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

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octal ' pupils eujog events During International Relations, a social studies pupil gives a report on the Panama Canal troubles. Pamphlets and maps help pupils to better under- stand our relations with foreign countries. Howe's Social Studies Department otters several required courses and electives for those interested in history, civics and current events. Juniors are required by law to take United States History, while those in the Senior Class must enroll in government and economics. Freshmen and sophomores may elect a course in world history. A new course at Howe this year was Indiana History. Taught by Miss Dorotha Kirk, the class proved to be a popular one with juniors and seniors. Mr. James Stainbrook taught another elective, international relations. Studying human behavior are some social studies classes. Students of psychology, sociology, and family living learned to use personality tests and sociological surveys in their class- work. Term papers were written on some phase of the course enjoyed by each student. An in depth study of the history of the American people is considered by all iuniors. This United States History course takes two semesters to complete, and is followed in the first part of the senior year by United States Government. Atter government, seniors take economics during their last semester. Each student receives a mythical thousand dollars to invest in stocks. Once-a-week reports helped students to know it they were losing or gaining in their investments. A real one thousand dollars was given to one senior social studies major who wrote the best research theme on some phase ot the departmental study. Social studies pupils helped the speech classes with the Junior Town Meeting radio shows on WIBC. By teaching of the past, and about current events and hu- man behavior, the department prepares students for later lite. Government students of Miss Nancy Adams attended the October 'l5 City Council Meeting in the City-County Building. There, they learned about city government, and appeared on a television news show.

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Future secretaries and businessmen get a good start during their high school career when they enroll in typing, shorthand, filing, or bookkeeping, courses offered in Howe's business de- partment. Girls wishing to go into the business field after graduation from high school, receive training in working on a switchboard, and transcribing with ci dictaphone. A salesman- ship course, machine calculation, commercial geography, busi- ness orithmetic, and law teach students the fundamental pro- cedures in buying and selling. Each year the NOMA Spelling Test gives business students and other interested pupils a chance to show their talent. A list of one hundred words must be spelled correctly. After this is done, the student receives a certificate of merit. -ummm. Metal Shop gives boys experience in machine making. Tom Bond works with a drill. Metal Shop is a two period class with one credit each semester. In the advanced business courses many students gain the opportunity to learn to use and receive training on machines similar to those which they will encounter in their future iobs. Boys learn ro make useful articles and work with their hands in the wood shop course offered at Howe, This full-credit course is open to boys of all ages.

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Headed by Cadet Colonel Richard Schubert, Howe's ROTC Corps is one of the finest in the city. The Corps has won for itself and Howe many honors. The Reserve Officers Training Corp, the Girls' Drill Team, and the Howe Band marched in the annual Veteran's Day Parade and received third place out of all city schools. Again in the spring the Corps, the Girls' Drill Team and the Band came together tor Fed- eral Inspection. Many honors were awarded to outstanding cadets. Three new iunior sponsors were elected to assist the three senior sponsors. These girls had to have a high scholastic average to be considered. Girls were nominated for positions after writing a theme stating why they would like to be an ROTC Sponsor. The tinal choices were made by the cadets themselves. Money tor decorations, invitations, refreshments, entertainment and door prizes for the Military Ball was earned by having after- game dances during basketball season. At other school functions, cadets sold refreshments and checked coats to earn money. The Cadet Sponsors were candidates for Queen of the Military Ball. Sergeant First Class Bascom Perdue was the instructor tor Howe's ROTC sponsors and cadets. He worked hard with all the othcers to help better the corps. OTGo66ww hogs ' 52. l at flf' Braving the cold winds and an early December snow are I the six ROTC sponsors. They are Honorary Cadet Mai. Dana Kovac, Honorary Cadet Mai. Linda Elder, Honorary Cadet Mai. Susan Campbell, Honorary Cadet 2nd Lt. Lin- da Andress, Honorary 2nd Lt. Jeanne Embry, Honorary 2nd Lt. Ann Abernethy. Girls are elected by all bays in the ROTC battle group during the fall ot their iunior year and remain sponsors until they graduate. . . 9wfs ., ROTC Color Guard members John Gray, Lee Lyndes, Joe Abernethy, Lar- ry Baumgardt and Fred Johnson present the colors at all assemblies, and football and basketball games. They also raise and lower the flag at the beginning and end of each school day. M W Q f H qrri V .Qs .K JE V .1 3.23.31 a:4!5'4?::,,,,J,, Q5Q,,'If f 'A :si - fi 6