1f1','ar.:ea :In E1 r 1