Waukesha High School - Megaphone Yearbook (Waukesha, WI)

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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

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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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What makes boys' hair stand up and fight and girls' hair lie down and die? lt's pool class. Learning the basic strokes comes first, but after that there's diving, water acrobatics and even a senior life saving class. Gym class is also part of the phy. ed program and includes a wide variety of sports. Those who enjoy a fast moving game with l-ots of competition will probably LEFT-Artificial respiration. like basketball or volleyball. Girls may pre- fer modern dancing or badminton. After they've gotten the skills down pat during the first two years, there's an opportunity to take a leaders' course and become either a pool or gym leader. But even if they're not proficient enough, phy. ed brings enjoyment to something very near an American Heritage -spectator sports. RIGHT- Grand rig-ht and left, is one of the fundamentals of square dancing. LOWER PICTURE-Those strenuous push-ups keep the fellows in trim. Twenty-three