Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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I ENGLISH IN ACTION Besides the activities usually expected in an English Depart- ment, Howe closely correlates English and vocational information and interest inventories. For pupils with special Writing abilities and interests in publications work, an elective in journalism is offered. It is from the journalism classes that the members of the I-IILLTOPPER and TOWER staffs are chosen. College-bound stu- dents receive special training in English VII and English VIII. In English VII a final study of grammar is made. A research paper is written by students in this class. English VIII classes make a sur- vey study of English literature. Speech training includes public speaking, radio speech, and dramatics. Members of the radio speech class participated in several radio programs during the year. All English classes have emphasis on oral presentation. A broad free-reading program and supplementary reading is fostered by two librarians, sixteen student assistants, and a library of nearly six thousand books. The student assistants take library practice for one semester and work in the library for the alternate semester. Approximately 300 books were added to the supply of books we now have in the library. I6 COUNT'ERCLOCKWISE- ENGLISH DEPARTMENT: ttop row! Miss Alice Hankins, Mr. Seward Craig, department head, Cthird rowl Mr. Kenneth Smartz, Mr. Wayne Mellott. Csecond rowl Miss Ellen O'Drain, Miss Marthana McWhir. Cbottom row, far left? Mrs. I-lartette Baker, Mrs. Ellen Jenkins, Miss Dorothy Brown, Ii- brariang Mrs. Betty Baker, Mr. Darrell Gooch, Mr. H. C. Tobin.

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THEY MAKE THE WHEELS RUN Among many people here at Howe, our office and cafeteria staffs come at the top of the list of outstanding workers. Mr. Clarence H. Clayton, Vice-principal, sched- ules all classes and sees that each student gets in the right class. Mr. Clayton also directs student counseling and guidance for upper classmen. Mr. Thomas Stirling, dean of boys and vice prin- cipal, has charge of freshman counseling and guidance. Dean of girls, Mrs. Mildred D. Loew, checks at- tendance records each day. Teaching math is an- other of her responsibilities. COUNTERCLOCKWISEH-ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: Mr. Clar- ence R. Clayton, vice-principal, Mr. Thomas Stirling, dean of boys and vice-principal, Mrs. Mildred D. Loew, dean of girls: Miss Virginia Childers, secretary, Mrs. Christianna Genrich, registrarg Mrs. Mabel Burkart, assistant bookkeepery Miss Marie Ochs, clerky Mrs. Arla Hunt, cafeteria manager, Mr. Roy Horton, engineer. Besides her regular office clerical work, Miss Virginia Childers, secretary and treasurer, helps to put out the weekly bulletin along with Mrs. Gen- rich and Miss Cchs. Mrs. Christianna Genrich serves as registrar plus doing many other clerical duties in the office. The manager of the bookstore, Mrs. Mabel Burkart, also keeps the books for our school. Helping in the bookstore during busy times and doing general clerical work in the office are the duties that identify Miss Marie Ochs, clerk. ln the cafeteria directing all her assistants is Mrs. Arla Hunt, cafeteria manager. Mr. Roy Horton, engineer, is well known by the Howe students as the man who, with the assistance of his staff, keeps our building in tip-top shape.

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COUNTERCLOCKW'ISE- COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT: Cleft top row! Mrs. Margaret Rowe, department heady Mrs, El- len lane Mead. Cthird row! Mr. E. Franklin Fisher, Mr. Sherman I. Pittenger. Ksecond row leftl Mr. Charles Ruschhaupt. PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: Csec- ond row rightl Miss Celia Smith, nurse. Cbottom rowl Mrs. lean Taggart, Mrs. Barbara Wood, Mr. Lyman Combs, Mr. E. L. Yeager, Mr. Samuel Kelley, Mr. Hay Bow- man, department head. DEVELOPING SKILLS The Commercial Department has a Wide variety of courses suited to various needs and individual abilities. Courses with general educational value are those in junior business, commercial geography, and business law. Business arithmetic, filing, typewriting, bookkeeping, comp- tometer, and office procedures are of a semi-vocational value. Primarily vocational in nature are those courses in shorthand, advanced typewriting and office practice Csecretarial trainingi. Many Howe grads have found good positions as a result oi their high school training. l-2-3-4, up-2-3-4, down-2-3-4. These familiar strains come from the realm of the muscle developers, more commonly referred to as the Physical Education Department. Boys and girls QYH1 classes Get vigorous Work-outs on mats, ropes, apparatus, and rings. An intra-mural sports program presents an opportunity to any boy enrolled at school to participate in such activities as basket- ball, football and track. Health classes teach students to guard themselves against all those mean bacteria. Through these classes the students under- stand the necessity of maintaining good physical and mental health. 17