Sylvan Hills High School - Bruin Yearbook (Sherwood, AR)

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MRS. BETH CALLAHAN: Biology. MRS. JEANNE GIAMPETRO: Chemistry, Physical Science. MRS. IRENE HARRISON: Biology. MR. DANNY STRIPLING: Geometry, Applied Math, Physics, Algebra I.

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Budding scientists get training at SHHS What? Mussel again! Oh, no! No, this is not a reaction upon seeing the food served in the cafe- teria. All Biology students had to put up with dissecting mussels at least once this year. Not only were they coached in exploratory surgery, the Biology curriculum also in- cluded subjects like genetics, bio- genesis, DNA-synthesis, phylurns, etc. After finishing a year of lectures and demonstration exper- iments, the students who were not thoroughly bored (and ones who wanted to mix potassium sulfide, barium chloride, ammononium carbonate and heat to see what happens) went onto bigger and bet- ter things; Chemistry. The next step in the field of science is Physics, (unless he gets sidetracked to Physical Science, which can rest his mind) in which a student may or may not learn, depending on his attitude. He finds out that Quantum Mechanics is what it is all about and if Ein- stein did it, why can't I? RIGHT: Mr. Danny Stripling is fer- vently explaining an abstruse prob- lem in Geometry. He believes in sticking with a problem until it is thoroughly exhausted, or he is. BELOW; Miss Cogswell, the new Chemistry teacher, is either rep- rimanding her students for talking in the library, or else enjoying a bit of humor. Take your pick. OPPOSITE BELOW; Grasshoppers this time. Mrs. Harrison gets ready to hand the slimy little guy to an obviously reluctant student during one of HER Biology classes. OPPOSITE RIGHT: None could be better as Mrs. Callahan probes the inside of a mussel, while two of her Biology students observe the delicate surgery.

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MRS. JULIA FRASER: General Business, Bookkeeping. MRS. JEAN HALL: Shorthand, Typing II. MRS. ALBERT HALL: Typing I, Gen. Business. MRS. LUCILLE MILLER; Coop. If you still want to take that sec- retarial job after you graduate, the business department at Sylvan Hills is one of the best to prepare you for such a job. The courses contained in this department are planned for those students who want to go into occupations as file clerk, stenogra- pher, etc. Typewriting 1 covers the basic skills of typing of how to break all your fingernails without really trying. Typewriting 11 is a continuation of Typewriting 1, for students who wish to continue typewriting for greater vocational skill. Shorthand is a study of the theory of Gregg Shorthand which is what those unintelligible hieroglyphics actually are. Business Office Education, af- fectionately known as BOE, is de- signed to train students at the twelfth grade level to further de- velop their skills in business and office occupations. This course has advanced shorthand, advanced typewriting, and others. It stresses the importance of good work hab- its by putting students in actual office situations, and encourages understanding of the free enter- prise system. General Cooperative Education, or Co-op, is relatively new here, having just completed its second year at Sylvan Hills. It consists of two parts: a class in school that supplies information on job needs, and work at a training station in the afternoon and or evening. It has its definite advantages: Stu- dents receive two units of credit for the program, and are freed from school after half-a-day to work a minimum of fifteen hours per week. Bookkeeping is the practice of keeping a record ofbusiness trans- actions, aiding the student to dis- cover if he has the aptitude, the interest and the ability to become an accountant - in other words to sec if he really wants to work that much to take that job. I 16