George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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Invaluable to the study of biology and its related fields Mrzlock, Dave Merry, and Mike Lilly attain experience is the precise use of the microscope. Mike Leland, Suzanne with the microscopes by studying organisms. Biology and Health—Vital Sciences of Life College preparatory pupils as well as general and commercial course pupils took part in biology and health classes this year. These science courses pro¬ vide much needed knowledge as they make it pos¬ sible for students to understand the functions and the life processes of various organisms and their relationship to environment. Biological science is the study of the continuity of living things. In the course of the year the students spanned the biological spectrum from genes to man. They discovered the physiological workings of life, its ingenious methods of perpetuating itself, and the natural balance in nature. In health classes students dealt with the world’s most wonderous, yet most familiar phenomena— the functioning of the human body. They studied health in relationship to anatomy, which takes up the internal structure of the organisms, as well as in relationship to physiology, which probes the workings and functions of the body parts and how they tend to operate. Students were aided in this study by textbooks with extremely good illustra¬ tions and examples. They were also helped to store this knowledge through films and charts. Lorraine Noworyta and Theresa Hajduk check Jack Taylor’s explanation of blood circulation through the heart. 29

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College - Bound Students Must Master Math metric theorem. Mr. Hriso shows Mary Ellen Moynihan and Tom Yearsich the proper method of substitution. Dennis Dijak explains the steps in the solving of a funda¬ mental graph equation in advanced algebra to Mary Boswell. Peggy Davis and Laura Kessler work out a “trig” problem. Carol Leskovich goes through the steps in proving a geo- A wide variety of mathematics courses ranging from general math to analytic geometry is offered at Clark to those students interested in business, or higher mathematics. College preparatory students learned to solve simple equations in Algebra I. Sophomores indulged in geometric laws and the principles of logical thinking as part of their plane geometry course. Juniors worked with more complex equations in advanced algebra. They also learned how to use logarithms and the slide rule. A combination of algebra and plane geometry is needed by seniors taking trigonometry and solid and analytic geo¬ metry. Students interested in business practiced solving non-technical problems in general mathematics. Clark students are fortunate to have adequate department facilities. T-squares, compasses, and protractors are provided in all classes for board work, and each advanced algebra student received a slide rule while studying its use. The combined efforts of Miss Leah Booth, Mr. Oral Watkins, Mr. Emerson Aldrich, and Mr. Mich¬ ael Hriso have developed some of the most well- informed and up-to-date math students in the Calumet region.

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Shorthand and typing skills are combined by G. R. C. girls in the execution of transcription. “Notebooks flat, caps off of your pens, girls,” is the order of the day in beginning and advanced shorthand. In beginning shorthand a speed of eighty words a minute is reached at the end of the first year. At the end of the second year of advanced shorthand a speed of one hundred words or more a minute is desirable. Certificates are awarded at various levels of achievement. Typing, bookkeeping, business machines, and transcription classes form the solid foundation of the commercial course offered at Clark. Pupils are drilled ift business courses daily on the basis of their respective subjects. Typing, Clark’s longtime favorite business course, is found to be both useful and practical by all stu¬ dents, regardless of the course they pursue. The ultimate goal in each of these courses is accuracy and a thorough knowledge of funda¬ mentals. Business teachers emphasize the points they feel are keys to the future. Clarkites Gain Insight into Rugged Business Essential parts of efficient and accurate business adminis- Pajak, and Carol Mazur learn to make the machines more tration are the business machines. Marsha Hawkins, Karen efficient by becoming proficient in their use.