Watseka High School - Watchekee Yearbook (Watseka, IL)

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11' - ' i ,li ......AnHi il? N4 Hypnotized by a guest, Mr. Richard Anderson, Psychology students take a brief nap in class. After a lecture on Structural Func- tional Analysis, World Affairs stu- dents relax . Social Studies 37

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Looking Into Social Affairs Consisting of seven courses , the Social Studies depart- ment offered a variety of classes to students. Among these courses were two re- quired classes, Consumer Economics and American History, and five electives. juniors were required to en- roll in American History to study the Illinois and U.S. constitutions . In order to obtain a more worldly view, World History and World Geography were also of- fered. Psychology, Sociology, and Consumer Economics were only one semester courses. While Psychology students studied personality develop- ment and Freudian theories , Sociology students went into social development. Students in Consumer Economics were required to write a 3000 word theme dealing with the understanding of ba- sic economy at the end of the semester. In World Affairs , students 36 Social Studies World History students listen atten- tively as Mr. Jacobs lectures. Mr. Owens keeps humor in the class- room as he outlines the constitution for his American History class. played Co1lege Bowl on Mondays, watched films on Tuesdays , listened to lec- tures on Wednesdays and Thursdays , and worked on projects on Fridays . On Project Day students spent their time on projects ranging from work sheets to student teaching to visiting the elderly.

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