Peru High School - Narcissus Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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A chart recognized by all students who have taker the typing course is held by Mrs. Moon, typing teacher for the benefit of Tom Anderson. Adding the many rows of numbers in Mr. Snyder ' j bookkeeping class is Michelle Montgomery. There are three electric adding machines available at PHS. Commercial Subjects Cause Many Night Lights To Burn A wide selection of commercial subjects is offered at Peru High School. These subjects range from general business to advanced bookkeeping. Many students who are interested in going into the business field start as freshmen on the commercial course. In the first two years of the four-year course, business education stu- dents take subjects such as general business, bookkeeping, and commercial arithmetic. For persons who wish to take advanced studies in the commercial field, typing, shorthand, and bookkeeping are offered. Students who are majoring in business education take one or more of these advanced subjects. Those who plan to go to college often take typing and shorthand. There is a one-semes- ter course in typing for just this purpose. Stu- dents also find shorthand useful in college. Marian Hamilton, B.S., M.S. Bookkeeping, Typing, Senior Y-Teens Sponsor. Kay Jordan. B.S. Shorthand, Jr. Red Cross Sponsor. Alice Moon, B.S. Typing, Junior Y-Teens Sponsor. 23

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Principal Earl Delph Is Friend to Teachers and Students A figure of authority as he stands in front of the main entrance to Peru High, Mr. Delph seems to be monarch of all he surveys, is the center of school act: the principal Administering school policies set up by the school board, preparing class schedules, and arranging school activities are just a few of the numerous duties of Principal Earl Delph. He is always busy handling school affairs. Assisting him with his many duties are his secretary, Charlotte Baker, and the extra-cur- ricular fund bookkeeper, Susie Dyer. They are always on hand to aid students when Mr. Delph is occupied. Miss Baker ' s duties include making a daily list of absentees, filling out honor roll cards, showing students how to sign out, and various other work; Miss Dyer sells basketball, football, and cafeteria tickets. Most freshmen become very frightened on the first day of school in the fall when Mr. Delph gives his opening speech on the public address system. However, once these new stu- dents have learned who is boss, they begin to look upon this man as a friend who wants to help them succeed, not only in school but also in later life. Each year students become closer to Mr. Delph. Both teachers and pupils are assured of un- derstanding and thoughtful advice from the principal. Juniors and seniors rely on him to help support school projects, such as class plays and the Rodeo. College-bound seniors are grateful to Mr. Delph for all the time he spends in filling out records of high school grades and sending them on to designated col- leges. Students found Mr. Delph very cooperative when they signed a petition to have a pep ses- sion before each basketball game. They con- sisted of skits drawn up and presented by members of the student council. The pep talks given by Mr. Delph and other teachers often influenced both the student body and the team members. He also permitted a caravan of cars to travel to Kokomo for the regional games. No matter how busy he may be, Mr. Delph al- ways has time to listen to the varied problems of the students. A new acquaintance to some and an old acquaintance to others, Mr. Delph is certainly a friend to all — students as well as teachers. 22

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Presenting instructions to Werner Behney and Cath- erine Wise on how to operate the voting machine, which is kept in the high school apartment, is Jim Palmer, one of the government class instructors. A demonstrative speech on how to make puffy flow- ers out of colored tissues is given by Alice Myers This is one type of talk that all students taking speech must give. English Students Use Voting Machine, Speak Before Groups This year being election year, voting was taught by the government classes to all fresh- men and sophomores in their English classes. Since one of the city ' s voting machines is kept in the high school apartment, each student was given the opportunity to vote on the ma- chine during his class period. One of the required subjects at Peru High School is speech. For some students who are rather shy, speech is dreaded from the fresh- man year until it is taken the sophomore year. During the semester beginners in speech give demonstrative and extemporaneous speeches, and take part in panel discussions. Advanced speech courses also are offered, and every other year dramatics is scheduled. Students in the advanced speech classes and members of the National Forensic League attend speech meets and have the opportunity to win coveted trophies. In the place of English 201 sophomores may take journalism. This course acquaints the students with the school paper and the school yearbook. This year an advanced course in journalism was offered the second semester for students who were interested in furthering their education in the field of journalism. After completing a journalism course, students often take part in the publications. One of the annual events in second year Latin classes is the Roman wedding. This cere- mony is presented in a manner resembling that of a real Roman wedding. Students dress in the customary togas. After the ceremony Roman wedding cake is served. This year on March 10 there was also a Spanish fiesta. One of the courses which most seniors on the college entrance course take is English 403, or as most people know it, English Comp. The main paper which students write for this sub- ject is a 3,500 word research paper. Students may write on any subject except those which have been used in previous years. During the second semester many seniors also take Eng- lish Literature, reading one of their favorite plays, Macbeth. This advanced course cov- ers the literature written during various per- iods of history. 24