Lake Preston High School - Prestonian Yearbook (Lake Preston, SD)

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The Biology Class studied plants and animal classi- fication. They disected frogs, fish, grasshoppers, clams and worms. Many of them had science projects and the science room abounded with mice, hamsters, geese, snakes, turtles, and rabbits. The students made elaborate charts of animals and drew many pretty pictures of plant and animal life. The General Science students studied everything from the eye, to plants, to the planets, to atomic energy. These students went into a little bit of everything in the scientific world, but didn't get into the real complicated things. They got a good basic science background and worked hard performing extra experi- ments to make the course more interesting and profitable. If students smelled queer odors in the afternoons they could usually trace the smell to the chemistry room. The chemistry class kept busy with a work- book. experiments, and a regular textbook, plus tests. They covered everything from oxygen and hydrogen to the mathematics of chemistry to Einstein's theory. Competition was keen, with only top-flight students being allowed to take this course. What is the value of X? was a familiar question in Adv. Algebra and Freshman Algebra. Long hours and many sleepless nights accompanied the problems of math for many of these students. Believe it or not, most of the time the students found the value of XI 19

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In Memory Of Ross Nelson Shanks He sought to live the kind of life of which he would not be ashamed. The Lord has, however, sent for him. And while we feel sorely bereaved to lose him from our midst and his going is a great bereavement, yet his life has been a blessing which shall continue with us. 18

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The American Government Class studied the workings of our Democracy and also other governments of the world. Special emphasis was put on the importance of State and County Governments and debates on the American Educational System its importance and strong and weak points. The Ag Classes studied Farm Mechanics, Income Tax, Conservation, Livestock, Crops and weed control. Motor Mechanics, and the Control of Rodents. Each boy in Ag had to have a special project, either crops or raising cattle. The World History Class studied Inventors, important events, rulers, and capitals of countries. The American History Class learned the American Presidents, the advancement of our democracy, and U.S. History from early colonies to our present day history. Both of these courses emphasized past mistakes. The World Geography Class studied most of the countries of the world and made large-scale maps of continents.