South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Governmental Procedure, World Events, Standard Of Living Grinning with satisfaction at the results of one of his satirical com- ments about government is Mr. Wilburn Wilson. After studying about the Mongoloid and Negroid in Mr. Arnold's Sociology 1 class, Dan Junk explains their characteristics to his classmates. 21

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Social Studies Classes Experience Mock Elections, Discuss United States history students Rick Quick, Fran West, Marietta Ober- kisor, Greg Scott, and Cheri McCracken await their turn to vote as Cheryl Jessup finishes casting her ballot in the social studies mock presidential election. During a World History 2 class, Tony Cornacchione discusses World War II, while Cheryl Winter points out places of interest on the map. In the torrid political campaign of 1964, the Social Studies Department strove to make each student more keenly aware of the importance of government to each individual Dates and more dates seemed to be the essence of world history to sophomores. They learned the history of man and the society in which he lived from the ancient days of Hammurabi to the present days of President Johnson. Having developed a broad background, the student prog- ressed to United States history. Here he learned why and how our nation evolved to its present-day standing by acquainting himself with the early colonial development, the Industrial Revolution, and various legislative programs such as the New Deal. Economics students discovered that money and its dis- tribution and expenditure play an overwhelming role in deter- mining our national and universal economy. Government I stu- dents, through never-ending argumenrs over the Constitution, learned how our nation's government has come to be the culmi- nation of the work of many men; while students in Government II studied in depth the foreign policy of the United States. Soci- ology, as a terminal, and therefore most vital course, taught stu- dents how to deal more successfully with today's complex so- cial problems. With the aid of recently-published textbooks, five new teachers, and many new audio-visual materials, the Social Studies Department strove to prepare the student for a meaningful and useful life as a citizen of this nation. 20

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Students Plan For Prospective Careers In Business World Acquiring more information which will help her when she is out of high school. Senior Patty Ruberg listens to the instructions of business Our group had 89 percent fewer headaches when we gargled Crest, jests Mr. Robert Kelly to Becky Lamb in one of his business classes. teacher Mr. Leon Dolby while fellow classmates experiment with the mimeograph machines, which are used to duplicate materials for teachers. Ever-changing is the wheel of business, and ever-expanding is the Business Department's curriculum. Placing emphasis on shorthand and typing, the stenographic branch prepared the student for a competent position in a be- ginning secretarial job. Business English was basically concerned with spelling, punctuation, mathematics, and word usage; while secretarial practice included learning the fundamentals of filing and the operation of business machines, and taking and transcribing business letters. To teach the student the initial procedure of drawing up various types of contracts was the objective of the business law course. The student studied different methods of property sale and concentrated on filing methods. Business organization and management specifically dealt with the formation of organiza- tions and the operation of small business. For those not interested in the vocational branches, the de- partment offered a general business course to fulfill the stu- dent's needs in the business world. With South Side's being one of the first schools in the nation to offer marketing, the student pondered over problems of purchasing clothing, cars, food, and homes. Marketing taught the student the fundamentals of credit and budgeting money. If he wanted to take up selling as a career, business problems or merchandising acquainred him wirh its different aspects. Thus, by this program, including not only text study but also drill work and acrual business contracts, the students were better prepared to be business executives, clerks, salesmen, and secretaries in our expansive business world. 22