Austin High School - Maroon and White Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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Jw CIAL SCIENCE In lhe Social Science classes, mosl nalurally, increased aflenlion has been given +o current evenls. Regular reading of newspapers and lislen- ing 'ro radio news commenfalors has increasingly become a parf of school worlc. War exigencies have broughl 'ropics like lhese fo fhe fore: foreign policy, war aims, inilernalional relalions, inflalion, rafioning, man power problems. The War and war news have broughl maps and globes mosi prominenlly info lhe schoolroom scene. ,,,.-.- TT MR. WILBUR R. BOLLINGER, CHAIRMAN MRS. CLARA DAVIS MR. WILLIAM E. EATON Miss ELIZABETH eAYNoR Miss LOUISE HANNA MRs. VIRGINIA HEYSE MRs. REGINA z. KELLY MR. ORA M. JENKS - MR. sLAcHEoRo KOQ PM Miss ELEANOR LIB Y MRs. MARGARET LI oLN MR. RAYMOND LU Hor MRS. MARY M, M E MRS. JESSIE sci-:L H Miss GRACE s MRS, MARION A EENEY MR, wlLuAM I RNAN Miss BL ci-Ui .YROEGER Miss Mxtifs-W DE Miss su :Sign-i Miss E3E iLLis gn.

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MATHEMATICS ln no deparImenI has Ihe impacI of Ihe war upon Ihe curriculum conIenIs and meihods been lelr more slrongly Ihan in Malhemafics. In response Io Ihe requesis of frhe war and Navy Deparimenis and oi Ihe Air Forces, marhee maiics requiremenls for all boys in high school have been made more slringeni, and in Ihe courses Ihere has been a Ienclency Io emphasize ariIhmeIical compuialion and simple miliiary ap- plicaiions. Among oiher Things, Ihere has been siress upon decimals, common Iraciions, graphs. scale clrawings, maps, proieclicles, elemenlary surveying, mariner's compass, greal circle, rhumb line, mil and rodian, spherical Iriqonomefry, square roof, aviaiion problems, and war savings prob- lems. MR. ORLA R. SPITLER, CHAIRMAN MRS. MILDRED BAIER MR. STANLEY BRISTOL MISS MAUDE BRYAN MR. LESTER M. BUTLER MISS BEULAH R. CLEWORTH MR. RAY CROMWELL MRS. NONA W. DAUGHERTY MISS RUTH FUNK MR. ALBERT H. HEIBY MR. ARMIN KREBILL MISS DOROTHY LANDERS MISS JULIA MOLONEY I MISS WILMA PARKS I MISS LOUISE ROBERTS MISS FLORENCE SHEEN MISS ALTA STUBBLEFIELD MISS BLANCHE WALKER

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While Ihe warlime has broughl no funda- menial changes eilher in melhods of leaching or in subiecl conienl' of Biology, Physics, or Chemislry, 'rhe nalional emergency has placed emphasis on wider dislribulion ol scienlilic knowledge and on rais- ing Ihe slandard ol ailainmenl in Ihe schools. This war is one ol science as well as combal forces. Consequenlly, General Science and Biology classes noi only deall wilh such Topics as blood plasma and poison gases, buf also emphasized good heallh as a palriolic duly Io relieve Ihe shorlage of cloclors and ol laloor and Io prevenl Ihe wasling of 'rime and labor. Slress was pul on regular habils of ealing, resl, and exercise. Scienlilic aspecls ol Iransporlalion and communicalion were slressed. Sludies were made of how, when, and whal Io planl in Viclory gardens. 44- SCI ENCE MR. CLARENCE E. HARRIS, CHAIRMAN MR. FRED H. AKERS MR. HUBERT G. ANDERSON MRS. ROSANNE ANDERSON MR. AMER M. BALLEW MR. ORVAL CATT MR. HAROLD COLLINS MR. MAURICE C. CREW MRS. EVA DRUMMOND MR. WALTER ERNST MR. JOHN FINKBEINER MR. S. RUSSELL FOUTS MISS FAITH GAMBLE MR. CHARLES GOUGET MISS CHRISTINE HARTLEY MR. LEO P. HOPKINS MISS FLORENCE S. KAYE MR. JOHN C. MYERS MISS ALICE C. PETERSON MRS. ROSE N. RAMSEY MR. WALTER ROBBINS MR. JOHN I. WHITAKER