Fountain Valley High School - Raconteur Yearbook (Fountain Valley, CA)

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4:--as. A -f 1 Science Changes Times Students of chemistry, physics, biology, physiology, and any of the life and physical sciences were fortunate to have access to some of the most modern scientific equipment available to high schools. The new skeleton purchased by the department arrived just in time to share the Christmas holidays with the students. '4Bones,' was quickly put to good use as Dr. White used him to point out the femur, the tibia, and all those.other im- portant bones which have all but been forgotten. The microscopes used in the classes of Mr. Hubbs, Mr. McAdam, and the other biology teachers opened up a whole new world to the fascinated students. It was hard to catch a glimpse of those amoeba that slid so quickly across the field of vision. And the centrifuge was a great source of help as chemicals mixed in Mr. Rathmann's chemistry classes were separated into their varying degrees of density. An important asset to the science department was one of the teachers, Mrs. Dietz. Last year, she spent much of her time com- piling a chemistry textbook which has since been published, The science department was also responsible for the spawning of the new Ecology Guild, one of the most active clubs on campus. With all the advantages provided by the department, classes were never dull in the Science halls. There was too much to learn and too many exciting new instruments to aid the learning. Mr. Ken Friess Mr. Earl Hubbs Mr. Jack Kittrell Department Chairman ttts Mrs. Phyllis Dietz Mr. Darrell Fevergeon .i.s , rrzi 'F ta Y Mr. Thomas McAdam Mr. Robert Rathmann Mr. Gerald Smith Dr. James White isa A .ffl 255

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. P 512.1 at if Mr. Paul Burke Mr. Greg Cops Mr. Keith Helmick Department Chairman uestion: Euclid Who? Adding machines and slide rules were outH during examinations in the mathematics subjects. The emphasis was on the recall of the theorems, axioms, logarithms, and laws as set down by Euclid and the Master Mathematicians. It took a whole year to learn all that was covered in two hours of that final exam. Students who chose to take math this past year were treated to demonstrations of the newest in calculating com- puters. A taste of data processing was presented to the Algebra II students and many of them indi- cated an interest in that area as a future occupation. It was con- fusing at first, but amazing to note what little trouble the little brain had in answering the mostc diilicult problems. In the Geome- try classes, proofs and geometric figures covered the blackboards. Students in these classes no longer viewed the corner of their room as a plain cornern, but as the intersection of two planes. Math students also experimented in thinking in the fourth dimension. It was hard to do, and at last report, no one had succeeded. Besides the practical mathematics that was taught, students learned other important concepts, the most important of which was the process of logical thinking. Mr. Henry Horton Mr. Howard McVicker a -fs W gs Q Mi 'P Mrs. Jane Sano Mr. Frank Stewart Miss Jane Tadokoro Mr. Dennis Timmer Mr. Gerald Tolman Mr. Scott Weaver 256