Rochester High School - Manitou Ripples Yearbook (Rochester, IN)

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read books, make ehisels, type manuscripts . . . S. Morrison demonstrates the fundamentals of moderating a panel discussion before Mr. Keihn and the panel, con- sisting of I.. Thompson, B. Hermann. D. Barkman, and B. Blue. Other speech activities include debating, interpretive reading, and parliamentary procedure. besides giving spee:hes. Knowing that the way to a man's heart is through his During the year machine shop students made many stomach, N. Scott. S. Henderson. A. Gilliland. and I. useful projects. such as hammers and chisels. Here Mr, Steininger prepared a baked ham dinner. Lambert helps L. XY'alters operate the lathe correctly, I I

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tudents give speeches, bake pies, write letters, Mrs. Berkebile took time out to inspect the work of Sharon Bowen, one of the 125 students who were en- rolled in typing this year. Our library of about four thousand hooks serves daily an average of one hundred students. who thetk our ap- proximately four hundred books a month. f In health, a subject required of all freshmen, students learn about human bone structure from Mr. Schroer, assisted by George , the helpful skeleton. Tugging at the door, skipping down the steps, stuffing a coat into a filled locker, and heading for the study hall for a chat of the overnight happen- ings: this is the carefree way a typical students day startsg but studies and responsibilities soon overshadow his disorganized entrance. Many different paths are followed by the teen- agers who enter the portals of RHS. Some are busy with math, English and science, with college as a final goal. Others prepare to face the business world by following the commercial curriculum, they take typing. shorthand, bookkeeping, general business, business math, and consumer living. Some study vocational subjects-agriculture. home eco- nomics, and industrial arts. Students learn cultural appreciation through art. glee club, and choir. His- tory and foreign languages acquaint pupils with the people of other countries. The interesting and varied RHS curriculums have but one purpose-f educating its people to face a complex. fast-mov ing world.

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cause explosions, keep up on current events, fini Y' Sound heat light maehmes these are only 11 few of th toprts Mr Bowen taught the frtteen boys and one g.,rrl who were enrolled tn physrcs thrs yur L Steltey I Pattee XX Damels .mtl I Brclt study the law ofL,rav1ty Sn. boolt reports 1 year rs 1 seem mely stuff ass Lnment lor lm, rsh students Abmye B Boswell rs retellme the story ss 1 enwtter w re me s t e tlftss stutles x Lyen wrth the burden of studres 1nd tettyltles students found plenty of tune for reerextlon Mueh of thetr trme w rs spent tt footbill md blsketbtll gunes but there were tlw tys extra hours for sock hops przza ptrtres open house, and just plzun re ltxrng They decorated for speertl eyents, bought my lestgue elothes experxmented wrth hurdos md engxne mufflers 1nd rreed wrth the bell between Ing stttrons md glrls btbv stt 1nd worked Ill prominent downtown offlees Current moyres were the best md hlt partde plttters were 1 part of therr duly hyes They pursued hobbres md kept up on the lttest teemge mtgtzmes were retd and re read and .xssrgnments were eyaded md put off but frnally ttckled A exun trme rolled around students anxnously cram med for the tests the ltrgest percentage of every students tune w ts spent rn le trnrng rn the ehss ro rm tn the home and on freld trrps X . lr W F f ,sf-W 'K 1 .fy '- x U 4 -Q eh. oA W - jr., I, n 5 15' l 1 I ' I if 5 ! N' .1 it xv I ,, 9 I 1 , 5 A 'L. 1 1 1 . L 1 , ' 1 '1 . X' Q . A L . , B . . A- 1 ' . ' ' 1 1 ' ' 1 ' . ' 'h 1' 1 . A -,L L-s Y' . y . classes. Boys earned extra money working 11t fill- ' ' 1 ' ., . ' I L -S1 , 1 ' ' I A 'lip' tg 4 A 1 L V f L 4 L 1 V A 1 1 ak Lv 4 'JL' Y A 1 1 3 1 1 1 s ' '1 -- 1 f ' ' - ' 1 ' ' 1 . s li . , . Y I - or lane liyre' to Mi l.i hte .l A h'l4 tl - rat ol l - ' '-l ' V hl in