Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Muncie, IN)

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Academics Challenge In an effort to understand our world better, more than half of our school population took social studies courses during the year. While sophomores racked their brains on world his- tory, juniors and seniors labored on their re- quired social studies courses-American his- tory and senior social studies. Latin, Spanish, and French were among the courses offered in the language arts depart- ment, as well as the many courses presented in English, including the literatures of America and England, journalism, and dramatics. In literature classes, students studied the works of Tennyson, Lord Byron, Poe, and Emerson in an attempt to broaden their views of the world around them. Newswriting classes learned to present their ideas in an orderly, concise fashion. Learning the techniques of showmanship, students produced a number of skits and plays. Mrs. Majorie Denton addresses one of her informal sociology classes. Giant sized world maps, such as this one, will appear in all social studies classrooms next year. 28

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an-....... I ' Audio visual assistant Coy Harper and Mrs Cynthia Marshall librarian Mr. Dewaine Alley instructs his chemistry class. ' ' ' ' ' prepare to show a film to a physical science class. Lowell King, Greg Fichter, Don Thorpe, and Ronnie Benos perform a lab experiment in chemistry class. 27

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One of the most beautiful views at Southside is the Iibrary's desk and paneled back- ground. Although Mr. Malcolm Julian appears to be teaching gram- mar, he may be relating some of his philosophy of life. Depicting the birth of Southside's first newspaper was this dis play in the publications room in November. 29