McKinley High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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United States foreign policy involves the investigation of its world-wide influences by seniors Gerald Takeuchi, Pat Re- dondo, Charlene Agnew and Melvin Nakao. History Studies Stimulate Awareness 1 The world with its many events and hap- penings provided topics for active discus- sion in social studies classes of all three class levels. In the Sophomore World History classes different countries and their peoples were a vital part of this course. The students frequently visited the Honolulu Academy of Arts for lectures and tours. Junior classes in American history traced the development of the United States from the days of Columbus. Studying the Thir- teen Colonies, Bill of Rights, and the Civil War as a part of the growth of the nation, the juniors investigated the p r o ble m s of peace and war. American Problems brought a better un- derstanding of g o v e r n m e nt and econom- ics. Through the study of U. S. foreign policy and differing ideologies, the seniors became acquainted with the cold war con- test. Students in the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council's high school program probed the meaning of peace in a divided world at three inter-school conferences.

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1 -QQ E i 3 S l Geography in Sophomore World History intrigues Veronica Palaroan. if Flanked by a castle reminiscent of Me- dieval Europe, Fred Rackle confers with Miss Sun Oi Chun about his history classroom work.

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CHEM study students Brian Tanoue, Richard Pong, and Nora Shigemura experiment with dyes to calculate the pH of acids and bases Know ing the importance of accurate ' measurements, Beverly Strickland ad- justs the balance for an e xperiment concerning the respiration of germinating peas.