Shortridge High School - Annual Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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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 . . .

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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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LANGUAGE . . . Parlez-vous francais? Sprechen sie Deutsch? With the World shrinking every day, we need more and more to be able to speak other peo- ples' languages and understand their cultures. Students in French can correspond with chil- dren in France. Our Language Department is one of the few departments in the country that offers Greek to its pupils. It often brings noted speakers to talk to the students in its department on the merits of language in the World today. Four-year courses in French, German, Latin, and Spanish are offered by this department. In addition to the scholastic Work, the language office sponsors popular school clubs in which the students who study in those fields can participate. ART... Has anyone noticed the south corridor on the third floor? Why, of course, it's the Selleck Art Gallery. Art students display their paintings and pencil sketches here for all Shortridge to see. Our Art Department enters many con- tests and brings away honors. in all. Pupils become very adept at using their hands in all kinds of handicraft. Upper Right-Caesar made interesting Lower Right-German students admire their display Left-Talented hands at work Below-Actual demonstration by Mr. Johnson