Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Science Encourages Organized Study Mr. Fred Petersen, Science Department Chairman, brings together an organized field of study investigated by a scienfific method; students are encouraged to broaden their scope of knowledge and facts relating to observation, analysis, and theory. Science today is divided into a number of fields, each of which is known as a science. M One such field, Mathematics, shows the scientific relationship between quantities, magnitudes, and properties. The field of biological science relates to living organisms. Physical science pertains to chemistry and physics. Students are offered these courses to familiarize themselves with a specialized field of scientific knowledge, essential to the progress of science. The major objective is to prepare the college bound or vocationally minded student for the future. An owl specimen is displayed by Biology instructors LarryYost and Jerry Gardner. 23

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Numbers-the Game; Math Is the Name The Math Department, with Mr. McDermott as chairman, stresses one of the sciences dealing with numbers and measurements, properties, and relationship of quantities. It includes arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry; it also demonstrates the science of geometrical measurement. Each day involves mathematics in some form. Basic fundamentals of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, equations, number to a power, extraction of a root of a number, integers, and interrelationship between space and number-all are terms designed to teach and acquaint a pupil-with the subject. Today to learn, tomorrow to teach. Two heads are better than one, quip math instructors Len Hartman and Jim Hawk. Pensive Jim McDermott, Math Department Head, prepares his lesson plans. 22

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Mrs. Betty Stewart gives her students instructions on making candied apples. This young seamstress finds that concentration and perfection are essential to her skill. Home Ec. Trains Future Homemakers Home Economics, a course under the direction of Mrs. Marie Sutter, is designed to give practical experience to future homemakers as well as the knowledge needed for those planning to major in this field in college. A total of four years in Home Economics is offered with emphasis placed on the study of food and nutrition, construction of clothing, housing and home furnishings, as well as child development. A special course, Family Living, is offered to seniors. A Home Economics course is also offered to seventh and eighth graders. This course is instructed by Mrs. Betty Stewart. Seventh graders may participate in a vocational individualized program; eighth grade students may enjoy a course in career education. Mrs. Marie Sutter admires a student's handiwork in dress design.