Royal Oak High School - Oak Yearbook (Royal Oak, MI)

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me Mrs. Miller personifies governmenl in aclion. SGCIAL STUDIES Social sludies have become one of lhe mosl essenfial fields in educalion and an imporlanl parl' of every ROHS s+uden'l's curric- ulum. Ninfh graders sludied civics, a course dealing wilh s+a+e and local governmenl. They learned some basic psychology and person- ali'I'y Training which aided lhem in adiusling lo high school life. Sophomores learned of Man's Greal' Advenlure in world hislory classes. Allhough no'I' required, mos? lenlh graders were anxious lo know whal' riches 'lhey could gel by looking in+o 'lhe deplhs of Cheops' pyramid or how 'rhey would have burned al lhe sfake if 'lhey were Joan of Arc. The Nadir of Nalional Disgrace, +axa'rion wifhoul represenla- lion, and all men are crealed equal became familiar phrases 'lo all iuniors in 'rheir U.S. hislory classes. The sludy of our coun- 'l'ry, which is a lwo semesler course, proved inleresling bul' com- plicaled 'lo many an lllh grader. Where's lhe governmenl' sludy shee+? was a cry heard offen from l2B's, especially 'rhose who had Mrs. Miller lpiclures lhis pagel. Her sludenls oflen wondered where she found lime lo prepare all 'lhe noles and exams, buf when +hey le'F'r I02, lhey had a 'Thorough background in governmenl, and were beller equipped 'lo judge and undersland lheir counlry and ils leaders. Bible hislory sludenls found 'lhe sludy of compara+ive religions enlighlening and exciling. The Bible became more fhan iusl' a sacred book: s+uden'l's learned psalms, prayers, sayings and 'lhe colorful hislory connecled wilh lhem. Classes visiled various churches and synagogues in conneclion wilh Their sludies. All 'lwelflh graders look sociology and were lascinaled by' E+. In soc. 'lhey learned how lo ge+ along wi+h and undersland Hue peo- ple in 'lhe world around Them. They grew lo undersland why people behave as lhey do ancl 'lhe impor+ance of an open minds T

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Angles, elc.---Sluclying solid geomefry are, lefl' +o righl, Doug Marsh, Mike Cof- feen, Torn Roberrs, Ar+ Gneiser, Phil lrvan. Clauclia Taylor, Smi'I'h Cliffion, Reber? Brower, Sue MacMillan, Wal+er Allan, and Tom Allison. Mrs. HoFFman as her s'l'uclen'rs see her al' The 'Fron'l' of lhe class during +he semesler. Her warm smile and willingness 'ro aid slu- denfs in mafhemalical quanclries have macle her one of ROHS' mosl' respeclecl feachers. n

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Poinfing oul' one of +he main sociological problems in Mr. Gangeis class are Shirley Tenney and Jean Wolfe. Delving info fheir American Observers in QOVGI'f1menl' class are ll. 'lo r.l Julie Porler, Josie Johnson, JoLinda PraH', Raoul LePage, Bob Schwauker, and John Smi+h. Lisfening fo Mr. Jackson in U. S. his'l'ory are ll. fo r.l Sally Nampa, Tom Wolfe, Dorofhy Sabo, Andy Morrow, Joanne S'l'eele, Richard Venlura, John Springer, Joanne Robinson, David Sparks, and Mike Oleiniczak. Teddie Wickfor and Jim Johnson re-enacl' a divinical dousing for Bible hislory class members Judy Meyer, Bob Taylor, Nowana Maynard, and Margie Bradshaw. Discovering places of in+eres+ fo world hislory s1'uden+s are ll. 'l'o r.l Bea Locy, Roberla Braman, Sandy Girvin, Judy PaH'on, Bob Davis, Rose Marie Loomis, and Roger Pollock. ln Mr. Johnson's civics class, Barbara Gerrold, Linda Chambers, Harry Radclyff, Dick Merkle, Mildred Pense and Kafhy Crosby are sfudying +he possibilifies of an afomic affack. f ! i