Lewis and Clark High School - Tiger Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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RUTH Wssr, Head X Louis S. LIVINGSTON F. G. NOGLE iw M l' NORMAN . PBRRING e Q f' l PERRY O. SANDERS l ,Q THOMA TEAKLE H. D. HOMPSON . . Tosvs M AN S. WHXTMAN ' ' IRENE ZIMMERMAN XSS S0cial Studies The term Social Studies includes a large field. Included are Social Living, Occupations, Psychology, Ancient History, Modern History, American Government, Current Affairs, and many others, Through this department new fields are opened to the students which enahle them to look at World affairs with a broadened outlook. While studying the History of the North' west, or current affairs in the Far East, students are learning to hunt for facts, report them, and, more important, use them. The eleven' teachers handle, altogether, 1250 students a day in fiftyftwo classes in eleven different subjects. , N , . g if .ff ..-- ff '7-fy-if lify-f' 7,fft'f'! f 7 . . t 5' , 5,4491 .Q f' ff ,.fw.fe-65 ,Qyfv PH.-zffhlfffen fy '-fnff ffwfzfaf 0 it Www

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L. G. MINARD Chemistry Head S. S. ENDsLow RUDOLPH MEYER I. G. MCMACKEN Physics Head R. C. ANDERSON THOMAS LARGE SCIENCE I Chemistry What does one do in a chemistry class? That is perhaps the one question which pupils outside the department most frequently ask of chemistry teachers. First, of course, we try to End out what chemistry is, and how chemists do their work. Then we apply the methods of this science to the problems of everyday living. If you should visit the chemistry depart' ment for an entire day, you would find students in the laboratories busy at all sorts of work. Some pupils interested in antiseptics may be making iodine. Gthers working on plastics may be producing viscose, bakelite, or gun cotton. Still others may be investigating the content of various foodstuffs, soaps, or cosmetics. You will be struck by the fact that everything fiom foot powder to face cream, from the coal in the furnace to the paint on the house, is a subject for study in chemistry c asses. For those who expect to study nursing or medicine, chemistry is necessary. For those who wish to become dietitians or to specialize in home economics it is highly desirable. For the rest of us it is a very interesting educational experience. Physics This department offers to the student the courses in Physics I and II, together with courses in Astronomy and Geology. Physics is the foundation of all the other sciences and should be selected if only one science is to be taken in the high school. Few subjects touch a person's life so closely. No subject is better fitted to develop the reasoning powers or to stim' ulate that uncommon faculty known as Common sense. From the time the pupil opens the water faucet in the morning until he snaps off the electric light at night he is constantly applying or observing some principle of physics. These prin- ciples may be connected with the radio, television, the airplane, or the automobile, they may have to do with the common wheelbarrow, bucksaw, or garden tools, or they may be related to football, baseball, or some other sport. A knowledge of nature's laws lends much to one's success and pleasure during life. Astronomy offered in the fall is the oldest and most cultural of all the sciences. It is largely a science of observation and pertains to all the heavenly bodies. Parent of the sciences, it is the most perfect and beautiful of all. k'Contemplated as one grand whole, astronomy is the most beautiful monument of the human mind, the noblest record of its intelligence. Geology is offered in the spring. It has to do with the history of the earth and its inhabitants as revealed by earth features and fossil forms of past life found in the rocks. Today, discerning travelers are asking for explanations of many of these earth features and rock forms. A knowledge of geology lends much to the pleasures one may End in the great out' offdoors. Of all places on the face of the earth, the Pacific Northwest is richest in geological lore. . Natural Science In High School a student gets out of the time spent in Natural Science subjects only in proportion to his interest, his energy and his application. During this short period the school offers him an opportunity to extend his present knowledge. just how and in what direction will be determined by how it will make easier his solution to some of his own problems, relating tp the welfare of his own body, his health, his home, his community, his life work, his happiness, and success in genera . Solution to these and related problems will be much easier after he has studied General Science, which comes in the Hgst,AordFreshman year. In this subject of General Science an elementary knowledge of each and every one of all sciences is o tame . Botany and Zoology During the second, or Sophomore year the student is expected to extend his knowledge by a further study but in a more limited number of problems which relate to the various phases of Plants and Animals. General Science, Botany, and Zoology each continues for one year and if a passing grade of work is done, two credits toward graduation are allowed. A Page twelve

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GRACIA C. WHITE Head of Home Economics Aviziur. E. Fours CARRIE E. LAKE ANN McCLsw TVIABEL TURNER Head Librarian HAZEL HOLDER Home Economies The Home Economics courses are centered about the home and the family, where most people spend the greater part of their lives. In the various units We try to develop a better understanding and appreciation of home life and a realization that each person has a definite part in making it happy and successful. The theme throughout the foods classes is Food for Health. Much experimental Work is done to prove that the price is not always indicative of quality in commonly used foods. The clothing classes emphasize that an attractive personal appearance is the result of careful planning and good habits, and that it may be obtained through little expenditure of money. Home Economics courses are not only of foods and clothing, but include a great variety of subjects which give girls a broader interest in home life and home making as a profession. Such phases of the work are Home Furnishing, Costume Making, Clothing Selection, Home Problems, and Social Relations. The latter class is open to boys as well as girls. Home Economics in high school does not prepare one primarily to earn a living, but through it, many girls have obtained good positions. Its fundamental aim is to help girls to become healthier and happier members of the family group as Well as greater assets to society as a whole. Library Most of the routine duties in the library are in charge of students during the day, which relieves the librarians for other library work. Besides being necessary to a smooth routine in the library, the student is gaining much for himself, as he must learn to be calm and poised during the rush periods, he must be courteous at all times, and he must develop accuracy and speed. All of these qualities are demanded in any business oflice and will be of value to the student in his after high school jobs. At each of the four library desks, a student is in charge each period during the day. The student at the entrance desk checks books out and takes charge of the library slips, at the main desk, the student checks books in and out, takes care of fines, files cards, and checks magazines on reserve, at the reserve desk the student checks only the books on reserve, and at the periodical desk, the student is in charge of all the magazines in the file room. In addition to these desk jobs, students also do book mending, shelving, lettering and pasting, write fine and overdue slips, and act as messengers. Pagzfourleen