Plainfield High School - Silhouettes Yearbook (Plainfield, IN)

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Co »ihumicafeo i the tosh ofr the Bugfosh ckpadhimt Carolyn Jennings fills out envelopes for pages of the yearbook after Sarah Ingram draws each page on its own special form. Both girls are members of the journalism class. In high school life communication with one another is of great importance. Con- versations, letters, oral reports, essay tests, and answering oral questions in class are part of classroom work. In order for students to speak and write fluently, English classes are conducted for three years of high school. Composition is offered to seniors to help them increase their writing skill. Courses in literature are also taughtto acquaint students with literary works. In speech classes, students getvaluable practice in developing a good speaking voice and in learning the art of conversa- tion. Communication through newspapers is the field of English studied by journalism students, whose major contribution to school life is the Quaker Shaker and Sil- houettes. Thus Plainfield's English department covers every type of communication. Doing a Mexican dance as part of a pantomine given in a speech class is Terry VanWinkle. n

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l-ftstoy stuudmh apply tfi past tk pimut Sandy Bayliff studies a chart on the nervous system to supplement the information given in her text for a report to give in her psychology class. Even though history classes are usually serious, Janice Praay, a world history student, proves that studying about the Germans can bring laughs along with the hard work. Mr. Albright, government and economics teacher, shows Wally Steele how to mark a ballott which was used in the town election in the fall. Social studies is a major field of interest to many of our students. Each year finds a large number enrolled in all the social studies courses. The history courses. World History for sophomores and American History for juniors, present a view of past events in relation to current happenings to help students gain a better understanding of the world situation. Through taking Government and Econom- ics, seniors gain a knowledge of how our nation functions and how it regulates its econ- omy. State, county, and local government is also studied in these classes. Psychology helps students understand human behaviors, mental health, and problems of adjustment to life. Thus the field of social studies presents a picture from the earliest happenings in history down to events and problems of modern man. 10

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cowM ptefxUG $tu Wts (p jobs Explaining to Betty Andrews how to change her typewriter ribbon is Bill Wise, a fellow Typing I class mate. The twenty-eight typewriters in this room serve approximately eighty-eight typists. An adding machine and a Monroe calculator are machines used by Sandy Schlegel and Mary Ann Mclndoo in office machines class. Jane Stamper adds figures on one of the adding machines available for use to any bookkeeping student. 12