Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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X Sprachen lernen, Deutsch lernen hilft uns VVeltburger A, fLos estu iantes de espanol rodean el globo. World peace is the most important thing to the United States now, and it is striving to maintain friendly relationships with for- eign countries. Languages play a great part in this. Aside from teaching the languages of for- eign countries, the Shortridge Language De- partment promotes friendly feeling toward the countries. Pupils learn about the people, their customs, and more about the country itself. By having a greater knowledge of the countries, students will have a deeper understanding of the people. f A T' , , x vi erden. AXA- nh!! 51-fyywr 71111, 'l Egg? I ABOVE4Les eleves Francais font un tour du monde. BELOW-fDiscipu1i Latinae linguae orbem ter- rarum circumveniunt. And language, the means for a unified world. g The chemists construct their own atomic bomb. Page 19

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Science, the nucleus of an Atomic A ge . Teaching students about the living and mechanical world, and what it is composed of, is the object of the Science Department. The theory and principle of levels and other mechanical devices are taught in the Physics Department. The Biology Department has three fields of instruction: biology, botany. and zoology. As projects in these fields. nature hikes are often taken by entire classes. By actual experimentation, the law of definite proportions is taught by the Chemistry Department. A rose between two thornsf Z-X . . b ot' 5 P ye' J ip N- X. B, W' Balancing the world . . . Physics requires serious concentration. Open Sesame! . , . the microscope reveals life to biology students.

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Commerce The Commerce Department offers courses in the fields of stenography, bookkeeping, machine calculation, business law, and typing. Outside credit can be earned in retail prob- lems by students who work part time and attend the class at school. Several seniors taking these courses are employed part time in oflices, and some are departmental assist- ants. The department is excellently equipped with a variety of new and modern machines, which give pupils practical knowledge of the business world. ABOVE---Typing is useful in school, business and leisure t' it' 't' . Arts and Crafts me at BELOW--Students learn the essentials of math in business arithmetic. Due to the generosity of George Calvert, the father of a Short- ridge student, several beautiful paintings have been on exhibit in the Selleck Memorial Art Gallery. Also on exhibit have been the familiar vaudeville and Echo program covers. Reorganized this year is the Fine Arts Committee to aid the Art Department in its numerous activities. Two newly organized classes are: painting, taught by Mr. Yeager, and fashion design, taught by Miss Jane Messick. Another interesting project of the Art Department is the ex- changing of high school art work with a school in Guate- mala. Handicrafts gives opportunity for practical application Commercial art students plan the layouts of tomorrow of manual skills. J'