Arsenal Technical High School - Arsenal Cannon Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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flew! Wm 8 ' ' opportunities in the aeronautical field, Aeronau- tics also gives introductory material to boys and girls interested in the Army or Navy air corps . . . l5l A class in chemistry demonstrates ionization . . . lol Mr. Charles Brosey, head of the Physics department, uses the cathode-ray oscillograph to determine characteristics of a sound . . . l7l Be- coming acquainted with the structure of the flower, botany students are also creating a deeper appre- ciation ot nature . . . l8l Dr. Clare Cox, head of the Botany department, explains various groups of plants and animals to biology students . . . l9l Vegetables for Victory are exhibited by boys in Vocational Agriculture . . . llOl A Victory garden and herb patch are experiments ofthe Botany de- partment. :D it L59 Wore X tlli wwf? Siu- , .,,. , f '51

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git Af-W- I ' fl.. Keyed to the war effort and post-war planning, the entire Science department is emphasizing training which will make more useful citizens for the difficult readiustment to come at the close of the war . . . lll Advising a boy who is making a titration experiment valuable in chemical analyses is Mr. A. C. Hoffman, head of the Chemistry, Zoology, and Agriculture departments . . . l2l By C O I dissecting a frog, zoology students learn relation- ship of anatomical parts and their function and can apply this knowledge in first aid work . . . l3i Physiography students learn that the shortest dis- tance between two points on the earth's surface is a part of a great circle, an important factor in both air and water navigation . . . l4l Acquainting pupils with concepts of the air age and post-war

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7!aeZf' .E ' 255 411- mg lsfafln X-, X e M ,,,. Z ,f our , M if-1 V W 44 'ft 'A 1-1' My M Meri' H g, if I .Q,, l I -': r 1 4' Emphasizing Not 'art for art's sake' but 'art for war,' pupils in the Art department find that artis- tic pursuits help prepare them not only for war- time iobs but for the peace . . . lll Design and composition for linoleum block prints and the use of the press form a part of the work in an ad- vanced class . . . l2l Teacher and department head, Mr. Oakley Richey, studies Mercury in his office . . . l3l Art students get a taste of ceramic sculpturing as they model a child's head from real lite, in clay, to be glazed and kiln tired . . . l4l De- signed to prepare pupils for the sign-making in- dustry, Sign Painting class members master the art of designing and making every kind of sign, from placard to billboard . . . l5l Commercial Art, the business art, gives students an opportunity to study art and its connection with advertising . . . 28