Effingham High School - Signet Yearbook (Effingham, IL)

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NINTH GRADE MATHEMATICS ALGEBRA I Mary Ann Weddle and Charlie Winchester have Mr Eddie Smllh 15 gefllllg help H1 algebra fI0m MI Sull Sullivan's help as they work with percents in ninth ivan Jeanne Spence Carol Smith R118 Whlre and grade math, Mary Jo Tolch are the other students in the picture MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Mr. Goodfellow, Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Hager teach the mathematics courses. Mr. Goodfel- low has been at Effingham High School since January 1931. PLANE GEOMETRY Plane geometry students learn logical thinking and how to handle various figures on a plane surface. Mr. Goodfellow, student teacher, Mr Schriner, and student, Wilma Polk, work togeth el. ADVANCED ALGEBRA SOLID GEOMETRY ln advanced algebra students acquire a knowledge In solid geometry spatial concept is acquired along of the more difficult branch of mathematics Mr with a working knowledge of geometric figures Don Goodfellow is watching Jim Collins work an equa Thomas is working under Mr Goodfellow s observa tion. tion Trigonometry is taught the second semester in X S

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1 Yr lf? CIVICS Linda Gasser, Sarah Gravenhorst, Artie Babbs and Mr. Beals are talking over world affairs in a civics class. Civics is a freshman subject. 41 WORLD HISTORY World history is a sophomore subject. First row: Janice McCa1len, Cecil McWhorter, Sharon Davis Judy Pagel, Karl Probst, Janet Plummer. Second row: Terry Foreman, Clarice Shadwell, Clarence Steele, Gerald Van Dyke, Rex Foreman, Dale Yemm. HISTORY DEPARTMENT Mr. Morgan, Mr. Beals, Mr. Swinger and Mr. Richardson are the instructors in the history department. Mr. Morgan is the senior member of this group. He has taught at Effingham High School for the past twenty-three y88l'S. AMERICAN HISTORY Helen Sinkler, Mr. Richardson and Vernon Babbs are discussing the crisis in the Egyptian-Israeli area. American history is required for graduation. It is taught to juniors. SOCIOLOGY Bottom row: Tom Utz, Ronnie Brown, Edith Matt- hews, David Hammer, Kathy Zimmermann, Mr. Swinger, Frances West, Janice Gillespie, Paula Eng- el, Larry Pagel, Donna Stanton, Ted Gravenhorst and Judy Lewis are having a political discussion in sociology class. The second semester the class will study economics. Sociology is an elective course open to seniors. v - X

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GENERAL SCIENCE Many boys and girls have questions concerning their surroundings. General science gives an answer to their questions and provides a groundwork for those who wish to study the more advanced branches of science. General science is a freshman subject. Noble Brown, Evelyn Sowers and Mary Ann Weddle are performing experiments under Mr. Via's close observation. CHEMISTRY The chemistry classes learn how to distill various products by watching water distilled. Chemistry classes are composed of juniors and seniors. David Wernsing, Merril Habbe, Beverly Tilley, Caroline Condon, Phil Carlock, Karen Niccum and Mr. Via observe the process. BIOLOGY Marilyn Coats, Sandy Peters, Richard Wallace, Bob Bliss and Mr. Bachman study insects. Biology is con- sidered a sophomore subject. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Mr. Bachman Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Via are Effing- ham High School's science teachers, Mr. Bachman has been teaching here for the past thirty-three years. PHYSICS The members of Mr. Sullivans's physics class observe the results of an experiment about atmospheric pres- sures and vacuums. Students are: Jim Newbanks, Gary Kruger, John Austin, Chuck Keller, Frank Davis, Ron- nie Ziegler, Harold Eubanks, David Hammer and Mr. Sullivan, teacher. Physics is open to seniors. Boys usually make up the greater part of the class. This year it is an all boy class.