Waukesha High School - Megaphone Yearbook (Waukesha, WI)

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Proof that people are curious is found in a child's first question, Why? , and sci- ence gives them an opportunity to satisfy their curiosity. ln junior high this is done through general science. Biology is the study of all forms of life and shows them what makes them tick. In physics they learn about the laws and principles of all mechanical things. Chemistry gives them the chance to experiment and find out the composition of various compounds. This curiosity has led men to make great dis- coveries, until today the circle of science is in all the things which are' taken for grant- ed, such as clothes, safe diet, transporta- tion, and electricity. The Care and Feeding of Hamsters by the biology class. The Tntrahon experiment seems to have Jim Tilberry ouite l:iaffled.' The Two Pats concentrate on a lever problem for their physics assignment. Twenty one

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There has always been a universal lan- guage - mathematics. Algebraic formulas mean the same thing everywhere, whether the industrial formulas be figured in dollars, pounds, francs, or pesos. Geometry in every- day life means construction and building, even more important after the war. Engi- neering depends upon many phases of 'ei mathematics and trigonometry is the bridge which links them together. Although most people don't intend to be engineers, they still need math for the simple everyday problems of balancing the checkbook and figuring income tax. Thus math is the medium for people of all countries and in all walks of life. Upper Picture-Wayne puts his knowledge of slide rules to work in trig class. Lower Picture- The Geometry of Highway Signs makes seventh grade math more inter- esting. Twenty

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mwmclf Hors d'ouevres are the appetizers be- fore a meal. The art, music and language in high school are the appetizers for a life of enriched enjoyment. They are samplings of creative expressions that have their practical place in the world, the actual making of something usable in art classy the becoming more profi- cient in a phase of music: the knowledge gained of any foreign language. How- ever, the great worth of fine arts and languages goes beyond just the practical application. Students are brought in con- tact with these finer things of life and can subsequently develop a cultural taste for them. They acquire an appreciation for modern art, operatic arias and choral singing, Spanish literature, Virgil and German. While it is hardly probable that all the students who take part in this program will adopt these fields as their life work, some of them will, and the others will be able to meet life with broadened minds and greater under- standing. Miss Erickson explains the next song to her junior high music class. Qsti XAKA