Ottawa Hills High School - Legend Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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W. Merwyn Frank Showers, B.S. Mitchell, A.B. Vocal Music Instrumental lNIusic Mr. Showers is leading his pupils in singing in one of his music classes. Besides this he also directs girls' and boys' glee clubs and choirs. Patriotic, Studenm. john H. Baker, M.A. E. E. Hansen, B.S. - ' - Physics, Arithmetic, Biology, Sing and MHJIC General Science General Science EVERYONE SINGS in a democracy because singing signifies happiness. Because Ottawa's student body is patriotic and happy a large number of its members participate in the vocal and instrumental music classes. All the students in the junior High grades are re- quired to take vocal music. When they enter Senior High School they may join the glee clubs or choir, or play in the band or orchestra. H. A. Richardson, A.B. General Science. Biology, Physiology Theodore L. Vander Ploeg, A.B., M.S. Chemistry Science if Part of Om' Army To QRADUATIZ from high school everyone must have at least one year of science. Most of the stu- dents, however, go on and take more, some even taking enough to have it count as a major. In the chemistry classes many special projects are done by active students. They are chemical posters, molecular models, atomic models, and other original projects that deal with chemistry. Mr. Richardson has an interesting special activity that he does in the summer, that of banding birds l . forthe Us. Fish and Wildlife service. Mf- Vflflflfff P1062 1? dwg one of his commonest tasks, that of marking papers. U81

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Lenore Marie Carling, B.S. Bernice R. Badeir, A.B., M.A. Arithmetic Creaser, A.B., M.A. Algebra Mathematics Mazfbemfzficf MdVC!96J On! SINCE EVERY ARMY needs engineers, and all engineers need Mr. To l an d is helping Kenneth Sims with a problem in Geometry I. mathematics, mathematics is an important subject in a democracy. i Starting with elementary Algebra a student can take mathe- matics on through Trigonometry. It may count as a major or minor in counting credits for graduation. Miss Bader and Miss Seegmiller, two of our math teachers, are sponsors of Senior Girls' League groups, and Miss Seeg- miller is sponsor of the entire League. Mr. Toland, also a mathematics teacher, is sponsor of the National Honor Society. jim Burger and Miss Bader pause for the camera- man while pondering over a problem in Algebra I , ga l J! if Mr' Clatw 0 1-thy Watcljes 3 Lowell M. Alma Don P. Toland, B.S. Student put a Compound in. Palmer, A.B. Seegmiller, B.A., M.A. Geometry terest problem on the board. Arithmetic, Geography Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry i171

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Alice A. E. Cook, A.B. Caldwell, A-B-1 M-A- American History History, Civics History and Palriotifm G0 Hmm'-in-Hmm' HISTORY AND PATRIOTISM seem to go hand-in-hand in a high school course. It isthrough history we gain our knowledge of the early struggles for democracy and it is in government and Civics that we learn the principles of. it and how to appreciate it. A student is required to take one year of history and one semester of government to graduate. In the Junior High grades the pupils take geography as well as history and civics. Mr. Ludwick points out places on the map of Michigan to George Morris. These places are studied in Civics. William I.. Fuehrer, Ernest Giddings, A.B., A.M U. S. History B.E., L.L.B., Ph.B. Government, Economics Katherine Katherine Lally, A.B. Flossie Loew, A.B. MCCQYYY, A-B- History English, Geography, P rl ' Here is Mr. Fuehrer marking Henry emilam up test Papers of one of his Ludwick, B.A., M.A. Jeanne Paxton, A.B. Nellie A.Watrous, AB Economics classes. Civics, Government History, Civics History, Geography f19l