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

Page 21 text:

ita t A :ii -J'-ag'.Qz. 5' , f f- - - w rgiiffsekg iiwiiistrsf 4'5-wig f .vfl-ff.-ilfaiafs T vljswg fs , f,.fqv,,4g.,s.:,g. ,.,,..1,f:',,.:r Extra-curricular clubs and athletics, The friendships That are made, all are important in The high school career. But the primary aim of all Howe students is To graduate eventually, after tours years ot secondary school study, into a iob, a home of Their own or a college campus. Howe administrators realize this, and have done much To arrange student lite to 1' sl ,s., , W--.-,, This sight is one that is seen often: Chuck Merriman ponders over a dim- cult Chemistry II assignment. As spring comes, and windows are opened, thoughts stray and after all, a boy's mind will wander . . . be conducive to academic work. Each pupil is assigned To at least one daily study hall. A semester's subject load may be only five credits, but no less than tour credits. Some excep- tional students receive permission to take tive and a halt or six credits in rare cases. ln lecture, discussion or lab courses, Howeites learn about the world they live in so that they can prepare for the world ot tomorrow. In physics lab, Dave Fontaine, Jim Pettee and Ken Woltt make their calculations and record data which will help them in their study. Seniors take physics if they intend to follow up their high school education in college.

Page 20 text:

While many students can finish most of their homework during study halls, some must get together for homework sessions. Here, Myra Bewley takes time out from her study of US History to explain a part of the required biology course she took last year to Mark Gerzon and Anita Wood. At the beginning of each day, students and teachers alike dawdled outside classrooms after the five-minute warning bell until iust time to rush in to get organized before class starts at 8:15. While there was laughter and fun and good times, Howeites realized the serious business of study and making grades. At 3:15 many students attended school club meetings, and boys worked out for sports. Teachers may sponsor these ac- tivities. Some students and a few teachers had after-school part-time jobs. But all took home textbooks and study ma- terials. Pupils did their lessons and homework, and teachers made the inevitable lesson plans which are the heart of the school, academically. At Howe, there are many sports, inter- and intramural. The school also sponsors many extra-curricular clubs and activi- ties. The reason students and teachers and the school are here, however, is forthe learning process. Tlw fwasow wefw lwwf: sclwlaasldp ' A familiar scene in many classes is that of students watching a movie which supplements textbook material. Motion pictures, tape recordings and mechanical labs are a big part of classroom life in all departments of the school. lnstructing a class before sending the students to lab, Mr. Richard Dowell stands at the front table. New science laboratories, where Mr. Dowell may usually be found, contain the most modern equipment for student and teacher use. 16

Page 22 text:

l , During the spring semester, students of English 4 and 5 are required to take the all-day lowa Test of Educational Development llTED.J Last spring, as shown, sophomores were seated alphabetically in the gym. This year, test-tak- ers were situated in Rooms l7, 69 and I69. Mr. Bruce Beck, Howe English teacher, explains grammar errors to his English 7 class. College-bound students find advanced English a must for success, and they remember Mr. Beck's code, cs for compound sentence, sf for sentence fragment and ras for run-on sentence. 18 dish, ' w language i The knowledge of the English language is the basis for all other study, and so Howe High School has in operation six- teen departmental courses of study of English. English l through 6 is required for graduation. For college- bound seniors, English 7 and 8 proved helpful. English 7 is composition and a final grammar review, and English 8 is a course in English literature. Each grade of English has a g section for exceptionally gifted pupils. The g section in English 5 is 5i, a basic journalism course. Required for graduation is a nine-week course in reading lab or developmental reading. Mr. Kenneth Long and Mr. Jack Weaver, who taught the classes, often used movies and reading machines in their instruction. Most of the students en- rolled were freshmen. The school's librarians had in charge a class in library practice. Those enrolled in the class served as student librar- ians. The complete course takes four semesters. Mr. Steven Briggs taught Speech lA and 2A which is ex- ploring prepared and extemporaneous speaking, oral read- ing and debate. Speech can be fun as well as profitable. Allan Wilkins adds humor to his de- bate by portraying Nikita Krushchev with shoe in hand. Elaine Bradley can't control a giggle of delight.