Jesuit High School - Speculum Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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TOM MCMAHON observes a chemical reaction during lab MR. CLARKE, S.J., biology teacher, helps Tim Schearer adjust microscope. New Biology Course Starts, Meets for Labs at St. Mory's The science department expanded this year by adding two new courses. ln addition to the two-year chemistry and phys- ics programs, courses in biology and basic science are now offered. Five different science courses are now available. Jesuit's first biology classes, taught by Mr. Kevin Clarke, S.J. held their labs at St. Mary's Academy downtown. Mr. Clarke doubled as teacher-bus driver to make the twenty-five minute trip to St. Mary's. When Tektronix in Beaverton do- nated S10,000 to the school last January,plans were initiated to build a biology lab on the Jesuit campus. Fr. Arnold Beezer, S.J. offers a one-or tWO-year program to chemistry students. The first year chem study class teaches students the values of experimentation and observation, and trains them to learn for themselves. A student who takes advanced chemistry may receive a college credit if he passes the advanced placement test in May. ln physics classes, taught by Fr. Howard Morrison, S.J., stu- dents are given a basic understanding of the technological world around them. Through interesting demonstrations and detailed explanations, Fr. Morrison presents basic reasons for our belief in a cause of existence. Weekly lab sessions rein- force ideas presented in class. For the student less interested in the science field, Fr. Morri- son offers basic science, a less rigorous combination of chem- istry and physics. It fulfills the lab-science requirement for graduation, yet gives students more time in preferred fields. MIKE CRAFORD examines stereo equipment during Fr. Howard Mor- rison's physics lab as Pat Leary, Tom Metz, and Mike Magee look on. 34

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Math Will Help if You Ever The major objective of Fr. Robert Pospisil, S.J., new head of the Math Department, is to upgrade the course to include more specialized classes for both the slower and the superior math students. A new five-year program has already been established for ex- ceptional students who want to continue math or science in college, enabling them to take two math courses in their sopho- more year. When they are seniors these students are able to take a fifth course, consisting of one semester of analytic ge- --di H-A ' TOM BURNS recalls the an- swer to a math functions test. JUNIOR Steve Connolly explains a problem to his fellow students. Own a Grocery Store ometry and another of introductory calculus. A special program for slower students is now in the planning stage. It will establish a solid math foundation by offering a pre-algebra course during the freshman year, and the regular- algebra course during the sophomore year. After taking geome- try during the junior year, the students, when they are seniors, will be offered a special class which could include a variety of subjects such as economics, percentages, accounting, compu- tors, and mechanics.

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