Shields High School - Patriot Yearbook (Seymour, IN)

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Future historians learn the ge.igraphical facts of U. S. hisloiy in Mr. Theodore Hitch ' s class. Our excess energy found an outlet in the physical education classes. The girls enjoyed softball, tumbling, basketball, and volleyball in the old gym while the boys were working out in basketball, calisthenics, wrestling, and baseball down at the new gym. Once in awhile, how- ever, we all got together for folk and social dancing; and we had our once-a-year volleyball game.

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stu(l ill e |jies iciiis during tiKly pciiuil Differences In Classes Kept Us Well Occupied Spanish was taught again after a year ' s absence from the S. H. S. academic schedule. Miss Elizabeth Feaster ' s first-hand stories and experiences in France and Spain made an interesting subject even more interesting. Civics, world history, and U. S. history were three subjects in which we found that the textbooks weren ' t always up to date. Consequently, we spent much time pouring over maps, reading daily newspapers and listen- ing to the radio.

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Convos Added Variety And Spice Whenever lie tiul his lu h up Hobson. ' u lllan lliihci aiui liuli Ki ' iida Jtalized bv Sand Convocations were a lot of fun. When tlie choir presented Clancy Lowered the Boom with soloists dressed for the part, we roared with laughter. ■ Tom. the Won- der Boy and the Brittons presented their magic shows and astonished everyone with their quicker-than-the-eye trickery. Tlie Holland Company, a good-will trio from Rotterdam, fascinated us with their singing, wooden shoe dancing, and amusing antics. Then there were student-sponsored convocations such as the speech class presentation, the Y-Teen Easter convo, the band program, and others in which some of us participated.