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

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Howeites broaden their world scope b The English Department, headed by Mr. Seward Craig, offers a four-year program of enrichment in the language arts to Howeites. Punctuation and paragraphs alternate with poetry and prose, giving the student a well-rounded background. Doctor, lawyer, merchant, chief . . . these phrases run through the minds of English V students at Howe as they receive the results of their Kuder Preference tests. These tests, given to indicate a gen- eral direction of interest or ability, guide the student in writing his research theme an a vocation of his choice. Students in other levels of English write re- search themes on other subiects of their own choos- ing -from alligators to the theory of pi. Howeites with special interest in English may elect courses in public speaking and lib-rary experience. where they may give impromptu speeches, or delve into the dusty depths of the Howe library. Each semester g classes are offered in all levels of English, allowing the better students to do more comprehensive studying and extra proiects. Bonnie Graham gives a sales talk to her attentive audience in public speaking class. Bonnie is trying to convince the class that they should buy her product poofs facial tissues. This speech course helps Howeites to gain confidence and poise. Jay Wise, senior, gains reading skill through the required non- credit reading lab course. This nine week course strives to develop the indiviclual's reading speed and comprehension. Checking out books is just one ot the duties of Howeites en- rolled in library experience. Students must also be able to repair book covers and shelve books, as Jodi Davis shows.

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scholarship, citizen American Legion Good Citizens Dan Breckenridge and Mar- garet Surface show Carole Fields their names on the Good Citizens' plaque. Carole, Altrusa and DAR Award winner, is interested, but anxious to show the Altrusa plaque. National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists Mike Nation, Ruth Ann McClure, Diane Nauta, Diane Jump, Ed Rogers, Carole Fields, and Elaine Arment collect information as they study in ship, and leadership Wearing the native costumes of France and Mexico, seniors Babs Fittz, Anne Owen, and Diane Nauta compare notes on their summer abroad. They received this opportunity under the Indiana University honors program in foreign languages. i the library. Eight other seniors received letters of commenda- tion. The National Merit Scholarship is one of the largest and most widely known scholarship programs in the United States.

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studying foreign languages, and customs Anne Vicars explains some technical details of operation of the tape recorder in the language lab to Pat McClain. The lab ls a useful aid in teaching grammar and pronunciation of mod- ern languages and can be used for drills in Latin as well. Burr Betts, Chris Whitmore, and Steve Blust wonder at the many words which their derivatives teacher, Miss Marjorie Rork, finds come from the Latin root mir, to wonder. The col- lege prep course is elected by many Howeites each semester. Bonjour, mes amis, Bona dies, mei amici, and Buenos dias, mis amigos. These are familiar phrases to students enrolled in foreign language at Howe. The language department, headed by Miss Mary Thumma, offers four years of French, Latin, and Spanish. Howe's language laboratory enables students to listen to their own voices on tape and learn correct pronunciation by experience. Another aid to lan- guage usage is the translation of articles from for- eign magazines, which gives students an oppor- tunity to apply classroom skills. For those Howeites interested in increasing their vocabulary, Greek and Latin Derivatives is offered. ln this one semester course students learn words ranging from sesquipedalianism to anthropomor- phism and do research on word origins. This year a foreign language program, sponsored by Indiana University, was introduced at Howe. After taking achievement tests, students who showed superior ability were given the opportunity to travel in those countries in which their second langage is spoken. Three Howeites took part in the program: Diane Nauta and Anne Owen who visited Mexico and Barbara Fittz who lived in France. Offering wine to the gods is one of the many ceremonies per- formed by officers of the Latin Club. Margaret Harville, Melitta Hanske and lrene Cottom preside at the first meeting.