Belleville Township West High School - Bellevinois Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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DAR Citizenship Award winners John Baltz ond Pom Gregory hove ex¬ hibited their school citizenship in many ways. John was president of the Student Council this year and Pam was workshop secretory of the Kas- kaskia District of Student Councils. I Ik freshmen civics classes held a three day drug seminar in an attempt to enlighten students about the possible dangers ol drugs. A criminologist and a psychia¬ trist spoke on the lirst and second days, respectively. As a climax two narcotics agents gave their testimonies on the dangers ol drugs and displayed samples ol various drugs. Americon Studies students find librory research a little eosier with the help of Mr. Dale Fertig, Instructional Materials Center oisis ' onf, and the microfilm machine. In the Democrocy Gome Bill Lelly learned that filibustering is o good delaying toctK, but John Murphy hos found O woy to stop him.

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Role playing provides an insight into democracy “But Billy, you have to vote for mv civil rights bill. ou promised! You would have probably heard similar pleas, assorted lamentations, and even some heated de¬ bates had you passed by a class in government this year. I hrough a role-playing game called “Democracy,” social studies students became legislators with constituents that they must satisfy in order to lx re-elected. The “Democ¬ racy Game contained eight games, giving students a chance to lind out for themselves if politics is really , “dirty. Sociology and American Problems classes used a Parent-Child Game to simulate the difficulties and problems involved in this relationship. Geography students see the world as the Apollo astronauts saw It. Mr. Fredrickson points out to his American History class some important facts for their upcoming exam.

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Science: the exploration of reality I he study o! conservation seems to contradict the opinion that science will result in the destruction of the earth. I he course began with the study of the lower forms of life. Emphasis was placed on the vertebrates, espccialh the game tish and animals. Students were in troduced to the problem of pollution through its effects on wildlife. Mr. I westen s personal interests and experi¬ ences in the Held of conservation have enabled him to write a textbook of his own, entitled Ecological Conser¬ vation , which he plans to publish in the near future. Methods ol preserving a variety ol animals, from mount¬ ing insects correctly to stuffing some mammals, are in¬ cluded in the course work. Sufficient interest was shown this year to support the advanced programs in both physics and chemistry. A burning desire lor knowledge was demonstrated by Mr. McLaughlin’s advanced physics class in their choices of individual projects. Mike Londe, Richard I lovev, and Murray Goldenhersh’s projects were good examples. Mike set up a pendulum in the boys’ gym to show the earth’s rotation. It was based on the principle of the one on dis¬ play in the Smithsonian Institute. Murray and Richard’s project dealt with computing the diameter and density ol the sun with the use of a styrofoam hall and its shadow. Promise ol a better use of the earth’s resourses rests on the skills learned by the natural and physical science students ol today. Tom Best and David Fcucht at ' empt to produce man made lightning. Phil Egan and Rick Scaiefe combine a base and an acid to form a neutral. 30