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

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The mock election, sponsored by the Social Studies Department, gives junior and senior Howeites a taste of how lively Indiana elections can be. ln the state of Howe, each class represents a city, and all of one teacher's classes compose a county. Students are divided into two parties - the Nationalists and Federalists. Fiery campaign speeches, colorful post- ers and slogans, and boisterous pep bands march- ing through the halls enliven the competition for gaining nominations at the convention. Here, dele- gates vote and often revote until one candidate for each office receives a majority. As election day draws nearer and nearer, campaigning becomes more enthusiastic. On E day, Howeites cast their ballots on an authentic voting machine presented to Howe by the American Legion. This year the Nationalists gained control of all but two state offices. John Stevenson, Nationalist, was elected governor by a surprising majority of nearly 200 votes. Ron Lee, also a Nationalist, was elected lieutenant-governor by registered Howe voters. Lissa Purdy, a Federalist, upset the National- ist Party sweep by winning the office of Secretary of State. Miss Nancy Adams was teacher-sponsor of the Nats while Miss Dorotha Kirk supervised the Feds l . l With mock election zeal running high, campaign boosters Bob Vicars and Carole Fields advertise with posters for their choice of party and candidate. Spotlight beams on civic affairs, election Amidst crepe paper and placards, enthusiastic junior and sen- ior delegates to the Nationalist and Federalist conventions meet to nominate candidates for the mock election. Spirits re- mained high during a week of campaigning and rallies. Don Surber registers in order to vote for his favorite candidates in the mock election. This social studies project gives juniors and seniors a taste of American politics.

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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.

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To the freshman student, the Social Studies De- partment, headed by Mr. Hartwell Kayler, offers a one-year course in world history. In this course, the student learns of world developments ranging from Egyptian mummies to atomic bombs. An intensive study ot the United States is required of all iuniors. ln this one-year course, the students become familiar with the great advancement of our country from the Pilgrims through the Kennedy administration. The senior schedule includes a one-semester course in U.S. Government - a course discussing both the ideals and the realities of our government. During the second semester of the senior year, Howeites en- roll in economics - a study of the consumption of wealth. In this course, a student is given a practical application of what he has learned by investing an imaginary 310,000 in stocks and observing their de- velopments. A wide variety of electives are offered to upper- classmen by the Social Studies Department. Psychol- ogy and Social Problems emphasize the relationship between human behavior and sociology. Interna- tional Relations analyzes current world crises, Latin American Civilization focuses on the history, customs, and prestige of our southern neighbors. as Howeites prepare Howe seniors Mary Jordan, Ruth Ann Tedrowe, and Jim Hilt listen intently to a deputy sheriff as he tells a group of gov- ernment students about the operation of the Marion County l Carol Laird and Pat Burger leaf through a scrapbook of im- portant people in the news. The picture collection was one of several projects government students in Miss Nancy Adams' classes did. Each student had to find about 50 different men. t0 be good citizens Jail. The students shown through both the men's section and the women's section. The tour taken by students of Miss Nancy Adams furthered their study of local government.