Edsel Ford High School - Flight Yearbook (Dearborn, MI)

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Of American Society, Of Other Existing Cultures, Institutions (■race Kachaturoff Michigan Si ale Normal BA University of Michigan MA James Lehman Uniersity of Detroit PhB University of Detroit MEJ Shirley Longo Mount Union College AB Wayne University M Ed. Richard Seavitt Michigan State Normal BA University of Michigan MA Looking on as Mary Kay Smolnick puts up a bulletin board in Mr. Lehman's economics class are Cal Newman. Sal Najera, and Helen Noteware. tconomics is one of the social studies electives open to seniors. Tom Padden. Marilyn Sievert. Joel Gcrrity. and Chuck Giu- lianti discuss world problems during a world cult tires class. 23

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Social Studies Stress Understanding Basic Concepts, Values Byron Brown Central Michigan BS Central Michigan MA Evelyn Cox Wayne University Wayne ync Im-enity M ■JyrA Doris Doolittle University of Michigan AB University of Michigan MA Western Harvard {Jc Ray Howe Michigan AB MA Kris Juul Western Michigan BS Wayne University MA Wayne University PH D Social studies curriculum at Edsel Ford aims at understanding the American so- ciety, and developing the ability to participate effectively as a citizen in our democ- racy. The basic concepts and understandings in all of the areas of social living are utilized, including history, political science, economics, sociology, and anthropology. Great emphasis is placed on the values which motivate our life and upon the inter- relationships existing among institutions and events. Five semesters of social studies arc required of all students at Edsel Ford, as compared with three semesters of his- tory, and civics required in most of the other Michigan high schools. Word cultures, economics, and sociology are offered as electives to seniors to complete the required sequence. Mr. Seavitt. Judy Crowl, Diane Bada, Don Campbell, and Bob Koncz check a world map. Mr. Zipple. American his- tory teacher, explains Bill of Rights to Donna Marsh, Dennis Morova. Bob Carl- son, Darryl Wareing, and Stanley Flood.

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Sciences Aim At Understanding World Of Nature, Scientific Lee Bartlett Albion AB University of Michigan MA Mark Boersma Central Michigan BS University of Michigan MA Ernest Burkman Michigan State Normal BS University of Michigan MS Allan Dawsou Michigan State University BS Michigan State University MS To live effectively in the modern world, all students must understand their phy- sical environment. It is through natural science that this need is met at Edsel Ford. All students are required to take three semesters of natural science. This course incorporates biology, geology, chemistry, and physics in order to achieve the three najor aims of the science program. These aims arc to understand the world of nature, to understand methods of science, and to understand the importance of science in our daily lives. The required science consists of basic laboratory courses, which enable interested students who have the necessary ability to enter the second semester of biology, chemisry. or physics, and complete a major or minor sequence in the field. Photo- graphy and horticulture can also be elected as part of the science curriculum. 24 Students learn fundamental ' of horticulture in the greenhouse.