Southeast High School - Hoofbeats Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Government student s listen as Mrs. Jerri Hummel lectures. elections intensify students’ interest As the national, state, and local elections were a major issue, several social studies classes took an active interest in various candidates and their views. Speakers running for various offices were invited to make appearances before the students, answer questions pertaining to various issues, and relate their own views. Government classes also participat- ed in a Vote of Behavior” project in which they studied election results and analyzed why people vote in the way they do. According to Mr. Mel Schroeder, department head, the aims of the Social Studies department were “to help the student become more aware of himself as a member of so- ciety , and to reveal to the student his own unique place in time and space as a multi-diminsional creature”. Mr. Jon Hunsberger and Mr. Duane Sword were new faculty mem- bers in the department this year. Mr. Mcl Schrocdcr Department Coordinator Scholarship Committee Mr. Louis Bourlard Junior-Senior Prom Mrs. Jerri Hummel Senior Class Prom and Banquet Student Council Mr. Jon Hunsberger All School Project Miss Ruth Krause Social (Cards and Flowers) Mr. Martin League All School Project Caps and Gowns Girls Pep Club Mr. James Mader Junior-Senior Prom Social (Refreshments) Mr. Herb Simmons All School Project Mr. Clifton Smith Assembly Committee Mr. LccStrciff Student Council Mr. Duane Sword Caps and Gowns Mr. Richard Young All School Project 22

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Miss Dorothy Reynolds Department Coordinator Scholarship Committee Miss Connie Aitken All School Project French Club Mrs. Mary Chambers All School Project Junior-Senior Prom Latin Club Mrs. Helen Hageman All School Project French Club Mrs. Helen Hicbert All School Project American Education Week Spanish Club Mr. Frank Martinez All School Project Spanish Club Mrs. Lucille Rader All School Project Girls Pep Club Mr. Marlin Schrag All School Project German Club Members of Mrs. Mary Chamber's Latin lll-IV class do their daily as- signment of translating works of Cicero. students take part in foreign travel Learning the structure of the language, gaining a better understanding of the people who either speak or once spoke the language, and learning the language well enough to understand and speak it are the main objectives of any for- eign language, according to Miss Dorothy Reynolds, de- partment head. During the Easter vacation, several students and teachers gained a better understanding of foreign culture as they toured various parts of Europe. Students interested in the French culture saw Paris and London. Students interested in the Latin language and past Roman civilizations visited Rome and Sorriento, and those wishing to learn more about Spanish development traveled to Madrid. Foreign languages offered were two years of German, four years of French and Latin, and five years of Spanish. For the first year, Spanish V was offered to students and was included in the Spanish IV class. Five rooms in A” wing and a Language Lab were added to the department. New faculty members included Miss Connie Aitken, Mrs. Lucille Radar, and Mr. Marlin Schrag. Miss Aitken taught French, and Mr. Schrag taught German. Mrs. Radar taught two hours of German and three hours of biology. 21

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Mr. Gram Page Caps and Gowns Mr. Birl Peterson All School Project Class Sponsor Mrs. Hulda Stucky Senior Class Prom and Banquet Social (Refreshments) Mr. John Zumalt Caps and Gowns modern typing room added to department Taking advantage of the new typing equipment are the members of Mr. Birl Peterson's class. Sixty three typewriters, headphones, and three tape discs and a record player made up the new typing room in B wing. Assignments and lessons were recorded over the equipment, and students, with the use of headphones, could “tune in” to their assignments. Usually the same assign- ment was recorded on all three tapes at different speeds, in order that students could advance in their skills according to their abilities. In Typing I. the main objectives were to teach the stu- dents how to operate the machines accurately and rapidly; so that the knowledge gained would be of personal value. According to Mr. Birl Peterson, the aims of the advanced typing class were to develop previous typing skills and to turn out vocationally competent people . Other courses in the business department included ac- counting. salesmanship, shorthand, business law, secretari- al training, clerical training, business communications, notehand, bookkeeping, introduction to business, and busi- ness arithmetic. In order that students could gain knowledge in a particu- lar course, various field trips were taken during the year. In Secretarial Training, several students participated in Visita- tion Day. in which they spent one day in an office atmo- sphere. Attending court cases on the city, state, and federal level were students in the business law classes. 23