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

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Require Vocational, Research Themes 3574 , . Miss Kittleson captures her students' interest as she explains and demonstrates the answer to a student's question. Ellen O'Drain-English department head, Donald R. Austin, Hariette Baker, Elizabeth Baldwin, Bruce L. Beck, Marcia Blair Elinor Bretzlaft, Steven T. Briggs, Judith Eaton, John Ervin, Pa- tricia Fisher, Patricia Fitzpatrick, Sharon A. Janes, Rhoda Kit- telsen, Wayne Mellott, Ruth Mercer, Linda Milburn, Mary J Pride, Virginia Selewach, Dorothy Smith, Hal C. Tobin, Jack Weaver. Masters degrees are held by 85 percent of the staff. I9 C771

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ss, ' 4 Much research material is available in the library. Junior Chris Elliott finds help in writing his vocational theme. Mr. Tobin strikes a familiar pose in one of his derivatives classes. Etymology is a popular course with students. The English Department, headed by Miss Ellen O'Drain has made a few changes in curriculum. ln addition to English l through 8, English 9 and lO have been added. Both are elective courses and may be taken after English 6. English 9 is an ad- vanced composition course. English lO covers world literature. These classes are of great value to stu- dents preparing for college. Journalism has become an elective and is no longer a substitute for English 5. It is good experience for future iournalists planning to work on the Tower or Hilltopper staffs. English 3, 5,And Other courses offered by the English department are Speech l and 2, and Debate l and 2. These subiects give training and experience to those who compete in speech meets held at various schools throughout the year. Dramatics l and 2 are of in- terest to those with talent in the staging and acting fields. Etymology, formerly known as derivatives, has become one of the most popular courses at Howe. It is the study of Greek and Latin word stems. Etymology aids a student in his everyday speech and home work assignment and is a valuable aid when taking SAT tests. Students spend many hours in the library each year. With its abundance of up-to-date books, magazines, and other research materials, it serves Howe pupils well.

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KJ N.F.L.-FRONT ROW: C. Arbogast, S. Marsh, K. Hinsch, M. Scott. SECOND ROW: P. Cool- ing, T. Thompson, L. Rainey, T. Roda. THIRD ROW: B. Browning, W. Herdrich, B. Orr. FOURTH ROW: L. Lyndes, G. Benz, F. Johnson, M. Mcl'lale. National Forensic League is a speech honorary. The chapter at Howe has been active for two years, there are one thousand chapters in the United States. A pupil must obtain twenty-five speaker points to become eligible for membership in the or- ganization. The Debate Team is a part of the National Fo- rensic League. They meet twice a month with their Speech class gives pupils confidence as well as teaching them how to express their opinions in organized talks. sponsor, Mr. Steven Briggs. Our squad competes with debate teams from schools throughout the state on the national debate topic. The topic this year is com- pulsory arbitration of labor management disputes. Howe has been represented in the state finals for the last several years in either solo or team work. This is a record all Howeites should be proud ot. NFL has proven to be a vital part ot activities. DEBATE-FRONT ROW: B. Orr, B. Shaw, S. Marsh, C. Arbo- gast, R. Butcher. SECOND ROW: L. Rainey, M. Ellis, W. Herd- rich, J. Barton. THIRD ROW: B. Browning, M. McHale, M. Burke, L. Lyndes. Debate experience can be very rewarding.