Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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HISTORY'.., In the land of milk and honey, In the central West, There we have our hist'ry section Ranked among the best. And our History Department really is tops. It not only teaches in the class room, but takes many field trips to show the students, iirst- hand, the machinery of our government and economic life. This year the History classes used a new plan of study, as each room was equipped with its own books, tables, and study facilities. A mock election of state officers was held to ac- quaint the students with the voting machine, and each History pupil cast his ballot on the machine. Upper right-Government class hears pupils' views. Lower right-Mr. Negley gives term papers the once-over. MATH... How high is our flagpole? How large is our campus? These are just a few of the projects our Math Department carries out every year in its classes. No, a student doesn't climb the Hagpole or measure the length of the campus. It's all done with a transit. Besides these things, our Math students place high in the Math Contests at I. U. every year. The Math Department offers a Wide range of instruction, with many different courses and the best of equipment for them. Instruments for surveying and computation of measurements are among the line equipment in this depart- ment. Upper left-Sophomores learn the fundamentals of geometry. Lower left- Multiply the following quantities. H ,,,

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S NSI l ENGLISH . . . Our English Department now teaches English with a touch of democracy. An elected class president presides over each class and a secre- tary takes the roll. All this is to teach the students our democratic ways while they study Chaucer or Steinbeck. Interesting? You bet! It stimulates the students to do their work better. Besides the regular English curriculum a student can branch out into the fields of Public Speaking, Debate, Journalism, Dramatics, and Business English. Many extracurricular activi- ties are sponsored by the department along these lines, such as the Echo, Fiction Club, Radio Workshop, and Dramatics clubs. LIBRARY . . . Shakespeare? Emerson? Our library has these and many more in its twenty thousand have to hunt all the Way to volumes. Here, a pupil doesn't China to find a bookg an assist- ant librarian will help him. Mrs. Cavanagh, our librarian, Plenty Of Experience Must Come In The Classroom Before A Student akes The Last Eclitionn . . . Upper-Freshmen begin grammar study. Lower-Comp. class holds panel discussion takes great pride in one of the finest high school libraries in the country. Right-Shakespeare draws some smiles.

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X N X X6 l s be !.. Why is turquoise blue? Ask our Science Department! They discovered Why, for the first time in history, in a Chem IV class. If you Want to know what makes grass green or atom bombs so destruc- tive, call on the Science Department for aid. There is, however, a Psychology course offered by this department, and We were the first city school to institute such a course in our curriculum. Of course the usual Science courses are taught, and with the best and latest of equipment. These courses include Biology, Botany, Physiology, Zoology, Modern Geography, Geology, Chemistry and Physics. ' COMMERCE . . . Credit for working? Impossible! No, it's true you can get credit in the Com- merce Department for working outside school. The Commerce Department is one of the most practical departments in Shortridge. No one should graduate Without taking Typing, it is indispen- sable in college and everyday life. Our Commerce Department truly prepares a student for the business world. Upper-A new world is revealed through the microscope Middle- A bird in the hand . . Lower- Take a letter . . .