River Forest High School - Ingot Yearbook (Hobart, IN)

Page 17 text:

Mr. Lee checks the work of Pat Shears in his general math class. After explaining a trig theorem on the board, Mrs. Spackey goes over a point with Vera Kovacevic. NEW MATH CLASS SLATED FOR NEXT YEAR Classroom tracking in the math de- partment provided each student with a class suited to his level of ability. General math, to reinforce basic con- cepts, was offered to students classi- fied in low, middle-low, and middle groups. For. the more advanced groups, those in the high, or high-middle groups, the offerings were algebra, ge- ometry, trigonometry, and analytical math. The math department also sponsored a guest speaker, Dr. Keller, who is as- sistant head of the department of mathematical science at Purdue Univer- sity. Next year a new math class will be offered to seniors tested out of Alge- bra I upon graduation from junior high and have satisfactorily passed geome- try, algebra II and trigonometry. This is possible because of the new math programs instituted in the junior high during the last few years. Mrs. Armstrong gives out problems to algebra students at the board in a quick quiz. 13

Page 16 text:

SCIENCE DEPT. UTILIZES KNOWLEDGE BY EXPERIMENT MISS DIANE DECKER MR. DONALD FRAME Mr. Frame looks over an experiment by Kay Kania and Mikey Sue Lee, but John Stankovich and Dave Soderquist seem to find Martin Beck more interesting. Mark Mullee and Larry Hartley receive instruction from Mr. Studtmann on the dissection of a cat in an advanced biology class. MRS. KATHY HOOKS MR. EARL STUDTMANN One laboratory science course is required to qualify a student for graduation. Students may take physical science, or biology and, if they plan to minor or major in science, they may continue with chemistry, physics, or ad- vanced biology. On lab days Mr. Earl Studtmann and Mrs. Kathy Hooks instructed their biology classes in the proper methods of dissection and identifica- tion. Mr. Studtmann offered a more specific study of physiology in his advanced biology class and lab sessions were given over more to the individual student. Miss Diane Decker, who took the place of Mr. Henry Greischair at the beginning of the school year, taught physical science and physics. Chemistry labs were con- ducted under Mr. Donald Frame, who also taught a new class for the study of electricity. Three physics students, John Stankovich, Larry Morgan, and Spencer Servey, work with a giant slide rule while Miss Decker and Wade Anderson watch the sparks fly on an electrostatic apparatus. 12

Page 18 text:

Mr. Tippett leads and encourages discussion on the Civil War among the juniors in his United States history class. The students divided themselves into North and South and debated the reasons for fighting the war. HISTORY REQUIREMENT MOVED TO FRESHMAN YEAR American history, world history, sociology, civics and economics were the courses offered by the social science department during the 1965-66 school year. Beginning with the 1965-66 school year all freshmen were required to take United States history, thus eliminat- ing it in their junior year. Seniors were required to have civics and economics in order to complete graduation ’re- quirements. Sociology covered abundance and poverty, crime and delinquency, mental health, and mental illness, and mar- riage and divorce. To aid in teaching the courses maps, globes, films and overhead projectors were used. MR. JOHN LoBOUNTY MISS MARILYN BRAND MR. J. RONALD HUGHES United States government, taught by Mr. LaBounty, was a required subject for all graduating seniors. 14