Salem Community High School - Salemarion Yearbook (Salem, IL)

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FIRE BURN AND CALDRON BUBBLE .......describes the familiar experiments and odors of the biology and chemistry lab classes. Biology is a com- bination of the two scientific fields of botany and zoology. After a year spent in the studying of these courses, the student has a more scientific and less prejudiced understanding of the living world. Mr. Les Deason. the teacher, even goes into the fundamental make-up of the atom. Further knowledge of the atomic realm is gained in Mr. Mueller’s chemistry classes. Chemistry is a broad subject dealing with the elements that are in the earth’s composition. Also physics, which is not pictured, provides a vast knowledge about electricity, mechanics, heat, and light. Many more S.C.H.S. students should take advan tage of this not only practical but also interesting subject. Page Ten

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THE FUTURE EINSTEINS might be sitting right in one of S.C.H.S.’s math classes pictured above. A wide curriculum is offered to students wishing to major in math. Many incoming freshmen try their luck at Algebra I under Miss Ethel Ragland, and if successful, move on to one of Mr. Autenrieth’s plane geometry sessions during the sopho- more year. In the junior year the student may progress into an advanced algebra class and follow up in his senior year by taking solid geometry or trigonometry. The objective of these two teachers is to prepare the students for college and for life by teaching the basic fundamentals of mathematics first and gradually leading into more advanced work. Four years of math are required by many colleges for students who plan an engineering career. Page Nine

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OLD MAC DONALD HAD A WIFE........................... whom he would have appreciated much more had she been trained with our excellent home economics facilities, which include eight kitchenettes, with all necessary cooking utensils; ten sewing machines; and two utility rooms. Here a girl can obtain not only the skills to be a seamtress. a culinary artist, and a good wife and mother; but also a thorough background for college work. Today there are many opportunities for a girl with a college degree in home economics. That MacDonald would have prospered much more is almost certain if he had been around to attend our Ag classes. Mac would have learned about scientific farming, about types of soils, and about animal hus- bandry. He might even have won one of the prized trophies from the many annual contests and fairs in which the agriculture classes participate. Page Eleven