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

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Molecules fascinate scientists, and Mr. Richard Hough and Mr. Arthur Konarskc are no exceptions. Here, they are dis- cussing atomic structure. Nature studied through frogs, The study of science is useful to anyone, whether he is a professional research worker or an inexperienced layman. For this reason, anyone who enrolls at Edsel Ford is required to take three semesters of science involving biology, chemistry and physics. Students may also elect a second semester of these subjects, as well as horticulture or photography; how'ever, the latter do not count toward a major or minon. No matter what the total effort of the science student may be, he obtains many benefits from the program. Much of the material studied is related to home life through the answers to questions like: What are calories? Can conditions be changed so that sugar can be dissolved more quickly? Is more force than necessary being used to move the furniture? Frogs, fission, and force are each representa- tive of a major field in the study of nature, any one of which is significantly related to occupations such as forestry, mechanics, and construction work. The study of science then has a great influence upon everyone; the Edsel Ford curriculum provides ample opportunity for gaining under- standing in this field. Mr. Joseph Mottillo and Mr. Eugene Wozniak demonstrate principles of static electricity through use of the Wimshurst machine and Leyden jars. 24

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Miss Lois Smith assists a student in putting up an extra-credit bulletin board. Anticipating the end of the lunch period, Mr. Robert Dalton and Mr. Patrick Daly leave the Teachers Dining Room Mr. Robert Dillingham prepares a projector to animate a phase of history for his social studies students. 23

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Mr. Stewait Gingrich who teaches chem- istry and Ric Morcncy, biology student, get a lesson in anatomy from Mr. Martin Erickson. fission, force With a Fiddle Leaf rubber plant bobbing over his shoul- der, Mr. Lee Bartlett in- spects a much smaller coleus witb Mr. Stanley Smith and Mr. Nicholas Gavrila. 25