Kokomo High School - Sargasso Yearbook (Kokomo, IN)

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Language Many years have elapsed since man first began to utter speech. Since that time the different tongues have grown to great importance. This is true of both of the languages taught by KHS, Latin and Spanish. Though Latin is now considered a dead lan- guage in that it isn't spoken by any race of people, it is still the basis of many more modern tongues. Proof of this is the fact that the English language itself is made up of words of which sixty per-cent are of Latin derivation. In the study of Spanish, we learned that time had also devel- oped this language until it has be- come of great importance. ln the post-war years it will continue to grow in importance also, for there are Spanish-speaking people in both hemispheres with whom we must be on the best of terms. Under the supervision of Miss Ruth Campbell and Miss Helen Railsback, heads of the Spanish and Latin departments respectively, much of the time in the study of these lan- guages has been devoted to customs. dress, interests, and lives of the peo- ple of ancient Rome and of the peo- ole of Spanish-speaking countries. This study was combined with many visual and other-type aids such as maps, models, costumes, playlets, and recordings. Our study of Caesar's campaigns in Europe and of Spanish customs gave us a well-rounded knowledge of the Romans and of the South Americans. This knowledge gained from min- utes spent in the study of foreign language proved that our time was not wasted in learning declensions and conjugations. Top left: Miss Joy Goyer: right: Miss Ruth Campbell. Lower left: Miss Helen Railsback: right: Mrs. Mary Lee Goyert. Center: A translation of the day's assign- ment about the Punic Wars provokes a discussion in Miss Goyer's 2B Latin Class. Bottom: Spanish students learn to speak the language by acting out, sometimes in cos- tume. scenes of everyday life as these 2B students of Miss Ruth Campbell's are.

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athematics Under the supervision of Mr. Fred Moss, head of the mathematics de- partment, and the six other teachers of the department, most of us spent part of our time during the past year Hnding unknown quantities and proving geo- metric theorems. Mathematics is one subject that is hard to adapt to visual education: but during the year when opportunities arose for the use of films or slides, they were used in classroom work, Revisions in the math department are constantly being made to keep up with modern trends. With the end of the war came a reduction in the number of required se- mesters of mathematics before one could take the higher courses oifered in KHS. During the war great stress was put on both mathematics and science, so three and a half years of math were required for students graduating in the academic course: but now it has been reduced to the pre-war three-years requirement. Many students, however, took advantage of the advanced courses offered. In algebra class we learned how to solve complex equationsg in geometry we learned that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line: and in trigonometry we learned about sines and co-sines, all of which will help us to be better qualified in any Held we choose. Our teachers realized that a good knowledge of mathematics will be essential in this postwar world, and so they helped us to use our time wisely in class, Left: Simple equations like the one on the board beside Mr. J. Paul Jones are taught first in algebra Upper center: Mr. Fred Moss: right: Mr. Robert Barngrover and Mr. Lee Dixon. Lower center: Mr. Cebren Joyner, Mr. Edson Van Dorn: right: Mr. Lloyd Keisling. ' , rw' - e as af- f in , .i fvsfuazifnv M 1 .--v4i I

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Science Left: Mr. Barclay D. Morris: center: Mr, Haven Jones and Mr. Lester McCarty: right: Mr. Walter Cross and Mr. Olin Merritt. Science is defined as the Hsystematized knowl- edge of the conditions and relations of mind and matter. In KHS students enroll in phy- sics, chemistry, biology, or aeronautics classes for credit in science. These students in Mr. Lester McCarty's 3A chemistry class are making carbon dioxide. The peculiar odors that often iilled the cor- ridors generally came from the chemistry lab- oratory, which was furnished with new equip- ment this year. Here students carried on experiments with the help of their teachers. In the chemistry classes, Mr. Lester McCarty and Mr. Haven Jones taught facts and Hgures about the ninety-two elements and what happens when they combine or separate. ln the physics lab, which contains much valuable equipment-some of which was used by the government in pre-flight schools-Mr. Barclay Morris taught many students the phy- sical laws that govern the universe. Mr. Walter Cross and Mr. Olin Merritt taught students taking biology about animal life from the lowest form, the protozoa, to the highest form, the human being. Aeronautics students, taught by Mr. Merritt, learned how to use an altimeter as well as studied the principles of meterology, wind ve- locity, and navigation. I Page 23