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

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department interesting and challenging Mr. Don Evans, a comparatively new addition to Howe ' s teaching staff, teaches classes in U. S. History, Government, and Economics. These courses, required for -J graduation, give students background in the history of the United States and in the modern functioning of our government. History teachers are aided in class by movies and visiting speakers. Each year the State of Howe holds its annual Mock Election which has been a tradition for many years. The voters are students from U. S. History, Government, or Economics classes. The classes a teacher has is considered a county, and are named after a past president. The cities are the individ- ual classes, which are named after the counties in Indiana. First of all, the party leaders are selected to choose the candidates for each of the elected officers. The various methods of campaigning begin here. After a convention is held of the chosen delegates, the candidates are slated. For a week, the candidates enter into a difficult and long cam- ign. Some of the methods used to win student support are: posters, slogans, songs, and speeches. Also, the state party chairman plans rallys given before or after school. One of Mr. Evans ' Economics classes was highlighted by a guest speaker from the Thomson McKinnon Brokerage Firm. The speaker explained in detail the stock market and buying and selling stocks and bonds. Besides the stock market, Economics deals with advertising, business management, social security, business cycles, and Gross National Production and Income for the United States and other countries. A brief study of communism is also included in the course of study. In short, Economics is a social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of commodities. w mj

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New teachers and old join to make Howe ' s history Miriam Barnes— attended Earlham College, Columbia University, and IU, MA; Philip Brown— attended Manchester College, Georgetown University, Ball State, and University of Iowa, MA, sponsors History Club; Don Evans —attended DePauw and IU, AM; Dorotha Kirk— attended IU, Purdue, and Butler, MS; Mary McLane— attended Butler and IU, MS, sponsors Tri-Hi-Y; Evan Mollenkopf— attended Ball State, MA. One of Howe ' s finest Economics and Government teachers is Miss Dorotha Kirk. In Economics class, Miss Kirk teaches pupils about communism and stock reports, while in Government the main theme is basic United States ' laws and concepts of the American way of life. Emma Randall— attended Butler and Chicago University, MA; Audrey Rogers —attended Ohio State University, MA; James Stainbrook— attended Butler and University of Wisconsin, MA, sponsors Current Affairs Club; David Stewart— attended Hanover College, IU, and Butler, AB; Harry Totten— at- tended Butler, MS, sponsors Hi-Y. Psychology is a history course dealing with the activities of the mind and mental phenomena. Miss Mary McClain uses such terms as heart and head lines to interpret the individual students present and future life. Palmistry is truly one of the most interesting phases of Psychology. 28

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CURRENT AFFAIRS CLUB— Back row— L. Hamilton, J. Stroup, S. Clark, C. Geelhoed. Second row— C. Cottom, N. Crouch, S. Hine. First row— J. Ford, F. Haver, L. Jarrett. Mr. James Stainbrook is the faculty sponsor for this history club. Although government classes are interesting, students still anticipate the passing bell. Hank Mishler is no exception. In his senior year, Hank is enrolled in government, a required one-semester course. The study of government, involves the concept of the American way of life. Studying the development of world history and U.S. history are two of the most popular courses offered in the So- cial Studies Department. The remainder of the department in- cludes: psychology, sociology, economics, family relations, in- ternational relations, U.S. government, and Indiana history. An Extra-curricular activity which interests many people is the History Club. This club is sponsored by Mr. Philip Brown, a history teacher. This year the club held many interesting and educational meetings. The Current Affairs Club is another pop- ular history club. The meetings of this club are high-lighted by guest speakers who use films and tapes to explain the back- ground of present world crisis. Mr. Harry Totten pauses for a moment during his busy schedule. Like most Howe teachers, Mr. Totten ' s day is never long enough. After teaching his Government and Psychology classes, he also finds time to sponsor the Hi-Y club and the Federalist party during mock elections. 30