Trona High School - Telescope Yearbook (Trona, CA)

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Bureau of Historic Research livery student g r a d ua te s from Trona High with a thorough knowl- edge of the history of his country and government. The reason for this may be seen by the accompanying glimpses of Miss Stewart's American History and Civics Class. Anglo-American Affairs Shakespeare shuddered and Keats and Shelley whirled in their respec- tive graves when the English Liter- ature elass took over last fall. But by means of Orson Welles' phonograph records and Mr. Rafferty's enthusi- astic leadership, these students gained a very real appreciation for the ling- Iish classics. Bureau of Biological Survey Major operations on frogs and countless drawings to be done kept biology students out of mischief this year. Mr. lfranklin and friends went deep into the mysteries of the life sciences and split bugs. if not atoms, in their research.

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Latin American Relations The battlefields of Caesar and the obscure ways of the subjunctive mode again provided the customary be- wilderment for Latin students. Mr. Rafferty and class are shown pur- suing the Romans through the Gallic Wars. Spanish-American Research Commission Senor Rafferty and an unusually large Spanish class spent a busy year among their verbs and vocabulary. W'hile the good neighbor policy was not allowed to extend to looking on other's papers, nevertheless these students have learned something of cementing Pan-American relations. Congressional Debate Constitutional freedom of speech was guaranteed this year by a new class, public speaking. Debates, round- table discussions, and contest speeches formed the plan of action-subjects ranged from Discipline in Trona High School to Resolved: Wonien Are Smarter Than Men. '

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Bureau of Weights and Measures Students of Physics will all agree that the chapters, the tests, the term papers, and the problems were, after all, worth it. Mr. Franklin says that he offers an actual college-type course and any one of his students will back him up. Physics was more than just a year of hard work - it was also arranging the displays for Public Schools Week, it was the Physics Club with a wonderful trip to Los Angeles. Bureau of Invesfigafion Solid Geometry was really solid this year. Mr. Weymouth and friends, armed with slide rule and answer- book, dug deep into the mysteries of numbers, known and unknown. Bureau of Design Art this year consisted mainly of different types of craft ranging from finger-painting through stencil cut- ting and leather-work to stage make- up. Craft prizes at the Public Schools Week exhibit were won by Nadine Bishop, Richard Goss, and Gloria Cavazos.