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

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Once again mock election time brought wild promises of roller skates to prevent tardiness to class and tales of alternating the Kingston Trio with Dave Brubeck in the lunch periods. Limited to the social studies classes, the two-week elec- tion unit covers local and state elections, and gives students increased knowledge of political party activities. Prospective politicians study a booklet and put the lessons into practice. After party caucuses the social studies rooms are papered with posters and slogans. At party conventions (the favorite activity of the election) fantastic campaign promises were concocted and party candidates selected. When the returns were counted. Federalists had swept state, county, and city offices for the fourth con- secutive year in the 20 years the election has been staged at Howe. Federalist Sharon Huff leads her party in selecting their candidates for the Howe state election. This same morn- ing NationaUsts held their state convention. Elections, events, and economics provide Eager to see the election outcome, party officials Sandy McMullen, Bob Lang, and Judy Shaner tally the returns of the voting machine. Nationalists will get you next year, secretary of state Charlie Adkins assures Federalist governor Tom Johnston.

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and prestige for themselves and Howe This year three Howeites were semifinalists, while ten others received Letters of Commendation for their performances on the scholarship test. Last summer some students spent time in study- ing. Jeanne Renee Wise won the award for out- standing dramatic performance at the North- western University Dramatics Workshop; Janice xMeyer attended the Northwestern Journalism Workshop. Of the 13 people who attended the Indiana University Journalism Institute, ten at- tained honors. Linda Rethmeyer was one of eleven winners in Indiana in the English contest sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English. Carol Vance succeeded in winning the Howe Betty Crocker Homemaking Award; Carolyn Uti- gard won first place in Scholastic Arts for fashion designing. State Achievement Contests, music competi- tion, essay contests, speech contests, debates, and science projects are only a few of the areas in which we work to advance National Merit Scholarship soniihnahsls John Smith, Tom Mabel, and Dave Bradbury bone up for the final test. Annually on Honors Day the Irvington Post of the American Legion presents its award for good citizenship to a junior boy and girl. Based on their demonstrations of outstanding scholar- ship, leadership, and citizenship, Rita Biddle and Jim Surface, 1960 gradu- ates, were nominated for the awards by the student body and chosen by the faculty. Jim also served as Howe ' s representative to visit the United Na- tions this fall, . fter his return, Jim spoke to an all-school assembly and to various community groups concerning the work carried on bv the UN. WITH OUR BEST FOOT FORWARD

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Jr. Town Meeting panelists Leonard, McGillem, Roe, and Campbell listen closely to arguments of speaker Smartz. Bob Squires tries to entice prospective investors ' Bob Briles and Marty Ragsdale with information about stocks. diverse topics for social studies classes Part of the Social Studies Department, the social science classes, psychology, sociology, and family relations, study human behavior. Howe- ites in these classes find the personality tests and sociological surveys helpful in understanding human behavior. At the end of the semester each student selects a phase of the social science he would like to learn more about and writes a term paper on that subject. Studying the development of world history is the course of study in the department open to freshmen. A two semester study of United States history is a required course in the program of juniors. Students showing special aptitude are recommended to an advanced class in the second semester. Howeites look forward to their final semester of study in the Social Studies Department be- cause each student studying economic problems receives a mythical $1,000 to invest in stocks. In this same course, pupils write a report on a famous industrialist. Social studies students prepare discussions for Junior Town Meeting, a local radio broadcast. Each year the Lilly Endowment Fund awards a $1,000 scholarship to the social studies major of each city high school who submits the best paper on a social studies theme. 1 fir » M While studying foreign nations, Linda Harrison, Steve Ed- wards, and Andrea Huggins examine Japanese souvenirs.