Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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i JlU SO VIXG IRON. Clicmistn teacher Mr. Charles Karst startles his das when he shows how pyrophoric iron filings ignite from the heat of ihe air. 29

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B Science W I I- R BOY. Sophomore Don Peiueiiik Mi:ip chan;on.s in ihe greenhouse. Inttiguing Science Courses Excite Baffle and Inform I haven ' t seen any female tortoises come running in when they hear it ! commented Mr. James Braunsdorf about his record of a 400-year old tortoLse calling its mate. This record was used in the study of sound in physics classes. On the oscilloscope, used in the study of sound and electricity, hundreds of different designs and patterns flashed across a screen similar to a television screen. The designs and patterns were fonned by a little dot which could mo e across the screen 500,000 times a second. Sophomores taking biology during summer school falteringh col- lected fluttering or squirming bugs, whereas those taking biology in the fall semester made leaf collections. This vear the science depart- ment adopted new textbooks. The biologists enjoyed the new books with colorful and informative diagrams and illustrations. On some lab days chemistry teacher Mr. Charles Karst thought some students were conspiring to blow up MHS; but during some lecture demonstrations the students were ver - sure Mr. Karst would i)lovv the roof off! Chemistry students spent two days a week on theory, one day on problem solving, and two days in the chem lab working on and perfecting experiments. One of these invoh ' ed suck- ing acid up through a straw without letting it reach the mouth. |AC;()1V,S LADDER. C.ei.ikl DcWiilt watches as sparks jump llu: j ap lictu ' ccii the |)rongs of a translormer. 28

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B Social Studies C.URRl ' XT FATXTS. Juiiioi Beth Ot- lerstein reads an article concerning the controversy over The Death of a Presi- dent in the American Observer, a news- paper received in U.S. History classes. Using Photographic Essays, This is homework? asked many .sociology students as Mr. Richard Bottorff put his customized a.s.signment patterns into effect. Under this plan each student did projects in the manner that he preferred. While outgoing, talkative students took sur ' eys, photographers took pictures relating to social problems and presented them as photo- graphic essays. In this way students enjoyed achieving the objecti e of the course: to apply logical thinking in order to understand the other person ' s point of view. As U.S. History students debated the cau.ses and effects of wars, go ernment students investigated the many facets of local govern- ment. To see the City Council in action, these students attended the Council meetings and wrote up their opinions of the often tense sessions. Almo.st thirty seniors each semester signed up for the challenging international relations cla.ss. To write short .source themes, they hunted for facts on such topics as the Cuban missile crisis, the Bay of Pigs, and the apartheid in South Africa. In economics classes the wit of Mr. Delmar Anderson from Uni- Royal and Mr. Robert Christianson from Christianson Furniture Corporation generated bursts of laughter and knowledge in the stu- dents. Mr. Anderson, Director of Economic Information, told the class that UniRoyal furnishes the most jobs in Mishawaka and that its payroll is the biggest in the community. CIVIC rI nF.D. Covernment student Gary Hartnian chats with Mayor Margaret I ' rickelt beh)re a City Council meeting. GUEST SPF.. KER. Delmar ndcrvon shows an economics class one of the many products made at UniRoyal, the new title of Ball Band. 30